Quote presented out of context

Editor’s Note: Upon further review of our interview with Ms Laura George, Stabroek News has verified that while she was not in fact misquoted in the article, `For 21 months, Amerindian Peoples Association has been unable to meet Minister Sukhai’,  published on 22 May, 2022, her comments were presented out of context. However, she has since clarified that she was not referring to the Amerindian Land Titling project but in fact a major land titling project activity of the, APA funded by the International Land and Forest Tenure Facility. Hence her quote (“For example, we have like one major project that deals with land titling which was really like supporting the government’s  programme of land titling or dealing with land issues. So that is one. It supposed to be done in partnership or collaboration with the government because that is the intention of the fund, the funders. This started under, during the coalition’s time. It took a bit to start off but eventually they all agreed that this is something, that yes, they will support”) was in reference to the APA’s work. These were two distinct activities and article has since been updated online to accurately reflect this. Stabroek News is also satisfied that Ms George did make attempts to clear up the misunderstanding with the writer upon the publication of the article on May 22, 2022, and regrets any inconvenience this has caused her.