Fishermen are the latest group to receive cash grants from the government. These are part of the government’s efforts to provide cost of living relief to all Guyanese. The individuals or groups of “all Guyanese” that have not yet benefitted from cash grants I suppose must eagerly wait their turn and if their turn never comes some may have to turn stone into bread.
It was reported that over sixteen hundred fisherfolk in Berbice benefitted. It was also reported that countrywide approximately eight thousand fisherfolk will benefit from the one-off grant.
Those who consume fish can testify that over the last couple of years, the cost of fish has increased. Fishermen have complained that their catch has not been as plentiful as it was in previous years. The man on the street has been saying that the drilling for oil has drove fish away.