Following the resumption of the scrap metal trade more than two months ago, members of the Guyana Metal Recyclers Association say new surveillance procedures that have been implemented are hindering their operations and putting their livelihoods under threat.
At a press conference yesterday afternoon, Treasurer of the Asso-ciation Shalini Dias and exporter Alisha Mohamed said the “strenuous” procedures in place, especially as it relates to the loading process and availability of enforcement officers, have virtually ground their businesses to a standstill.
They said several efforts to engage the Scrap Metal Unit on the issue were to no avail and as a result they made an appeal for the intervention of President Irfaan Ali or Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo.
