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Recent violent and deadly attacks on miners by bandits on the coastland have the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners’ Association (GGDMA) wondering if miners are being targeted by criminal elements.President of the GGDMA Patrick Harding during an interview with this publication yesterday said he hopes miners are not being targeted owing to the lucrative returns of the mining sector. He added that the association is contemplating engaging the Guyana Police Force to assess the situation to ascertain if indeed miners are being singled out.GGDMA President Patrick HardingHarding stressed that GGDMA is very concerned about miners being robbed,Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, abused and killed in the City and coastal communities where security is supposed to be available. He said that it appears that attacks on miners in the mining districts have reduced, but miners are becoming vulnerable on the coastland.Only Wednesday evening, a miner,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Gavin McNeil, was killed at his Mc Doom, East Bank Demerara residence by bandits who escaped with over $1M in cash and jewellery. Meanwhile, about three weeks ago a gold miner Jason Wills, called ‘Teddy’ was gunned down in Pine Grove Street,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, Meadow Brook.Late last year,Cheap Wholesale Jerseys, 34-year-old Troy McAllister escaped death after he was attacked and stabbed by three men at a Brazilian bar on Light Street,NFL Jerseys China, Georgetown. His assailants stripped him of his boots, hat and $50,000 before stabbing him in his abdomen.There have been other instances where miners were robbed millions either at their homes or on the streets after conducting business.According to Harding, miners may have to provide their own security,Cheap NFL Jerseys, but would not take the law into their own hands. He noted that GGDMA had engaged the Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee about miners being able to protect themselves with firearms. The tardiness with the issuance of firearm licences was also discussed. The association was promised that the matter would have been looked into, but to date nothing has been done.Harding speaking broadly on the crime situation said that Government needs to improve security for citizens. He stressed that regardless if a citizen is involved directly in mining,China Jersyes Cheap, everyone should be protected from criminal elements.“If someone is gunned down in Georgetown it should be of concern, since there are more security resources available than in the interior locations where there are limited manpower and vehicles…The police are failing citizens,” he added. |
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