THE Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) on Thursday night elected a new Executive Committee to manage the affairs of small and medium scale miners at its North Road headquarters.The management team comprises Terrence Adams (President), Andron Alphonso (Vice President), Mahendra Persaud (Secretary), Azeem Baksh (Treasurer), Charles Da Silva (Organising Secretary) and Committee Members Sean Hopkinson, Hilbert Shields, Alfro Alphonso and Conrad St Romain.
Newly-elected President in brief remarks expressed gratitude to the members of the association, noting that he stands ready to work for the rights of small and medium scale miners.
“Thank you for having faith in us… to take the industry forward,” he said.
According to him, he plans to commence work on Monday. Members of the GGDMA have been invited to a meeting with the Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman.
“We have a meeting on Monday, so I will be taking it from there,” he told fellow miners.
Meanwhile, Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection Simona Broomes, who herself is a miner and has been fighting for miners rights over the years, said she stands ready and willing to support the association.
“Despite I am a minister, my DNA is mining… I want to be part of you… I support you and I feel the GGDMA has been handed over into great hands,” Minister Broomes said while wishing the association well.