As part of its efforts to upgrade its services to the public, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) yesterday commissioned a new $36 million dollar sub-office and living quarters at Nouvelle Flanders (Crane Public Road), West Coast Demerara.
In a release the GLSC stated that the opening comes months after a similar facility was commissioned in New Amsterdam, Berbice, Region Six.
Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission, Trevor Benn, in his remarks said that the construction of this new building serves as a part of the Commission’s efforts to improve its infrastructure to efficiently roll out its improved operations.
“When I arrived at the Commission, the buildings across the country were more or less in a dilapidated state, our staff endured really substandard working conditions for a long time”, Benn said.
Benn disclosed that the upgrading of the Commission’s offices countrywide is just the beginning of what is to come for the Commission. “We are committed to ensuring that our services are deployed in an efficient and transparent manner and in addition to the new buildings that we are constructing, we are working to ensure that our facilities, equipment, and materials which are to provide quality services to our people are also of high standards.”
The CEO also announced that the Commission is collaborating with the University of Twente in the Netherlands to help train the Commission’s staff to have a more comprehensive database so that the Commission can better manage their client base.
“The system is to ensure that in the not too distant future, our clients do not need to come to our offices for service but these services can be accessed online,” Benn was quoted as saying.
Board Member Kim Stephens, who spoke on behalf of the Board of Directors, said that the board continues to be impressed by the work of the Commission and will lend its support when called upon.
“As a board, we remain committed to working with the Commission to achieve its mandate in an efficient and effective manner.” She also encouraged the staff who will be stationed at the new facility to provide quality service to the citizens of the region.”
Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott, also delivered brief remarks at the opening.
