Region 1: Barima–Waini
Programme-by-programme guide to spending and development priorities.
This hub is a single place to access each regional index (Regions 1–10), plus key explainers and the source documents. The goal is to make the budget easier to navigate, compare, and discuss.
Open a region to view the complete development index and programme structure.
Programme-by-programme guide to spending and development priorities.
Programme-by-programme guide to spending and development priorities.
Programme-by-programme guide to spending and development priorities.
Programme-by-programme guide to spending and development priorities.
Programme-by-programme guide to spending and development priorities.
Programme-by-programme guide to spending and development priorities.
Programme-by-programme guide to spending and development priorities.
Programme-by-programme guide to spending and development priorities.
Programme-by-programme guide to spending and development priorities.
Programme-by-programme guide to spending and development priorities.
Context pieces that explain how to read the indexes and what to watch for.
Why vague categories, oversized “other” entries, and fast-moving contracts can weaken accountability.
These regional indexes track what Government plans to spend in each region under Budget 2026. I pull the programmes and line items from the Estimates, sort them by sector (education, health, roads, housing, agriculture, etc.), and tag what looks like direct “development” spending versus routine operating costs.
Primary documents used to build the regional indexes.