Even as the life of the current Board of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) comes to an end later this month, government yesterday stated that mining in Guyana is in a terrible state and needs to be cleaned up.
“The President wants mining cleaned up…What we see playing out confirms everybody’s belief that the regulation of mining in Guyana is in a terrible state, there is no denying that, and steps have to be taken to clean it up if we are to move forward on a healthy footing,” Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman yesterday told a press conference.
The Minister of Governance was asked for an update on the fate of GGMC’s Commissioner Rickford Vieira who the
