The need for a better system of governance, were among concerns raised by residents of Rockstone, during a ministerial outreach conducted on Sunday by the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs.
Rockstone, a small community located on the right bank of the Essequibo River, west of Linden, has a population of about 200 people, mostly Amerindians.
GINA said that Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Sydney Allicock, along with Minister within the Ministry, Valerie Garrido-Lowe, Permanent Secretary, Vibert Welch, Legal Advisor, David James and Advisor on Indigenous People’s Affairs, Mervyn Williams, along with Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Dawn Hastings-Williams comprised the visiting team.
