Gangadai Persaud is a housewife, who had completed her household chores including, cooking and was taking a time-out to relax.

The mother of six stated that all her children are grown and leading their own lives except for two minors, who live with her.

She has been residing at Hill Foot Village for the past 32 years and deemed the place quiet and breezy.

“Although this place is breezy it is also very sandy and it gets really hot at times but the breeze is cool and it helps,” she said.

Persaud reported that life is somewhat fair but they need some developments such as an ICT hub for the school children, internet services because they can only access the internet via their cell phones which is costly to activate a data plan with the two networks we have locally.

They don’t usually leave the village for shopping since vehicles with vegetables, meats, fish, and groceries would pass through Hill Foot several times per week.

“We only go to the city when we have to get essentials and other things that we need sometimes,” she explained.

Persaud told the Pepperpot Magazine that in the square she lives there are seven families so she is not lonely and has people to talk to.

The Pepperpot Magazine also encountered Hardat Mohamed who claimed that after his land, which is the government reserve was taken over by another resident, he is out of work, but as a farmer, he is hoping to re-start planting.

“I reaped my crops three weeks ago and after that, this man from the village took over the plot which is across the road and started to plant so I am asking myself what to do now because my land where my house is there is no space for crops,” he said.

The 50-year- old stated that he used to plant only eddoes which grows well in the soil composition at Hill Foot and used to go to Parika Market and sell his produce to wholesalers.

The plot on government reserve is about a half-acre and he has resorted to planting some peppers, thyme and other vegetables in his yard for home use only.

“I went to the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) at Soesdyke to report the land matter but got to favourable outcome because it is illegal to occupy government reserve,” he said.

Mohamed is originally from Corentyne, Berbice and many years ago when he was just a boy his family moved to Hill Foot and there he has been all this time. He hopes that the matter can be solved so that he can go back to his farming practice.