Dear Editor,
Miners contribute greatly to the GDP of this country. We pay a lot of royalties to the GGMC, which are supposed to be for the purpose of enhancing the mining industry.
Roads are very important to miners in gaining access to their work lands. The Puruni road being one of the major roads is in a deplorable state, and monies have already been budgeted for this road. It is time that this money comes out of the newspapers and is put to work.
At this point many miners have closed their dredges because it is very expensive and impossible to get to their work ground. The road is impassible, trucks are being covered in slush, bikes and cruisers cannot pass and people are being stranded.
Miners do not know who is responsible for the repairs and maintenance of roads and bridges, but at this moment many of them need urgent attention. The syndicate body is appealing to the rightful authorities for these roads to be urgently dealt with, because people’s lives are disrupted, vehicles are damaged and a journey which should take hours now takes days. This is a real nightmare and is unacceptable.
Yours faithfully,
Leon Moses Secretary
National Mining Syndicate
