Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment Joslyn McKenzie says that government continues to be supportive of the mining sector and finds recent comments by the miners’ reps – who had lambasted government for not keeping promises – “surprising.”
In a letter sent to the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) and copied to media houses, McKenzie said that the ministry “notes with interest and consternation” an article in the Stabroek News headlined “Miners hammer Gov’t -Shields: `The reality is we haven’t got anything, just press releases.” According to McKenzie, there seems to be a prevailing sense of misunderstanding and/or miscommunication on the part of the GGDMA.
Stabroek News reported on Friday that miners at the GGDMA’s bi-monthly on Thursday, had slated the government for not keeping promises made to
