Georgetown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – Olliver, a man widely known as “Popeye,” is speaking out about what he says has been years of harassment from his neighbour in Georgetown. According to Olliver, the situation has escalated to the point where he fears for his peace of mind, and he claims police have refused to properly take his complaints.
Olliver says the harassment has been ongoing for many years. He alleges that the neighbour has thrown urine and old items onto his property, practiced obeah at night in his yard, and even tossed chicken bones in his garden. “Is like dem wah mek me life hell,” he said. “Night time, dem deh round, doing obeah in me yard. And me just want fi live in peace.”
He also said the neighbour has been spreading personal rumours about him in the community. “She dey tell people say me wood don’t stiff, and all kinda lies about me manhood,” Olliver said, shaking his head. “She even tell people say me can’t satisfy woman. Me nah lie, dat hurt me reputation.”
According to Olliver, the harassment has also affected his relationship with his girlfriend. “She try send me girl go live up in the hills so she cyah see me. She wah have a relation with me, but me nah want her like dat,” he added.
Olliver claims that one day, someone even threw water on him while he was in his own yard. “Me sure it was urine,” he said. “How you go treat somebody like dat in dem own property?”
The NDP supporter said that he has tried to take his complaints to the Georgetown Police Station, but he feels ignored. “Police dem nah tek me serious,” he lamented. “Every time me go, dem just dey tell me mek me come back or nah tek report at all. Me just want protection in me own home, that all.”
Neighbours in the area say they have noticed tensions, but few are willing to speak openly. Some residents sympathize with Olliver, saying that disputes between neighbours in Georgetown can sometimes get out of hand, especially when personal issues mix with longstanding grudges.
Olliver emphasized that the harassment has not only affected him physically but emotionally and socially as well. “People deh talk, people watch, and me just want peace,” he said. “Me just want to live in me yard without people throwing tings and saying tings about me life.”
The case has drawn attention to how neighbour disputes and personal rumours can spiral in communities, and the difficulties some residents face when seeking help from authorities. Police representatives have not responded to requests for comment at this time.
