Former Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai yesterday said she was entitled to the expenditure of $2.1 M of public money on her dental work which she had received under the previous PPP/C administration.
She was at the time answering questions from reporters during a press conference in Freedom House dealing with the dismissal of nearly 2,000 Community Support Officers in Indigenous communities by the current coalition government.
When asked about the criticisms during the election campaign of public money being expended on her dental work Sukhai responded that it was a travesty to deny young Amerindians an opportunity to enhance themselves even at their own community level. She added it would also be