Land Conference 2011
Land Ownership in Trinidad and Tobago: Issues and Challenges
Dates: April 28-29, 2011
Venue: Daaga Hall, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad.

Papers Presented

Paper Presenter
Titling Family Lands:
The Right Way vs. The Easy Way		 Mr. Sunil Lalloo

Applying GNSS & CORS Technology to Land Development:
 A Cadastral Perspective

 Dr. Dexter Davis
SDI to Support Land Administration in Tobago Dr Earl Edwards
Land Titling & Registration:
Options & Impacts 		Dr. Charisse Griffith-Charles
The Parcel Index Map:
Cadastral Records and Cadastral Management at The Lands And Surveys Division, Trinidad And Tobago 		Ms. Alicia Naimool-Ramdass and
Mr. Roland Wiseman
The Rise of Gated Communities in Trinidad & Tobago:
What Does The Future Hold for Our Society...		 Mr. Sunil Mahabir
Housing Allocation Mr. Afra Raymond
Land Development and Ownership in the Caribbean:
The Human Settlement Perspective 		Mr. Ivan Laughlin
The Committee On The Regularization of Land Titles In Tobago Mr. Andre Felix
Land Acquisition:
Philosophy, Process and Procedure 1		 Mr. Mervyn C. Thompson

Land Acquisition In The Context of Institutional Problems
in the Legal and Administrative Framework in Trinidad and Tobago

 Mr. Esric Huggins,
Ms. Karen Roach and
Ms. Germaine Jessemy
Inefficient and Unfair: The Case against Ad Valorem Property Taxation in Trinidad and Tobago Mr. Ray Pierre
A Tale of Two Plans Mr. Jabal Hassanali
Is land Ownership Really an Impediment to Development? Dr. Asad Mohammed
Role of Local Government in Trinidad’s Land Management System: A Case Study Report on The Site Allocation Pilot Project for the Arima Borough Corporation Mr. Stephen Boodhram Ms. Aisha Donaldson, P. Joseph,
C. Weeks and J. Xavier
Mineral Rights in Trinidad and Tobago:
Issues, Challenges and Recommendations
 Mr. Gerald Lewis and
Lou-Ann Baptiste
Gender, Poverty & Land Rights:
Gender, Poverty and Land Ownership Linkages, Global Perspectives on Women’s Access to Land Rights & the Way Forward		 Juliana Johan-Boodram
Sou Sou Land Mr. John Humphrey
Land Administration in The OECS:
Meeting The Needs Of Rural And Informal Communities Through Effective Cadastral Systems & Sustainable Interventions 		Mr. Jamal Browne
Good Governance in Land Tenure in Trinidad & Tobago:
Voluntary Guidelines 		Dr. Charisse Griffith-Charles
Reducing Flood Impacts on Society:
An Alternative Approach to GIS Modelling		 Mr. Anesh Gopee

Cadastral Records and The Impact of Sea Level Rise

 Dr. Charisse Griffith-Charles and
Dr. Michael Sutherland

 

Further Information please contact:

Dr. Charisse Griffith-Charles
Department of Geomatics Engineering and Land Management
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: 1-868-662-2002 ext 2108/2109
Email: Charisse.Griffith-Charles@sta.uwi.edu