Trotman meets Region Eight family on issues with miner

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Minister Raphael Trotman (second from left) as they presented the groceries to Lucille Williams at Karisparu (right) (Natural Resources Ministry photo)
Minister Raphael Trotman (second from left) as they presented the groceries to Lucille Williams at Karisparu (right) (Natural Resources Ministry photo)

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman and a team visited and provided assistance to a Region Eight family last Thursday after complaints were made about them being unfairly treated by a miner in the area.

According to a press release issued by his ministry, Trotman and the team, which comprised members of the Mines Division of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), and the ministries of Natural Resources and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs visited 87-year-old Lucille Williams of Karisparu Village.