Honour land promise to Marudi prospectors

The Rupununi Miners Association (RMA) yesterday urged Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud to honour a promise to allot parcels in a special land lottery to persons mining illegally at Marudi, while it took aim at the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) for lobbying against the decision.

“We are calling on the honourable minister to settle the Marudi issues once and for all to return to normalcy to Marudi and Region Nine,” President of the RMA Sugreem Singh said,