The newly-elected executive of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGMDA) has forecast a “tough” year ahead as it looks to sustain earnings while contending with attempts to enforce stricter regulation over the industry.

At the body’s Annual General Meeting yesterday, held at the association’s headquarters on North Road, GGDMA Executive Director Edward Shields told the membership that the association continues to work towards achieving its annual production target even as several “obstacles” lie ahead.

Shields, who will go into retirement from the association which he has served for 27 years at July month end, stated that several issues which have been affecting the mining sector remain unsolved. He said the…..