The Ministry of Labour’s Co-operatives and Friendly Societies Department (Co-Op) recently oversaw the Annual General Meeting and election of the executive committee of the Yarrowkabra Coal Burners Association.
The group, which has existed since 2001, burns and sells coal to sustain a livelihood for its members.
A release from the ministry said that the elections went smoothly under the supervision of Region Four Co-operatives Officer, Mohamed Hussein, and Assistant Commissioner of the Guyana Forestry Com-mission (GFC), Simone Benn.