Interactive - The Institute of Surveyors

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Interactive - The Institute of Surveyors
ĞůĞďƌĂƟŶŐϮϬzĞĂƌƐĂƐĂŶ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ
1996 – 2016
The Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago - 20 Year Anniversary
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Surveying the Journey - ISTT
Contents
Contents
Message from the President Page 3
ŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌLJ'ƌĞĞƟŶŐƐ
WĂŐĞƐϰͲϲ
/ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞ/^ddĂŶĚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
WĂŐĞϳͲϵ
dŚĞ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĂŶĚŝƚƐŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞƐ͗
>ĂŶĚ͕YƵĂŶƟƚLJĂŶĚsĂůƵĂƟŽŶ
WĂŐĞϭϭͲϮϭ
ŚĂƚǁŝƚŚůĞǀĞůĂŶĚ>ĞŽŶĂƌĚ
WĂŐĞϮϮ
YƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌďLJDŝƐƚĂŬĞŶŽƚŚŽŝĐĞ
WĂŐĞϮϰ
sĂůƵĞƌEKdsĂůƵĂƚŽƌ
WĂŐĞϮϲ
dŚĞKƌŝŐŝŶĂů^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ
WĂŐĞϮϴ
ϮϬzĞĂƌƐĂŶĚĞLJŽŶĚ͕ƚŚĞzŽƵƚŚ^ƉĞĂŬƐ
WĂŐĞϯϬͲϯϮ
Z/d^
ϮϬƚŚŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌLJDĂŐĂnjŝŶĞŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
Marcia Prince-­‐Assam Kamal Sant Clint Langton Tegan Medina :ŽƐĞƉŚīŽŽ
EŝŐĞůZĂŵƐĞLJ
ŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐ
Victor Hart
Fitgerald Reyes
Kameel Khan
Nigel Ramsey
ůĞǀĞůĂŶĚ>ĞŽŶĂƌĚ
EĂƚĂƐŚĂ'ŚŝƩ
Dr. Sunil Lalloo
ĞƐŝŐŶΘ>ĂLJŽƵƚ
:ĞƉŶĞƐƚ>ƚĚ͘
s^WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐ>ƚĚ͘
WƌŝŶƚĞĚLJ͗
ĂƌŝďďĞĂŶWƌŝŶƚdĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ
The Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago - 20 Year Anniversary
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Message ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ
͞KŶƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂů
occasion I remind LJŽƵƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ
ŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐŽĨ
dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ
ŝƐǁŝůůŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĂĚLJ
ƚŽƉůĂLJŝƚƐƉĂƌƚŝŶƚŚĞ
achievement of this ƐŚŝŌŝŶĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ
ƉŽůŝĐLJ͘͟
/ƚ ŝƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ƉƌŝĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ /
ŐƌĞĞƚ LJŽƵ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ϮϬƚŚ ŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌLJ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /^dd ǁŚĞŶ ǁĞ ƌĞĂĸƌŵ ŽƵƌ
ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ͘ dŚŝƐ
ŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ
ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĂƌĚǁŽƌŬĂŶĚ
ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ
ǁŚŽ ƐĂĐƌŝĮĐĞĚ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ
ƚŽ ƐĞĞ /^dd ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ ĨƌƵŝƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ĞĂƌůLJ ĚĂLJƐ͘ tĞ ŵƵƐƚ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ
ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ƉĂǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ
ŝŶϭϵϵϲ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƌ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ
ďLJ ĂŶ Đƚ ŽĨ WĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ
ƚŽ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞƐ ŽĨ >ĂŶĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͕
sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ YƵĂŶƟƚLJ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͘
Ɛ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ĂǁĂƌĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ
environment is quite challenging ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ŝŵƉĂĐƟŶŐ ŽŶ
the fortunes and future growth ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /^dd͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ
ďĞŝŶŐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐŽĨ
our stakeholders which will require ŽƵƌ ĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚ
as certain experiments come into ďĞŝŶŐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶ ƚƵƌŶ ǁŝůů ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞůLJ
ĂīĞĐƚŽƵƌƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͘Ɛ
we forge ahead into a new decade, ŝƚ ŝƐ ŚŽƉĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƵƌ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ǁŽƵůĚ
ďĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞĂŶĚŇĞdžŝďůĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ
to demonstrate professionalism and resilience as we face this changing ĂŶĚƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘
We in Trinidad and Tobago cannot ŝŐŶŽƌĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ
ĨĂĐĞ ƵƐ͘ dŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƐĐĞŶĞ
ŝƐ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJ ĨĂĐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁĂƌ͕
ƚĞƌƌŽƌŝƐŵ͕ŶĂƚƵƌĂůĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐ͕ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů
ŝŶƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĚĞĐůŝŶĞůĞĂĚŝŶŐ
ƚŽ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐƌŝƐŝƐ ŝŶ ƐŽŵĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ
and no part of the world has been spared with the scourge of the above ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͘tŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐ
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ŚŽƉĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽďĂů ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ
ǁĂƐ ƐƚĂďŝůŝnjŝŶŐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϬϳͲϮϬϬϴ
meltdown, new challenges have ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĚƌĂŵĂƟĐĚĞĐůŝŶĞŝŶĞŶĞƌŐLJ
ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵŽĚŝƚLJ ƉƌŝĐĞƐ ƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐ ŝŶ
ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ
ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ Z/^ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͘ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ŝƐ ŶŽ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶ ƚŽ
this phenomenon that has been ĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ
ĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͕ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ
ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ LJĞĂƌ Ă
decline in oil prices from a high of ϭϰϬh͘^ĚŽůůĂƌƐƉĞƌďĂƌƌĞůƚŽůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶ
ϯϬh͘^ĚŽůůĂƌƐƉĞƌďĂƌƌĞůĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĂů
ŐĂƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŽǀĞƌ ϴ h͘^ ĚŽůůĂƌƐ ƉĞƌ
DDdhƚŽůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϮ͘Ϯϱh͘^ĚŽůůĂƌƐ
ƉĞƌ DDdh͘ ƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟŵĞ
ĐŽŵŵŽĚŝƚLJ ƉƌŝĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŵĞƚŚĂŶŽů͕
urea, LNG and ammonia have fallen ƚŚĞƌĞďLJ ŝŵƉĂĐƟŶŐ ƐĞǀĞƌĞůLJ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ
ƌĞǀĞŶƵĞƐƚƌĞĂŵŽĨƚŚŝƐĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘
Added to the above, are the catastrophic results of the recent hŶŝƚĞĚ<ŝŶŐĚŽŵƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĚƵŵƚŽůĞĂǀĞ
ƚŚĞ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ hŶŝŽŶ͘ dŚŝƐ ĞǀĞŶƚ
ŚĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĞŶŽƌŵŽƵƐ ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ
ĚŝƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽďĂů ĞƋƵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ
ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ͕ ƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ĚŽǁŶŐƌĂĚĞŽĨh͘<ŽŶĚƐĨƌŽŵdƌŝƉůĞ
ƚŽ ŽƵďůĞ ͘ Ɛ ƚŚŝƐ ƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ
ƉůĂLJƐŽƵƚ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌ
Trinidad and Tobago and CARICOM in the areas of trade and foreign ĚŝƌĞĐƚŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƐ͘
It has been established even in developed states worldwide that the services sector contributes ŝŶ ŵĂŶLJ ĐĂƐĞƐ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ĂƐ ϲϬй ŽĨ
ŐƌŽƐƐĚŽŵĞƐƟĐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚĂŶĚdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚŝƐ
model if all the actors in the services sector were to be provided with Surveying the Journey - ISTT
ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƐ ĨŽƌ ĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ
targets to reduce our dependence ŽŶƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJƐĞĐƚŽƌ͘
dŚĞĞůƵƐŝǀĞŐŽĂůŽĨĚŝǀĞƌƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ
ƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJĐŽƵůĚŽŶůLJďĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ
ŝĨĂƐĞƌŝŽƵƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞƌƚĞĚĂƩĞŵƉƚŝƐ
made to develop the services sector ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ ŽĨ
ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ ĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟnjĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
from which Trinidad and Tobago has ĂĐŽŵƉĂƌĂƟǀĞĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞ͘
It is in this context, that the services ƐĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ ĂƐƐƵŵĞƐ Ă
ŵŽƌĞ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ƌŽůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ
ŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ
could be of enormous assistance in ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ ŽĨ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
ĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ͘
On this special occasion I remind LJŽƵ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ
of Trinidad and Tobago is willing ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚLJ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŝƚƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŝŶ
ƚŚĞ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŚŝŌ ŝŶ
ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƉŽůŝĐLJ͘
As we pause to celebrate our ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ
to this blessed place we call home, ǁĞ ĚŽ ƐŽ ŵŝŶĚĨƵů ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ
ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
further development of our people, ŽƵƌŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŽƵƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘
,ĂƉƉLJϮϬƚŚŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌLJƚŽĂůů͊
DĂƌĐŝĂWƌŝŶĐĞͲƐƐĂŵ President
seminar was held on the ‘Development of Caribbean Land Resources’ in November ϭϵϳϱ͘dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚǁĂƐĂůƐŽŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞǀĞŶƵĞƐ
in a series of workshops on ‘Expert Evidence Θ ƌďŝƚƌĂƟŽŶ͛ ĂŶĚ ͚dŚĞ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ
>ĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞWƵďůŝĐ^ĞĐƚŽƌ͛ŝŶ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϭϵϵϮ͘
A Caribbean Road-­‐show visited Trinidad ŝŶ ϭϵϵϴ ĂŶĚ Ă ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ ŽŶ ͚ůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ
ŝƐƉƵƚĞ ZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͛ ǁĂƐ ŚĞůĚ ŝŶ WŽƌƚ ŽĨ
^ƉĂŝŶŝŶƉƌŝůϭϵϵϵ͘
Trinidad and Tobago has been represented ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ^> DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĂƌĚ ďLJ Dƌ
DĞƌǀLJŶ dŚŽŵƉƐŽŶ ǁŚŽ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚůĂŶƟĐ
ZĞŐŝŽŶ sŝĐĞ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ϭϵϵϬ ƵŶƟů
ƚŚĞ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů ƐƐĞŵďůLJ ŝŶ ,ĂƌĂƌĞ ŝŶ ϭϵϵϱ͘
WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ :ĂĐŽď KƉĂĚĞLJŝ ǁŚŽ ǁĂƐ ,ĞĂĚ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ >ĂŶĚ
/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tĞƐƚ
Indies in Trinidad was President of CASLE ĨƌŽŵϮϬϬϴƚŽϮϬϭϭ͘
'Zd/E'^ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŽŶǁĞĂůƚŚ
ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐΘ>ĂŶĚĐŽŶŽŵLJ
;^>Ϳ
^>ŚĂƐŚĂĚĂĐůŽƐĞĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚΘdŽďĂŐŽ
(ISTT) since it was formed in 1996 and ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝƚŚ dŚĞ YƵĂŶƟƚLJ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ
^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ
ĂĚŵŝƩĞĚĂƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨ^>ĂƚƚŚĞǀĞƌLJ
ĮƌƐƚ^>'ĞŶĞƌĂůƐƐĞŵďůLJŝŶĞĐĞŵďĞƌ
ϭϵϲϵ͘
/Ŷ :ƵŶĞ ϮϬϬϴ ^> ŚĞůĚ ĂŶ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů
tŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ ŽŶ ŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ZŝƐŬ ZĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ Ăƚ
ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tĞƐƚ /ŶĚŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞ
KƉĞŶŝŶŐ ĞƌĞŵŽŶLJ ǁĂƐ ĐŚĂŝƌĞĚ ďLJ ƌ
ŚĂƌŝƐƐĞ 'ƌŝĸƚŚͲŚĂƌůĞƐ ǁŚŽ ĂůƐŽ ŐĂǀĞ Ă
ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ͚ŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ZĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶ
CASLE held a seminar in Trinidad in ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϭϵϳϬ ŝŶ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ
hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tĞƐƚ /ŶĚŝĞƐ ƚŽ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐ
ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌŝďďĞĂŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ
ĂŶĚ ZĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͗ dŚĞ ZŽůĞ ŽĨ ĂĚĂƐƚƌĂů
ZĞĐŽƌĚƐ͛͘ ƌ 'ƌŝĸƚŚͲŚĂƌůĞƐ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ƚŚĞ
ƚůĂŶƟĐZĞŐŝŽŶWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŽĨ^>͘
dŚĞŵŽƐƚƌĞĐĞŶƚ^>ŵĞĞƟŶŐŝŶdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
ĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŽŶǁĞĂůƚŚ ,ĞĂĚƐ
ŽĨ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ DĞĞƟŶŐ ;,K'DͿ ǁŚŝĐŚ
ǁĂƐŚĞůĚŝŶWŽƌƚŽĨ^ƉĂŝŶĨƌŽŵϮϳƚŚƚŽϮϵƚŚ
EŽǀĞŵďĞƌϮϬϬϵ͘
The President of CASLE, Mr Joseph KůƵƐĞŐƵŶ ũĂŶůĞŬŽŬŽ ĂŶĚ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ
ƚŚĞ ^> DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĂƌĚ ŐƌĞĂƚůLJ
ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŽĨ
ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ dŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ŽĨ
Trinidad and Tobago (ISTT) and send their ǀĞƌLJ ďĞƐƚ ǁŝƐŚĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶ
ŽĨƚŚĞŝƌϮϬƚŚŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌLJƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͘
^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJ'ĞŶĞƌĂů ϴƚŚ:ƵŶĞϮϬϭϲ
KŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨZ/^͕/ǁŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽĐŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƚĞƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽŽŶƚŚĞŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŝƌϮϬƚŚ
ĂŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌLJ͘&ŽƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚϮϬLJĞĂƌƐ͕/^ddŚĂƐǁŽƌŬĞĚĂƐƐŝĚƵŽƵƐůLJƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶŝŶdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ͘
/͛ǀĞŚĂĚƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽŵĞĞƚǁŝƚŚ/^ddůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŽƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŝƐŵŝƐ
ƐƚƌŽŶŐůLJĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ͘
tĞůŽŽŬĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽǁŽƌŬŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ/^ddŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŶĞdžƚϮϬLJĞĂƌƐĂŶĚďĞLJŽŶĚƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƐŚĂƌĞĚŐŽĂůƐĂŶĚƚŽŐƌŽǁƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ĂŶĚ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŝƐŵ͕ŝŶdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ͕ƚŚĞĂƌŝďďĞĂŶ͕ĂŶĚŐůŽďĂůůLJ͘
EĞŝů^ŚĂŚ
DĂŶĂŐŝŶŐŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕ŵĞƌŝĐĂƐ
Z/^
The Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago - 20 Year Anniversary
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International Federation of Surveyors
Fédération Internationale des Géomètres
Internationale Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure
ĞĂƌDĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ;/^ddͿ
/ƚŝƐŵLJƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞƚŽƐĞŶĚƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
ĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ;/^ddͿĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵƌŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽŶƚŚĞŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞϮϬƚŚĂŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌLJ
ŽĨƚŚĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽĨ/^dd͘dŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ͕
ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ůĂŶĚ͕ ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ŝŶ
dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ͕ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚ ĞƐƚĞĞŵĞĚ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ &/'͘ &/' ŝƐ Ă
hŶŝƚĞĚEĂƟŽŶƐƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚŶŽŶͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂůŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵĞŵďĞƌ
ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĐŽǀĞƌƐƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĮĞůĚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŐůŽďĂů
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ /ƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĨŽƌƵŵ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂŝŵŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ
ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ͘
ISTT has been a member of FIG ever since its establishment in 1996 and has from ƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐƐŚŽǁĞĚĂŶĂĐƟǀĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘dŚĞ/^ddŚĂƐ
ďĞĞŶĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůLJƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚďLJƌ͘ŚĂƌŝƐƐĞ'ƌŝĸƚŚͲŚĂƌůĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŵĞŵďĞƌƐ
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƌ͘ ĞdžƚĞƌ ĂǀŝƐ ĂŶĚ ƌ͘ DŝĐŚĂĞů ^ƵƚŚĞƌůĂŶĚ Ăƚ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ŵĞĞƟŶŐƐŽĨ&/'͘&/'ŚĂƐĞŶũŽLJĞĚƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐŽĨLJŽƵƌĚĞůĞŐĂƚĞƐƚŽŽƵƌ&/'
ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚĂƚƚŚĞLJĞĂƌůLJ'ĞŶĞƌĂůƐƐĞŵďůŝĞƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐǀĞƌLJǀĂůƵĂďůĞ͘/ƚŝƐ
ĂůƐŽĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞĚƚŽŚĂǀĞ/^dd͕ĂƐŽŶĞŽĨŽƵƌŵŽƐƚĨĂŝƚŚĨƵů&/'ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ
ŝŶƚŚĞ>ĂƟŶŵĞƌŝĐĂƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘
In FIG we are determined to work together, with actors of change, and to make ƚŚŝƐ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶ ĨĂƐƚ͘ KƵƌ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ hE
ďŽĚŝĞƐ͕ƚŚĞtŽƌůĚĂŶŬ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ͕ŽƚŚĞƌƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů
ďŽĚŝĞƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ͘/ŶƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĂƚĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞũŽƵƌŶĞLJǁĞ
have set our targets and we work hard to see tangible 5
results in all places and for all people, taking into account the various local needs, ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƌĞĂůŝƟĞƐ͕ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĂŶĚƵƌŐĞŶƚƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĮƚͲĨŽƌͲƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ
ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ĨŽĐƵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ͘ ,ĂǀŝŶŐ /^dd ĂƐ Ă
ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞĨŽƌ>ĂƟŶŵĞƌŝĐĂĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌŝďďĞĂŶĂƌĞĂŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͘zŽƵůŝǀĞŝŶ
ĂŶĂƌĞĂǁŚĞƌĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐƉůĂĐĞĂĐƌŝƟĐĂůƌŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ
ŽĨůĂŶĚĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚŽĨĂůůƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨ
ƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞŐƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂůƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ƐƚƌŽŶŐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŽĨŐƌĞĂƚŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ͘
zŽƵŚĂǀĞŵĂŶĂŐĞĚƚŽďƵŝůĚĂƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶŽǀĞƌƚŚĞůĂƐƚϮϬLJĞĂƌƐŽŶ
LJŽƵƌƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘/ĐŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƚĞLJŽƵƌŵĞŵďĞƌƐĨŽƌĂůůƚŚĞŝƌĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĨŽƌƐŚĂƌŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞŝƌĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƌ&/'ŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚ/ĚŽĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞLJŽƵƚŽ
ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞLJŽƵƌŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƌŽůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĞdžƚŵĂŶLJLJĞĂƌƐ͘&/'ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐǁŝůůĂůǁĂLJƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚLJŽƵƌĞīŽƌƚƐĂŶĚĨŽůůŽǁLJŽƵŝŶLJŽƵƌǁŽƌŬ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞƩĞƌŵĞŶƚŽĨLJŽƵƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJĂŶĚŽĨƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘KŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨ&/'/
ǁŝƐŚƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽĂŶĚĂůůLJŽƵƌŵĞŵďĞƌƐƚŚĞ
ǀĞƌLJďĞƐƚĨŽƌƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĂƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐƚŚĞŐůŽďĂůƌŽůĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘
ĞƐƚƌĞŐĂƌĚƐ
Chryssy Potsiou &/'WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ
Surveying the Journey - ISTT
KŶ ďĞŚĂůĨ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ dd'W͛Ɛ ŽƵŶĐŝů͕
/ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ
/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ŽĨ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ;/^ddͿ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽƵŶĐŝů
ĂŶĚDĞŵďĞƌƐŽŶĂƩĂŝŶŝŶŐϮϬLJĞĂƌƐ
ĂƐ Ă ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͘ /ƚ
ŝƐ ŝŶĚĞĞĚ Ă ŵĞŵŽƌĂďůĞ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶ
ǁŚĞŶ LJŽƵ ƌĞŇĞĐƚ ŽŶ LJŽƵƌ
ĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ
ŽŶ Đŝǀŝů ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ ĂƐ Ă ǁŚŽůĞ ĂƐ
ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĚ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ
LJŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵĞŵŽƌĂƟǀĞ ϮϬƚŚ ŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌLJ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ ƚŽ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĞ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͛ƐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJĂŶĚĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ͘
ĂƚƚŚĞWƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĞŶƚƌĞĂŶĚŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ͘/ƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞ
ƌŽĂĚƉĂǀĞĚǁŝƚŚŵĞŵŽƌĂďůĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĨŽƌĂůůƚŚŽƐĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͘
/^ddĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽĂƉƉůLJŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐƚŽdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ
ŝŶĂƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŵĂŶŶĞƌ͘hƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌƐLJŶĞƌŐŝĞƐŝŶǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƚŚĞ
ĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞ͕ŽīĞƌŝŶŐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂůŝĚĞĂƐƚŽĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ
ĂŵŝůůĞƵŵďĞƌďĂƚĐŚͲŚŽƌĂLJ dd'WWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ
/ƚ ŝƐ ŝŶĚĞĞĚ Ă ƉƌŝǀŝůĞŐĞ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ
ĞƐƚĞĞŵĞĚ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ǁŚŽ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌ Ăƚ dd'W͕ LJŽƵƌ
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂŶĚĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞWƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĞŶƚƌĞŝƐƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚĂŶĚ
ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞĚĂŶĚůĞƚƵƐŶĞǀĞƌĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŽĨĂŶLJE'KŝƐŽŶ
ƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐŽĨǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌŝƐŵ͘
tĞǁŝƐŚƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůĂŶĚDĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨ/^ddĂŵĞŵŽƌĂďůĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚŵĂLJLJŽƵĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŐƌŽǁĨŽƌŵĂŶLJLJĞĂƌƐƚŽĐŽŵĞ͘
dŚĞ
:ŽŝŶƚ
ŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟǀĞ
ŽƵŶĐŝů ;:Ϳ ŽĨ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ
dŽďĂŐŽ͕
ǁŚŝĐŚ
ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞƐ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕ ĞdžƚĞŶĚƐ
ĐŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞƐƚǁŝƐŚĞƐ
ƚŽ ƚŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ
ŽĨ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ;/^ddͿ
ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƩĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ
LJĞĂƌƐ ĂƐ Ă ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ďŽĚLJ͘
dŚĞ /^dd ǁĂƐ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ
>ĂŶĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ
dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ
YƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽǁĞƌĞĨŽƌŵĂůůLJ
ŵĞƌŐĞĚ͘dŚĞƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶŽĨWƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůsĂůƵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶŽŵLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽůĂƚĞƌũŽŝŶĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϴ͘
/ƚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŶŽƚĞĚ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ
ĚĂƚĞƐ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ϭϵϰϴ͖ ƚŚĞ YƵĂŶƟƚLJ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ϭϵϲϯ͕ ĂŶĚ
WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ϭϵϳϱ͘ dŚĞ /^dd ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŚĂƐ
ŚĂĚĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞǁĞůůďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞůĂƐƚƚǁŽ
ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͘
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŝŶ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů͘ ƉĂƌĂůůĞů ƌŽůĞ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĨŽƐƚĞƌ ůŝŶŬƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŽŽĚ
ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŽƚŚŝƐĞŶĚŚĂƐ
ďĞĞŶĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶƚŚĞ:ĨĂŵŝůLJ͘
dŚĞƉƌŝŵĂƌLJĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŝƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨŝƚƐ
ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵĞŶƚĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞƐĂŶĚƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ
:ĂŵĞƐƌŵƐƚƌŽŶŐ͕WŚ͘͘ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕:͘
>ĂŶĚ ŝƐ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ƉƌĞĐŝŽƵƐ ĐŽŵŵŽĚŝƚLJ ŝŶ Ă ƐŵĂůů ŝƐůĂŶĚ ^ƚĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ
is an important component of the built environment, in which ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ
ǀĂůƵĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƵƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƚĞůĞƐĐŽƉŝĐ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐƉĂƟĂů
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƚƌĂũĞĐƚŽƌLJ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /^dd ŚĂǀĞ
ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞLJĞĂƌƐƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŝƐŵ
ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŝŶƉƵƚƐ ƚŽ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞ/^ddŚĂƐĂůƐŽƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƌŽůĞŝŶĐĂƐƟŶŐ
ƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ:ĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶ
ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚƌĞĚ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ͘ tĞ ǁŝƐŚ ĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
/^dd ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ůŽŽŬ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ
ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞĞīŽƌƚƐŝŶƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ͘
The Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago - 20 Year Anniversary
6
Introduction ƚŽƚŚĞ/^TT & DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
͞dŚĞĂŝŵƐŽĨƚŚĞ
/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĂƌĞƚŽ
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐ
ĂŶĚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ŽĨŝƚƐDĞŵďĞƌƐ͖ƚŽ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ
the surveying ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͖ĂŶĚ
ƚŽĨŽƐƚĞƌůŝŶŬƐĂŶĚ
ŐŽŽĚƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚ
ŽƚŚĞƌƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů
ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐ͘͟
dŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ŽĨ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ
;/^ddͿǁĂƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϲďLJƚŚĞĂŵĂůŐĂŵĂƟŽŶ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ĂŶĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕ YƵĂŶƟƚLJ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ
^ŽĐŝĞƚLJĂŶĚWƌŽsĂů;ƚŚĞƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞsĂůƵĂƟŽŶ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐͿ͘dŚĞĂŝŵƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĂƌĞƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ
ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ DĞŵďĞƌƐ͖ ƚŽ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͖
ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĨŽƐƚĞƌ ůŝŶŬƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŽŽĚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͘
dŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ ŽĨ
ƚŚĞ :ŽŝŶƚ ŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟǀĞ ŽƵŶĐŝů ŽĨ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ
dŽďĂŐŽ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ Ă ŶŽŶͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂů͕ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟǀĞ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ĮǀĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů
ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͕ŶĂŵĞůLJ͕ƚŚĞƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶŽĨWƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů
Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago (APETT), Trinidad ĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽĨƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƐ;dd/Ϳ͕ƚŚĞdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ WůĂŶŶĞƌƐ ;dd^WͿ͕ ƚŚĞ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ;ddͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ
/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ŽĨ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ;/^ddͿ͘
dŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŝƐŵ ŝŶ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ
ǀŝĂ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ ƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶĐLJ͕ ĨĂŝƌ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ
ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͕ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ;WͿ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĚŝƐƉƵƚĞ ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͕
ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞƐ ĐŽĚĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ
ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ ŽŶ ŵĂƩĞƌƐ ƌĞůĂƟŶŐ
ƚŽ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ :͕ ƚŚĞ /^dd ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐ
ƉƵďůŝĐĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐŽĨǀŝďƌĂŶƚƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ
ŝŶƉƵƚƐ ƚŽ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͖ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽďďŝĞƐ
ƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽŶĨĂĐƚŽƌƐĂīĞĐƟŶŐŝƚƐŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞ ďƵŝůƚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ĂƐ Ă ǁŚŽůĞ͖ ůŝĂŝƐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ
informs all Government Ministries, State Enterprises ĂŶĚ^ƚĂƚƵƚŽƌLJƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚƚŽŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ Ɛ Ă ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ :͕ ƚŚĞ /^dd ŚĂƐ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŝƟĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ůĞŐĂů
challenges to decisions of the State in several land ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ Ăƚ ĚĞŶ 'ĂƌĚĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ /ŶǀĂĚĞƌƐ
ĂLJĂŶĚŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵĂƩĞƌƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƉƵďůŝĐƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ͘
Ɛ Ă ŬĞLJ ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĂƌĞŶĂ ƚŚĞ
/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŚĂƐ͕ ƐŝŶĐĞ ŝƚƐ ŝŶĐĞƉƟŽŶ͕ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ďLJ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐ
students in the provision of annual prizes to under ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞtĞƐƚ/ŶĚŝĞƐ͕&ĂĐƵůƚLJ
ŽĨŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ͘/ƚŚĂƐĂůƐŽƐĞƌǀĞĚĂƐĂǀĂůƵĞĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ
ŽĨ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ďLJ ŚŽƐƟŶŐ
ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐĞǀĞŶƚƐĂŶŶƵĂůůLJƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞWĂŶĚƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ
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Surveying the Journey - ISTT
ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ
ĂůƐŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ďLJ ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ĚĂLJƐ
Ăƚ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ũŽď ĨĂŝƌƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƉĂƌƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ĂŶŶƵĂůƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌLJdƌĂĚĞ^LJŵƉŽƐŝƵŵ;/d^Ϳ͕
ĂŶĚDŽƌƚŐĂŐĞ&ĂŝƌƐ͘ƚƚŚĞƐĞŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶƐƚŚĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐ
ŽĨƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͛ƐƚŚƌĞĞĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞƐŵĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐ
ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨƌĞĞĂĚǀŝĐĞĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞŽŶŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘
dŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ĂůƐŽ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ůŝŶŬƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞZŽLJĂů/ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶŽĨŚĂƌƚĞƌĞĚ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ;Z/^Ϳ͕ ŽŵŵŽŶǁĞĂůƚŚ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ >ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶŽŵLJ ;^>Ϳ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƚŚĞ
/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů &ĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ;&/'Ϳ ǁŚŽƐĞ
ŵĞŵďĞƌƐĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ
ŽŶĞŽƌŵŽƌĞŽĨƚŚĞĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞƐŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͘
dŚĞŬĞLJŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĨŽƌǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŝƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ
are:
1͘ dŽ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ
ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ ŽĨ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ DĂƉƉŝŶŐ͖
sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƚĞ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͖ YƵĂŶƟƚLJ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͖dŽǁŶWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ŽĨ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ
management of the land and marine resources ŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ͖
2͘ dŽ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ƚŽ
ƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ ĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞŶĞĮƚ͕
ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ͕ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͕
ƵƐĞƌƐŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĂŶĚŵĂƉƉŝŶŐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͖
3͘ dŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ͕ƐƚĂƚƵƐĂŶĚ
ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJ͖
4͘ dŽ ĐŽůůĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƐĞŵŝŶĂƚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƌĞůĂƟŶŐ
ƚŽƚŚĞƐĐŝĞŶĐĞŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ
ŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚĂů ƚŚĞƌĞƚŽ͘ dŽ ĚŝƐƐĞŵŝŶĂƚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ
ŽŶ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ƐƵďũĞĐƚƐ ďLJ ůĞĐƚƵƌĞƐ͕ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐ͕
ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐǁŝƚŚƉƵďůŝĐďŽĚŝĞƐĂŶĚ
ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐŽƌŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ͖
5. To defend and enforce the rights and privileges of ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͖
6͘ dŽ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ĂīĞĐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝĨ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͕ ƚŽ ƉĞƟƟŽŶ
WĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚŽƌŽƚŚĞƌďŽĚLJŽƌƉƌŝǀĂƚĞĚĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶƐ
ŝŶ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ ĂīĞĐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ
ƉƌŽĐƵƌĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŽĨůĂǁŽƌƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂǁ ĂīĞĐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ
ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ĞdžĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͕ ůŝĐĞŶƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͖
7͘ dŽĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĂŶĚĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐƐŚĂůůďĞ
conducted in an honorable and becoming manner, and to restrain and discourage all conduct which is discreditable, dishonorable, Žƌ ƵŶďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƐƵĐŚ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ďLJ ĂŶLJ
lawful means to procure the exclusion from such profession of ĂŶLJ ƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ ŐƵŝůƚLJ ŽĨ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚ ƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƵŶĮƚ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ
ŵĞŵďĞƌƐƚŚĞƌĞŽĨ͖
8͘ dŽ ĂĐƚ ŝĨ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ĂƐ ĂƌďŝƚĞƌ ŝŶ ĚŝƐƉƵƚĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ
ƚŚĞƐĂŝĚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌďĞƚǁĞĞŶĂŶLJŵĞŵďĞƌŽƌŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƐƵĐŚ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŽƐĞƩůĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐŽĨƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ
ĂŶĚĞƟƋƵĞƩĞĂŶĚƚŽĚĞĐŝĚĞƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐǁŚŝĐŚŐŽǀĞƌŶƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů
ƵƐĂŐĞ͕ ĐƵƐƚŽŵ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĚĞĐŝĚĞ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƵƐĂŐĞ͕ ĐƵƐƚŽŵ Žƌ
ĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ĂƌŝƐŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƐƵĐŚ ƌƵůĞƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐƵĐŚ ƌƵůĞƐ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ͖
͞dŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŝƐŵ
ŝŶƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐǀŝĂƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕
dŚĞ/^ddĂĐĐĞƉƚƐĨŽƵƌĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝĞƐŽĨŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ͗
^ƚƵĚĞŶƚDĞŵďĞƌ͗
ŶLJƉĞƌƐŽŶĂĐƟǀĞůLJƉƵƌƐƵŝŶŐĂĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨƐƚƵĚLJůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽĂŶĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ
ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ ĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ŽĨ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĞůŝŐŝďůĞ
ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ Ă ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ DĞŵďĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ
ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŝƐĨŽƌƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂƚƚŚĞĂĐŚĞůŽƌŽĨ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞ;͘^Đ͘ͿůĞǀĞů
ŝŶŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĨƌŽŵĂŶŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚďLJ
ƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͘
ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞDĞŵďĞƌ͗
ŶLJ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ǁŚŽ ƐĂƟƐĮĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
ƉƌĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚďLJƚŚĞŽŵŵŝƩĞĞŽĨDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝƐĞůŝŐŝďůĞƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞĂŶ
ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞDĞŵďĞƌ͘dŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚŵŝŶŝŵƵŵĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŝƐĨŽƌĂ
͘^Đ͘ĞŐƌĞĞŝŶŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĨƌŽŵĂŶŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ
ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚďLJƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͘
&ƵůůDĞŵďĞƌ͗
ŶLJƉĞƌƐŽŶǁŚŽƐĂƟƐĮĞƐƚŚĞŵŝŶŝŵƵŵĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƉƌĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ
ďLJƚŚĞŽŵŵŝƩĞĞŽĨDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂĐƟǀĞůLJŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ
ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞŽĨƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĨŽƌĂƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐŝƐĞůŝŐŝďůĞ
ƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞĂŵĞŵďĞƌĂŶĚͬŽƌƉĞƌƐŽŶƐǁŚŽĂƌĞƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŽĂƌĚĂƌĞĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJĞŶƟƚůĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞĂ&ƵůůDĞŵďĞƌ͘dŚĞ
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚŵŝŶŝŵƵŵĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŝƐĨŽƌĂ͘^Đ͘ĞŐƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĂŶ
ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚďLJƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͘
,ŽŶŽƌĂƌLJ>ŝĨĞDĞŵďĞƌƐ͗
ƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶĐLJ͕ĨĂŝƌďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͕ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
;WͿ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĚŝƐƉƵƚĞƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͕
ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞƐĐŽĚĞƐŽĨƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ
ĂĚǀŝĐĞƚŽƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌƐŽŶ
ŵĂƩĞƌƐƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͘͟
dŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͛Ɛ 'D ŝƐ ŚĞůĚ ĂŶŶƵĂůůLJ͕ ƵƐƵĂůůLJ ĞĂƌůLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌƚŚ
ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌ͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ͕ ŽŶ Ă ŵŽŶƚŚůLJ ďĂƐŝƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ŽĨ
DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŵĞĞƚƐƚŽĚĞůŝďĞƌĂƚĞŽŶƚŚĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͘dŚĞ
ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŝƐŐŽǀĞƌŶĞĚďLJŝƚƐDĞŵŽƌĂŶĚƵŵĂŶĚƌƟĐůĞƐŽĨ
ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŝƚƐLJ>ĂǁƐ͘&ƵƌƚŚĞƌ͕ŝŶůĂǁ͕ƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞĚǁŝƚŚ
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ ĨŽƵƌ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ >ĂŶĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ
ƚŽƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽĂƌĚŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚǁŽŽĨŝƚƐ
ŵĞŵďĞƌƐƚŽƚŚĞŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĂƌLJŽŵŵŝƩĞĞŽĨƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐŽĂƌĚŽĨ
dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ͘
ŶLJ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŶŽ ůŽŶŐĞƌ ĂĐƟǀĞůLJ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ŽĨ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ŽĨ
DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŚĂƐŵĂĚĞĂǀĂůƵĂďůĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƚŽďŽƚŚƚŚĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ
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ƚŚĞ/^ddŽŵŵŝƩĞĞŽĨDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝƐĨŽƌŵƵůĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵŝƚƐŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ
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ǁĂůůƐ͕ ďƌŝĚŐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ ƚŚĞ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ůĞŐĂů
ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶƐ͘dŚĞLJĂůƐŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚǀŝĐĞĂŶĚĚĂƚĂ
ĨŽƌ ŐĞŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĂů ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ;'/^Ϳ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ůĂŶĚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
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^ƵƌǀĞLJĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚƐŽƌĐŚĂŝŶŵĞŶĂƌĞƵƐƵĂůůLJƐĞŵŝͲƐŬŝůůĞĚǁŽƌŬĞƌƐǁŚŽŚĞůƉ
ƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͘dŚĞLJƉůĂĐĞƚĂƌŐĞƚƌĞŇĞĐƚŽƌƐ͕ĮŶĚŽůĚƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŵĂƌŬƐ͕ĂŶĚ
ŵĂƌŬƉŽŝŶƚƐŽŶƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚ͘dŚĞƚĞƌŵ͚ĐŚĂŝŶŵĂŶ͛ĚĞƌŝǀĞƐĨƌŽŵƉĂƐƚƵƐĞ
ŽĨŵĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐŐƌŽƵŶĚĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƐǁŝƚŚŵĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐĐŚĂŝŶƐ͘dŚĞĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ;ƐͿ
ĐƵƚƐ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ ůŝŶĞƐ͕ ĚŝŐƐ ĨŽƌ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ŶĞǁ ŵĂƌŬĞƌƐ Ăƚ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ
ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƟǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ
ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĞŶĂďůĞƚŚĞůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƚŽǀŝƐƵĂůůLJŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŚŝƐďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐŽŶ
ƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚ͘
^ƵƌǀĞLJ ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶƐ ŽŌĞŶ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐ ƐƵƌǀĞLJ ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ƌƵŶ ƐƵƌǀĞLJƐ ŝŶ
ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ͕ ĚŽ ƐƵƌǀĞLJ ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ Žƌ ĚƌĂŌ ƉůĂŶƐ͘ ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶ ƵƐƵĂůůLJ
ŚĂƐŶŽůĞŐĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJĂŶĚĐĂŶŶŽƚĐĞƌƟĨLJŚŝƐǁŽƌŬ͘EŽƚĂůůƚĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶƐ
ĂƌĞ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ͕ ďƵƚ ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ Žƌ ĚŝƉůŽŵĂ ůĞǀĞů ĂƌĞ
ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘
>ŝĐĞŶƐŝŶŐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐǀĂƌLJǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ͕ĂŶĚĂƌĞĐŽŵŵŽŶůLJĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶŶĂƟŽŶĂůďŽƌĚĞƌƐ͘/ŶdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ͕ĂĐĂĚĂƐƚƌĂůƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ
;dd>^Ϳ ŵƵƐƚ ŶŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ŝŶ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͕ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ďLJ Ă ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ
ĞdžĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ůĂǁ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ
ƵŶĚĞƌŐŽĂƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨŽŶͲƚŚĞͲũŽďƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐŽƌƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽďƵŝůĚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞLJ
ĂƌĞĂǁĂƌĚĞĚĂůŝĐĞŶƐĞƚŽƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͘ůŝĐĞŶƐĞĚůĂŶĚƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌŽƌdd>^ŝƐ
Surveying the Journey - ISTT
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽƐŝŐŶĂŶĚƐĞĂůĂůůĐĂĚĂƐƚƌĂůƉůĂŶƐ͘dŚĞƐƚĂƚĞĚŝĐƚĂƚĞƐ
ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĂƚ͕ ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŶƵŵďĞƌ͘ /Ŷ
ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ĂƐ
follows:
KƵƌŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉŝƐĂŬĞLJƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌ
ŝŶƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ
dŚĞ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ;dd>^Ϳ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͕ ĂƌĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ
ŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚĂĚĞŐƌĞĞĂƚƚĞƌƟĂƌLJůĞǀĞůŽƌŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ͞ŐƌĂŶĚĨĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ͟
ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ Žƌ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ĨŽůĚ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ͕
for the most part, been educated to a high academic and all-­‐
ƌŽƵŶĚůĞǀĞů͖ƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽĨĂǁŝĚĞƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵŽĨůĂŶĚ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͕ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐƚĂƚƵƚŽƌLJ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ
ůĂŶĚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͘ WĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞƉĞƌƚŽŝƌĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ
ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĂŶĚ͕ƚŚĞŝƌĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ
ĂƌĞŽĨĂŚŝŐŚŽƌĚĞƌ͘
ŽĨ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐŽŶWƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ
dĂdžĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƵŝůƚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶĂ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞŵĂŶŶĞƌ͘
dŚĞdĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐǁŝĚĞŶĞĚƚŚĞŝƌŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞďĂƐĞ
ďLJ ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ ĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ
ŽŶ ƐŝƚĞͲĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ƐƚŽĐŬ ŽĨ
ŵŽĚĞƌŶŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂƌĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĨŽƌƌĞƉƵƚĂďůĞĨŽƌĞŝŐŶ
ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ ŽŶ ůĂŶĚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƐŝƚĞƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ĂƌĞ
excluded from the provisions of the 1996 Act, although some ŚĂǀĞĂƉƌŽǀĞŶƚƌĂĐŬƌĞĐŽƌĚŽĨĚŽŝŶŐĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŶƚůLJŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ͘
dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŵĂŶLJ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĞůĞǀĂƚĞĚ
ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐŚĂŝŶŵĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ǁŝĚĞůLJ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĂƐ
ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶƐ͘dĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶƐĂƌĞĂǀŝƚĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ
ŵĂŶLJƚĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶƐŐŽŽŶƚŽƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŚĞŝŐŚƚƐŽĨƚŚŽƐĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ͘
,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞŽŶůLJǁĂLJƚŽŚĂƌŶĞƐƐ;ĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůͿƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJŽĨ
those technicians is to have a technical grade of engineering ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘dĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶƐƐŚŽƵůĚǁŽƌŬƵŶĚĞƌ
ƚŚĞƐƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌŽƌdd>^͘
dŚĞdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞƐůĂŶĚƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ
under Acts of Parliament (Act 33 of 1996 and the 1998 Land ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐZĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐͿ͘dŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞ͛ƐƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞ
ƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚƐĂŶĚ^ƵƌǀĞLJƐŝǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽĂƌĚŽĨ
ƚŚĞ DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ ŽĨ ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ >ĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ &ŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ďŽĚŝĞƐ
ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ ŝŶ ĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ
>ĂŶĚ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͛ƐĐƚŽĨϭϵϵϴ͘dŚĞŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJƐŝƐŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJ
responsible for the establishment and update of standards ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJ͕ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ĐƌĞĚĞŶƟĂůƐ͕ ŵŽŶƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ
ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŐĞŽĚĞƟĐ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ͘ ĂĚĂƐƚƌĂů
ƐƵƌǀĞLJƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞĚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶĐĞ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ůĞŐĂů ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ >ĂŶĚ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ
ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ďLJ ĐĂĚĂƐƚƌĂů ƐƵƌǀĞLJƐ ŵĂLJ ƐƚĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ
ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨLJĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŵŽĚŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͘
HUMAN SETTLEMENT CONSULTANCY
URBAN & RURAL LAND DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES,
POLICIES, PROJECTS
INTEGRATED LAND DEVELOPMENT
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PROJECT PLANNING, COORDINATION & IMPLEMENTATION
LAND SURVEYS
Ivan Laughlin
Managing & Coordinating Director
Licensed Land Surveyor
/ŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ͕ƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ
(ISTT) is mandated under Act 33 of 1996 to recommend to the line Minister on the following:
ͻ EŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨĨŽƵƌŽĨŝƚƐ>ĂŶĚ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐŝǀŝƐŝŽŶŵĞŵďĞƌƐ
ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ >ĂŶĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ;Žƌ
ůŝĐĞŶƐĞĚůĂŶĚƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐͿ͕ƚŽďĞĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƚŽƚŚĞ
>ĂŶĚ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽĂƌĚŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ;ƚŚĞŽĂƌĚͿ͖
The Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago - 20 Year Anniversary
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• Provide its views of a nominee to the Board who is a ŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƉƵƚĨŽƌǁĂƌĚďLJƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ͕ĂŶĚŶŽƚďĞŝŶŐ
Ă ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐ ďŽĚLJ ŽĨ Ă ƐĞůĨͲƌĞŐƵůĂƟŶŐ ůŝĐĞŶƐŝŶŐ
ďŽĚLJƵŶĚĞƌĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌĐƚ͕ŶŽƌďĞŝŶŐƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚŝƐĐƚ͕ŝƐ
ďLJƌĞĂƐŽŶŽĨĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŝŶƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŽƌƉƵďůŝĐůŝĨĞƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚƚŽ
ƐĞƌǀĞŽŶƚŚĞŽĂƌĚ͖ĂŶĚ
ͻ EŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨƚǁŽ;ĂŶĚŝĨƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƵƉƚŽĮǀĞͿŽĨŝƚƐ>ĂŶĚ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ
dŽďĂŐŽ >ĂŶĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ƚŽ
ƐĞƌǀĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ >ĂŶĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJ ŽĂƌĚ͛Ɛ >ĂŶĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĂƌLJ
ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͘
/ƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚĞǁŽƌƚŚLJ ƚŽ ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ >ĂŶĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͛Ɛ ZƵůĞƐ
ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƚ ďĞĞŶ ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚ Žƌ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ Ă
ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞĐƚǁĂƐĮƌƐƚƉƌŽĐůĂŝŵĞĚ͘dŽĚĂƚĞƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ
ƌƵůĞƐ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ͛Ɛ
ŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ ZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ^ƚĂƟŽŶƐ ;KZ^Ϳ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƚ
ďĞĞŶ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ǁŝĚĞůLJ ĚŝīĞƌŝŶŐ
ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĚĂƚƵŵďĞŝŶŐƵƐĞĚŝŶƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͘dŚĞƐĞƌƵůĞƐ
ĂůƐŽŽƵƚůŝŶĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĨŽƌĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽĨĂůůƚLJƉĞƐŽĨĮĞůĚƐƵƌǀĞLJƐ͕
ƉůĂŶ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐůLJ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ
ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ Ă ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ďŽĚLJ ŽĨ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ŵŽĚĞƌŶŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞůĂŶĚƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶŝŶdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚ
dŽďĂŐŽ͘
dŚĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ůĂŶĚ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ ŝŶ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ŝƐ Ă
ŵŝƐŶŽŵĞƌ͘ Ɛ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ĂďŽǀĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĞĚŝŶƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘dŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ
ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ ĂƌĞ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞ͘
tŚŝůĞƚŚĞƌĞĞdžŝƐƚƐƉƌĂĐƟĐŝŶŐ͞ƋƵĂƐŝƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ͟ǁŚŽĂƌĞĂďůĞ
ƚŽƉƌŽĚƵĐĞŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞƐŽĨǁŽƌŬŽĨĂŚŝŐŚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ͕ƚŚĞƌĞůŝĂďŝůŝƚLJ
ŝƐ ƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ͘ Ɛ Ă ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵŝƟŐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƌŝƐŬ ŝŶ Ă ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐƚŚĞŵŝŶŝŵŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞ͘ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ
ĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞ/^ddĂŶĚ>ĂŶĚ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽĂƌĚĐĞƌƟĮĞĚŵĞŵďĞƌƐ
ŝƐƚŚĞĂƐƐƵƌĂŶĐĞŽĨŵŝŶŝŵƵŵƋƵĂŶƟĮĞĚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐŽĨĂĐĐĞƉƚĂŶĐĞ͘
dŚĞ/^ddĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽ
ƉůĂLJĂƉŝǀŽƚĂůƌŽůĞŽŶƚŚĞ
management of Land ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐŝŶdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚ
dŽďĂŐŽďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂǀŽŝĐĞ
ĨŽƌŝƚƐŵĞŵďĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞ
ĨŽƌŵƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕
ƌƵůĞƐ͕ƉŽůŝĐLJĂŶĚůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶ
ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘
There is no requirement for a TTLS to be a member of the ISTT, ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌŵĂŶLJĂƌĞĂŶĚƐŽŵĞĂƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞZŽLJĂů/ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ
ŽĨ ŚĂƌƚĞƌĞĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͘ ^ƵĐŚ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŝŶ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů
ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂŶ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ ĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ
ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ dd>^͘ dŚĞ /^dd ŚĂƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ŝƚƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ ŵĂŶLJ
ƚĞƌƟĂƌLJ ůĞǀĞů ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ dd>^͛Ɛ ǁŚŽ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ
ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐĂĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞǀŝĞǁŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ďŽƚŚƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůůLJ
ĂŶĚĞƚŚŝĐĂůůLJ͘&ƵƌƚŚĞƌ͕ƚŚĞ/^ddŝƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů&ĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͘
dŚĞ /^dd ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ Ă ƉŝǀŽƚĂů ƌŽůĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ
ŽĨ >ĂŶĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ŝŶ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ďLJ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ Ă ǀŽŝĐĞ
ĨŽƌŝƚƐŵĞŵďĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƌƵůĞƐ͕ƉŽůŝĐLJ
ĂŶĚůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘ƐĂƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůďŽĚLJ͕
ƚŚĞ/^ddƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ͘
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Surveying the Journey - ISTT
tŚŽŝƐƚŚĞ͚YƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͍͛
dŚĞƋƵĂŶƟƚLJƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌŝƐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͛Ɛ
economists, cost accountant, cost engineer, cost manager ĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶůĞŐĂůĂĚǀŝƐŽƌ͘
dŚĞ ŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJ ŵĂŶ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĨĞůůŽǁ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ
͚ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͛ ƚŚĞLJ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ Ă
ƉĞƌƐŽŶ͕ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ĚĞĮŶĞĚ ŝŶ ůĂǁ͕ ĂƐ Ă ůĂŶĚ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͘YƵĂŶƟƚLJƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐŝŶdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚ
dŽďĂŐŽĂƌĞƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJĨĂĐĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚŝƐƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ
ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ
ƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĨĞǁ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ
ŵĞĞƟŶŐ͕ƚŽĂĚǀŝƐĞƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚŽŶǁŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌ
ƌŽůĞƐĂŶĚĚƵƟĞƐĂƌĞŝŶƌĞƐƉĞĐƚŽĨƚŚŝƐĂƵŐƵƐƚ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ĚŝƐĐŽŶĐĞƌƟŶŐ͕
ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ŝŶ ƌĞŐĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĞŵĞŶĚŽƵƐ
ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐŽĨƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ
ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕ ŵŽƐƚ
ŽĨ ǁŚŽ ŐŽ ƵŶŶŽƟĐĞĚ͕ ƵŶŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ
ƵŶĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĚ͘
dŚĞ ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͛ƐĞĐŽŶŽŵŝƐƚƐ͕ĐŽƐƚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂŶƚ͕ĐŽƐƚ
ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌ͕ ĐŽƐƚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
ůĞŐĂů ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌ͘ dŚĞLJ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ďůĞŶĚ
of disciplines comprising, economics, ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ͕ ůĂǁ͕ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂŶĐLJ͕ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕
ŵĞŶƐƵƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ͕
architecture, mechanical and electrical ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕ ŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐ͕ ŐĞŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ĂŶĚ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞďƵŝůƚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘
tŚĂƚŝƐYƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͍
YƵĂŶƟƚLJ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ
ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚĐŝǀŝůĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐǁŽƌŬ͘dŚŝƐďĂƐŝĐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ
ŽĨĞƐƟŵĂƟŶŐŚĂƐďĞĞŶĞdžƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞ
ĂĚǀŝĐĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞ ĐŽƐƚƐ ŽĨ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ
ĚĞƐŝŐŶƐĂŶĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨĐŽƐƚ
ŝŶ ƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ
ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐĐŚĞŵĞƐ;,ƵŐŚĞƐϭϵϴϭͿ͘ƐŝŵƉůĞƌ
ĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶŵĂLJďĞƚŚĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƐƚ
ŽĨ Ă ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ũŽď ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ
of labour and materials required to complete ŝƚ ;ŶĐĂƌƚĂ ϮϬϬϵͿ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĚĞĮŶĞĚ ĂƐ ͞ĂŶ
amalgam of several other disciplines within Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ͘ /ƚ ĞŵďƌĂĐĞƐ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐ͕
ŵĞŶƐƵƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŽŶ͕ Ăůů ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͟
;ƌĂŶĚŽŶϭϵϵϬͿ͘
tŚĂƚĚŽYƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐĚŽ͍
/Ŷ ĂŶ ŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJ ƐĞŶƐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ
ǁŽƵůĚĂĚǀŝƐĞŽŶǁŚĂƚĂƉƌŽũĞĐƚǁŽƵůĚĐŽƐƚ͖
advise on what size and standard of structure ƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďĞĞƌĞĐƚĞĚĨŽƌĂŶLJŐŝǀĞŶĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞ͖
ĂĚǀŝƐĞŽŶƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐŽĨĂƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ
ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĂďƵĚŐĞƚ͖ĐŽͲŽƉĞƌĂƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ
ĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ĂŶ ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚ ĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞ͖
advise on rendering and procurement ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƵĂů ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐ͖
prepare documents for obtaining tenders ĂŶĚ ĂƌƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ Ă ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ͖ ĂĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ
ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚ͕ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌ Žƌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞƌ
ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ
ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ ŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ
ĂƉƉůŝĞĚƐŽƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĐůŝĞŶƚ͛ƐĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ
is safeguarded and the Contractor is paid a ĨĂŝƌƉƌŝĐĞĨŽƌŚŝƐǁŽƌŬ͘
YƵĂŶƟƚLJ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŽ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ĐůŝĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŽƌƐ
ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĂĚĚ ǀĂůƵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƵĂů ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ
Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞͲĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͕ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ
ƉŽƐƚͲĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐƚĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌŬƐ͘dŚĞLJ
ŽīĞƌ Ă ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŶƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ
ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƐŬŝůĨƵů ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ
cost management tools and techniques to ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŝƌĐůŝĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŽƉƟŵƵŵǀĂůƵĞĨŽƌ
ŵŽŶĞLJ͘
The Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago - 20 Year Anniversary
dŚĞZŽůĞŽĨƚŚĞYƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ
KŶ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͛ ƌŽůĞ ĞǀŽůǀĞĚ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƉƵƌĞůLJ
ŽŶͲƐŝƚĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐ͕ ƚŽ ĐŽƐƟŶŐ ŽĨ ĚĞƐŝŐŶƐ
ŽƉƟŽŶƐ͕ƚŽĂŵŽƌĞƉƌŽͲĂĐƟǀĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƌŝĂůƌŽůĞ
in respect of advising on all aspects of the ǀĂůƵĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽ
ĐŽƐƚ͕ƟŵĞĂŶĚƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘dŚĞƋƵĂŶƟƚLJƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ĐŽƐƚ ĂŶĂůLJƐŝŶŐ͕
ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ĐŽŶƚƌŽůůŝŶŐĂŶĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐƚŽďĞĂƌ
ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƵĂů ĐŽŶƚƌŽů
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ǁŽƌŬƐ͘
dŚĞŝƌ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ƵŶĚĞƌ Ă ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ ĂƌĞ ĚŽŶĞ ŝŶ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůLJ ƚǁŽ ŵĂũŽƌ
ƐƚĂŐĞƐŬŶŽǁŶĂƐWƌĞͲŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŝ͘Ğ͘Ăůů
ĚƵƟĞƐ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŽƵƚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ
ďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŝƐĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚ
ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ WŽƐƚͲŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝ͘Ğ͘ Ăůů ƚŚĞ
ĚƵƟĞƐ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŽƵƚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ
ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ ŝƐ ĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚ
;dƵƌŶĞƌϭϵϳϮͿ͘
WƌĞͲŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƵƟĞƐ
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ZĞĐĞŝǀĞƚŚĞWƌŽũĞĐƚƌŝĞĨ
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sŝƐŝƚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůŝĞŶƚĂŶĚĞƐŝŐŶ
dĞĂŵĂŶĚĂĚǀŝƐĞŽŶƐƉŽƚŝƚĞŵƐĐŽƐƚƐ
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ZĞǀŝĞǁƉƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌLJĚĞƐŝŐŶƐ͕ŵĞĞƚǁŝƚŚ
ĞƐŝŐŶdĞĂŵƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞĂůůƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ĂƌĞŵĞƚ͘
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WƌĞƉĂƌĞ WƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌLJ ƐƟŵĂƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚǁŽƌŬƐ͘
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hŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞ ĐŽƐƚ ĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌLJ
ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƐĂƐƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐ͘
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WƌĞƉĂƌĞďƵĚŐĞƚƌĞǀŝĞǁƐǁŚĞŶƚŚĞĮŶĂů
ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĚĞƐŝŐŶƐĂƌĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ͘
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ƩĞŶĚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŵĞĞƟŶŐƐ ĂƐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ
ĞƐŝŐŶdĞĂŵŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽŵŽŶŝƚŽƌĚĞƚĂŝůĚĞƐŝŐŶƐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞ
ĮŶĂůďƵĚŐĞƚ͘
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WƌĞƉĂƌĞ ŝŶ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĞƐŝŐŶ dĞĂŵ͕ ƚŚĞ
ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂŶĚǁŽƌŬŵĂŶƐŚŝƉ͘
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>ŝĂŝƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĞƐŝŐŶ ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ DĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂů ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ
^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ/ŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞŝůůƐŽĨYƵĂŶƟƟĞƐ͘
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WƌĞƉĂƌĞĂƚĞŶĚĞƌĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶƌĞƉŽƌƚŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚŝŶŐ
ĂƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŽƌĨŽƌƚŚĞĂǁĂƌĚŽĨƚŚĞŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ͘
WŽƐƚͲŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƵƟĞƐ
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ƩĞŶĚƐŝƚĞŵĞĞƟŶŐƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĚƵƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞdžĞĐƵƟŽŶƐƚĂŐĞ
;ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶͿ͘
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WĞƌĨŽƌŵŵŽŶƚŚůLJǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶŽĨǁŽƌŬƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨ
ŽŶͲƐŝƚĞͬŽīͲƐŝƚĞŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘
>ŝĂŝƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚǁŽƌŬƐ͘
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WƌĞƉĂƌĞĐŽƐƚƌĞƉŽƌƚƐŝŶĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞƐŝŐŶdĞĂŵ
;ŽƐƚZĞƉŽƌƟŶŐͿ͘
WƌĞƉĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞŶĚĞƌ ďŝůůƐ ŽĨ ƋƵĂŶƟƟĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ
ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ ƉƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌLJ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ǁŽƌŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
ŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ ͬ ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ DĞƚŚŽĚ ŽĨ
DĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƌĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶǁŽƌŬƐ͘
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ǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐŽƐƚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ǀĂůƵĞ
ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ͘
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ǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƵĂů ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƟŵĞ
ĐůĂŝŵƐ͘
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WƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĂĮŶĂůĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĨŽƌĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŝŶĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŽƌ͕ĚĞƐŝŐŶƚĞĂŵĂŶĚĐůŝĞŶƚ͘
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^ƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĮŶĂůĐŽƐƚƉĂLJŵĞŶƚǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞůŝĞŶƚ
;ĐůŽƐĞͲŽƵƚͿ͘
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WƌĞƉĂƌĞĂƉƌŝĐĞĚďŝůůŽĨƋƵĂŶƟƟĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞůŝĞŶƚ͘
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>ŝĂŝƐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůŝĞŶƚĂŶĚĞƐŝŐŶdĞĂŵŽŶƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞŽĨ͕ĂŶĚ
ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƋƵĞƌŝĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƚĞŶĚĞƌĞƌƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞ
ŽĨƚĞŶĚĞƌďƵůůĞƟŶƐĂƐŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘
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ǀĂůƵĂƚĞ ƚĞŶĚĞƌƐ ŽŶĐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞ Ă
ƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŽǁĞƐƚ ĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ ƚĞŶĚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚďƵĚŐĞƚĂŶĚĂƐƐŝƐƚŽƚŚĞƌŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĞƐŝŐŶ
dĞĂŵ ŝŶ ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĂůƵĂƟŶŐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƐĂǀŝŶŐƐ͕
ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞ ďŝůůƐ ŽĨ ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƚĞ Ă ƌĞǀŝƐĞĚ dĞŶĚĞƌ
WƌŝĐĞ͕ŝĨƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘
dŚĞ ůŽĐĂů ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϲ͕ ǁŝůů ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞ
ĮŌLJ;ϱϬͿLJĞĂƌƐŽĨĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŽƚŚĞdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ ŵĂĚĞ ŝƚƐ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ ƚŽ
ŝƚƐ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͘ /Ŷ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ͕ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ǁĂƐ ŽǀĞƌƐĞĞŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞ YƵĂŶƟƚLJ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͛
The Directors and Staff of
RAYMOND & PIERRE LIMITED
are pleased to extend our sincere congratulations to
THE INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
on the 20th Anniversary of its establishment.
The ISTT represents the interests of professionals in the
fields of Valuation, Quantity and Geomatics Surveying.
We take the opportunity to offer our continued
support in the important work of the ISTT.
OUR VISION
To be the leading independent professional property consultants in Trinidad
& Tobago and the Eastern Caribbean providing quality Services to our clients.
OUR MISSION
Raymond & Pierre Limited is in the business of adding value to our clients by
providing the highest quality professional services in: valuation, real estate
development, consultancy, property taxation, land acquisition negotiations,
and other property-related areas.
OUR WATCH WORDS
“Quality & Integrity”
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Surveying the Journey - ISTT
^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ ďĞĐĂŵĞ Ă ƐƵďͲ
ŐƌŽƵƉŽĨƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͛ŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐ
ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϲ͘dŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͛ŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ
ŚĂƐƚǁŽƐƚĂƚĞĚŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ͕ďĞŝŶŐƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĨŽƐƚĞƌ ŐŽŽĚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů
ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐ;/^ddϮϬϬϵͿ͘dŚŝƐďŽĚLJŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐŝƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞ
proper management of the local profession and the professional fee ĐŚĂƌŐĞƐ͘
dŚĞ /^dd ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚǁŽ ƐĐĂůĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĐŚĂƌŐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐǁŽƌŬƐŝŶƌĞƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ͕ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƐŵĂůůƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ
ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ Đŝǀŝů ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘
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The Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago - 20 Year Anniversary
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Surveying the Journey - ISTT
The Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago - 20 Year Anniversary
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PROGRAMME MANAGERS, PROJECT MANAGERS, CHARTERED QUANTITY SURVEYORS, CHARTERED VALUATION SURVEYORS, ARCHITECTS & DESIGN ENGINEERS, PROJECT CONTROL CONSULTANTS & FINANCIAL MONITORS Our Services include: x x x x x x x x x x x x x Architectural Concepts and Design Civil and Structural Engineering Design Construction Claims Evaluation & Defence Cost Management & Quantity Surveying (Delays, Variations, Final Account, EOT, etc.) Dispute Resolution/Adjudication Engineering Surveying and Development Infrastructure Management Management Consulting Master Planning Parking & Mix-­‐Use Designs Planning & Landscape Architectural Design Pre-­‐Contract and Post-­‐Contract Supervision Services Preparation and Evaluation of Tender Documentation MEMBERSHIPS
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x x x x x x x x x Chartered Quantity & Valuation Surveyors R Members of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) R Members of the Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad & Tobago (ISTT) R Practising Affiliates of the Appraisal Institute of the Unites States of America Consulting Engineers R Members of the Board of Engineering of Trinidad & Tobago (BETT) R Members of the Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad & Tobago (APETT) R Members of the Institute of Chartered Engineers (ICE) Architects & Planners R Members of the Trinidad & Tobago Institute of Architects (TTIA) Project Managers & Chartered Construction Managers R Members of the Association for Project Management UK (APM) R Members of the Project Management Institute (PMI) / Certified Project Management Professionals (PMP) R Members of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Associate Members of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Surveying the Journey - ISTT
Preparation of Construction Cost Estimates Project/Construction Management and Supervision Project Feasibility & Economic Development Studies Project Control Consulting Project Financial Monitoring (Bank Monitoring) Property Appraisal/Valuation Surveying Services (ME&P) Engineering Design Structural Integrity Analysis Value Engineering CONTACT Head Office: NO. 44 Valsayn Avenue, Valsayn North, Valsayn TRINIDAD & TOBAGO TT Mailing Address: P.O. Box 464, Valpark Shopping Plaza, Valsayn TRINIDAD & TOBAGO US Mailing Address: NO. 6325 McCoy Road, Orlando, Florida, 32822 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (407) 679-­‐1600 (407) 679-­‐3383 BY TELEPHONE / FASCIMILE AND EMAIL: Phone: (868) 662-­‐1991 / (868) 645-­‐1447 Fax: (868) 662-­‐6705 Email: admin@atlanticpcl.com Website: www.atlanticpcl.com sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ
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ĂƐ ĞƋƵŝƚLJ ĮŶĂŶĐŝŶŐ͕ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ
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Step 3 ʹ ŽŵƉƵƚĂƟŽŶƐ ʹ /Ŷ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƚĂŐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ ǁŽƵůĚ ĂƉƉůLJ ĂŶ
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ĞŐŽƟĂƚĞŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJŽǁŶĞƌƐĨŽƌĨĂŝƌĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶŝŶ
ĐŽŵƉƵůƐŽƌLJĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶĐĂƐĞƐ͘
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^ ĞƌǀĞĂƐĞdžƉĞƌƚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐŝŶĂĚũƵĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐŽŶƚŚĞƐƵďũĞĐƚ
ŽĨƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ͘
The Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago - 20 Year Anniversary
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ŽŶ sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͘ ƚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͕ ǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ŝŶ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
ĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽŝƐŐƵŝĚĞĚďLJƚǁŽƐĞƚƐŽĨƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐʹƚŚĞZ/^sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ
WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ ;ĐŽŵŵŽŶůLJ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƚŚĞ ͞ZĞĚ ŽŽŬ͟Ϳ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ
/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ ;/s^Ϳ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ
ZŽLJĂů/ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶŽĨŚĂƌƚĞƌĞĚ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͘
Step 4 ʹ ZĞƉŽƌƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ ʹ EŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ǀĂůƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ
ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚĮŐƵƌĞƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĐŽŵƉƵƚĞĚ͕ƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌǁŽƵůĚƚŚĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚ
ŽŶƚŚĞĮŶĚŝŶŐƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶĂŶĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚƌĞƉŽƌƚĨŽƌŵĂƚ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŽƉŝŶŝŽŶŽĨǀĂůƵĞ͕ƚŚĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĂůƐŽĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJŝŶĚĞƚĂŝů͕ƌĞĨĞƌƐƚŽƚŚĞŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĐůŝĞŶƚ
ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐƚŚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJŵĂƌŬĞƚ
ŝŶ Ă ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƐĞŶƐĞ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ
ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƚĞ ŽĨ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĂŶLJ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ
ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƌĞŵŝƚŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͘
hƉŽŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ͕ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŐŶĞĚ ďLJ
ƚŚĞ ǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌǀĞLJ͘
dŚŝƐŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞƚŚĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůǁŚŽĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚƚŚĞŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ĂƐ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŽƵƚ ďLJ Ă ǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ
ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ͘dŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌͬĮƌŵǁŝůůĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƚŚĞĐůŝĞŶƚĂŶĚĂĚǀŝƐĞŽŶƚŚĞ
ĨĞĞƐƉĂLJĂďůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƉŽƌƚǁŝůůďĞŝƐƐƵĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĐůŝĞŶƚ͘
Fees
͞^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐŝƐƚŚĞƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĂƌƚ
ŽĨŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ͘sĂůƵĂƟŽŶŝƐŽŶĞ
ďƌĂŶĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞ
ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚ͚ǀĂůƵĞ͛ŝƐŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚĂƐŝƚ
ƌĞůĂƚĞƐƚŽƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͘͞
ĂĐŚ Įƌŵ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞ ŽĨ ĨĞĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ͘
,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĨĞĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJ ĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞĚ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞ ŽĨ
ƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͘DŽƐƚĮƌŵƐĂůƐŽŐŝǀĞƚŚĞŽƉƟŽŶƚŽƋƵŽƚĞ
ĮdžĞĚ ĨĞĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐƵƌǀĞLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐůŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ ĐĂŶ ĂŐƌĞĞ ƚŽ
ďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚ͘
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Surveying the Journey - ISTT
a ChatǁŝƚŚůĞǀĞůĂŶĚ>ĞŽŶĂƌĚ
Y͘,ŽǁůŽŶŐŚĂǀĞLJŽƵďĞĞŶĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞ
/^dd͍
͞/͛ǀĞďĞĞŶĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨ/^ddĨƌŽŵŝƚƐŝŶĐĞƉƟŽŶ
ŝŶϭϵϵϲ͘/ǁĂƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚdƌĞĂƐƵƌĞƌĂƚƚŚĞŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂů
ŵĞĞƟŶŐĂŶĚŚĞůĚƚŚĂƚƉŽƐƚĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐůLJƵŶƟů
/ĚĞĐůŝŶĞĚŶŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŝŶϮϬϭϭ͘DLJĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐ
ũŽŬŝŶŐůLJƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽŵĞĂƐ͞dƌĞĂƐƵƌĞƌĨŽƌ>ŝĨĞ͘͟
dŚĞƌĞĂŌĞƌ͕ / ǁĂƐ ĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ dƌĞĂƐƵƌĞƌ͕
ĂƉŽƐŝƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚ/ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŚŽůĚƵƉƚŽƚŚĞ
ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƟŵĞ͘͟
Y͘ tŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ LJŽƵ ŵŽƐƚ ƉƌŽƵĚ ŽĨ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĐĂƌĞĞƌƚŽĚĂƚĞ͍
Y͘tŚĂƚǁĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶůŝŬĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶ
ƵŵďƌĞůůĂŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ͍
͞dŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ŽĨ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ
dŽďĂŐŽ ;/^ddͿ ǁĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ ŝŶ ϭϵϵϲ ďLJ ƚŚĞ
ŵĞƌŐŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌƐĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞǀŝnjƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕ ;ĨŽƌ ůĂŶĚ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐͿ͕
ƚŚĞYƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚ
dŽďĂŐŽ ;ĨŽƌ ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐͿ ĂŶĚ WZKs>
;ĨŽƌǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐͿ͘WƌŝŽƌƚŽƚŚĞŵĞƌŐĞƌ
ƚŚĞƐĞĞŶƟƟĞƐǁŽƵůĚƚĂŬĞƚƵƌŶƐŚŽƐŝŶŐŵŽŶƚŚůLJ
ůƵŶĐŚĞŽŶƐŝŶǁŚŝĐŚŽƚŚĞƌŐƌŽƵƉƐƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ
architects, engineers and contractors would ĂůƐŽ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ͘ ƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ůƵŶĐŚĞŽŶƐ Ă ŐƵĞƐƚ
ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌǁŽƵůĚďĞƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŚŽƐƟŶŐŐƌŽƵƉ
to speak on some topic of common and current ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ͟tŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶƵŵďƌĞůůĂŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶŝƚ
ǁĂƐŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĨŽƌĞĂĐŚ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJŽƌƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ
ŽĨ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƉĂŐĂƚĞ ŝƚƐ ŽǁŶ ĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞ͘
^ƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞƋƵĂŶƟƚLJƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͕ŽĨǁŚŝĐŚ
/ĂŵŽŶĞ͕/ǁŽƵůĚƐĂLJƚŚĂƚǁĞĨĂĐĞĚĂŶƵƉŚŝůů
ƚĂƐŬŝŶĞĚƵĐĂƟŶŐƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐŽŶŽƵƌƚƌƵĞƌŽůĞ͕ĂƐ
ƚŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞƉĞƌƐŽŶďĞůŝĞǀĞĚƚŚĂƚĂůůƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ
ǁĞƌĞůĂŶĚƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͘ƵƚƚŚĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉŽĨ
ƚŚĞ YƵĂŶƟƚLJ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͛Ɛ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ƌŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶ͘WĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůůLJ͕ĂƌƟĐůĞƐǁĞƌĞǁƌŝƩĞŶŝŶ
ƚŚĞ ĚĂŝůLJ ŶĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ ŽŶ ƚŽƉŝĐƐ ĂīĞĐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͘dŚĞ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJĂůƐŽŚŽƐƚĞĚ
a ten minute spot on radio (Radio Trinidad at ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞͿ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ ĐĂůůĞĚ &ŽĐƵƐ ŽŶ
ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘ŐƵĞƐƚƐƉĞĂŬĞƌǁŽƵůĚďĞĨŽƵŶĚďLJ
sŝĐƚŽƌ ,Ăƌƚ͕ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ĂƐ Ă ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ
ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞŵĞŵďĞƌĂŶĚ /ǁŽƵůĚ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚ ƚŚĞ
ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁ͘͟
͞dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶŵLJƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĐĂƌĞĞƌ
ŽĨ ǁŚŝĐŚ / Ăŵ ƉƌŽƵĚ͘ dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ / ǁŽƵůĚ ƐĂLJ
ǁĂƐ ŵLJ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƌĞƐŝŐŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ
ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͘ ƚ ƚŚĞ
ƟŵĞ͕ƐŽŵĞƐĂŝĚ/ǁĂƐŝŶƐĂŶĞƚŽůĞĂǀĞĂƐĞĐƵƌĞ
ũŽď͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ / ĐĂŶ ůŽŽŬ ďĂĐŬ Ăƚ ŝƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ
ƌĞŐƌĞƚ͘/ŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨǁŽƌŬŽƌƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕ƚŚĞtŽƌůĚ
ĂŶŬĚƵĐĂƟŽŶWƌŽũĞĐƚĨŽƌƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJƐĐŚŽŽůƐ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ͖ƚŚĞ&ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů
ŽŵƉůĞdž ĂŶĚ dŚĞ ,ĂůůƐ ŽĨ :ƵƐƟĐĞ͕ WŽƌƚ ŽĨ
^ƉĂŝŶ͘͟
Y͘/ĨLJŽƵǁĞƌĞŶŽƚĂƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌǁŚĂƚĞůƐĞĚŽ
LJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬLJŽƵŵĂLJďĞĚŽŝŶŐ͍
͞,ĂĚ/ŶŽƚďĞĐŽŵĞĂƋƵĂŶƟƚLJƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ/ŵŝŐŚƚ
have turned out to be a toper, or in local ƉĂƌůĂŶĐĞĂĚƌƵŶŬĂƌĚ͘͟
͞Ɛ Ă LJŽƵŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ / ǁĂƐ Ă ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ
visitor to a drinking establishment which was ůŽĐĂƚĞĚŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŵLJǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞĂƚƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ
ŽĨ tŽƌŬƐ͘ KŶĞ ĚĂLJ Ă ĚƌĂƵŐŚƚƐŵĂŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ
DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ͕ ǁŚŽ ŚĂĚ ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŵLJ
academic background and had been observing ŵLJ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ĐŽŶĨƌŽŶƚĞĚ ŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ
ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ͗ ͞zŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ LJŽƵ ŽǀĞƌƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ͕
ŵĂLJďĞLJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚƐƚƵĚLJƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞĂƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͍͟ ,Ğ ƚŚĞŶ ŝŶǀŝƚĞĚ ŵĞ ƚŽ ŚŝƐ ŽĸĐĞ
and introduced me to a forbidding document ĐĂůůĞĚĂďŝůů ŽĨƋƵĂŶƟƟĞƐĂŶĚŽīĞƌĞĚƚŽƐƚĂƌƚ
ŵĞŽīǁŝƚŚƐŽŵĞŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ͘/ĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚŚŝƐ
ŽīĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƚŽ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞ Ă ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
learning course which would later be a factor ŝŶ ŵLJ ŽďƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ Ă Đŝǀŝů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŚŝƉ
ƚŽ ƐƚƵĚLJ ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ
<ŝŶŐĚŽŵ͘͟
Y͘tŚĂƚĂƌĞƐŽŵĞŽĨLJŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ
ĨƌŽŵ /^dd͛Ɛ ĞĂƌůLJ ĚĂLJƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ
The Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago - 20 Year Anniversary
ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶĞǀŽůǀĞĚƐŝŶĐĞŝƚƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ͍
͞^ŝŶĐĞ ŝƚƐ ĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ /^dd ŚĂƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂďŽƵƚ
doubled its membership which now numbers ŽǀĞƌϮϬϬƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ͘
Some important linkages which have been ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĂƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ZŽLJĂů /ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ
ŽĨ ŚĂƌƚĞƌĞĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ;Z/^Ϳ͕ ƚŚĞ
ŽŵŵŽŶǁĞĂůƚŚ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ
>ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶŽŵLJ ;^>Ϳ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ &ĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ
/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĞ ĚĞƐ /ŶŐĞŶŝĞƵƌƐ 'ĞŽŵĞƚƌĞƐ
;&/'Ϳ͘KŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂůƐĐĞŶĞƚŚĞ/^ddŝƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ :ŽŝŶƚ ŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟǀĞ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ
ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ /ŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ ;:Ϳ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
ĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ'ƌŽƵƉŽĨWƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ
;dd'WͿ͘͟
Y͘ĂŶLJŽƵŝĚĞŶƟĨLJƐŽŵĞŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ
ŝŶ/^dd͛ƐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͍
͞dŚĞƌĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŵĂŶLJ ďƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ
ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ŵĞ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƚůĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ Ă ŵŽĚƵůĞ
in the Profession Centre Building, which is ŽƵƌ ^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌŝĂƚ ƵŶƟů ƚŽĚĂLJ͘ ůƐŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƐƟŶŐ
ŽĨ Ă ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͛ ĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ
dŽďĂŐŽŝŶϮϬϬϵĂŶĚƚŚĞĂĚŽƉƟŽŶďLJĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů
ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͛ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ
ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚďLJ/^ddŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂƐĂƉƌĞͲƌĞƋƵŝƐŝƚĞ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌĚŝƐďƵƌƐĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘͟
Y͘ tŚĞƌĞ ĚŽ LJŽƵ ƐĞĞ /^dd ŝŶ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ϮϬ
LJĞĂƌƐ͍
͞dŚĞ /^dd ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŵĞ Ă ŇĂŐƐŚŝƉ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŝŶ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ
ĂŶĚŵĂLJƐĞĞŬƚŽĞdžƚĞŶĚŝƚƐŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƚŽŽƚŚĞƌ
ƉĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƌŝďďĞĂŶ ĂŶĚ >ĂƟŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͘
/Ŷ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ƚŚŝƐ ĞŶĚ ǁĞ ŵĂLJ ŶĞĞĚ
ƚŽ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ ŝƚƐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ Z/^
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŝƚƐDĞŵŽƌĂŶĚƵŵŽĨhŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ
;DKhͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĂŶĚ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘͟
Y͘ tŚĂƚ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ ǁŽƵůĚ LJŽƵ ŐŝǀĞ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ
ůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŽĞŶƚĞƌƚŚĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͍
͞DLJ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ
profession is to prepare to work hard at ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͖
ĂůǁĂLJƐ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶĐLJ
ĂŶĚ ďĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ĐĂŶ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ LJŽƵ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ŽĨ ǁŚĂƚ
LJŽƵĐĂŶďƌŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘͟
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ďLJŵŝƐƚĂŬĞŶŽƚĐŚŽŝĐĞ
LJsŝĐƚŽƌ,Ăƌƚ͕ZĞƟƌĞĚŚĂƌƚĞƌĞĚYƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ
dŽĚĂLJ͕ƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ
profession in Trinidad and Tobago is well established, well known and ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ
ŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉƵďůŝĐ͘dŚĂƚ
is in no small part because of the work ĚŽŶĞ ŝŶ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐ
the profession ďLJ ƚŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ
ŽĨ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ŽĨ
Trinidad and Tobago ;/^ddͿŽǀĞƌƚŚĞůĂƐƚϮϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĂƚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ
ǁĂƐŶŽƚĂůǁĂLJƐƚŚĞƌĞĂŶĚĮŌLJLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽǁŚĞŶ/ũŽŝŶĞĚ
ƚŚĞ ƌĂŶŬƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƋƵŝƚĞ Ă
ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƐƚŽƌLJ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŽ ĐůĞĂƌ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ďLJ
the government, the business circles, the professional ĐůĂƐƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉƵďůŝĐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵƵůƟͲĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂů
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ƐĂŝĚ LJŽƵ ǁĞƌĞ Ă
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͕ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ Ă ^ƵƌǀĞLJ >ĞǀĞů ĂŶĚ
dƌŝƉŽĚŝŶLJŽƵƌĂƌdƌƵŶŬ͘
ůŽĐĂůƉŝŽŶĞĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞYƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ
ŵŝĚͲϭϵϲϬƐǁĞƌĞůĞǀĞůĂŶĚ>ĞŽŶĂƌĚ;ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŶĂƟŽŶĂůƚŽ
ƋƵĂůŝĨLJͿ͕sŝĐƚŽƌ,Ăƌƚ͕ĂŶƵƚĞ^ƉĞŶĐĞƌĂŶĚ>ŝŶĐůŽŶ/ƐƌĂĞů͘
dŚĞ >ĂŶĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĞĂƌůLJ ĚĂLJƐ͕ ǁĂƐ
well kown and, in a general sense, the public knew ǁŚĂƚ ŚĞ ĚŝĚ͘ dŚĞ ůŽĐĂů ƉŝŽŶĞĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ĂŶĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶŚĂĚĚŽŶĞĂŐŽŽĚũŽďŝŶĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐǁŚĂƚǁĂƐ
ĂƉƌĞƐƟŐŝŽƵƐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ͛ƐŵŝŶĚ͖ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ
ůŝŬĞ ŽLJƐŝĞ WƌĞǀĂƩ͕ >ĂŶĐĞ DƵƌƌĂLJ͕ ŚŝĐŬ :ĂƌĚŝŶĞ͕ WĞƚĞƌ
^ĂŵƵĞů͕'ŝůdŚŽŵƉƐŽŶ͕'ŽƌĚŽŶ&ĂƌƌĞůů͕WĞƌĐLJ&ĂƌƌĞůů͕Ăƌů
tŝůůŝĂŵƐ͕WĂƵůtŝůůŝĂŵƐĂŶĚ,ŽůůŝƐǀĞƌƐůĞLJ͘
tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĨŽƵƌ ůŽĐĂů YƵĂŶƟƚLJ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ
ŚŽŵĞ ƚŽ ũŽŝŶ ƚŚĞ WƵďůŝĐ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ ǁĞ ŵĞƚ ŶŽ YƵĂŶƟƚLJ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚ ŝŶ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ǁŚŽŵ ǁĞĐŽƵůĚ
ƚƵƌŶĨŽƌĂĚǀŝĐĞŽŶƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƉƌĂĐƟĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ͘
dŚĞƌĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŚĞŶ ĨŽƵƌ ĞdžƉĂƚƌŝĂƚĞ ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ŝŶ
ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂĚ ĞĂƌůŝĞƌ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ
Tobago to work in the Colonial Service but we had no ĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞŵ͘tĞĨŽƵŶĚŶŽƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶƚƐůĞŌŝŶƉůĂĐĞƚŽ
ĨŽůůŽǁĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJǁĞǁĞƌĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĚƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŽƵƌ
ŽǁŶ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶƚƐ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ĞdžĐŝƟŶŐ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŐĂǀĞ ƵƐ
ƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵƚŽďĞŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ͘
dŚĞ sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ ǁĂƐ ŽŶůLJ ůŝƩůĞ ŬŶŽǁŶ ůŽĐĂůůLJ
ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ͚Ă ǀĂůƵĂƚŽƌ͕͛ Ă ŶĂŵĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝnjĞĚ ďLJ Ă
ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ƵĐƟŽŶĞĞƌ͕ Dƌ͘ D YƵĞƌŝŶŽ ǁŚŽ͕ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ
ƵŶƚƌĂŝŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞƐ͕ ǁĂƐ ƐĞůĨͲƐƚLJůĞĚ ĂƐ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
ĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ͛ƐĨŽƌĞŵŽƐƚ͚ZĞĂůƚŽƌ͕ƵĐƟŽŶĞĞƌĂŶĚsĂůƵĂƚŽƌ͛
and used his considerable skills as a showman to promote ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ͘ dŚĞ ůŽĐĂů sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ƉŝŽŶĞĞƌƐ ǁĞƌĞ
'ĞŽƌŐĞŚŝŶ͕ƵŐĞŶĞZĂLJŵŽŶĚĂŶĚZĂůƉŚWŝĞƌƌĞ͕Ăůůh<Ͳ
trained Chartered Valuers, who brought professionalism ƚŽƚŚĞƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ
dŚĞYƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͕ŽŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ͕ǁĂƐƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ
ƚŽ ůŽĐĂůƐ ʹ ƐŽŵĞ ŵŝƐƚĂŬĞŶůLJ ĐĂůůĞĚ Śŝŵ Ă ͚YƵĂůŝƚLJ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͛͘^ŽŵĞǁŝƚŚĂůŝƩůĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĚĞĮŶĞĚŚŝŵĂƐ
ĂƉĞƌƐŽŶǁŚŽĐŽƵŶƚĞĚďůŽĐŬƐĂŶĚŶĂŝůƐŽŶďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͘dŚĞ
^ŽůŝƩůĞǁĂƐŬŶŽǁŶĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞϭϵϱϬƐƚŚĂƚ͕
ǁŚĞŶŝŶϭϵϱϳ/ĂƉƉůŝĞĚĨŽƌĂ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ^ĐŚŽůĂƌƐŚŝƉŝŶ
YƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͕/ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŝƚǁĂƐĂĐŽƵƌƐĞƚŽƐƚƵĚLJůĂŶĚ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐŽŶĂůĂƌŐĞƐĐĂůĞ;ŚĞŶĐĞ͚ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ͛Ϳʹ/ŚĂĚďĞĞŶ
ŇŝƌƟŶŐƚŚĞŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨĂĐĂƌĞĞƌŝŶůĂŶĚƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͘
ǀĞŶ ĂŌĞƌ / ǁĂƐ ĂǁĂƌĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƌŽůůĞĚ
at the College of Estate Management in London in April ϭϵϱϴ;ĂŐĞϮϬͿ͕ŶŽŽŶĞŚĂĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĞĚŵLJĞƌƌŽƌ͘,ĞŶĐĞ͕/
ǁĂƐƚŽƚĂůůLJƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚĂŶĚĐŽŶĨƵƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ
ƚŚĂƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚŽŶůLJŽŶĞƐƵďũĞĐƚŝŶƚŚĞƌƵĚŝŵĞŶƚƐŽĨ>ĂŶĚ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐƚŚĂƚǁĂƐůŽƐƚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƐĞǀĞƌĂůĐŽƵƌƐĞƐŝŶůĞŐĂů͕
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͕ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐ ƐƵďũĞĐƚƐ͘ /
realized that I had made a huge mistake and I decided ƚŽŐĞƚŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĂƚĐŽƵƌƐĞĨĂƐƚ͘>ƵĐŬŝůLJ͕/ǁĂƐƉĞƌƐƵĂĚĞĚďLJ
WƌŝŶĐŝƉĂů:ĂƌĚŝŶĞͲƌŽǁŶƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚLJĞĂƌďĞĨŽƌĞ
ĚĞĐŝĚŝŶŐ ŽŶ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ Ă ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ / ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ
ƚŚĂƚLJĞĂƌĂŶĚĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽƚƌLJƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚLJĞĂƌ͕ƚŚĞŶƚŚĞ
ƚŚŝƌĚ LJĞĂƌ ĞƚĐ͘ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ŚĂƌƚĞƌĞĚ
YƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌŝŶϭϵϲϰ͘
Ɛ ĨĂƚĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŝƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ >ĂŶĚ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŵĞŶ ŝŶ
ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨŽƌƟĞƐ͕ ƐĞĐƵƌĞůLJ ĞŵďĞĚĚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ WƵďůŝĐ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ
ĂŶĚůŝǀŝŶŐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞůŝǀĞƐĂƐƚŚĞLJǁŽƌŬĞĚƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞŝƌ
ƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚ͘KŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ͕ƚŚĞYƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ
ǁĞƌĞ LJŽƵŶŐ ŵĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚǁĞŶƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌůLJ ƚŚŝƌƟĞƐ͕
restless to change the status quo and we embraced the ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƚŽůĞĂĚƚŚĞƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶŽĨŽƵƌƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘
͞^ŽůŝƩůĞǁĂƐ
ŬŶŽǁŶĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ
ϭϵϱϬƐƚŚĂƚ͕ǁŚĞŶ
ŝŶϭϵϱϳ/ĂƉƉůŝĞĚ
for a Government ^ĐŚŽůĂƌƐŚŝƉŝŶ
YƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͕
I thought it was a course to study ůĂŶĚƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐŽŶĂ
ůĂƌŐĞƐĐĂůĞ͘͟
ĂŶƵƚĞ ^ƉĞŶĐĞƌ ƚŽŽŬ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚ ŝŶ ƌĞƐƵƐĐŝƚĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ
ĚĞĨƵŶĐƚ YƵĂŶƟƚLJ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ
dŽďĂŐŽ͕ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ŝŶ ϭϵϲϯ͕ ƚŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ
The Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago - 20 Year Anniversary
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ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ ďŽĚLJ͘ / ƚŽŽŬ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚ ŝŶ
ƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ YƵĂŶƟƚLJ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ǁŽƌŬ͘
ůĞǀĞůĂŶĚ>ĞŽŶĂƌĚƚŽŽŬƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞYƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͛Ɛ
ƌŽůĞďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨtŽƌŬƐĂŶĚƚŽŽŬƚŚĞďŽůĚƐƚĞƉƚŽůĞĂǀĞƚŚĞ
DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJƚŽũŽŝŶƵŐĞŶĞZĂLJŵŽŶĚĂŶĚZĂůƉŚWŝĞƌƌĞƚŽƐĞƚƵƉƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ
sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ ŽĨ &ŝŶĂŶĐĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ
>ĂŶĚĐƚŚĂƉƚĞƌϱϴ͗ϬϯŽĨϭϵϲϵ͘,ĞǁĂƐŝŶĐŚĂƌŐĞŽĨƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐ
ŽĨ sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ KĸĐĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂůƐ ŽĨ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ
ĞƐƟŵĂƟŶŐƚŽƉƌĞƉĂƌĞƚŚĞŵĨŽƌƚŚĞĮĞůĚǁŽƌŬŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƚŽ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ Ă ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ
ĞǀĞƌLJƉĂƌĐĞůŽĨůĂŶĚ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ƉůĂŶƚĂŶĚŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƌLJ͘
DLJĮƌƐƚƉƵďůŝĐͲĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞǁĂƐƚŽŐĞƚZĂĚŝŽdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚƚŽŐŝǀĞ
ƚŚĞYƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJĨƌĞĞƌĂĚŝŽƟŵĞŽŶĐĞƉĞƌǁĞĞŬƚŽŚŽƐƚ
a ‘Talk-­‐Show’ called ‘Focus on Building’ with Cleveland Leonard and I ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟŶŐƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨŚŽƐƚ͘EĞdžƚ͕/ŐŽƚƚŚĞdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ'ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶĂŶĚƚŚĞ
džƉƌĞƐƐEĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƚŽŐŝǀĞƵƐƐƉĂĐĞĨŽƌĂǁĞĞŬůLJĐŽůƵŵŶŽŶƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽƉŝĐƐ͘dŚĞƐĞŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐůĂƐƚĞĚĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐ͘
^ŽŽŶƚŚĞŶĂŵĞ͚ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͛ĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŚĞĚŝĚďĞŐĂŶƚŽŐƌŽǁŝŶ
ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶĂŶĚ/ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽƚĞƐƚƚŚĞŵĂƌŬĞƚďLJĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ
ůŽĐĂů YƵĂŶƟƚLJ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ Įƌŵ ŝŶ :ĂŶƵĂƌLJ ϭϵϲϳ͘ ,ĂƌĚ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŐŽŽĚ
ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĂŶĚŝŶ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϭϵϲϵůĞǀĞůĂŶĚ>ĞŽŶĂƌĚũŽŝŶĞĚ
ŵĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞƚŚĞ,ĂƌƚΘ>ĞŽŶĂƌĚWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉǁŚŝĐŚ͕ĂŌĞƌϰϳLJĞĂƌƐ͕ƐƟůů
ĞdžŝƐƚƐƚŽĚĂLJĂƐĂůŝŵŝƚĞĚůŝĂďŝůŝƚLJĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ͘/ŶƟŵĞ͕ůŽĐĂůƐƵĐĐĞƐƐůĞĚƚŽ
ŽƵƌŽƉĞŶŝŶŐďƌĂŶĐŚŽĸĐĞƐŝŶ'ƵLJĂŶĂ͕ĂƌďĂĚŽƐ͕^ƚ͘>ƵĐŝĂĂŶĚŶƟŐƵĂ
ĂƐǁĞƚƌŝĞĚƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞĂƐƚĞƌŶĂƌŝďďĞĂŶ͘
/ŚĂǀĞĂůǁĂLJƐďĞůŝĞǀĞĚƚŚĂƚĂŵŝƐƚĂŬĞůĞĚƚŽŵLJƋƵĂůŝĨLJŝŶŐĂƐĂƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͕
ďƵƚǁĂƐŝƚƌĞĂůůLJĂŵŝƐƚĂŬĞŽƌĂĚĞƐŝŐŶŽĨ&ĂƚĞ͍ƐLJĞĂƌƐǁĞŶƚďLJ͕/ůĞĂƌŶƚ
ĨƌŽŵŵLJ&ĂŵŝůLJdƌĞĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĂƚ/ĂŵƚŚĞĚĞƐĐĞŶĚĂŶƚŽĨŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐƚŽƉƌĂĐƟĐĞŝŶdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ͕ĂŶŝĞůDĐŽŶŶĞůů,Ăƌƚ;ϭϴϰϳͲϭϵϭϯͿ͕
ŵLJŐƌĞĂƚŐƌĂŶĚĨĂƚŚĞƌ͘,ĞƐƵƌǀĞLJĞĚĂŶĚƐƵƉĞƌǀŝƐĞĚƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨ
,Ăƌƚ͛ƐƵƚŝŶŚĂŐƵĂƌĂŵĂƐ͕ƚŚĂƚƚŽĚĂLJƐƟůůĐĂƌƌŝĞƐŚŝƐŶĂŵĞ͘DĂLJďĞ͕
ũƵƐƚŵĂLJďĞ͕/ǁĂƐĚĞƐƟŶĞĚƚŽďĞĂƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌĞŶŐĂŐĞĚŝŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
ǁŽƌŬƐĂŶĚƚŽďĞĂůĞĂĚĞƌŝŶƚŚĞĞdžĐŝƟŶŐĞǀĞŶƚƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐ
ƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶůŽĐĂůůLJ͕ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůůLJĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ͘KŶŵLJ
ŽǁŶ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͕ / ƉƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ŐŽƐƉĞů ůŽĐĂůůLJ ĂŶĚ
ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůůLJ͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŽŶǁĞĂůƚŚ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ
ŽĨ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ >ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶŽŵLJ ;^>Ϳ͕ / ƉƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŐŽƐƉĞů ŝŶ
New Zealand, Sri Lanka, India, Zambia and Ghana and, in the process, ǀŝŐŽƌŽƵƐůLJǁĂǀĞĚƚŚĞdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽŇĂŐ͘
dŽĚĂLJ͕ ƚŚĞ /^dd ŝƐ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ͛Ɛ ƉƌŽƵĚ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚͲďĞĂƌĞƌ ĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚ/ƐŝŶĐĞƌĞůLJŚŽƉĞƚŚĂƚŝƚǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞŝƚƐ
ŐŽŽĚǁŽƌŬĂŶĚŐƌŽǁŝŶƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚŚĂƉƉĞŶŽŶůLJŝĨ
ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐĞƌƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐƐŚŽǁŵŽƌĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶĂŶĚĂǁŝůůŝŶŐŶĞƐƐƚŽŐŝǀĞ
something back to the inherited professions that have been the source ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝǀĞůŝŚŽŽĚ͘ ^ƵĐŚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ďLJ
maintaining high professional standards in their work but, more ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚůLJ͕ ďLJ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ƟŵĞ ƐĂĐƌŝĮĐĞƐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞ
ǁŽƌŬŽĨƚŚĞ/^ddŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƵƉĨŽƌĞůĞĐƟŽŶƚŽŽĸĐĞ͘
dŚĞ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ͛ ƉŝŽŶĞĞƌƐ ŽĨ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ŚĂĚ
ƐĞůŇĞƐƐůLJ ĚŽŶĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ũŽď ĂŶĚ ůĞŌ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ĂŶ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ǀĂůƵĂďůĞ
ůĞŐĂĐLJ͘ DŽƐƚ ĂƌĞ ĚĞĐĞĂƐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŽŶůLJ ƐĞǀĞŶ ŽĨ ƵƐ ĂůŝǀĞ ƚŽĚĂLJ ƚŽ ƚĞůů
ƚŚĞ ƚĂůĞ͗ 'ŽƌĚŽŶ &ĂƌƌĞůů ;ϵϯͿ͕ WĞƌĐLJ &ĂƌƌĞůů ;ϴϱͿ͕ WĂƵů tŝůůŝĂŵƐ ;ϴϱͿ͕
,ŽůůŝƐǀĞƌƐůĞLJ;ϴϱͿ͕ůĞǀĞůĂŶĚ>ĞŽŶĂƌĚ;ϴϯͿ͕ĂŶƵƚĞ^ƉĞŶĐĞƌ;ϳϵͿĂŶĚ
ŵĞ;ϳϴͿ͘/ƚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐƚŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞĂŶĚ
ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚ
ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ĂĚĚ ǀĂůƵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ
dŽďĂŐŽ͘dŚĞƉŝŽŶĞĞƌƐŚĂĚƚŽďƵŝůĚĨƌŽŵƐĐƌĂƚĐŚďƵƚƚŚŝƐŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŚĂƐ
ďĞĞŶŐŝǀĞŶƐŽůŝĚĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƐŽŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŽďƵŝůĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘dŚŝƐŝƐ
ƚŚĞƟŵĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƚŽŐƌĂďƚŚĞďĂƚŽŶĂŶĚĂƐƐƵŵĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉƌŽůĞƚŽ
ƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŝƌƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽŐƌĞĂƚĞƌŚĞŝŐŚƚƐ͘/ŚŽƉĞĂŶĚƉƌĂLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ
ƵƉƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͘
A. Campbell & Associates Limited
ŚĂƌƚĞƌĞĚYƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐͬŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚƐ
Anthony E. Campbell, FRICS., DIP., Q.S. (THAMES), C.C.E
A. Campbell & Associates Limited
congratulate the Institute of Surveyors of
Trinidad & Tobago on their 20th Anniversary
and their commitment to excellence
through the development of the Surveying
profession in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Surveying the Journey - ISTT
Valuer Not ͚sĂůƵĂƚŽƌ͛
LJ<ĂŵĞĞů<ŚĂŶ͕ŚĂƌƚĞƌĞĚsĂůƵĂƟŽŶ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ
tŚĞŶ / ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ŵLJ
ĮƌƐƚ ũŽď ŝŶ DĂƌĐŚ ŽĨ
1966 as a Revenue KĸĐĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ WƵďůŝĐ
Service, I had no idea that I would ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ĞŶĚ ƵƉ
ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚŽƐĞ
ĚĂLJƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ
choices for higher ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ
ĮĞůĚƐ ŽĨ ůĂǁ ĂŶĚ
ŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ͘
Then came the Copes ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ Ă ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ŽĨ
WƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ dĂdžĂƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŽŶĞ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ŶŶƵĂů ZĞŶƚĂů
sĂůƵĞ ƚŽ ^ŝƚĞ sĂůƵĞ͘ /Ŷ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŶĞǁ
ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ĂsĂůƵĂƟŽŶŝǀŝƐŝŽŶǁĂƐƐĞƚƵƉĂŶĚĂƌĞĐƌƵŝƚŵĞŶƚ
ĚƌŝǀĞ ǁĂƐ ƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶ ůĞĚ ďLJ ƵŐĞŶĞ ZĂLJŵŽŶĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ
ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌŽĨsĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐ͘
Assessments under the Land and Building Taxes Act were ƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶ ďLJ ZĞǀĞŶƵĞ KĸĐĞƌƐ ƉŽƐƚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ
ZĞǀĞŶƵĞKĸĐĞƐ;ĂůƐŽŬŶŽǁŶĂƐtĂƌĚĞŶ͛ƐKĸĐĞƐͿŝŶĞĂĐŚ
ĐŽƵŶƚLJĂŶĚƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞŶĞǁƐLJƐƚĞŵǁĂƐŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽƌĞƉůĂĐĞ
ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ŝŶ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ͕ ZĞǀĞŶƵĞ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ ǁĞƌĞ
ƚĂƌŐĞƚĞĚĨŽƌƌĞĐƌƵŝƚŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞsĂůƵĂƟŽŶŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘
/ǁĂƐƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚĂŵŽŶŐϭϬϬƉůƵƐƉĞƌƐŽŶƐĨŽƌƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐƚŽĮůů
ƚŚĞƉŽƐƚŽĨsĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚŝŶƚŚĞŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘dŚŝƐƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ
was held in Port of Spain and I recall that Messers Ralph WŝĞƌƌĞ͕ ůĞǀĞůĂŶĚ >ĞŽŶĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ Dƌ͘ ŝĂƌĂŵ dŽŽůƐŝĞ͕ Ăůů
ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƐ ŽĨ sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ůĞĐƚƵƌĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŽƉŝĐƐ
ƐƵĐŚĂƐsĂůƵĂƟŽŶ͕ƵŝůĚŝŶŐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͕ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐ͕>ĂŶĚ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͕ ĞƚĐ͘ dŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ hE ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ
advisers John Copes and Trevor Jones and a few local ƚƵƚŽƌƐ͘
ŌĞƌ ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞdžĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͕
ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚƐǁĞƌĞŵĂĚĞĂŶĚsĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚƐǁĞƌĞ
ĂƐƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ͘dŚĞŝŶŝƟĂůƚĂƐŬĂƐ/ƌĞĐĂůůǁĂƐ
to have each parcel of land recorded, valued and given Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ƉĂƌĐĞů ŝĚĞŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ ŶƵŵďĞƌ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞŐĂƌĚ͕ Ă
ƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽďĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚďLJŽǁŶĞƌƐǁĂƐŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ͘
The referencing of parcels started and values were ascribed ĂŶĚƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĮůĞƐŬŶŽǁŶĂƐ͚ĞŶĐůŽƐƵƌĞĮůĞƐ͕͛ĂŶ
ĞŶĐůŽƐƵƌĞďĞŝŶŐĂŶĂƌĞĂĐŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϱϬůĂŶĚ
ƉĂƌĐĞůƐŝŶĂƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚĂƌĞĂŽĨĂƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘
dŚĞsĂůƵĂƟŽŶŽĨ>ĂŶĚĐƚǁĂƐƉƌŽĐůĂŝŵĞĚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŐĂǀĞ
ŽĸĐĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŐĞƚ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁ ƵƉ
ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ƚĂdž ŝƚƐĞůĨ
ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ĞŶĂĐƚĞĚ͘ dŚŝƐ ƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǀŝƌƚƵĂů ĚĞŵŝƐĞ ŽĨ
ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂů ƚŽ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŶĞǁ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ
ƚĂdžĂƟŽŶ͘
,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ŐƌŝŶĚ ƚŽ Ă ŚĂůƚ ĂƐ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ
called upon to advise the State and its agencies on ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ŵĂƩĞƌƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ^ƚĂŵƉ
ƵƚLJ͕ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ůĂŶĚ ĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ >ĂŶĚ
ĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶ Đƚ͕ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŶƚĂů ŽĨ
ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͕ƐƐĞƚsĂůƵĞƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ͕ůĞĂƐŝŶŐƌĂƚĞƐĨŽƌŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů
ĞƐƚĂƚĞƐ͕ĞƚĐ͘
dŚĞ /ŶůĂŶĚ ZĞǀĞŶƵĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ŝƚLJ ŽƵŶĐŝůƐ ĂůƐŽ
ƌĞůŝĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ
ƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJƚĂdžĂƟŽŶƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞŝƌ
ƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƉƵƌǀŝĞǁƐ͘/ƌĞĐĂůůƚŚĂƚsĂůƵĂƟŽŶKĸĐĞƌƐǁĞƌĞ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽĂƩĞŶĚŽƵŶĐŝůŵĞĞƟŶŐƐǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƐĞŵĂƩĞƌƐ
ǁĞƌĞĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚĂŶĚĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚ͘
Most of the professionals at the Division were approaching ƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ Įůů
ǀĂĐĂŶƚ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ŽŶ ĂŶ ŽŶŐŽŝŶŐ ďĂƐŝƐ͘ dƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ
ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ůŽĐĂůůLJ ĂŶĚ ŽǀĞƌ Ă ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ŽĨ ƟŵĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŚŝƉƐ
ǁĞƌĞ ĂǁĂƌĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƐƚƵĚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h<͘ / ƌĞĐĂůů ƚŚĂƚ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů
ƚƌĂŝŶĞĞƐ ǁŚŽ ǁĞƌĞ ŵLJ ĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ǁĞƌĞ
ĂǁĂƌĚĞĚƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŚŝƉƐĂŶĚŝŶƚŚŝƐƌĞŐĂƌĚ<ĞŶŶĞƚŚ^ƵďƌĂŶ͕
ĞĐŝůYƵĂŵŝŶĂ͕DĞƌǀLJŶdŚŽŵƉƐŽŶ͕ZŽďĞƌƚĞĂƌĚ͕^ŽůŽŵŽŶ
tĞĞŬĞƐ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ ŵŝŶĚ͘ &ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞ ǁĞƌĞ 'ŽƉĂƵů
DŽŚĞƐƐ͕'ĂŶŐĂWĞƌƐĂĚ<ŝƐƐŽŽŶĂŶĚ,ĂƌŽůĚtŝůůĂŵƐ͘ůŝŌŽŶ
ŽŽŬŚŽŽ͕ĂĨŽƌŵĞƌƚĞĂĐŚĞƌǁĂƐĂůƐŽĂŶĂǁĂƌĚĞĞ͘DĞƐƐĞƌƐ
^ƵďƌĂŶ ĂŶĚ YƵĂŵŝŶĂ ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƐ
ŽĨ sĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐ͘ KƚŚĞƌ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƐ ĂƐ / ƌĞĐĂůů ǁĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ
ĂĨŽƌĞŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚƵŐĞŶĞZĂLJŵŽŶĚĂŶĚZĂůƉŚWŝĞƌƌĞ͕zƵŶƵƐ
<ŚĂŶ͕ Ğƌƚ /ƐĂĂĐ͕ 'ůĂĚƐƚŽŶĞ ^ƚĂƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ZŽŶĂůĚ ,ĞĞƌĂůĂů͘
dŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌŝƐZŝĐůŝ͘
dŚĞ ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ
ŵLJĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƚŽƐĞĞŬƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŝŶϭϵϳϰ
I was fortunate to be awarded a scholarship to pursue a ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ŝŶ ƐƚĂƚĞ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ WŽůLJƚĞĐŚŶŝĐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
^ŽƵƚŚĂŶŬŝŶ>ŽŶĚŽŶ͘dŚŝƐǁĂƐŽĨƚŚĞĨŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐĂŶĚǁŝĐŚ
ƚLJƉĞǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚLJĞĂƌǁĂƐƐƉĞŶƚƵŶĚĞƌŐŽŝŶŐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů
ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͘dŚŝƐLJĞĂƌŽĨƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐǁĂƐƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚďLJƚŚĞZ/^
ĂŶĚ/ďĞĐĂŵĞĂĨƵůůŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞZ/^ŝŶϭϵϴϬ͘
/ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚŚŽŵĞŝŶϭϵϳϴĂŶĚǁĂƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƉŽƐƚŽĨ
sĂůƵĞƌŝŶƚŚĞŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘
͞/ŚŽƉĞƚŚĂƚǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨƚŚĞ
/^ddĂŶĚŽƵƌ
LJŽƵŶŐĞƌŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕
ŽƵƌƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ
ǁŽƵůĚďĞŐŝǀĞŶ
ƚŚĞƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĂŶĚ
ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ
which it deserves and that our ƌŽůĞĂƐƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ
ǁŽƵůĚďĞ
something of which ǁĞĐĂŶďĞƉƌŽƵĚ͘͟
If I did not know it before, I then became aware of the ƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ ǀŝƐ Ă ǀŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ
ŽƚŚĞƌŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶǀŝnj͖ƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌĂŶĚƚŚĞYƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͘tĞĂƌĞůĞƐƐŬŶŽǁŶƚŽ
The Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago - 20 Year Anniversary
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ůŽĐĂůƐĂŶĚŽŌĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽĂƐ͞ǀĂůƵĂƚŽƌƐ͘͟dŚŝƐ
ƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ŐŽĞƐ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ
ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐ
ǁĞƌĞƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶďLJŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘
/ƐƉĞŶƚŵĂŶLJLJĞĂƌƐŝŶƚŚĞŝǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚǁŽƌŬĞĚ
ŝŶ ũƵƐƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ZĞŐŝŽŶ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ
ďƌŝĞĨƐƉĞůůƐŝŶdŽďĂŐŽ͘
/ŚĂǀĞĂůǁĂLJƐĨĞůƚƚŚĂƚǁĞŚĂǀĞŶŽƚƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ
promoted the range of services which we ĂƌĞĐĂƉĂďůĞŽĨƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ͘KƵƌƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐŝƐŶŽƚ
ůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽsĂůƵĂƟŽŶĂƐƚŚŝƐŝƐũƵƐƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ĂƌĞĂƐ ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ͘ KƚŚĞƌƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐ͕
>Ăǁ͕ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͕
^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ͕DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ĞƚĐ͘
KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŬĞLJĂƌĞĂƐǁŚŝĐŚǁĞĚŽŶŽƚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ
ŝƐWƌŽƉĞƌƚLJDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘dŚŝƐŝƐůĞŌƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐ
ǁŚŽĨŽĐƵƐŽŶƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚŝŶŐƐĂƚƚŚĞ
expense of the other areas which fall under ƚŚĞƉƵƌǀŝĞǁŽĨWƌŽƉĞƌƚLJDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘
/Ŷ ϭϵϵϮ / ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ / ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƐĞ
ŽĨ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ŵLJ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ
ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶĚŝĚŶŽƚĂīŽƌĚ͘/ƚŽŽŬƵƉƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ
ŽĨ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ͕ WƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ
Management Division of the former Industrial ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ
for nineteen industrial estates throughout the ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘
/ŶϭϵϵϮƚŚĞ/ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐƵďǀĞŶƟŽŶƐĨŽƌ
ŵĞĞƟŶŐŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂů
ĐŽƐƚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞƐƚĂƚĞƐ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚŝƐĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ
in 1994 when the IDC was dissolved and all its ĂƐƐĞƚƐǁĞƌĞƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽd/K͘
/ ǁĂƐ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ
Management and Investment Division of TIDCO and I recall that following the ĚŝƐƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /͕ / ǁĂƐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ
there would be no more releases from ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂů ĐŽƐƚƐ͘ / ƌĞĐĂůů ƚŚĞ
Chairman of the Board telling me that Real ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJŝƐĂŶĂƐƐĞƚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƚƐŚŽƵůĚƉĂLJĨŽƌ
ŝƚƐĞůĨ͘
In order to meet this challenge several steps ŚĂĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ͘ ŽƐƚ ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶƐ
ǁĞƌĞ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ ďLJ Ă ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ
ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ƐƚĂī͘ Ƶƚ ƚŚŝƐ
ǁĂƐŶŽƚƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚƚŽŵĞĞƚŽƵƌŶĞĞĚƐ͘
We then embarked of a complete review (or / ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞƩĞƌ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ŝƚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŽǀĞƌŚĂƵůͿ
ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽ ďLJ ƵƉĚĂƟŶŐ ŽƵƌ ƌĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ
ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ŽƵƌ ƌĞŶƚ ƌĞǀŝĞǁƐ ŽŶ Ă ƟŵĞůLJ
ďĂƐŝƐ͘ tĞ ĂůƐŽ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ŶŽŶ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ
ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ ƚŽ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͘
dŚĞƐĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐǁĞŶƚĂůŽŶŐǁĂLJŝŶĂƐƐŝƐƟŶŐ
ƵƐ ŝŶ ĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞ ŝŶ Ă ƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJ
ƐŚŽƌƚƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƟŵĞĂŶĚǁĞǁĞƌĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞ
few State owned companies to generate a ƉƌŽĮƚ͘
/Ŷ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůLJ͕ WƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ
DĂŶĂŐĞƌƐŶĞĞĚĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůĞǀĞůŽĨĂƵƚŽŶŽŵLJĂƐ
ƐLJƐƚĞŵŝĐĚĞůĂLJƐĐĂŶƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶůŽƐƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ
ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ĐŽƐƚƐ͘ / ǁĂƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĞƌƐƵĂĚĞ
ƚŚĞŽĂƌĚŽĨŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJĂƐƐĞƚƐ
ƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŵĂŶĂŐĞĚďLJĂƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĞŶƟƚLJǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚůĞǀĞůŽĨĂƵƚŽŶŽŵLJƚŽĞŶĂďůĞŝƚƚŽ
ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJ͘
/Ŷ ϭϵϵϳ W/Kdd ;ŶŽǁ ͲdĞĐ<Ϳ Ă ƐƵďƐŝĚŝĂƌLJ
of TIDCO was incorporated and I was ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ĂƐ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŶĂŐĞƌ͘ W/Kdd
managed TIDCO’s Real Estate assets under a ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ͘
/Ŷ ϮϬϬϭ / ƌĞƟƌĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ
ǁĞŶƚŝŶƚŽƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƉƌĂĐƟĐĞĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞdĞƌƌĂ
ĂƌŝďďĞĂŶƚĞĂŵ͘
It has been a long haul and I might add that ŝŶ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ / ƚŚĂƚ /
ŚĂǀĞ ŚĞůĚ͕ / ĚŝĚ ƐŽŵĞ ƉĂƌƚ ƟŵĞ ůĞĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ Ăƚ
ht/ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϴϬ͛Ɛ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĚŝŶŐ
ůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͘
/ĂŵŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŶLJƉĞƌƐŽŶƐǁŚŽǁŽƵůĚ
ŚĂǀĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚ ŵĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
ŵLJ ĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐ ŝŶ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ
ƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ͘ >ŝĨĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚLJŽƵƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͘
I hope that with the help of the ISTT and our LJŽƵŶŐĞƌ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ǁŽƵůĚ
ďĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ
ŝƚ ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƵƌ ƌŽůĞ ĂƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ
professionals would be something of which ǁĞĐĂŶďĞƉƌŽƵĚ͘
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dŚĞ Original^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ
dŚĞ,ŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨĂĚĂƐƚƌĂůĂŶĚ>ĂŶĚ^ƵƌǀĞLJZĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐŝŶdΘd
LJ&ŝƚŐĞƌĂůĚ͘ZĞLJĞƐ͕dd>^
,ŝƐƚŽƌLJ Žƌ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ŝƐ ĂŶ
ŝŶĚŝƐƉĞŶƐĂďůĞ ƚŽŽů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƚƌĂĐĞŵĞŶƚ ůĂŶĚ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͘ ,Žǁ
ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŵĂĚĞ͕ ǁŚĂƚ ĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂƩĂŝŶĞĚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ
ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ǁŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƐƚŽŵĂƌLJ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ
ŵŽŶƵŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĂŶĚǁŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞĂƚĂŐŝǀĞŶƟŵĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ĂƌĞ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ďŝƚƐ ŽĨ ďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ
ŶĞĞĚƚŽƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĨŽƌŵĞƌƐƵƌǀĞLJĞĚůŝŶĞƐŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶƚůLJ͘
ƚŚĞƐĞŵĞƚŚŽĚƐǁĞƌĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ͘hŶĚĞƌƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞŶĚĞŶƚŽĨƌŽǁŶ>ĂŶĚƐ͕
ƌƵůĞƐĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐǁĞƌĞŝƐƐƵĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŽĨƌŽǁŶ>ĂŶĚƐƚŚĂƚ
ƉƵƚ ƐŽŵĞ ƐĞŵďůĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŽƌĚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ĐĂĚĂƐƚƌĂů ƐƵƌǀĞLJƐ͖
ƚŚĞƐĞ ǁĞƌĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ŚĂĐŽŶ͛Ɛ ͚WƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ͛͘ >ĂƚĞƌ Ă ŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ƚƌŝŐŽŶŽŵĞƚƌŝĐĂůůLJĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐƵƌǀĞLJǁĂƐĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞĚŝŶϭϵϬϬĂŶĚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ
ƚƌŝŐŽŶŽŵĞƚƌŝĐĂůƐƵƌǀĞLJŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚǁĂƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĚŝŶϭϵϬϭƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƚŚĞ
ƌĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐŽĨĐĂĚĂƐƚƌĂůŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶĂŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĞǀĞů͘
dŚĞ ƌĞƚƌĂĐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͛Ɛ ĚƵƚLJ͕ ŽŌĞŶ ƐƚĂƚĞĚ ĂƐ ͞ĨŽůůŽǁ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ĨŽŽƚƐƚĞƉƐŽĨƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͕͟ŝƐĨĞĂƚƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĚŽŶĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ
ƐŽŵĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽĨƉĂƐƚĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ
ŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJĐƵƐƚŽŵƐĂŶĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƵƐĞĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ
ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ƚŽ ŝƐ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ƚŽ ĐůĂƌŝĨLJ ĐŽŵƉůĞdžŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ůĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ
ĞdžƉůĂŝŶǁŚLJƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐŵƵƐƚĚŽĂƐƚŚĞLJĚŽ͘
/Ŷ ϭϵϯϱ͕ Ă ŶĞǁ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƐĞƚ ŽĨ ƐƵƌǀĞLJ ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ
ǁĂƐƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ͘ŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƚŽƉŝĐƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚǁĞƌĞƚŚĞƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐŽĨůĂŶĚ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͖ ůŝŵŝƚƐ ŽĨ ĞƌƌŽƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƚƌĂǀĞƌƐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ
ĐĂĚĂƐƚƌĂůƉůĂŶƐ͘
dŚĞ ĞĂƌůŝĞƐƚ ůĂŶĚ ƐƵƌǀĞLJƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽ ŵĂƉ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŽ
ĚĞůŝŶĞĂƚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ͘^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐǁĞƌĞŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞĂŶĚ
ŵĂƉƌŝǀĞƌƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌǁĂƚĞƌǁĂLJƐƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůŵĞĂŶƐƚŽƚƌĂǀĞů͘
/ŶƚŚĞĐĂƐĞŽĨƐŵĂůůĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŽƌŝƐůĂŶĚ͕ƚŚĞůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂǁĂƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͘/ƚ
ǁĂƐƚŚĞƉƌĞĐƵƌƐŽƌĨŽƌƚŚĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽĨĂZŽLJĂůƌĞĂůͲĞƐƚĂƚĞďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ
ƚŽƐĞůůŽīƌŽǁŶůĂŶĚƐ͘
/ŶdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽůŽŶŝĂů
ĞƌĂǁĂƐƚŚĞ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŐůŝƐŚ͘hŶĚĞƌůLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJƐ
ĂƌĞƚŚĞŶŐůŝƐŚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͘dŚĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ
ŵŝůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶŽĨƚŚĞĐŚĂŝŶďŽƚŚƉůĂLJŬĞLJƌŽůĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶŽĨ
ŵĞƚĞƐƵƐĞĚƚŽĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƌĞĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͘ǀĞŶƚƐŽĨŽƵƌŚŝƐƚŽƌLJǁŝůůŚĞůƉ
ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐŽĨƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJůŝŶĞƐĂŶĚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ĨŽƵŶĚƚŽĚĂLJ͘
hŶĚĞƌ'ŽǀĞƌŶŽƌŚĂĐŽŶ͕;ϭϳϴϯͲϭϳϵϳͿƚŚĞ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚŽůŽŶLJŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚŝƚƐĮƌƐƚƐĞƚŽĨƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĞdžĞĐƵƟŽŶŽĨĐĂĚĂƐƚƌĂů
ƐƵƌǀĞLJƐ͘dŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJƐǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞƌƵĚŝŵĞŶƚĂƌLJďLJŶĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ
ǁĞƌĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůůLJŵĂƌŬƐƵƌǀĞLJůŝŶĞƐďLJƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨĐƵƚůŝŶĞƐ͕
ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶƟŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ ƌĞĚ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ ƐŚƌƵď ZĂLJŽ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJ ůŝŶĞƐ Ăƚ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ŝŶƚĞƌǀĂůƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƉƵƚ ŵĂƌŬƐ͕ ďĞĂĐŽŶƐ Žƌ
ŵŽŶƵŵĞŶƚƐ Ăƚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ĐŽƌŶĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ
ǁĞƌĞĂůƐŽƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽŽďƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞŵĂŐŶĞƟĐďĞĂƌŝŶŐŽĨĞĂĐŚůŝŶĞĂŶĚ
ƚŽŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƚŚĞŝƌĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͘dŚŝƐ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞǁĂƐŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ǁŚĞŶƚŚĞ
ĐŽůŽŶLJǁĂƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚĚĞŶƐĞƚƌŽƉŝĐĂůƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌŽƵŶĚĐŽǀĞƌ͕
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂŶĂďƐĞŶĐĞŽĨĂŶLJǁĞůůͲĚĞĮŶĞĚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĨĞŶĐĞƐ͕
ǁĂůůƐ͕ƌŽĂĚƐ͕ĚŝƚĐŚĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌůŝŶĞĂƌĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘dŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ
ŽĨ Ă ͚EƵŵĞƌŝĐĂů ŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ͛ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ŽĨ Ă ƐŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŵŽƐƚůLJ ƵƐĞĚ
ƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƚŚĞŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĐĂĚĂƐƚƌĂůƐƵƌǀĞLJƉůĂŶƐ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞƌĞ
ǁĂƐĂŶĂďƐĞŶĐĞŽĨĂŶLJĨŽƌŵŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐŽƌƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ĐŽŵƉƵůƐŽƌLJůŝŶŬĂŐĞŽĨŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŝŶŐƐƵƌǀĞLJƐ͘dŚŝƐƚŚĞŶůĞĚƚŽĐŽŶĨƵƐŝŽŶ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌŽďůĞŵŽĨƌĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐǁŝƚŚĂŶLJĨŽƌĐĞŽĨĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJ
ĂƐďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJůŝŶĞƐďĞĐĂŵĞŽǀĞƌŐƌŽǁŶǁŝƚŚĚĞŶƐĞǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶŝŶĂǀĞƌLJ
ƐŚŽƌƚƟŵĞ͘/ƚǁĂƐŶŽƚ ƵŶƟů ϭϴϲϵ͕ĂŌĞƌϳϮLJĞĂƌƐŽĨ ƌŝƟƐŚ ZƵůĞ͕ƚŚĂƚ
&Žƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ĂůƐŽ ŵĞŶƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ĂůŝĞŶĂƚĞĚ ďLJ ďŽƚŚ
^ƉĂŶŝƐŚ ĂŶĚ ƌŝƟƐŚ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ZĞĂů
WƌŽƉĞƌƚLJKƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞ͘;>ĂŶĚŐƌĂŶƚĞĚƉƌŝŽƌƚŽϭϴϴϵŝƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐ͞ŚĞůĚ
ƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞKůĚ>Ăǁ͟ƚŽĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚŝƚĨƌŽŵůĂŶĚŚĞůĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞZWKͿ͘
tŚŝůĞƚŚĞƐƵďĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƉĂƌĐĞůƐǁĞƌĞƐƟůůĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽďĞĚŽŶĞ
ďLJǀĞƌďĂůĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐƐƚĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚǁŚĞŶŐĞŽŵĞƚƌŝĐĂůƐƵƌǀĞLJƐ
were done the following must be observed:-­‐
ͻ d ŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐŚĂůůĚĞĮŶĞĂŶĚŵĂƌŬƚŚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJďĞŝŶŐĚĞĂůƚǁŝƚŚŝŶ
ƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŵĂŶŶĞƌĂƐŝŶƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJĨŽƌƌŽǁŶ>ĂŶĚ͖
ͻ ĐĞƌƟĮĞĚĐŽƉLJŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂŶŽĨƐƵĐŚƐƵƌǀĞLJƐƐŚĂůůďĞůŽĚŐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ'ĞŶĞƌĂů͛ƐŽĸĐĞǁŝƚŚŝŶĨŽƌƚLJĚĂLJƐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶŽĨ
ƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJďLJƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌǁŚŽĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJ͖
ͻ ǀĞƌLJ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ ƐŚĂůů ŬĞĞƉ ƚƌƵĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĮĞůĚ ŶŽƚĞƐ ŽĨ Ăůů
ƐƵƌǀĞLJƐĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚĂŶĚƐŚĂůůŐŝǀĞĐĞƌƟĮĞĚĐŽƉŝĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŽƚŚĞ
^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌͲ'ĞŶĞƌĂůǁŚĞŶĐĂůůƵƉŽŶƚŽĚŽƐŽ͘
dŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ĂůƐŽ Ă ƌĞǀŝƐĞĚ ƐƵƌǀĞLJ ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ϭϵϱϯ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ
ďĂƐŝĐĂůůLJƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĂƐƚŚĂƚŽĨϭϵϯϱĂƐĨĂƌĂƐƚŚĞĐĂĚĂƐƚƌĂůƐƵƌǀĞLJǁĂƐ
ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚ͘/Ŷϭϵϵϲ͕ƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ^ƵƌǀĞLJĐƚƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚƚŚĞŽůĚĞƌůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ŐŽǀĞƌŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ŝŶ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ
dŽďĂŐŽ͘dŚŝƐĂĐƚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚ
dŽďĂŐŽĂƐĂŶŽŶͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂůŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶŽƌƵŵďƌĞůůĂƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů
ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ>ĂŶĚ͕YƵĂŶƟƚLJĂŶĚsĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͘
dŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚŚŝŐŚǀĂůƵĞŽĨƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJĂŶĚĐŽƵƉůĞĚǁŝƚŚĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJ
ůŝƟŐŝŽƵƐƐŽĐŝĞƚLJŵĂŬĞƐƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJƐƵƌǀĞLJĂŶĚŝƚŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĂƟŽŶĞdžĂĐƟŶŐ
ĂŶĚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĂĐĂƵƟŽƵƐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ͘dŚĞĐĂĚĂƐƚƌĂůƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞ
ĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚŽĨůĂŶĚƟƚůĞƚŽĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ
ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶƚůLJ͘ >ĂŶĚ ƟƚůĞ ƚŽĚĂLJ ŝƐ ŚĞůĚ ďLJ ŵĂŶLJ
ƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚŝƐƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚďLJŵŽƌĞůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶƚŚĂŶĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƐŝŶŐůĞƌŝŐŚƚ
ŽƌƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘dŚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͕ŝŶůŽĐĂƟŶŐƟƚůĞ͕ŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞĚǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞƚƌĞŵĞŶĚŽƵƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞůŝŐŚƚůLJ͘
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ZĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨŚŽǁƟƚůĞƚŽĂŶŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů͛ƐƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚ͕ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƉƌŽďůĞŵƐŵŝŐŚƚďĞƵŶĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ
ďLJƚŚĞůĂŶĚƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚĐĂƵƐĞƉƌŽďůĞŵƐŝŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽƌƌĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ͘
ZĞĂů WƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ >Ăǁ ;ĨƌĞĞŚŽůĚͿ͕ ƉůƵƐ ƚŚĞ >Ăǁ ŽĨ >ĂŶĚůŽƌĚ ĂŶĚ dĞŶĂŶƚƐ
;ůĞĂƐĞŚŽůĚƐͿ ƉůƵƐ ĐŽŶǀĞLJĂŶĐŝŶŐ ;ƐĂůĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌƚŐĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ůĂŶĚͿ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ
ŵĂŬĞƵƉĂďŽĚLJŽŬŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĐŽŵŵŽŶůLJƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽĂƐ>ĂŶĚůĂǁ͘/ŶŶŐůŝƐŚ
Common Law, the Crown (State) can own land in the absolute legal sense ͲĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞĚŽŶŽƚŽǁŶůĂŶĚ͕ďƵƚĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨƌŝŐŚƚƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞůĂŶĚĂŶĚ
ĂůƐŽƐŽŵĞĚƵƟĞƐ͕Ğ͘Ő͘ŶŽƚƚŽĐĂƵƐĞŶƵŝƐĂŶĐĞŽƌĚĂŶŐĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌƐ͘
dŚŝƐĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚĚƵƟĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞLJŽǁŶŝƐĐĂůůĞĚĂŶĞƐƚĂƚĞŝŶ
ƚŚĞůĂŶĚ͘dŚĞĨƌĞĞŚŽůĚĞƐƚĂƚĞŝƐƚŚĞŶĞĂƌĞƐƚĨŽƌŵŽĨĂďƐŽůƵƚĞŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘
^ŽŵĞůĂŶĚŝƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐ͞ĨƌĞĞŚŽůĚ͟ĂŶĚƐŽŵĞĂƐ͞ůĞĂƐĞŚŽůĚ͘͟ƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ Ă ĨƌĞĞŚŽůĚ ŝƐ ůŝŬĞůLJ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ͞/ ŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚ͟ Ͳ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŝƐ
ŶĞĂƌƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂŶĚŝƐĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞĨŽƌŵŽƐƚƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͘KŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ͕
ƚŚĞůĞĂƐĞŚŽůĚĞƌĚŽŶŽƚŽǁŶƚŚĞůĂŶĚĂŶĚŝŶŵŽƐƚĐĂƐĞƐƉĂLJƐĂƌĞŶƚĂŶĚ
ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞĂůĂŶĚůŽƌĚ͘>ĂŶĚ>ĂǁŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝƐŶŽƚĂďŽƵƚůĂŶĚ͕ďƵƚĂďŽƵƚ
ĂŶĞƐƚĂƚĞŝŶůĂŶĚ͘
In support of the requirements for recording the various interests in land ƚŚĂƚĂŶŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůŵĂLJŚĂǀĞŝŶƌĞĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͕ƚŚĞŵŽĚĞƌŶĐĂĚĂƐƚƌĂůƐƵƌǀĞLJ
ŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂďŽƵƚƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĂƵŶŝƋƵĞĂŶĚƵŶĂŵďŝŐƵŽƵƐĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶŽĨƌĞĂů
ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨĐŽŶǀĞLJĂŶĐŝŶŐŽĨůĞŐĂůƌŝŐŚƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶǀĞŶĚŽƌ
ĂŶĚƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞƌ͘
&ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ůĞŐĂů ĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚĂƌLJ ƵŶŝƚ ŝƐ ĐŽŵƉŽƐĞĚ ŽĨ Ă
ƐĞƚŽĨĐŽͲĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞƌŝŐŚƚƐ;ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŶŐŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉͿǁŚŝĐŚĂƩĂĐŚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞ
ƐŽůƵŵŽĨƚŚĞůĂŶĚƉĂƌĐĞů͘dŚĞƐŽůƵŵŝƐƚŚĞƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůĞŶƟƚLJĐŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ
ƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ͛ƐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ;ůĂŶĚŽƌǁĂƚĞƌŽƌďŽƚŚͿĐŽŶĮŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞůĂŶĚ
ƉĂƌĐĞů͘EĂƚƵƌĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞƐŽůƵŵĞdžƚĞŶĚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚƵƉǁĂƌĚƐ
ƚŽƚŚĞƐŬLJƚŚĞƐƵďͲĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƐŽŝůďĞůŽǁ͕ƚŚĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƉĞƌͲĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ
ĂŝƌƐƉĂĐĞĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͘
dŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ŽĨ Ă ƐŽůƵŵ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ Ă ůĂŶĚ ƉĂƌĐĞů ŝƐ ĐŽŶĮŶĞĚ ďLJ
ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ Ă ǀĞƌƟĐĂů ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĞdžƚĞŶĚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ
ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůŝŵŝƚ ƵƉ ƚŽ ĂŶĚ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ
ŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉŝŶƚŚĞůĂŶĚĞdžƚĞŶĚ͘/ŶĐŽŶĚŽŵŝŶŝƵŵ͕ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐǁŝůůďĞǀĞƌƟĐĂů
ĂŶĚŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂů͘dŚĞďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJŝƐƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ
ĂŶĚͬŽƌ ŝƚ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ Ă ŵĂƉ Žƌ ƉůĂŶ͘ ĨĞŶĐĞ͕ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů Žƌ ĂƌƟĮĐŝĂů͕
ŝƐ Ă ďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ƚŚĞ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ͘ /ƚ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ͘
dŚĞŽǁŶĞƌŽĨĂƉĂƌĐĞůŽĨůĂŶĚŚĂƐŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌŝŐŚƚƐʹƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚŽĨĂůŝĞŶĂƟŽŶ͕
ŝĞ͕ƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽ ĚŝƐƉŽƐĞ Žī͖ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚŽĨ ĞŶũŽLJŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞůĂŶĚ͘ dŚĞ
owner has a right to act as he wishes on his land, provided that he does ŶŽƚŝŶƚĞƌĨĞƌĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐŽĨŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘KƚŚĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌŝŐŚƚƐĂƌĞƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐ
ŽĨƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂŶĚĐůĞĂŶĂŝƌ͘>ĂŶĚŵƵƐƚŶŽƚďĞĞdžĐĂǀĂƚĞĚƐŽƚŚĂƚŝƚĚŝƐƚƵƌďƐ
Ă ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ͛Ɛ ůĂŶĚ Žƌ ĐĂƵƐĞ ĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ăŝƌ ƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ͘ >ĞŐĂů ƌŝŐŚƚƐ
ŝƐ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ĐŽŶĨĞƌƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ůĂǁ ĞŶƟƚůŝŶŐ ŽŶĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ
to claim that another person gave him something or do an act for him ŽƌƌĞĨƌĂŝŶĨƌŽŵĚŽŝŶŐĂŶĂĐƚ͘^ŽĐŝĂůŵĂƚƌŝdžĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞƚŚŽƐĞĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ
ƐŽĐŝĂů ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƵƉŚŽůĚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚ ƚĞŶƵƌĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
ƚŚĞĂĐƟŽŶŽĨǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĂƚƐLJƐƚĞŵĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͘>ĞŐĂůƌŝŐŚƚƐĂƌĞƵƉŚŽůĚďLJƚŚĞ
ůĂǁ͗ƚŚĞůĂǁŝƐƚŚĂƚĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŽĐŝĂůŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ͘/ĨǁĞŚĂǀĞĂǁĞĂŬůĂǁ
ǁĞǁŝůůŚĂǀĞĂǁĞĂŬƐLJƐƚĞŵŽĨŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͖ŝĨǁĞŚĂǀĞĂƐƚƌŽŶŐůĂǁǁĞǁŝůů
ŚĂǀĞĂƐƚƌŽŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵŽĨŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘
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/ŶĂŶLJƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĐĂĚĂƐƚƌĂůƐƵƌǀĞLJƚŚĞůĂŶĚƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌŵƵƐƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ͗
ͻ ŝĨƚŚĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƟƚůĞͲǁŚŽŽǁŶƐŝƚĂŶĚŚŽǁŵƵĐŚ͕Žƌ
ͻ Ă ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ Ͳ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ
ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ͘
dŚŝƐĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƐƚŚĞĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉŽƌǁŚŽŚĂƐĂďĞƩĞƌƟƚůĞƚŽ
ĂƉĂƌĐĞůŽĨůĂŶĚďƵƚŵĂLJŝŶƐŽŵĞĐĂƐĞƐďĞƵŶͲƐƵƌǀĞLJĂďůĞŽƌƵŶͲůŽĐĂƚĂďůĞ͘
/ŶdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ͕ƟƚůĞ͕ĂƐƚŚĞůĂŶĚƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƐŝƚ͕ŵĂLJďĞ
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂƐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƟŶŐĨƌŽŵƐĞǀĞƌĂůĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞ
ŝ͘ ƌŽLJĂůŐƌĂŶƚĨƌŽŵĂĨŽƌĞŝŐŶƉŽǁĞƌ͖
ŝŝ͘ ŐƌĂŶƚƐŽĨŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƌŽǁŶ>ĂŶĚĨŽƌŵƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ;ĐŽůŽŶŝĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚͿ͖
ŝŝŝ͘ŐƌĂŶƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĨƌŽŵůĂŶĚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ
ĂƐƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĚŽŵĂŝŶ;ƐƚĂƚĞůĂŶĚͿ͖
ŝǀ͘ ůĂŶĚƐŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŶĞǁůLJĐƌĞĂƚĞĚůĂŶĚƐ;ƐƵďĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶͿ͘
ZĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ƟƚůĞ ƚŽ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů͛Ɛ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚ͕ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů
ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ ƵŶĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ĐĂƵƐĞ
ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐŝŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽƌƌĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ͘/ŶƚŚĞĐŽŶǀĞLJĂŶĐĞŽĨ
ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJďĞƚǁĞĞŶƉĂƌƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƵŶĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌǁŝƚŚĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ͕
ŝƚŝƐŚŝŐŚůLJĂĚǀŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĂĐĂĚĂƐƚƌĂůƐƵƌǀĞLJƉƌŝŽƌƚŽƚŚĞƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ
being completed to:
Ă͘ ĚĚƌĞƐƐĚŝƐĐƌĞƉĂŶĐŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞůĞŐĂůĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƚŽůĂŶĚĂƐĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ
ƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞĞ͘Ő͘ŽůĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌƐǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ
ƟŵĞƉĞƌŝŽĚ
ď͘ ^ ƉĞĐŝĮĐƋƵĂŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂĐƌĞĂŐĞǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƟƚůĞĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ
ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĚŽƐŽŝ͘Ğ͘ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐ͞ŵŽƌĞŽƌůĞƐƐ͟ĂƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ
Đ͘ ZĞĐŽƌĚ ŽĨ ĞŶĐƵŵďƌĂŶĐĞƐ ŽŶ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ Ğ͘Ő͘ ƵŶĚĞƌůĂƉƐ Žƌ ŽǀĞƌůĂƉƐ ŽĨ
boundaries and unauthorized buildings
Ě͘ W
ƌŽǀŝĚĞĂƵŶŝƋƵĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽƌůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ƉĂƌĐĞůĨĂďƌŝĐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĚĞŐƌĂĚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉĂƐƐĂŐĞŽĨƟŵĞĂƐŝŶƚŚĞ
ĐĂƐĞŽĨ͞ŵĞĞƚƐĂŶĚďŽƵŶĚƐ͟ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐ
Ğ͘ ƌŝŶŐƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞZĞĂůWƌŽƉĞƌƚLJKƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞŽƌ
ƐĞĞŬĂsĞƐƟŶŐͬWŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶKƌĚĞƌĨƌŽŵĂŽƵƌƚǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂďƌĞĂŬŝŶ
ƚŚĞĐŚĂŝŶŽĨƟƚůĞ͘
dŚĞdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ>ĂŶĚ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ;dd>^ͿŝƐƵŶŝƋƵĞůLJůŝĐĞŶƐĞĚĂŶĚĚƵůLJ
ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝnjĞĚƚŽĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĐĂĚĂƐƚƌĂůƐƵƌǀĞLJƐŝŶdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ͘dŚĞdd>^
ĂůƐŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŽĐůŝĞŶƚƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ
ĂŵLJƌŝĂĚŽĨƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐďLJƐƚĂƚƵƚŽƌLJĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨ
ƌĞĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͘ŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞdd>^ŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞĚǁŝƚŚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĂůĞǀĞůŽĨ
ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƟŽŶŶŽƚĂīŽƌĚĞĚďLJŽƚŚĞƌƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌƐ͘
Surveying the Journey - ISTT
ĂŶĚĞLJŽŶĚ͕ Y
ears
20 ƚŚĞzŽƵƚŚ^ƉĞĂŬƐ
EĂƚĂƐŚĂ'ŚŝƩ^Đ͘;,ŽŶͿ͕D^Đ͕͘DZ/^͕D/^dd
͚/ĂŵƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐƚŽůĚƚŚĂƚ/ŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͚ƚŚŝŶŐ͕͛ŝŶ
ŵLJ ďůŽŽĚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŵLJ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ͕ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ tĞĞŬĞƐ &Z/^ ŝƐ
ĂůƐŽĂŚĂƌƚĞƌĞĚ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͘
/ Ăŵ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ Ă sĂůƵĞƌ
ĂƚƚŚĞsĂůƵĂƟŽŶŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ
with the background as an RICS Development & Planning Chartered ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͕ƚŚŝƐĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ
with extensive experience as a WƌŽũĞĐƚ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ
KƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůDĂŶĂŐĞƌ͘
DLJ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĐŽŵĞƐ
from the private and public sector both in the h< ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƌŝďďĞĂŶ͘
/ ƉƌŝĚĞ ŵLJƐĞůĨ ǁŝƚŚ
ŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚůLJƐƚƌŽŶŐƉƌŽďůĞŵƐŽůǀŝŶŐƐŬŝůůƐĂŶĚĂŇĂŝƌĨŽƌƌŝƐŬ
ĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐLJĚƌĂŌŝŶŐĂŶĚůĞŐĂůŵĂƩĞƌƐ͘/ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ
ĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞƚŽŚĂǀĞƚŚĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŽĨĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĞīĞĐƟǀĞ
ƚĞĂŵƐ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ ƚĂƌŐĞƚ ŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͕ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů
ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ͘
/ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚŵLJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƉĂƚŚǁĂLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞZ/^ĂƚdĞƌƌĂ
ĂƌŝďďĞĂŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ǀĂůƵŝŶŐ Ăůů ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ
ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐĞƚ ǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͛Ɛ
ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͘/ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚƚŽƚŚĞh<ĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ
the APC at the salubrious London Borough of Richmond where I have had the pleasure of managing capital planned ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ ďƵŝůĚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘ / ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJ
ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ DZ/^ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵƵůƟͲŵŝůůŝŽŶ
ƐƉŽƌƚƐĐĞŶƚƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂůůǁŝƚŚŝŶďƵĚŐĞƚ͘
KŶĞLJĞĂƌŽŶĂǀŝƐŝƚƚŽdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ͕ŵLJĚĂĚĂƐŬĞĚŚŽǁǁĂƐ/
going to give back and so it stuck with me and I returned ŽŶ Ă ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ Y^ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϮ͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϭϯ͕ / ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ ƚŽ
ũŽŝŶƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽĨ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ;/^ddͿ
ĂŶĚǁĂƐŽŶƚŚĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĂƌĚĨŽƌϮLJĞĂƌƐ͘
/ ŚĂǀĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ůŝĨĞƟŵĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚŝƉƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů
people and was introduced to a forum with which to ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂŶĚĮŶĚƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJŝƐƐƵĞƐŝŶdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ͘ dŚĞ /^dd ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ŬĞĞŶ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ
that Trinidad and Tobago is recognized as a place with ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJĂŶĚĂĐŽƵŶƚƌLJǁŝƚŚŵĂŶLJĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
ƚŽ ŽīĞƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJŝŶǀĞƐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ŽǀĞƌ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŶŽƚ
ŽŶƚŚĞďŽĂƌĚĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚ͕/ƐƟůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞŝŶ
ĂŶLJ ǁĂLJ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ / ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ ƚŽ
ũŽŝŶ ƚŚĞ /^dd ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ
ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞůLJƚŽƚŚŝƐĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘/ƐĞĞƚŚĞ/^ddĂƐƚŚĞďŽĚLJƚŚĂƚ
will represent the members on issues that are important ĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŽĨƚŚŝƐŶĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJĂŶĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJĐŝƟnjĞŶ͕ůŽĐĂůůLJĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ͘͟
EĂƚĂƐŚĂƐƉĞŶƚŵŽƐƚŽĨŚĞƌĨŽƌŵĂƟǀĞLJĞĂƌƐŝŶdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚΘ
dŽďĂŐŽĂŶĚŝƐĂŶĂůŵĂŵĂƚĞƌŽĨ^ƚ͘ƵŐƵƐƟŶĞ'ŝƌůƐ͛,ŝŐŚ
^ĐŚŽŽů͘^ŚĞŚĂƐŽǀĞƌϭϲLJĞĂƌƐĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ
ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJŝŶǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƌŽůĞƐ͘
^ƵŶŝů>ĂůůŽŽWŚ͕DZ/^͕D/^dd
/ŚĂǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚŽŶĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů
consultancies in land management and I am also an annual contributor to the World Bank’s Doing ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ZĞƉŽƌƚ͘ /
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ǁŽƌŬƐ ĂƐ Ă
sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ
Ăƚ ZĂLJŵŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ
Pierre Limited and have lectured at ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ
the West Indies and ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ
dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ͘
I am also a member ŽĨƚŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞŽĨƚŚĞ/^dd͘
/ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ũŽŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ /^dd ŝƐ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ĨŽƌ Ăůů LJŽƵŶŐ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ƚŽ ŐĂŝŶ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ
ĨƌĂƚĞƌŶŝƚLJ͘dŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƵŶŝƋƵĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌ
ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘
I envision that the ISTT would become the governing ďŽĚLJ ĨŽƌ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌŝďďĞĂŶ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘ /
ƐĞĞƚŚĞ/^ddƐŚĂƉŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞůĞĂĚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůďŽĚLJŝŶƚŚĞ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞ
ĨŽƌŐŽŽĚŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶĐLJŝŶƚŚĞƐĞƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ͘
ƌ͘^ƵŶŝů>ĂůůŽŽŚŽůĚƐĂĂĐŚĞůŽƌ͛ƐĚĞŐƌĞĞŝŶ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĂŶĚ
>ĂŶĚ /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
ŽĨƚŚĞtĞƐƚ/ŶĚŝĞƐǁŝƚŚĮƌƐƚĐůĂƐƐŚŽŶŽƵƌƐ͖ĂďĂĐŚĞůŽƌŽĨ
>ĂǁĚĞŐƌĞĞ;>>ŚŽŶƐͿĨƌŽŵƚŚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨ>ŽŶĚŽŶ͖Ă
Post graduate diploma in Land management and informal ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌŝnjĂƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚhƌďĂŶĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐŝŶZŽƩĞƌĚĂŵ͖ĂŶĚĂƐĞŶŝŽƌ
ĚŝƉůŽŵĂŝŶĐůĂƐƐŝĐĂů/ŶĚŝĂŶŵƵƐŝĐĨƌŽŵs^/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů͘
,ĞƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂWŚŝŶ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĂŶĚ>ĂŶĚ
/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞtĞƐƚ/ŶĚŝĞƐ͘
The Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago - 20 Year Anniversary
͞/ďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĂƚ
ũŽŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞ/^dd
is necessary ĨŽƌĂůůLJŽƵŶŐ
surveyors to gain ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶǁŝƚŚŝŶ
ƚŚĞ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ
ĨƌĂƚĞƌŶŝƚLJ͘
dŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƵŶŝƋƵĞ
ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ
ĨŽƌŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘͟
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EŝŐĞůZĂŵƐĞLJ^Đ͕͘D^Đ͕͘D/^dd
Dƌ͘ EŝŐĞů ZĂŵƐĞLJ ǁĂƐ ďŽƌŶ
and raised on the sister isle of Tobago, he was introduced into to ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐĞĐƚŽƌĂƚĂŶĞĂƌůLJĂŐĞ
ǁŚĞƌĞ ŚĞ ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƚƌĂĚĞƐ
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗ ŵĂƐŽŶƌLJ͕ ĐĂƌƉĞŶƚƌLJ͕
ĂŶĚ ƐƚĞĞů ďĞŶĚŝŶŐ͘ ,Ğ ůĞŌ ƐĐŚŽŽů
ĂƚƚŚĞĂŐĞŽĨϭϲLJĞĂƌƐĂŶĚǁŽƌŬĞĚ
ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ ĨƵůů
ƟŵĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ
house for a client the following LJĞĂƌ͘ Dƌ͘ ZĂŵƐĞLJ ŚĂƐ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ŝŶ
ŵĂŶLJ Ă ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƐŝƚĞ ŵĂŶĂŐĞƌ͕ ďƵŝůĚĞƌ͕
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ
ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ϮϬϬϴ ʹ ϮϬϬϴ Dƌ͘ ZĂŵƐĞLJ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ
ƉƵƌƐƵĞŚŝƐĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘,ĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂƩĂŝŶĞĚĂ&ƵůůdĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJŝƉůŽŵĂ
ŝŶ ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͖ Ă ^Đ ŝŶ ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ WƌŽũĞĐƚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ
D^ĐŝŶYƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĨƌŽŵ,ĞƌŝŽƚtĂƩhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘
:ŽŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ /^dd ŚĂƐ ĂůůŽǁĞĚ ŵĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĨŽƌŵĂůůLJ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ĂƐ Ă
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŝŶƚŚĞĮĞůĚŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͘'ĂŝŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐƚĂƚƵƐǁŝůů
ĞŶĂďůĞŵĞƚŽĂĐĐĞƐƐŚŝŐŚĞƌƉĂLJŝŶŐũŽďƐĂŶĚůƵĐƌĂƟǀĞWƵďůŝĐĂŶĚWƌŝǀĂƚĞ
ƐĞĐƚŽƌĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƐĂƐĂƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚYƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ͘'ĞƫŶŐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚͲŝŶ
lifelong learning and training through online resources, textbooks, ũŽƵƌŶĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐͲ ƚŚĂƚ ĂŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ /^dd ĐĂŶ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŝƐĂůƐŽĂŶĂĚĚĞĚďĞŶĞĮƚ͘ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ďĞŝŶŐĂďůĞƚŽƐŽĐŝĂůŝnjĞ
ďŽƚŚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůůLJ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ ĂŶĚ
ƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞŽĨYƵĂŶƟƚLJ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐŝŶƐŽĐŝĞƚLJŝƐŽĨƵƚŵŽƐƚ
ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ͘/ĂůƐŽŚŽƉĞƚŽŵĞŶƚŽƌLJŽƵŶŐƋƵĂŶƟƚLJƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐ
the profession and helping them to develop and bring them into the /^dd ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ŝŶ dŽďĂŐŽ ǁŝůů ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ƐĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů
ƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶďƵƚĂůƐŽĨƵůĮůůĂůŝĨĞůŽŶŐďĞůŝĞĨŝŶŝŵƉĂƌƟŶŐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ
ĂŶĚƉĂƐƐŝŽŶǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐĐŽŶǀĞLJĞĚƐŽůŽŶŐĂŐŽ͘
dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ŚĂƐ Ă ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƉŽŽƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ ŽĨ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ WƵďůŝĐ
^ĞĐƚŽƌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘ EƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ŝŶƋƵŝƌŝĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƌĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ
ĂƐƉŽŽƌƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͘dŚĞ/^ddŵƵƐƚůĞĂĚĂŶĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚ
ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĞīĞĐƟǀĞƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶ
ƚŽ ŐŽǀĞƌŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ /ŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞĐƌƵŝƚŵĞŶƚƐ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ
ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ͕ůĂŶĚĂŶĚǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŝŶƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƐĞĐƚŽƌ͕
ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ Ă ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ /^dd ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌ
ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁŝůů ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ăůů ƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ
ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞů ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ũŽŝŶ ďƵƚ ŵƵƐƚ
ƌĞŵĂŝŶŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ/^dd͕ƚŚĞƌĞďLJĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞ/^dd͘
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Surveying the Journey - ISTT
dĞŐĂŶDĞĚŝŶĂ^Đ͘;,ŽŶͿ͕D^Đ͘
ĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ͘dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚŵLJĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐ͕/ĂŵĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚƚŽďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ
ĞŶĞƌŐLJ͕ĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐŵĂŶĚŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶƚŽŚĞůƉƚŚŝƐǀŝƐŝŽŶďĞĐŽŵĞĂƌĞĂůŝƚLJ͘
͞/ Ăŵ ŵŽŶĂƌĐŚ ŽĨ Ăůů / ƐƵƌǀĞLJ͖ ŵLJ
ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽŶĞ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƉƵƚĞ͙͟ ʹ
dŚĞ^ŽůŝƚƵĚĞŽĨůĞdžĂŶĚĞƌ^ĞůŬŝƌŬďLJ
William Cowper
DƐ dĞŐĂŶ DĞĚŝŶĂ ŝƐ Ă ůŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ >ĂŶĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌ
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ĂĐŚĞůŽƌŽĨ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞĚĞŐƌĞĞŝŶ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĂŶĚ>ĂŶĚ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚ
ƐŚĞ ŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŽŶŽƵƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tĞƐƚ /ŶĚŝĞƐ͕
^ƚ ƵŐƵƐƟŶĞ͘ ,ĂǀŝŶŐ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ KƉĂĚĞLJŝ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƚƌĞ
ĨŽƌ 'ĞŽƐƉĂƟĂů ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŵĞƐƚĞƌ ǀĂĐĂƟŽŶ ƉĞƌŝŽĚƐ͕ dĞŐĂŶ
ŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJŐƌĂǀŝƚĂƚĞĚƚŽǁĂƌĚƐĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶŝŶ'ĞŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ
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'ĞŽŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟĐƐĂƚƚŚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞtĞƐƚ/ŶĚŝĞƐ͕^ƚƵŐƵƐƟŶĞ͘,Ğƌ
knowledge and experience were further developed while working as a 'ĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌĂƚƚŚĞWĞƚƌŽůĞƵŵŽŵƉĂŶLJŽĨdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ
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^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ >ŝŵŝƚĞĚ͘ DƐ DĞĚŝŶĂ ŶŽǁ ƉƌŽƵĚůLJ ƐŝƚƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ŽĨ
ƚŚĞ 'ĞŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ^LJƐƚĞŵƐ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ
;'/^^ddͿ ĂŌĞƌ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ĚŝůŝŐĞŶƚůLJ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ sŝĐĞ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ Ă
ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ dĞŐĂŶ ĂůƐŽ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ŚĞƌ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ŝŶ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ
ƌŽůĞ ĂƐ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ŽĨ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
ĂŶĚdŽďĂŐŽ;/^ddͿ͘ƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ͕DƐDĞĚŝŶĂŝƐƌĞĂĚŝŶŐĨŽƌĂĂĐŚĞůŽƌŽĨ
>ĂǁĚĞŐƌĞĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉƌĞƐƟŐŝŽƵƐhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨ>ŽŶĚŽŶ͘ƐƚŚĞ^ĞŶŝŽƌ
>ĂŶĚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ KĸĐĞƌ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ ĂŶĚ dŽďĂŐŽ ůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJ
ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ƐŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽĚƌĂǁĨƌŽŵŚĞƌĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŝŶ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ͕'/^ĂŶĚƌĞĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJůĂǁ͘
/ƚ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ LJŽƵ
ŵĂŬĞ ŝƐ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ŵŽǀŝŶŐ LJŽƵ ĐůŽƐĞƌ
ƚŽŽƌĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ͘
ŵĞƌŐŝŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞ
environment shared with other ƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ
of related disciplines such as engineers, architects and planners, / ĨĞůƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ
important to become a member of ƚŚĞ/^ddŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵLJƐĞůĨ
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ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘ /ŶĚĞĞĚ͕ ƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŽŶ
ƚŚĞDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽŵŵŝƩĞĞŐĂǀĞŵĞĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽǁŽƌŬĐůŽƐĞůLJ
ǁŝƚŚŚŝŐŚůLJƌĞŐĂƌĚĞĚĂŶĚƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĞĚŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ͕sĂůƵĂƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚYƵĂŶƟƚLJƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞƐ͕ŵĂŶLJŽĨǁŚŽŵ/ĐĂŶŶŽǁůĞĂŶŽŶ
ĂƐŵĞŶƚŽƌƐĂŶĚĂƐĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͘&ƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞ͕ƐĞƌǀŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ
ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ
ĂƐƐŝƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ƚǁŝŶ
ŝƐůĂŶĚƌĞƉƵďůŝĐ͘ƐƚŚĞ/^ddĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞƐĂŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨŝƚƐ
ƚǁĞŶƟĞƚŚLJĞĂƌŽĨĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ͕/ŚŽƉĞƚŽƐĞĞŝƚďůŽƐƐŽŵŝŶƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĂŶĚ
ŝŶ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞŵŝĞƌĞ ďŽĚLJ ĨŽƌ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶŐ ŝŶ dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
tĞĂƌĞĂŚĂƉƉLJ͕ŚĞůƉĨƵůƚĞĂŵ
ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐ͛ŶĞĞĚƐ͕
ĞdžĐĞĞĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶƐΘ
ĂĚĚŝŶŐǀĂůƵĞǁŚŝůĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐĂŶ
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚŽĨƚƌƵƐƚ͘
tŝƚŚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽŶŽƵƌƐŝĚĞĂŶĚ
ŽǀĞƌϭϲLJĞĂƌƐŝŶƚŚĞZĞĂůƐƚĂƚĞ
ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕dĞƌƌĂĂƌŝďďĞĂŶŝƐ
ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŽĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐĞdžĐĞƉƚŝŽŶĂů
ƌĞĂůĞƐƚĂƚĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĨŽƌŽƵƌ
ĐůŝĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐ͘
&ŽƌLJŽƵƌZĞĂůƐƚĂƚĞŶĞĞĚƐ͕ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƵƐ͘
^ĂůĞƐ/ZĞŶƚĂůƐ/sĂůƵĂƚŝŽŶƐ/ŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶĐLJ
d͗;ϴϲϴͿϲϮϴͲϮϯϵϭ
͗ŝŶĨŽƚƚΛƚĞƌƌĂĐĂƌŝďďĞĂŶ͘ĐŽŵ
tĞ<ŶŽǁdƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ
ǁǁǁ͘ƚĞƌƌĂĐĂƌŝďďĞĂŶ͘ĐŽŵ
The Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago - 20 Year Anniversary
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Surveying the Journey - ISTT
C. B. LAWRENCE & ASSOCIATES LTD.
CHARTERED VALUATION SURVEYOR
Property Consultants
Feasibility & Viability Studies
Appraisal of All Equipment, Plant and Machinery
Valuation of All Real Estate for: Mortgage, Sale/Purchase, Insurance, Deed Purposes,
Court Settlements, Accounting Purposes, Stamp Duty, Compulsory Acquisition, etc.
Head Office: #13 Borde Street, Port-­of-­Spain, Trinidad, W.I.
Tel: (868) 627-­1458, (868) 298-­6334, Fax: (868) 622-­2313
San Fernando Office: Rm. #6, 1st Floor, Cathy House, Carton Centre, San Fernando
Tel/Fax: (868) 652-­7025, (868)297-­6656
Chaguanas Office: No. 4 Market Street Chaguanas
Tel/Fax: (868) 671-­3616, (868) 297-­6661
Arima Office: No. 5I, Unit #7, Woodford Street, Arima
Tel/Fax: (868) 664-­2758, (868) 297-­6651
Tobago Office: Corner of Main & Robinson Circular, Scarborough, Tobago.
Tel/Fax: (868) 660-­8313, (868) 620-­6327
Email Address: cblaw_pos@yahoo.com
CHARLES B. LAWRENCE
Professional Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (U.K.)
Corporate Member of the Institute of Revenue Rating and Valuation (U.K.)
Fellow of Association of Building Engineers (U.K.)
Senior Member of the International Real Estate Institute (U.S.A.)
Senior Member of the National Association of Real Estate Appraisal (U.S.A.)
Professional Member of the Institute of Surveyors (T&T)
Congratulations are extended to the ISTT on their 20th Aniversary!
Best wishes for the continued success of the Institute.
Our Membership
as at July 1st, 2016
Land Surveyors
Achille, Horace
Adoo, Sasha
Alfred, Seymore
Ali, Anwar
Ali, Ric Javed
Archibald, Calvin
Arjune, Anthony
Awang, Michael
Balgobin, Shivanand
Bazil, Cuthbert
Bhikarry, Reynold
Buchun, Gerard
Burkett, Gillian
Cardinez, Rondell
Chan Chow, Michael
Charles, Ainsley
Charles, Francis
Cooke, Martin
Davis, Chrystal
Davis, Dexter (Dr.)
Deonanan, Roopchan
Derrick, Rawle
Doyle, Winston
Drakes, Paula
Elder, Cheryl-Ann
Felix, Andre
Gajadhar, Ron
Gokool, Curtis
Gopie, Anesh
Grant, Ian
Griffith-Charles, Charisse (Dr.)
Hamid, Darren
Hamomansingh, Lenny
Heerah, Dexter
Hernandez, Barry
Kantasingh, Ronnie
Khan, Fariyal
Lalloo, Sunil
Laughlin,Ivan
Lee Wen, Kurt
Long, Geoffrey
Maharaj, Shri
Medina, Tegan
Medine, Christian
Mookram, Nicholas
Mohammed, Naieem
Moses, Brian
Nandalal, Hakeeb
Persad, Christian
Phriday, Shervon Geselle
Pierre, Murchison
Ragoo, Indar
Rajaram, Rikki
Ramcharan, Winston
Ramdhanie, Sarita
Ramkoon, Dinelle
Ramlal, Bheshem (Dr.)
Sant, Kamal
Second, Charles
Sutherland, Micheal (Dr.)
Westmaas, Nicholas
Wilson, Shane
Valuation Surveyors
Quantity Surveyors
Agge, Marlene
Alexander, Edmund (Associate)
Ali, Ric Javed
Bally, David
Braithwaite, Ian
Callender, Ken
Derry, Abraham
Farrell, Mark
Felix, Gineille
Ghitt, Natasha
Heeralal, Ronald
Khan, Kameel
Kissoon, Ganga-Persad
Lawrence, Charles ( Dr.)
Lawrence, Jonathan
Lue Affat, Gerald
Maharaj, Ann Marie (Associate)
Maharaj, Jaymie
Mohess, Gopaul
Murray, Christopher
Nancoo, Glen (Associate)
Pierre, Raymond
Prince-Assam, Marcia
Ramkoon, Dinelle
Ramos, Ria
Ramoutar, Baldeo
Raymond, Afra
Romany, Neil
Sataur, Abdool
Seecharan, Bhanmati (Associate)
Weekes, Solomon
Affoo, Joseph
Bansraj, Mitchell
Barrett, Vaughn
Borde, Horace
Bowen, Learie
Campbell, Anthony
Cedeno, Donna Mae
Charles, Colin
Clarke, Gerald Floyd
Cochran, Allen
Foster, Jeramy
Gregoire, Aidan
Halls, Cheryll
Harper, Leslie
Hood, Mark
Jackson, Marlon
Jameson, Kevern
Joseph, Dennis
Krogh, Anthony
Langton, Clint
Leonard, Cleve
Leonard, Cleveland
McLeod-Celestin, Tracy
Morris, Peter
Murray, Clifford
Outridge, Derek
Rajpatty, Steve (Dr.)
Rampersad, Dial
Rampersad, Nicola
Ramsey, Nigel
Rodney, Donald
Roopchan, Willie
Samms, Micheal
Skinner, Knolly
Tiwary, Girja
Thomas, Omar
Welch, Candice
Wiltshire, Margaret
Williams, Robert
Winchester, Alfred (Associate)
Wyatt, Robert
The Professional Centre,
11-­‐13, Fitzblackman Drive, Woodbrook,
Port of Spain, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
ŵĂŝů͗ŝŶĨŽΛŝŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͘ĐŽŵ
tĞď͗ǁǁǁ͘ŝŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽĨƐƵƌǀĞLJŽƌƐ͘ĐŽŵ
Telephone No: 468-­‐3356

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