No evidence that Guyana a source of tainted gems, Natural Resources Minister tells Time Magazine

Guyana diamonds just mined in the hand of a diamond miner

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud has responded to an article in Time Magazine online, defending Guyana’s stewardship of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme and saying that smuggling of diamonds must be established and not be subject to speculation.

He said this in an emailed letter to the editor of Time Magazine in which he disputed the