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GGDMA to move to court on extension of Amerindian settlements

Oct 27, 2012 News

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners’ Association (GGDMA) will be approaching the Courts to ascertain the constitutionality of the process of extending Amerindian settlements.
This was revealed by President of GGDMA, Patrick Harding, on Thursday at the association’s bi-monthly meeting.
According to Harding, this new move to the court comes after the association won the land issue case against Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC). He explained that GGDMA had moved to Court against the regulatory body because it had refused to collect fees from miners for claims that were purportedly on lands belonging to Amerindians.
He added that miners can now go to the GGMC and pay for those lands and no late fee will be attached.
Harding said that now that the association has triumphed over GGMC’s policy in the Court the association will be seeking legal representation on the constitutionality of the extension of Amerindian settlements.
The case will examine the legality of this action, whether due process is being carried out and whether stakeholders such as miners are consulted.
The president urged miners to contribute to the legal costs since the previous legal matter cost the association in excess of $4M.

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