Support for Sierra Leone to continue in 2016

Saturday, 19 December 2015 00:00

Government has outlined how it intends to spend money helping developing countries in 2016.

International Development Committee chairman Phil Gawne says it's looking at continuing its work on the Sierra Leone Sustainable Fisheries Project:

The IDC is also looking to spend more money and resources on work with the Small Countries Financial Programme.

Mr Gawne tells us why it's pivotal to the growth of those nations:

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