Local miners want foreigners’ work permits issue expedited

A mining operation at Mahdia. Brazilians are known to have mining interests in the Mahdia area.

Local miners who attended last Wednesday’s meeting with Natural Resources Minister Robert Persaud and Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee say that while they are supportive of government’s efforts to enforce the country’s mining regulations they believe the issue of work permits for foreigners in the industry, specifically Brazilians, should be expedited.

“We are not attempting to dictate how the work permits issue should be decided. What we are saying