Miners will “never” accept a requirement that they give six months notice before they start mining and should such a proposal be implemented, it will compel them to become politically active, according to Executive Director of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), Edward Shields.
“It will awaken their political conscience”, the GGDMA Director told Stabroek News. Last week, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds at the first GGDMA meeting for the year told the miners 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 statement drew an immediate reaction from Shields, who expressed concern. “We thought this
