Govt hoping to have GLSC Board appointed this year

The Guyana Government is aiming to have the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) Board appointed this year, noting the importance of such a framework at the entity.
Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Texiera made this announcement while responding to a question by Opposition Member of Parliament (MP), Juretha Fernandes on Tuesday during the Consideration of Estimates.
While the Commission has been functioning without a Board currently, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has been manning its operations.
“It is a matter of importance and we sincerely hope that in 2024, we will have the Board appointed,” Teixeira added.
The functions of the Commission include acting as the guardian over all public lands, rivers and creeks of Guyana; executing or causing to be executed geodetic, topographic, hydrographic and cadastral surveys in relation to the land and water resources of Guyana; preparing and publishing maps and charts of Guyana or parts thereof; and to establish and maintain the national survey control system, set standards for the collection of photogrammetric data and specify the technical requirements for land surveys.
It is also tasked with compiling and maintaining an inventory of all the land resources of Guyana, their quality, degree, pattern of utilisation and related matters; to prepare land use plans for Guyana or any part of Guyana, except any municipality which is subject to a planning scheme under the Town and Country Planning Act; and to advise the Government on policy relating to public lands, land surveys and any other matters related to the functions of the Commission.
The last Commissioner at the GL&SC was Trevor Benn.