With the continued invasion of miners into its community and no relief in sight, the Region One indigenous village of Chinese Landing has renewed its appeal to the government to take action and halt all mining on its titled lands.
Between September 25, 1998, and September 26, 2001, four mining permits were issued to Wayne Vieira, a businessman from Houston, East Bank Demerara, to mine in the Tassawini area in the village.
Chinese Landing, a Carib indigenous community, is located along the Barama River in the Barima-Waini region and it received its land title in 1976 under then Prime Minister Forbes Burnham. The village received its Certificate of Title on August 10, 2018, for 30.06 square miles or 19,241 acres of land.