Over 300 Bare Root residents to get land titles/transports by year-end

– US$7.8M water treatment plant announced for Bachelor’s Adventure

After 20 years, 312 residents of Bachelor’s Adventure (Bare Root), East Coast Demerara, are expected to receive their certificates of title/transport by this year-end.

This was announced by Minister within the Housing and Water Ministry, Susan Rodrigues during a community meeting on Friday.
The Minister was accompanied by the Director of Community Development at the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), Gladwin Charles; Head of CH&PA’s Legal Secretariat, Hannifah Jordan and a team from the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) and the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).
The area consists of two parcels of land: Parcel 976 – State Land and Former Parcel 914 – Government Land, which was regularised.
In 2004, a survey was completed by GL&SC, however, due to omissions of parcel numbers, bearings, and incorrect acreages, resurveys were done in 2009 and 2017. A final survey was then completed on June 12, 2022, to rectify discrepancies, and Former Parcel 914, which contains 312 lots, was verified through an exercise conducted by CH&PA. While some lot numbers remain the same, others have changed along with the acreage.
Minister Rodrigues stated that the Ministry understands the inconvenience the issue has caused residents over the years and the need for this chapter of their land ownership journey to be closed.
With the final survey plan, issued Certificates of Titles will be amended and allottees with new parcel numbers will be given new allocation letters.
“Before the end of this year it is our intention that we take you through the documentation process and that we finish this regularisation,” the Minister affirmed.
She further emphasised the Government’s commitment to working with all communities and ensuring that the needs of Guyanese are met. To this end, she encouraged residents to cooperate with the agency.
The Minister also announced the construction of a new water treatment plant at Bachelor’s Adventure to the tune of US$7.8 million.
The water treatment plant will serve communities from Coldingen to Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara.
Additionally, Bachelor’s Adventure will benefit from a $407 million investment to upgrade six roads.
During the meeting, residents were given the opportunity to raise important concerns with the Minister and team, peruse the new area plan and initiate their registration process.
With regards to Parcel 976 (104 lots) GL&SC will be completing a survey to allow the other residents to move forward.