Rupanau, in the Deep South, Region Nine has received its land title document, guaranteeing its absolute ownership of 11184.16 acres of community land.
Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock presented the document to Aishalton’s Toshao, Douglas Casimero, on behalf of Rupanau, on September 23 at the St Ignatius Benab, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.
The Minister told DPI that the community’s land titling process was completed in September 2015; however, the document was only recently finalized.
Under the Guyana REDD + Investment Fund (GRIF), the government in 2013 signed a US$10.7M document for the implementation of the Land Titling and Demarcation project. The venture came to an end in 2016, however, DPI said that the Ministry requested an extension in the 2017 budget.
In 2016, almost 1,000 square kilometers of land was demarcated in Regions One, Seven, and Eight, DPI said.
