Executive members of the mining community will meet with the Guyana Police Force later this month to chart the course forward on implementing a list of measures to improve security for miners in hinterland areas.This is according to Executive Director of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, Edward Shields.The decision to meet with the police hierarchy flowed from a meeting with Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee on Tuesday last.That meeting was held to identify why some recommendations coming out of joint meetings have not been implemented.Following the Lindo Creek slaughter of eight miners, GGMC and Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) reported concerns for the security of miners and lamented the poor quality of service provided by the Police.There have since been several meetings with the relevant stakeholders with a view to arriving at conclusions that would enhance the partnership between GGDMA, Government and the police force.A draft of recommendations was formulated but some problems were encountered with respect to the implementation,Wholesale China Jerseys, hence Tuesday’s meeting.A review of the status of recommendations was also on the cards for the meeting,Wholesale Jerseys, with an aim to identifying the stumbling blocks to the implementations of the measures and to chart a course forward.Executive Director of GGMC, Edward Shields,NFL Jerseys Supply, told this newspaper prior to the start of the meeting that among the recommendations they were aiming to pursue, was the regularising of Brazilian miners in the mining regions,Cheap NFL Jerseys, the many illegal shops, and the issuance of firearm licences to miners.Shields said that the problem did not lie in recommendations but in the implementation of the measures.As it relates to the issue of policing in the area,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Shields acknowledged that resources were a problem, especially given the fact that the population in hinterland areas has increased significantly.He noted that there is also need for more police outposts and personnel in the area.Speaking with this newspaper yesterday,Cheap Jerseys, Shields noted that he must remain confident and take on an optimistic approach that the process will work.He said that some of the measures have been implemented but others are proving to be problematic.
