GINA, GUYANA, Friday, August 26, 2016 Community Development Councils (CDCs) in hinterland communities have been advised to engage regional governing bodies to have their needs addressed. This advice came after the CDCs queried how they can access resources for communities. Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan told Indigenous leaders, at the National Toshaos Council (NTC) …
Phase Two of the Sustainable Hinterland Housing project which targets Regions One and Nine, is scheduled to commence in October, Minister in the Ministry of Communities with responsibility for Housing, Valerie Sharpe-Patterson said. During an interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA), Minister Patterson explained that this programme is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank …
Hinterland communities in Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine that are affected by the prolonged dry season, will be given support. According to the Government Information Agency (GINA), the administration is in the process of sourcing funding and equipment to assist those communities. Last year, the hinterland regions, especially Region Nine started facing a drought, …
Guyana’s hinterland regions possess immense potential. There are untold mineral wealth to be exploited, a young and trainable population, and vast expanses of savannah lands. Yet, the people living in these regions are ranked as among the poorest. The development of Guyana’s hinterland is however, being given renewed focus by the Coalition Government, as efforts …
MINISTER Sydney Allicock of the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs has outlined some plans for the hinterland regions. He said that technical and vocational studies are to be prioritised.Minister Allicock said that while equipment is there, maintenance remains a big issue. He was referring to the equipment and machinery given to Amerindian villages to aid …