Reg 10 MP says that a twin brother collected money from SLED, not him

– GTimes regrets confusion between “Jermaine” and “Jemaine”

Region 10 (MP) Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira says she never collected $ 5 million under the Sustainable Livelihoods and Entrepreneurial Development (SLED) program in 2019 for building pig pens in Linden.
In an article published by the Guyana Times on January 23, 2021, he noted that Labor Minister Joseph Hamilton reported that money had been paid and collected by the senator.
In fact, the content of the article was available from the Department of Public Information (DPI) following a visit to the mining community by the Labor Minister.
But the politician has since refuted this allegation saying that Hamilton’s aims were aimed at “besmirch, taunt, sully, insult and damage his reputation and reputation.”
“I take this opportunity to state publicly and make it absolutely clear, that Jermaine Figueira, a Member of Parliament for the Region of Ten has never received any repayment of money from the Sustainable Livelihoods and Entrepreneurial Development (SLED) program in 201 , ”The politician noted.
<>> has since been informed that the money referred to in the article was collected by the politician’s twin, Jemaine Figueira.
In that regard, the>> apologizes to the MP and regrets the embarrassment the article has caused.