Entries by Yatesh Chowbay

Notice – Membership Meeting

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is hereby inviting all members to a general membership meeting on Tuesday, 31st of May, 2022, at 15:00 hrs [3 pm] at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown.

The Emergency Budget – A shot of Adrenaline for Guyana’s Economy!

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) welcomes the relief measures announced by the government on Monday in its emergency budget. Specifically, among the measures which will lend to the development and sustaining of the mining sector are: tax concessions for recapitalization, reversal of Value Added Tax (VAT) on heavy duty equipment/machines, the abrogation […]

Illegal border crossings and poor border control main cause for the spike in Covid-19 cases in specific mining areas.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is alarmed by the recent upsurge in the number of cases of Coronavirus in certain mining areas. The GGDMA has recognised that most of the cases can be traced and are connected to illegal cross border activity at mining landings and areas where miners dwell. These cases […]