Kurukubaru residents urged to focus on their village’s development

Amerindian Affairs Minister, Pauline Sukhai assured residents of Kurukubaru, Potaro-Siparuta
(Region Eight) that President Irfaan Ali-led Administration will continue to engage and support
them in every area of development.
Making this call during a recent visit to9 the village, the minister urged the residents to
“concentrate” on developing their community. “Concentrate on your village developments, that
is what will help to change Kurukubaru, the government will stand by you, the government will
engage you, the government will continue to support your development…,” Minister Sukhai
said.
She added, “We are going to stand beside the people, but the people also got to work to bring
betterment in unison with the government”. Sukhai promised that the government will continue
to develop all hinterland communities, as the low level of economic opportunities in the
communities could affect development opportunities. “As a government we have an objective to
be responsible to intervene and support development…We will always come here to bring
developmental intervention to ensure that every community benefit from our government and its
terms,” she explained.

Minister Sukhai reminded that there will always be challenges to work around, and that it would
take some time to “close the gaps” and achieve equality in the communities. However, by
consistently empowering, educating and improving services, persons in the hinterland
communities will be able to access all opportunities.
Minister Sukhai also encouraged the residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. She pointed
out that the government’s policy on vaccination must be carried out by all Guyanese across the
country. “It is a government policy to try to bring back normalcy to our country because our
population is not large…and the few people who want to disrupt the system have caused us
trouble…if a government institutes a policy, we have to carry it out,” she said.
During her visit to the village, Minister Sukhai handed over a tractor, which was one of the
government’s commitments to the people of Kurukubaru. Sukhai appealed to the residents to
take care of the machine as it is important for agriculture and other developmental purposes.