The South Rupununi Dis-trict Council (SRDC) has welcomed the return of Yanomami lands in Brazil to their rightful owners, but notes with great alarm that many of the illegal gold miners, called Garim-peiros, are expected to flee across the border into neighbouring countries, including Guyana.
In a statement yesterday, the SRDC said that Guyana must act decisively to the threat that southern Indigenous communities potentially face.