President says aiming at land surveying body to serve region

President Irfaan Ali (third from right) with the surveyors. (Office of the President photo)

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced plans to develop a land surveying institution in Guyana to serve the entire Caribbean as well as countries in Latin America.

“Our vision is to create a land surveying institute in this country that will provide services for the entire Caribbean and Latin America. We must be in a position in three years to have such a skill base that we can be tendering in every other jurisdiction to provide surveying work”, a statement from the Office of the President said.

Ali was speaking as he swore in five new land surveyors at State House.  The statement said that 31 candidates sat the exam in December last year but only five were successful.