Evidence of increasing lawlessness in mining communities in Guyana, which is characterized by heightened levels of violence that have led to loss of life appears to have elicited no new official measures aimed at correcting the situation.
The response to a question on the issue raised by this newspaper with Natural Resources and the Environment Minister Robert Persaud pointed to increased collaboration among stakeholders in hinterland security and the mining sector including the Guyana Police Force, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC).
He said the government and the GGDMA “have committed to assisting the Guyana Police Force in the
