A DEVELOPER has criticised the government's plan to give land to the Mackey Yard squatters after their shanty town burned down in December last year. Arawak Homes chairman Franklyn Wilson said an issue as important as the distribution of land should be a topic of national discussion, as it has profound implications for public policy. Mr Wilson told The Tribune the existence of shanty towns throughout the country is an issue that has the potential to cause social unrest and therefore must be addressed. Earlier this week, during the budget debate in Parliament, Minister of Housing Kenneth Russell announced that a subdivision con ...

 

By CELESTE NIXON

Tribune Staff Reporter

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