The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs says that the rapporteurs’ reports of the recent National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference would discredit the statements by the Region 7 toshaos that attempts were made to silence them on issues affecting their communities.
The ministry, in a release through the Government Information Agency (GINA) on Friday, was responding to statements attributed to Region 7 toshaos in the media.
On the second day of the conference, the ministry said, the toshaos were given the opportunity to have a direct discussion with Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud, including officials from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC),
