The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has observed that the Berbice Mining Syndicate has been speaking in the media about lack of access to the Parish Peak area and says this area is off-limits.
According to a MNR press release, at a meeting on March 29th between the ministry and various mining syndicates, the Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman had informed the head of the Berbice Mining Syndicate that there are environmental and forest certification considerations that have to be assessed before any decision can be made about accessing the area for mining purposes, and that in the interim, the area will