Lands and Surveys celebrates 15th anniversary

Land Information and Mapping Manager, Naseem Nasir (left) presenting a special award to Mr. Abdul Khan who will be proceeding into retirement after serving the Commission for 15 years. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, yesterday, expressed confidence in the new board and administration of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission’s (GLSC) capacity to make management and land use consistent with international standards and best practices.

A release from the Ministry of the Presidency said that the Minister was at the time speaking at the Commission’s 15th anniversary and awards ceremony, during which 52 employees were honoured for their contribution to the organisation’s work. Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock, Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Valerie Patterson, Presidential Advisor on the Environment, Rear Admiral (ret’d) Gary Best and representatives of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) were also among those in attendance.

Land Information and Mapping Manager, Naseem Nasir (left) presenting a special award to Mr. Abdul Khan who will be proceeding into retirement after serving the Commission for 15 years. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)
Land Information and Mapping Manager, Naseem Nasir (left) presenting a special award to Mr. Abdul Khan who will be proceeding into retirement after serving the Commission for 15 years. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)