The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has expressed its full support for government’s ‘zero tolerance’ campaign against illegal mining and unregulated activities. In a release yesterday the association stated, “We stand firmly behind the comprehensive campaign to sanitize the industry, ensuring that 2026 becomes the defining year for ridding the sector of bad actors who tarnish the reputation of compliant miners.
The release said that the sector is evolving and gone are the days of informal and undocumented trading. It sought to assure all “legitimate” miners that there is nothing to fear from these changes, while warning that those who choose to “operate in the shadows” must either regularise or exit the industry.
It also sent a message to those foreign based operators who have been allowed the privilege to mine here. “You are welcome if you are following the rules; to those who are not, you better shape up fast or ship out with haste.”
By – https://www.stabroeknews.com/2026/01/18/news/guyana/this-is-the-year-to-rid-mining-sector-of-bad-actors-ggdma/