Staff members of the Bina Hill Institute Youth Learning Centre, in the North Rupununi, Region Nine have been sent home since the organization is unable to pay them, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported last evening.
Chairman of the North Rupununi District Development Board (NRDDB) Michael Williams was reported as saying that Bina Hill Institute receives a Government subvention of $500,000 monthly, but this ceased since funds were cut from the government’s proposed budget during the consideration of the estimates.
Williams added that since then it has been a struggle to pay the staff members of the vocational institution.