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– claim Presidential Grants misappropriated All is not well in the Amerindian village of Orealla. Residents, in keeping with the Amerindian Act,wholesale jerseys china, have voted for the removal of their Toshao. But though the matter was raised with the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs,Wholesale NFL Jerseys Online, nothing is being done.This is according to a resident, Carl Peneux, who said that at least 140 residents signed a recent petition in which they cited several reasons, including the alleged misappropriation of Presidential Grants,Daniel Norris Tigers Jersey, for not wanting the Toshao.Peneux said that residents sent the petition to Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai. Providing a background of the issue at Orealla, Peneux said in September 2011, the former Toshao passed away and a new Toshao took over. He was re-elected in April 2012 and has three years in office.However, with several discrepancies and the state of the village, at a general meeting in December 2012, several residents decided that they no longer had confidence in the Toshao. A petition was signed and sent to the Minister.In response,Josh Hart Villanova Jersey, the Minister sent her advisor, Ms. Yvonne Pearson,NFL Jerseys Cheap, who listened to the complaints. According to Peneux, Pearson said she was unable to provide a solution to the matter since she was only sent to listen to the concerns and submit a report.Peneux related that residents were of the opinion that swift action would have been taken but months have passed since that meeting. He said that in April 2013 another letter referenced “Deteriorating situation in Orealla and another request for urgent investigation into the Orealla Village Council’s (O.V.C.S) accounts and records- Residents may take own course of action” was sent to the Minister for intervention.The letter stated,Jim Thome Indians Jersey, “…there were a number of imbalances and discrepancies in the financial reports for the period of April 2012 to July 2012 and these discrepancies have remained the same to date.” In addition, it is alleged that no report on the council’s bank transactions was given to residents for the period.Citing several examples of financial irregularities, the letter stated that white sand is sold to dealers in Corriverton, and the levies for the sand should be shared equally between Orealla and Siparuta. However, when records were checked, Siparuta did not benefit for that period and the cash was not accounted for.In addition,Authentic Jerseys Cheap, $3M was allegedly given to the village as Presidential Grant to construct a guest house. But, the letter signed by Peneux claimed that the grant was misspent and not all of the lumber for the building was purchased.“These materials have been lying in the open- in the yard of a Councilor on the hill now for one year and three months- the building not yet started- the money evaporated”, he said.He also claimed that $5M given to the village as Presidential Grant for enhancing the pure water system was misappropriated. Peneux said that the Toshao who assumed the position as the official purchaser of the Council bought 16 black tanks and a quantity of pipelines.However, the villagers had planned to build an elevated concrete water reservoir on the hill to supply the entire village with water. Instead, the Toshao allegedly constructed a wooden trestle on the hill holding eight tanks, and laid eight tanks to the ground level to store water.Efforts by Kaieteur News to reach the Minister of Amerindian Affairs by telephone were unsuccessful. |
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