Twenty-four residents of Kwakwani, in Region Ten, received land leases from the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) last Friday.
According to the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission, the leases were presented by Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture Valarie Patterson-Yearwood, and the Manager of the Commission’s Secretariat, Durwin Humphrey, who represented GL&SC Commissioner Trevor Benn at the handing over ceremony.
The GL&SC explained in a statement that the process began in October, 2017, when the Kwakwani Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) sent a letter to the Commission raising several concerns which residents brought to their attention as it relates to the security of their lands.