Minister of Public Security,Cheap China Jerseys, Khemraj Ramjattan, is taking a comprehensive approach to ensure safe communities. This includes addressing the security of mining communities.Minister Khemraj Ramjattan meeting with miners’ reps yesterday.The disclosures were made yesterday when the Minister met with representatives from the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners’ Association (GGMDA).Minister Ramjattan said that the meeting, which was held at the Ministry’s conference room, sought to highlight security challenges faced by the mining sector and ways of overcoming them.Among the areas discussed were the high incidence of crimes in mining areas, the need for more timely processing of work permits, the issuance of firearm licences to miners and the need for better enforcement of traffic laws in these areas.According to the Minister, the ministry will definitely be addressing the issues. He said that there is need for more enforcement of laws and support to the sector by the Guyana Police Force (GPF).In relation to the granting of firearm to legitimate miners,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, Minister Ramjattan noted that while there should be a quickening of the processing of individual licences and the processing of private security personnel, there are some very big mining companies and firms that have lots of workers and these do not simply want private person guns,Wholesale Jerseys China, they would like a security licence.”He explained that the processing of applications for individual firearm licences will always be fast-tracked but this does not mean that all applicants will be granted a licence.“I have already expressed in public that I wanted a criterion change and not simply because you are an applicant you get.”Further, the Public Security Minister pointed out that very big criteria will be miners are paying their taxes… “A lot of people say they are mining. When you ask them how much in taxes they have paid, I understand they pay nothing! But, they want a firearm licence…”The minister explained that there will be other criteria. “…good behavior within the mining sector and that means plenty. If we get information from the Divisional Commander or from police officers that these (applicants) are not persons who have been behaving well in communities, they are not going to be granted licences,Cheap NFL Jerseys China,” Ramjattan declared.The minister said that a number of persons who are licenced firearm holders have left the mining sector but still continue to bear arms.This, the Minister believes should not be the case and will be an area of focus for his Ministry.“We understand that a huge number of firearm licences have been granted to people who are undeserving. They indicated that some persons went into the mining industry and managed to get firearm licences. I will be reviewing these when their application for renewal comes up next year, because very many of them have left the industry. It is my opinion at this stage that those should be taken back if they (licence holders) are out of the industry.”On the issue of the enforcement of traffic laws in mining communities, the Minister said this is very important since the heavy trucks that are traversing the areas are constantly damaging the road ways. “We will be working with the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), as to what were some of the rules and regulations or what we understand were road users agreements that they (miners) had signed on to, what are some of the terms and conditions so that we can start enforcing those.”With regard to the processing of work permits,cheap jerseys from china, Ramjattan used the opportunity to inform the members of the association that that responsibility no longer lies with the Ministry of Public Security but is now under the Ministry of Citizenry.The Ministry will also continue to do random sweeps in the interior to search for guns and drugs.