Road/land ownership

Dear Editor,
It is with much interest that I learnt that there will be a road link from Wales on the West Bank of Demerara to Sand Hills, also on the West Bank, and beyond. Also, that the road from Timehri via Alliance and beyond on the East Bank of Demerara reaches opposite to Sand Hills. Hence, part of the old Demerara Floating Bridge will be used to bridge the two banks.
This is great news, especially for people who have been removed from the riverine villages between Wales and Sand Hills. To name a few: Princess Carolina, Hermanstein, La Harmonie and others. These were farming villages that had been abandoned by the generation after the farmers.
Most of the lands that were owned by the farmers are now owned by their offspring. There are a few cases where the farmer divided the plot of land to his children, but because the transport documents were submitted to the surveyor (?) and not returned, the divided portion could not be processed for the beneficiaries to be legally entitled.
There are quite a few cases of land issues, not disputed cases, where these offspring that would have inherited a portion of land have no document to show.
I am one of the aggrieved inheritors who accompanied my father when the transport document was submitted. I was about fourteen years old then; now I am in my early seventies.
Like others who left the old village, I am wondering what the outcome would be when the proposed road is passed through the village.
Some time ago, an open letter was sent to the newspapers with a plea to the Ministry of Legal Affairs to arrange a meeting with the aggrieved citizens. A meeting where solutions can be sought and steps can be taken to alleviate the troubling and daunting matter. No one in the relevant government service seemed to bother with some nobodies, or so it seemed.
A legal outreach with the people from the Legal Ministry and people from Region Three who have land issues would be a great beginning to a solution.
Many times during chance meetings between and among aggrieved people, indications are they tend to lose interest and hope in their land matter.
We are small people, poor people with little or no connection to anyone BIG. This also added to our frustration, as when one attempts to see a private lawyer, the fees start from the reception desk.
I am sure that with a compassionate and caring government, our matter will be given some needed attention.

Yours sincerely,
R Udho