Dear Editor,
THE GWMO of which I am a member has not held a general meeting to elect a president since 2015, neither has there been an audit of how they are spending their members’ money, nor the various government contributions they have received.

This is in violation of the Friendly Society Act and the GWMO constitution. The illegitimate President, according to the GWMO constitution is also serving as a Board member of a government agency.

The GWMO is currently operating under false pretense. There are very few, if any, legitimate miners remaining in the organisation. The GWMO no longer represents women miners, it has strayed from the vision and actions of its founding members. It has abandoned the job of the organisation which was to represent women in mining, help or rescue the vulnerable in mining, and create opportunities for small miners etc. Most of the current members do not own a dredge, nor have they ever been involved in actual mining. The executives do not know how to operate a mine and have never worked at a mining camp.

Since 2015 there is nothing tangible that the GWMO has done, they are now just an entity on paper. The GGDMA ( Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association) is endorsing this organisation with full knowledge that the current executive has no mining interest nor knowledge.

We are calling on the government to have a look into this organisation and to compel it to adhere to the laws of Guyana and its Constitution.

Regards,
GWMO member