Eight new land surveyors were yesterday sworn in by the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) to boost the capacity of the Commission and other government agencies, GINA said.
Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud during his remarks congratulated the successful surveyors and said that, “nearly every aspect of national development, both from the public sector and the private sector requires some level of surveying”.
He told the surveyors at the swearing-in at the GL&SC, D’urban Backlands that “you have been given essential skills and tools for national building, but also for the prosperity and progress of this nation and that must not be ignored or taken lightly”, GINA said.
According to Surveys Division Manager, Rene Duesbury the successful eight surveyors came from a batch of 36.
He pointed out that a lot of emphasis was placed on Mathematics in 2014, but performance in this area still remains low.
Additionally, it was also pointed out that the course for 2015 will include new subject areas under the recently assented to Land Surveyors Act.
Linden Grey was recognised as the best student of the batch, GINA said.
