A former prison inmate on Wednesday became the first recipient of the government’s “Fresh Start” Initiative, through which she has received support to reopen her business.
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn yesterday handed over $200,000 worth of items to Cristy Griffith, a mother of five who hails from Kitty, Georgetown which will aid in the venture.
In January 2020, Griffith and another woman were sentenced to three years and nine months in prison and fined $3.5 million in relation to a bust at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, during which $1.1 million in cocaine was found in a suitcase. She was recently released after serving her sentence.
