Thirty Guyanese have received cash grants from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport to boost their creative ideas and work.

The grant falls under the Ministry’s Cultural and Creative Industry’s Grant programme. Each of the thirty persons will receive almost $1 million to assist with their work and develop their ideas.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr, said the programme was designed to reach every region. Over 200 persons applied for the initiative which received an allocation of $30 million in this year’s budget.

A condition of our cultural and creative industry’s grant was that every single region at least one grant was earmarked for that region. Even though we didn’t have as many in aggregate from that region you will find people here from Region Nine, Region Seven, Region Eight, Region Six, all over, you will find people being represented from across Guyana.  Which shows that it is just not diversity in appearance and diversity in the projects but also diversity in the location, all which combines into the creation of this invisible fabric called our culture uniting our people called Guyanese,” the Culture Minister said.

The Ministry of Culture has also announced the creation of a cultural and creative industry ambassador programme. Those receiving the grants will also have to commit to serving as cultural ambassadors for the Ministry of Culture.

The Ministry of Culture sees the investment as a significant step towards recognising the cultural and artistic talent of Guyanese.

Ramson said the programme will enable artists to create, develop and showcase their work.

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