Citizens Bank Managing Director Eton Chester is the new Chairman of the Board of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC).
An official of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment confirmed that Minister Robert Persaud made the announcement at an event on Monday. Chester replaces Major General (retired) Joe Singh, who resigned on Saturday following strong agitation from the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners’ Association (GGDMA), which expressed no confidence in him and pulled its participation from Mining Week activities as a result.
In a letter to Persaud, dated August 18, 2012, Singh said that he had not been informed that there was a vote of no-confidence against him. “I would not wish to be the excuse for the
