Land Administration and Management Division
On March 6, 2018, Cabinet gave approval for the merger of the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) with the National Land Agency (NLA). The merger resulted in the establishment of two new Divisions within the National Land Agency i.e. Land Administration and Management Division (LAMD) and the Adjudication Services Division (ASD). The Land Administration and Management Division is responsible for non-systematic (ad hoc) land registration matters submitted by Geoland and private Attorneys-at-Law under the Registration of Titles, Cadastral Mapping and Tenure Clarification (Special Provisions) Act to include certification, applications for Section 5 waivers and applications to the Adjudication Committee.

The Korea Cadastral Survey Corporation (KCSC) is a public organization within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Land Transport and Maritime Affairs which performs cadastral services for the Korean government. The main services performed by KCSC include cadastral surveying and mapping, data processing, land information system development and operation, property information, cadastral consulting, R&D, training and education, 3D laser scanning, cultural heritage site preservation, and natural disaster management. KCSC has supplied land administrative information to the Korean public for the protection of citizens’ property rights and the efficient use of national land for the last 70 years. Besides the cadastral services performed in Korea, KCSC has completed or is engaged in cadastral and land administration projects in Azerbaijan, Laos, Morocco, Vietnam, Jamaica, and Turkmenistan.

The National Land Agency (NLA) is an Executive Agency that falls under the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation.

An Agency supporting national development

The establishment of the NLA is the result of the Public Sector Modernisation Programme of the Government of Jamaica. It brings together the core land information functions of Government under one roof, and includes: Land Titles; Surveys & Mapping; Land Valuation & Estate (Crown Land) Management. This merger enables the Government to build on the synergy of these combined functions and create a modern national land (spatial) information system to support sustainable development. It is recognized that more timely information about Jamaica’s geography is critical for decision makers in both the public and private sectors. The traditional services that the Agency provides, such as land registration, is one of the corner stones for development, in that most investment decisions for both small and large enterprises, are linked to land titling. A simple example is, the requirement for most business loans to be registered against a Registered Title. Titling also extends into the social fabric of civil society with the Government’s initiative to provide land to the less fortunate so that they may improve the quality of life for their families.