Attorney General & Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall SC and Keoma Griffith, Minister of Labour and Manpower Planning yesterday convened a meeting to advance the resolution of land regularisation matters raised during the Presidential outreaches across Guyana.
The Department of Public Information (DPI) said that the meeting included representatives and technical officers from the Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning, the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Central Housing and Planning Authority. DPI said that these representatives will constitute the coordination team responsible for overseeing and advancing all aspects of the regularisation exercise.
The exercise is intended to facilitate the issuance of transports or certificates of title, as applicable, to persons legitimately occupying lands within the communities, including, co-operative societies, or former co-operative societies.
DPI said that regularisation has started in Devonshire Castle, Paradise, Jib, Westbury and Walton Hall on the Essequibo Coast and Friendship on the Pomeroon River; Melanie, Foulis and Vigilance on the East Coast of Demerara and several villages in West Coast Berbice.
Efforts are also underway for several co-operative societies along the East Bank, including those falling within Kuru Kururu, Hauraruni and Yarrowkabra. A clear roadmap and timeline have been established, with the relevant investigations expected to be concluded by the end of August, 2026, DPI said.
Public outreaches will form a key part of the process, ensuring that residents are properly informed about the regularisation exercise and the steps to be undertaken.
The Government of Guyana is bearing the costs in relation to these undertakings, DPI said.
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