-slams GGDMA
Slamming the miners association, the South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) yesterday called again on the government to suspend mining in the Marudi area in light of the rising security threats.
On Monday, the SRDC called for a hiatus in mining operations following last Saturday’s hair-raising robbery and kidnapping which is suspected to have been carried out by a gang from Brazil. The incident saw the abduction of several individuals, including two Wapichan men. The abducted persons were later released after the police began a chase of the robbers.
In response to this statement, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) on Thursday, without naming the SRDC, said that recent calls by a “partisan group” for the “shutting down of mining activities at Marudi Mountain” is preposterous and nonsensical.
