Commissioner of Police Henry Greene has arranged with President of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miner’s Association (GGDMA) Patrick Harding to meet the miners’ group body next Tuesday.
The announcement was made yesterday—a day after Harding complained to President Bharrat Jagdeo that the GGDMA had been trying for more than a year to meet the ‘Top Cop’ on its concerns about criminal activities in the mining areas. He said that the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has agreed to meet with the GGDMA to discuss the issue and noted that efforts to meet with Commissioner Greene had been unsuccessful.
President Jagdeo said that it was an “unacceptable” situation, while assuring that Greene, along with