Ministry says working for amicable end to Chinese Landing mining dispute

The deepest pit at Chinese Landing (SN file photo)

Replying to criticism from the Guyana Human Rights Associa-tion (GHRA), the Ministry of Natural Resources says that it is working to ensure that there is an amicable solution for all stakeholders involved in the ongoing mining dispute in Chinese Landing.

On Tuesday, Stabroek News reported the GHRA as saying that the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) must be held accountable for the mining devastation in Amerindian communities and not its junior officers. The statement came following claims by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo that junior officers of the GGMC seem to be colluding with miners to violate the relevant permits.

In its response to the GHRA, the government yesterday launched a scathing attack on the organisation and its head – Mike McCormack. The Ministry of Natural Resources accused the GHRA of “deliberately misleading” Guyanese.