Mayor of Bartica Gifford Marshall has promised better enforcement of safety practices and other major improvements at a sand pit run by the municipality after an impromptu visit by Junior Natural Resources Minister Simona Broomes over the weekend unearthed serious infractions.
“First of all, I want to congratulate Minister Simona Broomes and also the GGMC [Guyana Geology and Mines Commission] on their work to improve the working conditions of not only mining and those who are in the mining field, but also the facility we manage at,” Marshall told Stabroek News yesterday.
Marshall emphasised that safety is also the priority of the Bartica Town Council and highlighted that it had been adhering to previous advisories from the GGMC, even though a Department of Public Information (DPI) report stated otherwise.
