Communities in Mabaruma, Region One (Barima-Waini) have received equipment to the tune of some $8 million, which they will use to complete capital projects.
According to a GINA press release, the equipment was handed over by Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Valerie Garrido-Lowe and Permanent Secretary Alfred King during a recent visit to the region.
Boat engines, a chain saw, brush-cutters, sewing machines and cabinets, sports gear and fogging machines are among the pieces of equipment handed over to Barima/ Blackwater, Kariabo/Arukamai, Three Brothers, Blackwater/ Savannah, Hotoquai, Hobodeia, Barima-Koriabo, St Anslym, Unity Square and the North West Secondary School, the release said.
Urging that the equipment be taken care of, the minister pointed out that they were to be used to serve the communities.
“Every dollar counts in business, and you have to start running your projects as businesses. This is yours, it is an investment, it’s your capital and you have to make sure that it works for you over the years,” she was quoted as saying.
King said that all capital projects for 2017 have already been sent to the National Tender Board, the release stated.
