SCORES of residents in various Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC) in the Pomeroon-Supenaam region who had filled up the ‘pink slip’, on Tuesday received their $25,000 COVID-19 cash grant from the government.
The grant was made available to those persons who were part of multi-family households, and had registered during the last distribution exercise.
Many Essequibians had filled out the ‘pink slip’ after they were unable to access the grant. On that query form, they had to indicate that they were part of a family living with another family, or families under the same roof.
In the Annandale/Riverstown NDC, residents showed up at the Fisher Primary School to uplift their grant.
Mobina Singh, a resident of Perservance, said she was elated when she received the news that the grants were once again being distributed. She said that she was happy to get such a grant, and will be using it to buy groceries for her family.

Another beneficiary, Abdool Salim, told the Guyana Chronicle that he thought the distribution had ended for good, as he was no longer hearing anything about it. He said he was happy to learn several days ago that the distribution would recommence, and that he was one of the beneficiaries.
“I was patiently listening out, ‘cause the last time they came around, they said I wasn’t eligible because I was living with my mother and father. But I have my own family; I am glad that I am qualified to receive the money now,” Salim said.
Adventure resident, Navita Singh said because she was living with her mother, she was required to fill up the query form. Singh said she will use the money to buy household things for her family. She used the opportunity to thank the government of Guyana for the grant.

Naiomi Singh, a frontline worker of Perservance, said that she is excited about the grant. She said the money will be invested in her children’s education, as they are in need of extra lessons. Singh also thanked government for the initiative.
Meanwhile, Regional Executive Officer Devanand Ramdatt told this publication that the region received $50, 600,000 from the Bank of Guyana for this round of distribution.
He urged those persons who had filled out the query form to visit the NDC in their area to collect their money.
The Good Hope/Pomona NDC, Fisher Primary School, Taymouth Manor, the Anna Regina Town Council, and the Charity Nursery School were among the distribution sites set up across the region. There will be special timings for those living in the Upper and Lower Pomeroon communities.