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New DoA director outlines plans
The new Director of Agriculture, Wilbur Welcome, says he’s focusing on making the department more efficient while helping farmers with their harvests.
Compass journalist Daphne Ewing-Chow has this report.
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MPs vote $45M in new welfare funding as cash runs out
Government has approved $45 million in new welfare funding after it emerged it would be unable meet some of its financial obligations starting next month without a fresh cash injection.
The money will cover the healthcare costs of people who don’t have sufficient insurance and for financial assistance to those in need.
Finance Minister Rolston Anglin said that without the additional money, government would have been unable to pay rental assistance or fund other financial aid programmes from next month.
There are currently 1,700 families that rely on those payments.
