Moruca hosts 11th Expo, ministers concerned at its ‘decline’

Ministers Sydney Allicock (right) and Valerie Garrido-Lowe (left) with Miss Moruca 2015 and the runners-up after the pageant (GINA photo)

The indigenous community of Moruca located in Barima-Waini, Region One hosted its 11th annual Expo last weekend under the theme “One culture: many Livelihoods” but two visiting ministers voiced concern over what they said was a decline in its quality.

According to a press release from the Government Information Agency (GINA), this year’s Expo whose main objective was to “showcase the talents of the people and the rich flora and fauna of this indigenous community” had several activities chief among which was