The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) yesterday said there was no wrongdoing by board Chairman Clinton Williams in taking control of lands for which mining permits were granted to his friend and his racking up of a multi-million dollar food and drinks bill at the agency’s expense.
In a statement released last evening, the GGMC charged that recent reports on the lands transaction and the food and drinks bill in the Kaieteur News are part of an effort to tarnish the image of the board and Williams, while removing focus from actions being taken against functionaries.
The board is currently seeking to reorganise the leadership of the agency and is pursuing the sacking of Commissioner Rickford Vieira and the transfer of other division heads. However, Williams has faced criticism over the board’s advancing of a no-confidence motion against Vieira and it was exacerbated when details of the mining land transaction and his spending were publicised. Already,