Along with concessional loans which were offered to them by Demerara Bank Ltd, some of the Parika vendors have received the $300,000 which was promised to them by the Government of Guyana to offset their fire losses.
According to Chairman of the Parika\Mora Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) Jaideo Sookhoo, distribution of the grants commenced two Fridays ago to some of the vendors who had fallen victim to the fire that completely destroyed the Parika Market Complex along with their stalls and goods on February 10.