China to help Guyana with mineral mapping

China is to help Guyana with the mapping of its mineral resources, it was announced yesterday by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

The announcement will be greeted with some concern considering the view that China’s overriding interests in such assistance is to pave the way for these resources to be mined largely for its economy and not always under environmentally conscious standards.

A release yesterday from the ministry said that Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud participated at the