President mandates Permanent Secretaries to fix issues in Amerindian communities

The Head of State said over $50 billion were spent on capital projects in Indigenous communities across the country over the past three years.

As part of that sum, more than $2 billion was spent on community development plans that led to the creation of more than 4,500 jobs. More than 1,000 projects, the President said, are being implemented in the hinterland and riverain communities across the country.

Additionally, he said about $3.2 billion in public assistance and pensions goes into the Indigenous communities.

There have also been developments in the education, healthcare, and agricultural sectors, according to the President.

The NTC conference is usually a space where the indigenous leaders raise many issues and engage government officials directly on resolving those. The NTC Chairman Derrick John spoke about some of what would be discussed this week.

At the end of the opening ceremony, six Indigenous communities got their land titles. Those communities are: Four Miles in Region One; Capoey, Akawini, Mashabo and Wakapoa in Region Two; and Paramakatoi in Region Eight.

Land titling is one of the areas of discussion that usually occupies much focus at the NTC conference. There will also be engagements on Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).