…Land Commission of Inquiry

AS the hearings continued at the Land Commission of Inquiry on Monday, a Turkeyen woman has made claims that a man known to her has sold a parcel of her family’s land to himself and his children.
According to Isla Barry, her brother, one Fitz Roberts, died in 2015 and held rights to a parcel of land at Friendship on the East Bank of Demerara.
She said one Noah Yashuran , told her that he should be made a power of attorney so that  the land can be placed under the ownership of herself and siblings. Describing the land as African ancestral lands, Barry who noted that she is a descendent of slaves, recounted the name of her late great-grandfather, the late Robert Roberts. She said that she possess a transport for the land in question.

Barry said that after making Yashuran the power of attorney, the man made moves to sell the lands to himself and his children and according to the woman, when she learnt of the man’s intentions, she terminated the power of attorney.She said that Yashuran sent her a letter, which she read to the commission. She said the letter contained words which stated that on January 27, 2017, she gave all rights to the land at Section ‘B’ Friendship to him.
Barry said that she was the administrator of the land and during the hearings she presented documents which included an agreement for sale which was written up by the man. She said that the man took her to a lawyer to draft the documents but according to her, she did not read the document. She said that her sibling informed her that she should have been careful in making such a move.

“Is till when I hear that he gon tek over the land, and then he said that I gon can’t even sit or walk on it,” she told the commission under questioning.
Barry said she visited a lawyer and he advised that she place a caveat (a notice) on the land, a move which she followed.
The commission promised to investigate the matter and decide what recommendations could be made in connection with the issue.