Twelve indigenous communities yesterday received millions in COVID-19 relief to help mitigate the negative economic impact the pandemic has had on their respective villages.
The approximately $105 million COVID-19 relief was handed over to indigenous leaders by Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai at the Sophia Exhibition Centre. The funds are to be used for creating a space for Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This allows for existing ICT facilities to be extended or for new ones to be constructed.
Remaining sums can be used on any infrastructural developments that are income generating projects.
