Miners in Las Claritas will not be evicted
Written by Jose Garcia
Wednesday, June 04, 2008



The fuel supply is being strictly controlled, are not allowed to carry drums




Tumeremo .- The small mining sector in the Las Claritas Sifontes municipality, which recently involved in a lock that lasted at least 48 hours, will not be evicted by now, as we know so unofficial.

The measure was ordered by the Minister Rodolfo Sanz, through the president of the company Minerva, Luis Herrera, who had to deal with the situation in the populous mining sector in southern Bolivar state.


It will be recalled that a group of small gold workers closed the trunk 10 to match the population of Las Claritas, in protest over an alleged that eviction would be carried out by members of the National Guard, which would comply with orders of an official of the prosecution of the population of St. Helena de Uairén town of Gran Sabana.


In order to bring timely and accurate information about the ongoing case, because as everyone knows several teams with the work being conducted mining at that time were held by military personnel. We enter these offices Mibam in the town of El Callao, where we were informed that this office had no jurisdiction in the case. Subsequently we communicate via telephone to the offices of the agency in the town of Las Claritas, where on that path we were informed that the official who could comment was not present and that it would be very difficult for obtained information that require both small miners as the general public which should be well informed of daily events in your region.





No information


After the journalistic odyssey, go to the company CVG Minerva, where after attending for the sixth time in 48 hours succeed in addressing the chairman of the same, Luis Herrera, who said the matter: "I am not authorized to give statements to the press" . It embarked on the car which was recently set up official Jose Mercado and left for his home as Pedro leaving us perplexed by the attitude of this officer to whom the minister Sanz he applied the "gag rule".






Pre-agreements


Having regard to that situation, look to other ways and succeed know by now that the small miners do not leave their work areas, despite the transnational Cristallex ensures that the land where these working men and women belong to them by a pre assignment. Another is that the information obtained is that some teams lower risk for environmental pollution will be returned to workers gold for their continued its work routine. The problem is now presenting it with fuel supplies being strictly controlled and were not being allowed to bring people into bottles or other containers.










There is no information at CVG


It seems the situation to officials of the Corporation Venezolana de Guayana, the flamboyant minister Rodolfo Sanz, applied the "gag rule" is that nobody can testify to the press nor do any advertising without their consent. Statements journalists and advertising of any kind is not allowed then allegedly discovered at Minerva compulsive buying of notices to businesses in the capital of the republic. Unofficially succeed know that the permanence of small miners could last up within 90 days because it appears that the Ministry of Environment could declare the area where its facilities are Cristallex and other mining companies, protective zone. This would generate a great unease in the population and worsen the economy of southern Bolivar state.