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Press Release – Final Local Content Report submitted to Natural Resources Minister Press Release – Minister Bharrat Updated On Work Of The Advisory Panel On Local Content Press Release – Investment team from Dubai calls on Natural Resources Minister Press Release- Natural Resources Minister delivers on commitment to Ituni Small Loggers Over $500M injection for Region Two economy via COVID cash grant – Min Bharrat Indigenous Stakeholders’ Engagement

Press Release – Final Local Content Report submitted to Natural Resources Minister

Understanding the critical nature of the review of policy initiatives on local content in the petroleum sector, the Local Content Panel has submitted the final...

Press Release – Minister Bharrat Updated On Work Of The Advisory Panel On Local Content

The Minister of Natural Resources Hon. Vickram Bharrat on Friday, October 30th was updated on the work of the Advisory Panel on Local Content by...

Press Release – Investment team from Dubai calls on Natural Resources Minister

-areas of investment and collaboration discussed A high-level team from the Private Office of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, member of the ruling...

Press Release – Guyana to witness transformational development from oil and gas resources

-efforts being coordinated by the Local Content Advisory Panel and the Task Force for Natural Gas Management. The Government of Guyana remains optimistic about the...

Press Release- Natural Resources Minister delivers on commitment to Ituni Small Loggers

-as efforts continue to revive the forest sector As part of government’s plan to revive the forest sector, the Ministry of Natural Resources in collaboration...

Over $500M injection for Region Two economy via COVID cash grant – Min Bharrat

Over $500 million will be injected into the economy of Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two) with the distribution of the $25,000 per household COVID-19 relief cash grant....

Revision of the National Log Export Policy

Indigenous Stakeholders’ Engagement

Natural Resources Minister, Hon. Vickram Bharrat, MP along with a team of technical officers from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Deputy Speaker of...

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) as it is known was established on December 17, 2011 as the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE) with a primary focus of harmonizing policy and management in the Natural resources-based sectors. However, following the appointment of the new Government in May 2015, the institutional structure of the MNRE changed and it became a Department of Natural Resources and Environment under the purview of the Ministry of Presidency. A second change occurred on January 18, 2016 which saw the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment transformed to into the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Guyana Geology and Mines Commission

Guyana Geology and Mines Commission
Mining in Guyana is managed by the Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) under the Mining Act of 1989. The Act allows the GGMC to be the guardian of all minerals in Guyana. Therefore, permission must be received from the GGMC,...
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Guyana Gold Board
The Guyana Gold Board was established on May 15, 1982 to manage the business of trading gold in Guyana. The Board secures adequate supplies of gold ensuring equitable distribution at fair prices and engages in other commercial...
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Guyana Forestry Commission

Guyana Forestry Commission
The GFC is responsible for providing advice on issues relating to forest policy, forestry laws and regulations, administration and management of all State Forest land including distribution of forest land for all forest related activities...
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Department of Energy

Department of Energy
The Department of Energy is responsible for the management of the hydrocarbon sector in the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to optimize the value proposition for Guyanese through the adoption of efficient and effective modalities...
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PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS

A Supply Chain to Eliminating Mercury in Guyanas ASGM Sector
Minamata Initial Assessment
Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)- IDB
Mainstreaming Biodiversity in the mining sector- UNDP
Environmental Management in the Mining Sector
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
Energy Governance and Capacity Initiative (EGCI)
European Union Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (EU- FLEGT)
     

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Employment of Guyanese is among the issues being looked at by Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Vickram Bharrat following his visit to the Bonasika Bauxite Project in Region Three. https://dpi.gov.gy/local-content-policy-high-on-agenda-as-min-bharrat-visits-first-bauxite/
Minister, Vickram Bharrat Visit First Bauxite.
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“The Way Forward for Guyana’s Emerging Petroleum Sector”
Hon. Vickram Bharrat, M.P., Minister of Natural Resources
Caribbean Virtual Oil & Gas Business Summit (CARVIS)
September 15-17, 2020

CARIVS is the first and largest Oil & Gas virtual summit in the Caribbean region that will bring the Oil & Gas industry in its entirety including senior decision-makers, business leaders, associations, national & international Oil & Gas companies, policy makers, etc. to connect, collaborate and confer over the prolific business opportunities in the Caribbean Oil & Gas industry. 

Over the course of three days, CARIVS 2020 will render its participants a complete overview of the Oil & Gas industry viz-a-viz major trends in the industry, short & long-term market conditions, global collaborations, technological advancements and much more through a trailblazing online conference and live exhibition.
Keynote Address by Hon. Vickram Bharrat, Minister of Natural Resources - CARVIS 2020
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OIL WILL NOT CAUSE FORESTRY, OTHER SECTORS TO BE SIDELINED – NATURAL RESOURCES MINISTER
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Press Release – Final Local Content Report submitted to Natural Resources Minister

Understanding the critical nature of the review of policy initiatives on local content in the petroleum sector, the Local Content Panel has submitted the final report for the development of Guyana’s Local Content Policy and Legislation. The report was presented to the Minister of Natural Resources Hon. Vickram Bharrat today…

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Press Release – Minister Bharrat Updated On Work Of The Advisory Panel On Local Content

The Minister of Natural Resources Hon. Vickram Bharrat on Friday, October 30th was updated on the work of the Advisory Panel on Local Content by its Chairman, Mr. Shyam Nokta. During the month of October 2020 the Panel engaged a cross-section of national stakeholders including Government Ministries and Agencies, Private…

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