Forty Lindeners were arrested and charged for breaking the 6pm to 6am curfew as ranks of Region Ten’s Police Division continue to be proactive in enforcing the mandatory regulation. Many of these curfew breakers were caught as a result of roadblocks, community patrols and responding to calls of persons breaking social distancing regulations for entertainment […]
Category Archives: Miners Corner
“I played dead to survive the ambush,”- miner recounts horror during robbery attack in Venezuela which left three of his colleagues dead
Three of his colleagues died when gunmen ambushed them at their mining camp at Imataka Mining Backdam, Venezuela. The young man said they were preparing to leave the country after getting word that the gunmen were coming after them.Joel Paton was speaking from his home in Georgetown during a visit with Junior Natural Resources Minister […]
VIDEO: Three miners murdered during robbery
Three Guyanese miners were shot dead during a robbery close to Guyana’s border with Venezuela on Wednesday, according to relatives. They have been identified as Vernon Eudoxie,55, ex-policeman Cologne Solomon,23, and 19-year old Samuel Moses, all of Port Kaituma. Solomon’s sister Clair Richards related to reporters what the family was told regarding the incident. There […]
Small miners enthusiastic about new syndicate initiative
Recently established syndicates of small miners from across Guyana got together on Monday (March 6th) in Georgetown to push for greater recognition and better representation. The meeting which was held at the 1763 Monument (Cuffy Square) also saw some small miners speaking about the problems that they face on a daily basis in the […]
