President Irfaan Ali has brought two parcels comprising almost 182 acres at Plantation Onderneeming under Section 43 of the Land Registry Act, a move that could clear the way for the registration and issuance of titles for the lands.

The decision was made through Order No 180 of 2026 and published in Saturday’s Official Gazette.

The first property, Parcel 936, comprises 26.8526 acres at Plantation Onderneeming in the county of Essequibo. According to the order, the survey plan for the parcel was recorded at the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission in April 2010 and deposited in the Land Registry on September 15, 2026.

The second property, Parcel 1793, comprises 155.126 acres and was formerly identified as Block “CHPA 3”. It is described as a portion of government land at Plantation Onderneeming.

Survey plans for that parcel were recorded in July 2025 and January 2026, with the latter deposited in the Land Registry on September 15.

Together, the two parcels cover approximately 181.98 acres.

Section 43 of the Land Registry Act provides a mechanism through which land held under a transport or other document of title can be brought under the land-registration system by passing transport to a registered proprietor. 

The effect of the order is to activate that provision specifically in relation to the two areas identified in its schedule. However, the order does not state how many residential lots are contained within the parcels, how many beneficiaries may be affected or when titles will be issued.

The reference to one of the parcels as “CHPA 3” suggests that it is connected to a Central Housing and Planning Authority development. There has been no accompanying statement from the Ministry of Housing explaining the purpose or immediate effect of the order.

There have been longstanding concerns in several government housing schemes about delays in the issuance of transports and certificates of title.

During a Region Two housing outreach in April 2022, residents raised a range of outstanding housing matters, including difficulties obtaining ownership documents. One Onderneeming resident said he had attended the exercise specifically to secure a title for his land. 

In January of this year, 85 residents received ownership documents for lots in Onderneeming Phase Four. It is not clear from the Gazette whether the two parcels covered by the latest order form part of that phase or another section of the development. 

The Land Registry operates a system intended to simplify land titling in declared registration areas and provide registered owners with secure titles. 

The Ministry of Housing and the Central Housing and Planning Authority have not said how many titles are expected to be processed as a result of the new order.