By Sue-Ann Wayow
THE Spiritual Baptist community will receive requested funding from Government for its activities next week although some submitted late requests.
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Stuart Young said this week Cabinet will be considering applications for funding.
He was answering a question asked by Member of Parliament for Moruga/Tableland Michelle Benjamin and posed to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley in Parliament on Wednesday.
She asked if the Prime Minister could state when the various Spiritual Baptist Organisations will receive requested funding to facilitate this year’s Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day on March 30.
Young, who is also the Minister of Energy, responded by stating that the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts was responsible for accepting applications for funding from religious organisations.
He said, “The process is that the organisations must put in applications, request the amount of funding, it is then looked at by the ministry staff and they will then make the various recommendations to Cabinet for Cabinet to confirm.”
Young added, “Due to the untimely and late applications by some, that process has finally been completed by the various organisations and now there, is a note before Cabinet that is going to be considered this week at which the recommendations will be considered, approved and confirmed and the requisite financing will be done before the Spiritual Baptist Holiday.”
