The government has announced that it is moving forward with the regularisation of lands in Ann’s Grove and Clonbrook housing schemes, East Coast Demerara.
The announcement was made during a follow-up outreach led by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, on Saturday at the Ann’s Grove Secondary School.
He was accompanied by Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, and Commissioner of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC), Enrique Monize.
During his remarks, Nandlall reaffirmed the government’s commitment to addressing land issues that have affected residents for decades.
He emphasised that land ownership is an important form of empowerment for individuals, and the ongoing engagement highlights the value that the government places on addressing land-related matters.
The areas in question include Sertimer Scheme in Ann’s Grove and Clonbrook’s Doch Cab Scheme.
In the Doch Cab area, around 187 lots are set to be regularised, with those individuals expected to receive Certificates of Title, while 190 households in Sertimer Scheme will be engaged.
Some of the lands in question are owned and managed by Co-operative Societies- the Two Friends and Doch Cab Co-operative Societies.
Nandlall said once the occupants are in possession of an agreement of sale, that document will be accepted and used to move ahead with the process of issuing titles.
Croal said the ministry’s Community Development Department will be conducting occupational surveys commencing next week.
The process will be completed within three days and immediately after, Minister Croal said the Central Housing and Planning Authority will commence the processing of the titles.
Meanwhile, Minister Hamilton, whose ministry has jurisdiction over co-op societies, has stated his willingness to collaborate with the bodies to find a resolution to the issue of land ownership.
Once the regularisation issues are resolved, the minister said the co-ops can inform the ministry if they wish to continue as a body or be dissolved.
“If you want to be a co-op society then you have specific obligations- transparency, and accountability,” he told some of the members present at the meeting.
