Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday oversaw the distribution of the $150,000 one-off cash grant to private cane farmers at the Windsor Forest Community Centre, Region Three.
A total of $44 million in relief cash grants were distributed to 294 private cane farmers across the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release said.
This follows a request during a previous distribution exercise with fisherfolk, by the cane farmers to be provided with aid, as they were seriously affected by the closure of estates in the region.