Mining Conflict in Chinese Landing

Guyana News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 28, 2026 · 1m

Guyana’s government is in deep conflict with the Carib community of Chinese Landing over mining rights, claiming to support “legitimate” outside operations while ignoring the village’s legal land ownership. Despite a November promise to uphold mining restrictions, officials now back mining permits granted to foreign companies — even though the Amerindian Act requires formal village consent. The Village Council rejects this, saying no locals are involved and the government is exploiting a legal loophole that lets regulators bypass Indigenous consent. With the Inter-American Commission on Human…