Errant miners will be sanctioned , PM says

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Discoloured water from the Omai Creek mingles with the water of the Essequibo River at the creek’s mouth last week.
Discoloured water from the Omai Creek mingles with the water of the Essequibo River at the creek’s mouth last week.

– time for education has passed

Discoloured water from the Omai Creek mingles with the water of the Essequibo River at the creek’s mouth last week. The time for education has passed and sanctions will be applied to errant miners, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds reiterated yesterday, while calling for a partnership between the media and the mining industry to “transform” the sector and its operations.

The PM, who holds the portfolio for mining, also admitted that the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) needed to increase its monitoring staff. “We do need to increase our mines officers,” Hinds told reporters at a press conference at the GGMC library yesterday adding that he recognized a need for more rangers.