The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs earlier this month engaged the Rockstone community on issues such as supporting groups that are working for its betterment and crafting its Community Development Plan (CDP) in order to access a Presidential Grant this year.
According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release Minister Pauline Sukhai told residents that groups and organisations that can make contribution to the community’s development should always be welcomed. “I would like to advise all groups to work together; your cooperation will be complementing everybody’s efforts… at the Ministry we would support any grouping that intends to work for the betterment of the community,” she said.
Sukhai also pointed out that the concerns that residents raised regarding governance were not unique to Rockstone but the Amerindian Act has