Trotman urges new gold board to tackle smuggling, increase declarations

The meeting of the new Guyana Gold Board yesterday (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman yesterday inducted the new members of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) and urged them to address gold smuggling and to ensure high declarations of the precious metal, according to a Ministry of the Presidency statement.

Trotman raised eyebrows recently when he stated that around 15,000 ounces