Detained Amatuk residents to return home today

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
The four Amatuk residents brought to Georgetown for questioning in relation to mining activity around the Kaieteur National Park. From left: Judy Quinn, Errol Jeffrey, Pamela John and Slade Jeffrey.
The four Amatuk residents brought to Georgetown for questioning in relation to mining activity around the Kaieteur National Park. From left: Judy Quinn, Errol Jeffrey, Pamela John and Slade Jeffrey.

The Amatuk Falls, Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni) residents who were detained and brought to Georgetown last weekend will make their journey back home today, with assistance from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC).

Slade Jeffrey, his wife Pamela John, Jeffrey’s father Errol Jeffrey and his wife Judy Quinn, were brought to Georgetown on Monday after being detained by officials from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), and GGMC on the Potaro River.