Yarrowkabra residents picket GGMC over issuance of sand mine licence

By Johann Earle On In Guyana News |
The Yarrowkabra Charcoal Burners Association comprises mostly single mothers, who say that their use of the land designated for the BK International sand mine has been recognised since 2009. (Photo by Arian Browne)
The Yarrowkabra Charcoal Burners Association comprises mostly single mothers, who say that their use of the land designated for the BK International sand mine has been recognised since 2009. (Photo by Arian Browne)

By Pushpa Balgobin

Residents of Yarrowkabra yesterday protested the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission’s (GGMC) decision to give BK International licensing rights to a sand pit on land above the community’s largest potable water well.

Residents are upset that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deemed