And we caught Chebat at Cayo North's second land clinic. He told us yesterday that since Monday, residents have been lining up to apply for land or get their long standing land issues resolved. Aware of the political dividend, he says hosting these land clinics are a "win-win":
Michel Chebat, Minister of Logistics & E-Governance
"This is the second one, we had one last year. As you know, part of the government's plan is to bring government services to the people and so this land clinic is an important part of that plan. And what we've done here with the Honorable Cordel Hyde is as you can see here, they brought out almost the entire staff from the Ministry and we've opened to the public for the past three days and so people who have issues pending for a while who want to come in and apply for a lot, first time land owners, we've been entertaining them and filling out applications and where lots are available, they have been getting lots."
Courtney Menzies:
"How many people roughly would you say came this time around?"
Michel Chebat, Minister of Logistics & E-Governance
"I checked this morning and I think they told me they have dealt with about 436 applications. So as you can see, it has a major impact and you know land is such an important item for people, it gives them an opportunity to build a home for example, it gives them an opportunity to have some type of security, to go to the banks and so on so it's an important service that's being carried out."
"I think people would want to have this everyday if they could. Bringing the service to them, it lowers their cost, it lowers the time they spend doing their transactions so you know this is a win-win for everybody."
