D2 and company were very vociferous about the Amerindian suffering when PPP was in power. Now the voices of these hypocrites fall silent as they resign themselves to going along with the shortcomings of this administration.
Saxacalli residents suffering silently at the hands of miners
… river pollution leads to rashes, diarrhoea
… GGMC ignoring complaints since 2015
By Shemuel Fanfair
Weeks after its devastating and far-reaching impacts on the environment were reported, pollution from mining practices in the Mazaruni region are still affecting many of the area’s inhabitants, despite many initiatives over the years to curb the scourge. It was on a fact-finding mission last month that the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) unearthed “a ruinous mess of tailings and devastation” along the Puruni River for miles.
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