Government will soon be moving to review mining concessions, as it seeks to ensure that mining interests are in conformity with the laws governing the sector. This is according to Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman, who spoke with the Government Information Agency (GINA) recently.
Trotman said that it is not the intention of the Government, during the review, to look at everything with a suspicious eye, and “to say that all concessions were given out in wrong or corrupt ways, but certainly as we are responding to complaints, we will do so.”
The Minister who has responsibility for the natural resources sector noted that there have been complaints from persons in mining communities, and he is working along with the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs to have those addressed, GINA said.
“So this is why a meeting is planned between the Department of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, so that we have one Government policy on Amerindian lands, mining, and forestry. Even as you unveil new towns and townships, we’ve got to have one plan, not several different plans around,” Trotman stated.
