The Ministry of Natural Resources yesterday cautioned that the final amnesty it has announced for miners in arrears on payments will not be extended.
In a statement, it said that following repeated requests for interventions by the Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman for relief to miners, the Ministry of Natural Resources directed the GGMC to grant a final amnesty for miners who are in arrears in terms of payment of rental for medium scale properties. The amnesty process will be facilitated via the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), the statement said.
The granted grace period commenced on October 1, 2019 and ends on December 31, 2019, a total of 92 days. This will be availed to all medium scale property holders who are in arrears and whose properties have not been published as cancelled in the Official Gazette.
With the period given, the penalty accrued on such arrears will attract a waiver of 50%, the statement added.
“It is important to note that the grace period will not be extended and all property holders who do not avail themselves to this offer will have their properties cancelled. As such, all medium scale property holders are advised to utilize this opportunity to make all outstanding payments of rentals prior to the deadline stated”, the ministry said.
