Six months notice for mining is ‘small time’

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds prepares to address members of the mining sector at yesterday’s bi-monthly meeting of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) at the body’s offices on North Road. Seated at his right is acting President of the GGDMA Charles Da Silva while the body’s Executive Director Edward Shields is at his left.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday said that the proposed six months notice period before mining can commence is “a small time” and warned that “people with excavators and other equipment need to be looking forward to much more even than six months.”

His brief comments on the issue at the first Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) bi-monthly meeting for the year drew an immediate reaction from Executive Director of the GGDMA Edward Shields, who expressed concern. “We thought