Questions have been raised about the recent approval of an application to operate a dredge in the name of Simona Broomes, the daughter of Junior Natural Resources Minister Simona Broomes.
Initially it had been thought that the applicant was the minister but she has since clarified to Stabroek News that the application is by her daughter. The two share the same first and last names.
A document bearing the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) letterhead and which is dated April 5, 2016, states that permission has been given to Simona Broomes, of Lot 8 West Indian Housing Scheme, Bartica, to operate a dredge from
