Persaud said that for the year so far declarations were at 233,305 ounces as compared to 278,127 ounces for the same period last year. Pressed on if he still shares the view that hoarding was the reason for low declarations, Persaud retorted, “You have to first ask me whether I thought earlier, to still think.” When Stabroek News explained that President Ramotar had made that observation, the minister then said that it was too early to arrive at such a concrete conclusion as figure analysis had not yet been completed. “At this point in time, I would say that we are doing some assessments to determine… There are a number of factors that have combined certainly together and it is our obligation and our intention to work with stakeholders to address whatever those factors are,” he said. Further, he said that government’s position that low declarations were the result of hoarding would have come from information supplied but did not say supplied by whom.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 16:50:01 +0000
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