Defending the significant difference in the allocation of funds to the Bina Hill Institute as compared to the National Toshaos Council (NTC), Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe, during the consideration of the 2019 estimates last week, said the school will be expanded to cater for students coming from Region Seven.
Answering questions from Opposition Members last Monday night, Garrido-Lowe was asked about the line item 6321 on subsidies and contributions to local organisations.
Opposition Member Pauline Sukhai, questioned what prompted the ministry to allocate $56 million to the Bina Hill Institute as compared to $20 million to the NTC, which she said has a legislative mandate with wide ranging functions that have to cover over 215 villages and communities.
