On the final day of the 2023 National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference, 100 Amerindian villages received a total of $100 million from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport for upgrades to community grounds following the announcement made by Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday.
The Department of Public Information (DPI) spoke with some Toshaos at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) who collected their cheques from the ministry on Friday.
One such Toshao was Jermaine Welcome of Kaburi Village located in Region Seven who said the village boasts of great athletes. Now that funding has been secured, these athletes will now have a proper ground for their activities, he said.