Caribbean Times 96th Issue - Tuesday 20th September 2016

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Tuesday 20th September 2016
By Joanna Paris
The Land Registry Department
now has a new
home.
On Monday, the doors of
the new office, now located
on High Street, in the building
formally occupied by the
Royal Bank of Trinidad and
Tobago (RBTT), officially
opened and was ready to
serve the public.
Registrar of Lands, Sharon
Simmons noted it was a
lot of work involved in relocating
from the Parliament
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Land Registry relocates
Building to the current location,
since the office holds
over 80,000 files that should
be in correct order at all
times.
She emphasized that the
process had to be carried out
carefully.
Simmons described the
new location as ideal.
“We are now able to
house all our documents in
one location, as formally
some were at the Parliament
building, while others were
still stored at the Ryan building,
which obviously affected
the efficiency of the land
registry department”, she explained.
Moving forward, the department
according to Simmons,
will be dealing with all
backlogs and seek to regain
its image as a model unit of
By Joanna Paris
Tourism officials have reported that
last week’s Tourism Strategy and planning
meeting, which culminated at the Antigua
and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute
(ABHTI) is a success.
The meeting brought together senior personnel
within the Ministry of Tourism and
the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority
(ABTA)in one room to discuss the country’s
recent accomplishments in the sector as well
as the way forward in maximizing on these
gains.
Tourism Consultant, Shirlene Nibbs and
Chief Executive Officer of the ABTA, Colin
James have both indicated that they are
pleased with the level of growth that has been
achieved across the board but cautioned that
government, which provides
excellent service to the public.
She is already impressed
with the level of performance
from members of staff who
she said have demonstrated
a high level of commitment,
putting in long hours during
the move.
The Registrar of Lands
commended the Minister
with responsibility for Legal
Affairs and Attorney General,
the Hon. Steadroy “Cutie”
Benjamin and the government
for securing the new
location for the land registry
and for showing great interest
in solving all the issues being
faced by the department.
The Land registry unit is
fully digitized.
The office will be opened
from Monday to Friday 8:30
am to 4:30pm.
Tourism officials describe recent
strategy meeting as a success
it is not time to get comfortable.
They both expressed that they were impressed
with the level of energy that was
displayed throughout the two-day function
adding that it is indicative of the dynamic results
that the country can look forward to in
the near future.
Antigua and Barbuda has seen a 9.2% increase
in visitor arrivals across the board for
the year thus far.
This is the highest percentage that has
been recorded in recent years.
Tourism Minister, the Hon. Asot Michael
has emphasized that that “teamwork makes
the dream work” and is also committed to
ensuring that the twin island destination continues
to perform well in the locally, regionally
and internationally.