— during visit to the Deeds and Commercial Registry

ů.. All acts of corruption at Deeds, Commercial registry will be investigated ľ AG Nandlall
THE Attorney-General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall has warned the staff of the Deeds and Commercial Registry against bribery and corruption, amid rumours that such practices occur at the agency.
Minister Nandlall issued the warning during a recent visit at the Deeds and Commercial Registry Authority offices, at the ground floor of the High Court building, and at Lot 1 High and Commerce Streets, Georgetown.

He admonished that any such incident discovered will be properly investigated and persons implicated will be dealt with in accordance with the law.
During his visit, Deputy Registrar (ag) of Deeds, Zanna Frank, and Registrar (ag) of Companies, Nicole Prince, took the attorney-general on a tour of the two locations and raised with him the challenges that the agency currently faces, including, physical space for staff, as well as storage capacity. They also outlined other operational challenges.

The attorney-general reminded them that the authority is governed by a board and that the issues will be raised at the next board meeting.
However, the attorney-general lent his support to work with the board to ensure that the problems are addressed, including, extending the building at High and Commerce Streets.

Minister Nandlall further explained that in his previous stint as attorney-general and minister of legal affairs, it was then that the new location at Avenue of the Republic was acquired from New Building Society Limited and was retrofitted to house the Commercial Registry and the Land Registry.
He reiterated that the intention then was to acquire possession of the First Federation building located on Croal Street to renovate it and use it to give additional accommodation to the authority, especially much-needed vault space to store documents. The attorney-general promised to resume that initiative.
In his address to the staff, Nandlall outlined his expectation that the two registries must be continuously modernised to render their operations more efficient and expedient.
He reminded the staff that the agency is instrumental in the developmental agenda of the country, in particular, in the area of commerce, trade, industry and housing. He also reminded the staff that their duty is to serve the people of Guyana, as well as foreign investors, faithfully and professionally.