The final report of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into African ancestral lands and other land matters is being finalised for submission next month.
This was related by Commissioner Paulette Henry, who told Stabroek News that the commission is collating the data it has gathered, so a handover can be facilitated in March.
The report will include information from all consultations with stakeholders, both individuals and agencies, at the national and regional levels, and data from investigations into issues raised during the hearings. In December, the CoI took its public consultations to regions Two, Five and Six, where one-day meetings were held. These sessions were a follow-up to wider consultations that were held between August and October at the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission, and which drew participants from Georgetown and outlying regions.
The preliminary report
