ONCE again I noticed a missive written by Mac Mahase attempting to respond to clarifications provided by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission(GGMC) on one of his previous letters to misinform the public and create a sense of instability in the regulation of the mining sector.
Mahase keeps basing his letter on a letter written by Terrence Adams on November 27 in the Stabroek News(SN). He continues to misrepresent Mr. Adams’s letter as part of his own agenda

either by omission or by design to serve his own purpose.

I would therefore like to quote a section of Mr. Adams’s letter, “some miners were caught working illegally; having approached the GGMC and received no satisfaction they had the audacity to approach APNU for assistance. The party, not understanding the issue, sought the intervention of the minister, who asked the GGMC to investigate once again. Of course, since these miners are blatantly in breach of the law, this could not have been done so easily, so still being dissatisfied, these miners have now approached another political party, the AFC. The Association (GGDMA) submits that this nonsense of trying to justify illegal mining through political interference must stop, and it can be done by GGMC taking condign action against illegal miners in accordance with the mining laws, leaving them no alternative but to approach a lawyer and not a politician.”

Mr. Adams in his letter was merely calling for an end to the political interference by APNU and the AFC hindering the subject ministry and the GGMC from effectively addressing the issue of illegal mining and raiding. I am of the belief that this was the basis on which Mr. Adams wrote that letter which was published November 27 in the SN.

With this said, I would like Mr. Terrence Adams of the GGDMA to clarify the statements which were made in his letter and which is being continuously misrepresented by Mac Mahase and used to spread misinformation and bring disrepute to the mining sector.