Sophia residents awarded gov’t’s business grant

Floyd Jackson waiting to collect his business grant. (DPI photo)

Some 100 residents of Sophia, Georgetown on Saturday benefitted from the government’s $250, 000 business grant, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

The grant was distributed at the Sophia Exhibition Centre, and was spearheaded by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, DPI said.

The exercise was led by Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond and Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy.