Minister Pauline Sukhai hands over tractor, other equipment to Region 9

Georgetown, GINA, February 24, 2010

Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, today handed over the key to a John Deere tractor to Rudolph Roberts, Toshao of Yupukari, Region Nine. A trailer and plough were also handed over.


Yupukari’s three satellite villages; Kaicumbay, Quatata and Fly-Hill, will benefit from the equipment and machinery.

Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai noted that the equipment and machinery will assist in transportation, which is needed for marketing of produce and in the event of emergencies, the shuttling of both services and goods to and from the communities.

 Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Nigel Dharamlall hands over key to the tractor to Toshao of Yupukari, Rudolph Roberts.

The tractor is valued at $6.7 M; trailer- $1.5 M and plough- $725,000.

Minister Sukhai stated that a large sum was injected into the village and expressed the hope that the villagers would realise their aspirations with respect to their community’s development and agricultural production.

The Minister advised that the villagers work-out a schedule by which all communities will benefit. The schedule should cater for maintenance and cost recovery.
Roberts thanked President Bharrat Jagdeo and Minister Sukhai for their loyalty and determination towards Yupukari as the villagers would use the machinery for large scale agricultural practices, marketing of goods and other beneficial means.