In a briefing for a US energy official, the US Embassy said his 2010 visit had come at an interesting time as there were protests by miners over new mining regulations linked to the Low Carbon strategy and that an uncooperative mining sector could unhinge the related Norway forest deal.
Giving an overview of Guyana early last year, then US Chargé d’Affaires Karen Williams at the Embassy in Georgetown, in a cable to Washington noted the protests by miners over new regulations requiring miners to provide six months notice prior to mining. Given the growth potential in the industry, she said miners were worried that the new regulations would hurt their livelihood.
“Large scale protests held in late January and early February required President (Bharrat) Jagdeo to
