Amerindians protest Ramjattan move to cut supplementary funding

By Jeanna Pearson On In Guyana News |
Amerindians staged a protest opposite the Public Buildings yesterday to stop a move made by the AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan to cut $500 million being sought by the government in supplementary spending by $300 million. Some of them said that they were promised increased stipends by the Amerindian Ministry for the protest.
Amerindians staged a protest opposite the Public Buildings yesterday to stop a move made by the AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan to cut $500 million being sought by the government in supplementary spending by $300 million. Some of them said that they were promised increased stipends by the Amerindian Ministry for the protest.

Over 80 indigenous persons gathered opposite the Public Buildings yesterday to demonstrate against a move by AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan to slash $500M in supplementary funds sought for Amerindian communities for the remainder of the year but some of them said that they were promised increased stipends by the Amerindian Ministry for the protest.

The move to cut the budget was made because the AFC believes that the funds would not be used for genuine Amerindian development, Ramjattan told Stabroek News. “It is not for genuine Amerin-dian projects but just to buy Amerindian votes,” he stated.

Permanent Secretary of the Amerindian Ministry Nigel Dharamlall denied the claim made by