Dredge owner to be charged The four Brazilians who were killed last Friday when a mining pit at Region Seven collapsed were ordered out of the area three weeks ago for mining illegally.The owner of the dredge is also to be charged shortly with unsafe mining and employing foreigners without a working permit, according to acting Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), Rickford Vieira.At a press conference held yesterday at the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners’ Association (GGDMA) Brickdam Office, Vieira disclosed that investigations into the incident will officially begin today.Ag. Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), Mr. Rickford Vieira and Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud.The dead Brazilians are Taigo Nunes Pinto, Ronaldo Da Silva Sousa, Joao Nelson Pinto Mands and Joao Gonsalves Martins.? The men were killed when a 40-foot deep pit caved in at Arau, Region Seven.According to Vieira, last Friday his organization received a report that “a dredge owned by Miss Wendy Barbosa was working at the Arau settlement and four persons perished because of slope failures… we immediately sent out a senior Mining Engineer and an Occupational Health and Safety Officer to do an investigation but because of the low level of water in the Cuyuni river they only arrived today (yesterday)… communication was also not at its best.”Thus far, he said investigations show that the deceased came through Venezuela, checked in at Eteringbang, but was not in possession of valid work permits. However, authorization to mine in the area was given by the Village Council which controls private lands that fall under their purview.“Our mines officer visited the area about three weeks back and ordered those Brazilians out, they subsequently left but went back… the dredge owner will be charged with unsafe mining and employing foreigners without a working permit.” Vieira said.Also present at the press conference were Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment,Jerseys From China, Robert Persaud, Administrative Coordinator of the Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) Colin Sparman and Assistant Chief Labour Occupational Safety and Health Officer Ms. Lydia Greene among other officials.According to Lydia Greene,Nike Air Vapor Max Flyknit Women, the Ministry of Labour is always proactive in looking at work place accidents, adding that two officers have been identified to join the team of investigators.“We will be going in there to mount investigations, and we are also planning to go to Mahdia in the mining areas to do some inspections because we know what happens in the hinterlands,NFL Jerseys Supply, and we also get support from the GGMC which will feed us with information from time to time and we are expected to be there before the week is out.” She mentioned.Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud explained that the Arau community is an Amerindian village and the GGMC has no direct purview of dictating the types of operations in the area. The Village Council is responsible for granting permission as is provided under the Amerindian Act,Authentic Arizona Cardinals Jersey, he noted.“We are always hopeful that when Village Councils grant permission they would ensure that persons operate in a safe environment or do not undertake mining activity techniques that can jeopardize life, limb and even property. Secondly, we expect that persons should have good legal status and they should establish that people enter the country legally and have the necessary permits so that they can operate in whatever pursuit… and we have developed the mechanism working closely with the Ministry of Home Affairs so we can expedite those applications,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, so there is no excuse to say persons were unable to get their permit,Jerseys From China,” Persaud emphasized.