Task force revisits Baramita to check on social problems

Permanent Secretaries of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Alfred King (second from right) and Ministry of Education Vibert Welch (right) and other members of the team during the meeting with the Baramita Village Council. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

An inter-ministerial task force conducted a follow-up visit to the village of Baramita over the weekend, to ensure the successful implementation of plans to address the social problems which had been plaguing the community.

The Department of Public Information (DPI) said that the team, which was led by Permanent Secretary, Alfred King from the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, also comprised representatives from the Ministries of Education, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Social Protection, Health, Social Cohesion as well as UNICEF and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC).

Alcoholism, suicide, sexual and domestic abuse are just some of the social issues affecting the  North West community and as such, the government established an inter-ministerial task force to address those issues.