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Farmer, fisher grants eclipsed unemployment aid cheques
The 5,022 unemployment grants awarded under the governmentâs economic stimulus package averaged about $1,100, but some residents who were employed full-time throughout the pandemic received as much as $22,500 through …
Government reportedly gave grants totalling $4,655,000 for farming and fishing initiatives. (Photo: ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED)
The 5,022 unemployment grants awarded under the governmentâs economic stimulus package averaged about $1,100, but some residents who were employed full-time throughout the pandemic received as much as $22,500 through another stimulus prong for farmers and fishers, according to two lists recently circulated via WhatsApp after Premier Andrew Fahie provided them to Opposition Leader Marlon Penn last month in the House of Assembly.