As activities for Mining Week kicked off yesterday at Mahdia miners used the opportunity to reiterate their calls for improved services to the community.
“Well we used the opportunity to remind the PS (Permanent Secretary Joslyn Mackenzie) basically about roads, water and that people need lands to work,” Chairman of Region 8 Mark Crawford told Stabroek News.
The miners said that they were disappointed that Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment (MRNE) Robert Persaud was not present at the opening, but were satisfied that Mackenzie made note of their complaints and promised to follow up on the matters.
In his address Mackenzie pledged MRNE’s continued support for the miners acknowledging
