The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is calling on the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan to protect those persons conducting their lawful business and focus their attention on “addressing real crime.”
In a statement issued yesterday, the association expressed its sorrow at the “cold-blooded killing” of one of its members, miner Deon Stoll on Monday, as he was about to conduct business at the establishment of El Dorado Trading. It also extended its condolences to the family of the late Stoll.
The GGDMA challenged the GPF to “focus its attention on addressing real crime and the removing of criminal elements from our society and called on the Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan to “address this upsurge in crime across our country.” The association asked, “How many more must be robbed, or be slaughtered before it is accepted that we have a crime issue in Guyana which must be addressed?”