Mayor of Chaguanas Faaiq Mohammed at the protest on Wednesday. AZP News Video/Azlan Mohammed
By Azlan Mohammed
MORE than 40 farmers of Petersfield Road in Felicity burnt tyres and other debris on Wednesday morning to protest the clearing of state lands with their crops on it.
They said that they were mistreated by the Land and Settlement Agency (LSA) and did not receive any compensation for the crops. Roads blocked included Petersfield Road and Cancandee Main Road.
President of the Petersfield Farmers Association Lukeman Abdullah speaking to AZP News Photo Editor Azlan Mohammed. April 19, 2023
President of the Petersfield Farmers Association Lukeman Abdullah said farmers were mistreated by the LSA. He said the farmers were cultivated in 20 acres of land.
Contacted for comment Minister of Agriculture Kazim Hosein said the lands were being cleared to give to the former employees of the now defunct Petrotrin.
