…MNR debunks malicious report on PPP blog

THE Ministry of Natural Resources rejects outright, and deems baseless, a mischievous statement emanating from a PPP aligned media outfit, ‘Live in Guyana’, which made reckless and unsubstantiated statements about lands issued to a Troy Broomes and Searomanee Parasram of the Central Mahdia Mining Association.

The blog is operated by Kwame McCoy. In a statement, the ministry said the facts are that Troy Broomes is not the son of Honourable Simona Broomes, and is a bona fide and legitimate miner, who, along with Mr. Parasaram and others, made an application in early 2017 to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to be granted access to mining lands as part of the Mining Syndicates Initiative (MSI).

According to the ministry, the application, along with others from various syndicates, was processed and approved once all the legal and procedural criteria were met. The application by the Central Mahdia Mining Association was given no special treatment or consideration and qualified for 10 mining blocks as per government’s policy. Further, at no time was Minister Broomes involved in any of the decision-making processes for this mining application.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the GGMC expect a total retraction of this reckless and irresponsible story, which can only be intended to create confusion and disharmony within the society.