Thirteen residents from Kwakwani in Region Ten are now legal landowners after receiving their certificates of title last Friday, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.
The distribution of titles targeted persons from Potville, Chiney Lane, and Park Housing Schemes (Phases I, II and III).
Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal spearheaded the exercise. He was accompanied by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Bishram Kuppen.
Mother of three, Basmattie Nirmal told DPI that the title represents a significant milestone for her and provides a better future for her children.
“Acquiring a title is thrilling and a dream come true to know that it is my own. No one can remove me from there…It’s a reassured future for my children to know that their parents have worked for them and this will be their own one day,” Nirmal stated.
Vincent Mittelholzer had almost given up hope of ever acquiring his land title since he applied for it decades ago. Now, he is overjoyed after successfully securing legal ownership for the property.
“I was very happy to know that at last it came through, because I have been living in this community since 1970. Now that I have my title, I can do what I want to do with my place… I could take it to the bank and get a loan in case I need that. It would assist me in many great ways,” Mittelholzer told DPI.
