Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan on Monday met with representatives from the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) to discuss security challenges in the mining sector and he announced afterward that there would be new criteria for the granting of gun licences to miners, including the payment of taxes.
Ramjattan also told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that the police must put more effort into enforcing the law in the mining sector.
A GINA report said the minister asserted that there should be a quickening of the processing
