After more than two decades of waiting, the first 48 residents of Lima Sands, on the Essequibo Coast were presented with their Certificate of Title, during an outreach led by Susan Rodrigues, Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water and Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), Sherwyn Greaves.
The ownership documents were handed over yesterday by Rodrigues and Greaves during an outreach at the compound of State House, Anna Regina.
A release from the CHPA said that in April last year, the Minister initiated the process but the agency was faced with some bottlenecks which stalled the process.
The situation was further compounded by erroneous plans and the growing issue of squatting.
“It made it difficult to have a conclusive plan, but we persevered and we stayed faithful to our commitment and today the first set of titles, 48 titles will be handed out…”
The areas for which Titles can now be processed include, Henrietta, Coffee Grove, Richmond, La Belle Alliance, Lima, Fear Not, Sparta, Windsor Castle and Hampton Court, the release said.
Rodrigues said that the processing of Titles will continue at the Regional Office.
More than six hundred residents will now be able to process their Certificate of Title upon completion of verification.
More than 70 residents were also able to uplift their Cement and Steel Vouchers yesterday as the distribution process continued in the region.
