Two contracts for leasing and mining were yesterday signed between the village council of Batavia, in Region Seven, and quarrying company EKAA HRIM Earth Resource Management Inc, under the supervision of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs.
The signing which took place in the boardroom at the ministry’s offices saw Oren Williams, Toshao of Batavia and eight other councillors, along with Director of the EKAA HRIM Resource Management Inc, Jesvin Pradeep Kumar, and Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, inking the two contracts. Besides Guyana, EKAA has operations in India, the United Arab Emirates and Zambia.