Ciudad Guayana Monday, May 12, 2008

"The minister Sanz should report on mining project in Sifontes"
Monday, May 12, 2008
He Mayor Marlene Vargas de Rivas, during the act of delivering baskets to mothers who gave birth during the night and yesterday morning, when it celebrated its day.

Isidro Casanova



Mayor Marlene Vargas de Rivas and the Day of Madres.Está pending a meeting with Rodolfo Sanz, Minister of Basic Industries and Mining report to the Government's policy regarding the gold mining because so far, we have no official information about a possible departure from the game companies Brisas del Cuyuni, Crystallex and others, said Mayor Marlene Vargas de Rivas, during the act of delivering baskets to mothers who gave birth during the night and yesterday morning, when celebrating his day.

At the request of a reporter, the mayor referred to this point. During his visit to the hospital in Tumeremo, delivering baskets to several mothers, we ask you to comment on cancellations or rejections of concessions and permits mining industries to foreign capital by Mibam, stating that:

-- The problem is that the national government has not reported any decisions taken regarding the mining industries of this county. With the governor and I Yelitza Santaella, and on behalf of Psuv, we are requesting an interview with the minister. The interview should take place this week. There are several points table to discuss. The case Sidor. This case, though distant, we are also interested. The same is the case exposed miner municipalities in the South, particularly, that of Sifontes. We know what has happened to permit companies Brisas del Cuyuni and Crystallex. Only aware of press comments that denied them permits. We know what will happen with these companies. Do not we have communicated nothing. There remains the request for a right of speech to explain our reasons, as well as a request for meeting with the president of the republic, Hugo Chávez, processing is done through Yelitza Santaella, who is in the directory Psuv. I am also in that directory, but the vocería takes Yelitza.

Layette for mothers

Meanwhile, Mayor Marlene Vargas Rivas baskets delivered to groups of mothers who had children during their day. Initially, the distribution of baskets was in Kilometer 88 and yesterday in Tumeremo. Among mothers who received baskets are Sonia Alfonso, Andreína Rocha, Rudy Campos and others.

Seven new births

It was reported that during yesterday, Mother's Day, seven women gave birth. Thus, the municipality has Sifontes new inhabitants. One of these mothers also received basket donated by Carlos Montaño and Ada Gil, who made donations in the name of a commercial establishment that handle in Tumeremo.

The earlier draft

He insisted the mayor Marlene Vargas Rivas in the importance of meetings with representatives of high government "because it is awaiting the mining project in the South. We need to know what happened with this project. "

The mining project dealing with an assembly of the mining industry with small-scale mining, with whom Will you agree?, That's right.

-- It is because we want to bring up the big mining and areas that are assigned to small miners. We are supporting the small miner, to the point where we decided to attend with 11 lawyers from Las Claritas small miners who were charged. These 11 miners were evicted so that the lock of the trunk The 10 we are witnessing legally leaving the issue to court. We are paying legal aid.