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Ministry of Natural Resources congratulates local quarry operators BK Quarries and Toolsie Persaud Limited on their contracts to supply stone to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Expansion Project

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Ministry of Natural Resources congratulates local stone suppliers BK Quarries and Toolsie Persaud Limited for successfully competing to be awarded contracts to supply stone to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport expansion project. The Ministry recognises the importance of not only this national infrastructural project, but also…

Petroleum Commission of Guyana Bill 2017 tabled in the National Assembly

– will be sent to Special Select Committee at a later Sitting following its 2nd reading GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Honourable Raphael G.C. Trotman M.P., Minister of Natural Resources, on May 8, 2017 tabled the Petroleum Commission of Guyana Bill 2017 during the 64th Sitting of the Eleventh Parliament. The Bill,…

Earth Day 2017 by Honourable Raphael Trotman, Minister of Natural Resources

The Ministry of Natural Resources marks the observance of Earth Day 2017 today Saturday April 22, 2017 under the theme “Environmental and Climate Literacy” by reflecting on our deep sense of duty to the country’s people and its natural environment. By the very nature of the activities involved, the extractive…

Ministry of Natural Resources orders fact-finding team to Puruni and Mazaruni following reports of river degradation from gold mining

PRESS RELEASE GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Ministry of Natural Resources has noted the recent media coverage emanating from a report compiled by the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) regarding environmental degradation due to gold mining activities. We can confirm that the Minister of Natural Resources has ordered a team comprising…