Tag: Region Eight

$8M disbursed to Region Eight villages to improve sports facilities

$8M disbursed to Region Eight villages to improve sports facilities

- December 20, 2023

Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai handed over cheques worth $1 million each to eight villages in Region Eight to ... Read More

Kanapang male and female athletes emerge victorious at Region Eight Championship Cup

Kanapang male and female athletes emerge victorious at Region Eight Championship Cup

- December 20, 2023

-Sponsored by the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs The Region Eight Championship Cup was an exciting sporting event that concluded on ... Read More

Hinterland transformation takes off with $5B infrastructural investment

Hinterland transformation takes off with $5B infrastructural investment

- December 19, 2023

A $5 billion infrastructure revolution is set to sweep across the hinterland regions, promising a transformative makeover to benefit residents ... Read More

Around 105 households in Itabac, Kanapang receive solar systems in time for Christmas

Around 105 households in Itabac, Kanapang receive solar systems in time for Christmas

- December 17, 2023

Amerindian, riverine, and rural communities continue to benefit from the government’s Solar Home Systems Programme, with Itabac and Kanapang in ... Read More

Min. Sukhai spreads Christmas joy to Itabac, Kanapang children

Min. Sukhai spreads Christmas joy to Itabac, Kanapang children

- December 17, 2023

It is the festive season and the government has embarked on a toy distribution drive ahead of Christmas to ensure ... Read More

First women sewing centre, garage commissioned in Kamana

First women sewing centre, garage commissioned in Kamana

- December 4, 2023

The village of Kamana in Region Eight recently commissioned its first-ever women’s sewing centre and a garage to store its ... Read More

Over $100M in road maintenance contracts signed for Region Eight

Over $100M in road maintenance contracts signed for Region Eight

- December 3, 2023

Several roads across Region Eight are set for major improvement following the signing of contracts valued over $100 million by ... Read More

Slow progress in Region Eight projects ‘unacceptable’- Min. Sukhai

Slow progress in Region Eight projects ‘unacceptable’- Min. Sukhai

- November 24, 2023

Even as the government is injecting millions of dollars to improve social services and livelihoods in Region Eight, the implementation ... Read More

NTC affirms its position as legitimate representative body of Amerindians

NTC affirms its position as legitimate representative body of Amerindians

- November 24, 2023

The National Toshaos Council (NTC) has reiterated that it is the ‘sole, legal and legitimate’ body that represents the interests ... Read More

Kopinang witnessing improved economic growth

Kopinang witnessing improved economic growth

- November 23, 2023

- As more than $20M injected in the community Over the last three years, the lives of the residents of ... Read More