PPP/C did not budget to pay Amerindian support officers beyond April

Sydney Allicock

Indigenous People’s Affairs Minister Sydney Allicock yesterday denied that the current government sacked the almost 2,000 Amerindian Community Support Officers (CSOs) that were previously engaged under the Youth Entrepreneurship and Apprenticeship Programme (YEAP) and said that the former PPP/C administration did not budget for the scheme beyond April this year.

The Amerindian Action Movement of Guyana (TAAMOG) last week filed a lawsuit over the government’s dismissal of 1,972 Amerindians who it says were previously employed under the YEAP, while charging that it was an act of discrimination.

The opposition PPP/C has also voiced its concerns about the