Task Force formed to assist Dominica’s Indigenous people

The Kalinago Council, in collaboration with the Ministry for Kalinago Upliftment, will form a task force to coordinate response activities for COVID-19 for Dominica’s indigenous people.

In a Facebook address to the Kalinago people, Chief Lorenzo Sanford made this announcement and encouraged the indigenous people to continue practicing proper hygiene to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.

According to Sanford, the task force will directly respond to the needs of vulnerable persons within the indigenous population.