THE Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has extended the amnesty for miners who are in arrears of payments of rental for medium scale properties.
According to a notice in the Guyana Chronicle on Sunday, the amnesty was extended because of the influx of requests from miners.

The terms read that the initial grace period which ended on April 15, 2018, has been extended to June 30, 2018 and will be given to all medium scale property holders who are in arrears and whose properties have not already been published as cancelled in the Official Gazette.

“All interests on said arrears payments will attract a waiver of fifty percent; all property holders who do not avail themselves of this offer will have their properties cancelled,” said the GGMC.

In January, Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes, told the Department of Public Information (DPI) that the initiative sought to provide a chance for defaulters to retain their property.

“Minister (Raphael) Trotman and I had a meeting and a discussion in which we agreed to have an amnesty for persons who would be interested in getting their properties back,” the Minister explained.

Minister Broomes had noted that some 400 blocks were pending cancellation.
“I think in it all, it’s a wonderful opportunity for miners because some persons now coming back and say, listen, things seem different… there is more opportunity… the government is investing in more infrastructure,” Broomes said.