Development Officers being equipped to better serve Indigenous villages

Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock handing over an ATV to Community Development Officer (CDO), Shurland Davis (left). (DPI photo)

Community Development Officers (CDOs), serving the South Pakaraimas and the North Rupununi were the recent beneficiaries of All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) that will assist them in better serving communities in Region Nine, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

Ellis Brasche (North Rupununi) and Shurland Davis (South Pakaraimas) received one ATV each from Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs, Sydney Allicock, during a recent ministerial outreach in Region Nine.