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Amerindian community wants help with alcohol abuse
Residents of Mabaruma are calling on the relevant authorities for urgent interventions to address the issue of alcohol abuse in their region.
Yesterday, a regional official who wished to remain anonymous said that the region has been faced with persons misusing alcohol for many years now. However the problem has worsened over the past few months.
Kumaka waterfront, Mabaruma
It was noted that apart from alcohol abuse being a major problem, it spawns domestic violence which continues to be another huge problem in the region.
This publication understands that the consumption of alcohol in Region One is now among the school population. On one occasion students were taken to the Mabaruma Hospital after they appeared to be under the influence of alcohol during school hours.
Kaieteur News yesterday sought a comment from Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Mr. Nigel Dharamlall. Mr Dharamlall said that the issue of misusing alcohol has been affecting not only Mabaruma but also a number of other Amerindian communities over the years, for a number of reasons.
He said that the Amerindian Affairs Ministry has been involved in a number of programmes with various organizations within those regions to address this issue.
As it relates to the issue of alcohol use among school children, the Permanent Secretary said that his Ministry is ready and willing to work with any organization to put special programmes in place to render assistance, since he noted that this issue indeed needs urgent attention.
Several Toshaos from various Amerindian communities have brought this issue to the fore at the recently concluded 2012 Regional Toshaos Council held on June 30 and July 1 at the National Conference Centre at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.
Mabaruma is the administrative centre for Region One (Barima-Waini) of Guyana. It is located close to the Aruka River (the Venezuelan border).
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