Broomes promises level playing field in mining, forestry

New Junior Natural Resources Minister Simona Broomes is assuring that there will be a level playing field for both small and large-scale operators in the mining and forestry sectors.

At a press conference at Cara Lodge, in Georgetown, on Wednesday, Broomes, who was shifted from the Social Protection Ministry, voiced her gratitude to President David Granger for the appointment and his confidence in placing her to work in the new ministry, as well as her happiness to be working alongside Minister Raphael Trotman.

She noted that for many years regulations governing the industry and the rights of miners and workers had