[4] In 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a guarded gate was constructed on the road to regulate traffic to the Takutu River, which had been used for illegal border-crossing from Brazil.

[5] Cattle rearing,[3] brick making, farming, fishing, and construction[2] are all major economic activities of the village.

Helping Hands Women Producers Cooperative Society has a factory that was built with assistance from the Canadian International Development Agency.

It produces packaged snacks including cashew nuts and cassava bread, as well as school meals.

The secondary school in St. Ignatius was opened by the Catholic missionaries, and is the oldest and largest in the region, with boarding facilities for students from remote areas.