Region Seven got $1.6M from gov’t for Bartica Regatta

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon on Thursday presented a cheque valued over $1.6M to Region Seven REO Peter Ramotar for last weekend’s Bartica Regatta activities.

Luncheon said that the money was Central government’s contribution to the activities and was expected to be used to boost physical infrastructure in the areas where the fete was hosted, a Government Information Agency press release said.

The presentation ceremony was hosted at the Office of the President.