{"id":16196,"date":"2024-02-02T13:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T13:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16196"},"modified":"2024-02-02T13:32:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T13:32:04","slug":"govt-sets-the-record-straight-on-bauxite-mining-in-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/govt-sets-the-record-straight-on-bauxite-mining-in-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t Sets the Record Straight on Bauxite Mining in Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali and Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh have addressed opposition claims and set the record straight on the government&#8217;s handling of the sugar and bauxite industries in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali emphasized that the opposition&#8217;s narrative aiming to reset historical facts would not be allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically, Guyana&#8217;s politics has often aligned the sugar and bauxite industries along ethnic and party lines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali debunked claims that the PPP supports sugar over bauxite, presenting data that showed bauxite was on the verge of collapse twice \u2013 pre-1992 and post-2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh recalled the PNC&#8217;s pre-1992 claim that the PPP would close the bauxite industry if in power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contrary to this, the industry thrived after the PPP assumed office in 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the APNU\/AFC from 2015 to 2020, bauxite faced another decline, with hundreds losing jobs and Rusal closing operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Singh highlighted that since 2020, the PPP\/C government has been rebuilding the industry, attracting investments and creating a favorable environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversations are ongoing about other bauxite-producing locations in Guyana, with potential prospects for the production of alumina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali emphasized the importance of sustaining both bauxite and sugar, considering their integral role in community development and the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali stressed that these industries should not be used as political tools and must benefit from the right policies and investments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government&#8217;s guiding philosophy is to ensure the sustainable development of these sectors for the benefit of communities, regions, and the overall economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The issues were addressed on Monday night, providing clarity on the government&#8217;s stance on bauxite mining and dispelling opposition claims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali and Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh have addressed opposition claims and set the record straight on the government&#8217;s handling of the sugar and bauxite industries in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16197,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16196"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16198,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16196\/revisions\/16198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}