The Government of Grenada has taken a historic step in transforming land tenure reform, championing citizen empowerment through the strategic distribution of land titles under the Land Tenure Regularisation Programme launched in May 2024.
This pivotal initiative not only strengthens property rights but also fosters economic growth and community development, marking a transformative moment for our nation.
The official handover ceremony took place on 30 April 2025, at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium, where 39 residents from various parts of Grenada received their land indentures. The initiative was designed to provide a legal pathway to land ownership for individuals who have occupied Crown Lands for over 10 years and meet the necessary requirements.
Prime Minister Hon. Dickon Mitchell underscored the significance of the programme in securing Grenada’s future. “When this administration says we will regularise ownership, it is not that we want to encourage squatting — what we want to encourage is to ensure that our citizens get the legal, recognisable, transferable right to a piece of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique.”
This programme reaffirms the government’s commitment to building a Grenada in which all citizens have a stake in the land they call home.
“This programme gives you ownership that you can then use to create wealth for yourselves and your families, to leverage in order to improve many of the homes that already sit on these lands, and to leave for the next generation something on which they can build a better life,” said Attorney General and Minister for Legal Affairs Senator Claudette Joseph. She added, “Whether you’re from Darbeau, River Road, Mount Rush, or La Calome, this is now an islandwide initiative. If you weren’t part of Phase 1, rest assured your time is coming.”
Hon. Lennox Andrews, Minister for Agriculture, Lands, and Forestry, expressed personal pride in the project, underlining the importance of land ownership in poverty eradication. “You, in fact, now have a real opportunity to improve your lives by giving you these indentures. That piece of paper, with the signature of the Governor-General on it, gives you the right and the claim of ownership of that piece of the Grenadian rock.”
The programme, which is administered by the Crown Lands Act Chapter 73, aims to solve longstanding concerns for thousands of Grenadians who have paid for land or informally settled on Crown property but have never received a legal title.
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