Charge d’ Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Lim Baejin last Thursday, July 16, 2020, handed over several pieces of equipment to the National Land Agency (NLA) to support Cadastral Mapping and land registration across the island.
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Hon. Leslie Campbell who was on hand to receive the items valued at US$92,903.58, expressed his gratitude on behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica.
The items which were handed over at the NLA’s Estate Management Division on North Street, Kingston included three Leica TSO7 Total Stations, three Leica CS20 Field Controllers; and one Leica GS16 GNSS Rover kit as well as the peripheral accessories that were all procured through the Korean International Co-operation Agency (KOICA).
Minister Campbell who has responsibility for Land, Environment and Climate Change at the MEGJC told the Charge d’ Affaires that the equipment represents a much- needed injection of new technology in land surveying in Jamaica.
“It will take Cadastral mapping at the NLA to new levels, generating improved efficiency in land surveying and land registration activities. I am delighted to know that this will positively impact the delivery of the targeted 20,000 new Certificates of Title by the Government,” he said.
The Chargé d’Affaires, in turn, said the equipment will facilitate post-project management support for the registration of lands in Jamaica.
Minister Campbell added that Jamaica has had a productive partnership over the past eight years in Cadastral mapping with the financial and technical support of the Government of the Republic of Korea through the KOICA.
“Special thanks to the representatives of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, who worked along with the local team from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, the National Land Agency and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation to successfully procure and deliver this well-needed equipment. We look forward to the continued cooperation between our two countries,” Minister Campbell said.
The Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) was subsumed in the National Land Agency to benefit from synergies and to accelerate land registration in Jamaica. The merger was completed in March 2019. Systematic land registration is being pursued whereby certain areas will be designated to be surveyed and land adjudication undertaken with a view to having the parcels of land therein registered.
The GOJ has targeted the delivery of 20,000 new Certificates of Title over three years. This activity commencing in 2019.
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