While President Irfaan Ali on Monday announced that this year the Indigenous communities will receive 26.5% of Guyana’s earnings from carbon credits, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has said that they are calling for 50% and above.
Speaking at his party’s weekly press conference yesterday, Norton further stated that the government has no interest in the genuine development of Indigenous communities as its actions are centred around controlling the lives of Indigenous people. He pointed to President Ali’s speech at the Toshaos conference which he said was a “clear indication that the government has no interest in the genuine development of Indigenous communities.”