Welcome to the official website for the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs , Georgetown Guyana.

This website has been established to inform the public about the work of the Ministry on issues affecting Guyanese, especially Amerindian peoples, and to provide another useful communication route. It has also been established to provide information about our beautiful country and links to online resources that you may find useful.

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  • Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, MP handing over the cheque to the village council.

    Yawong women to get Gov’t’s help to start-up small projects

    Residents of Yawong, Region Eight recently received $1.2M to aid the construction of a center. Its intended purpose is to be a base for craft production and as a sewing center. Women engaged in sewing will receive further assistance from the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs for the establishment of a

  • Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai interacts with a resident of Kurukubaru, Region Eight

    Minister Sukhai encourages Kurukubaru residents to make village development a priority

    Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai MP, has assured residents of Kurukubaru, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuta) that the Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali-led Administration will continue to engage and support them in every area of development. To this end, she urged them to “concentrate” on developing their community. She made the call

  • Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Hon. Pauline Sukhai shares a photo moment with newly appointed UN Resident Coordinator Ms. Yesmin Oruc and a colleague.

    Minister of Amerindian Affairs receives Courtesy Call from newly-appointed UN Resident Coordinator|| October 12, 2021

    Guyana’s newly appointed United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, Ms. Yesim Oruc, today paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai M.P. The officials met and discussed topics of similar interest at the Ministry’s Thomas and Quamina Streets Office. Ms. Oruc of Turkey was appointed UN

  • Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, MP, at the simple handing over ceremony in Region One

    Agri sectors of Region One villages boosted with receipt of new tractors

    Three villages in Region One are the beneficiaries of a new tractor, to boost agricultural production, making them more self-sufficient. Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, MP, handed over the vehicles to the Chairperson of the Community Development Councils (CDC). These include Hosororo, Bumbury Hill, and Wainaina Hill, three of