The M
inistry 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.
Georgetown, Guyana (June 9, 2016)- Minister of Natural Resources, Honourable Raphael Trotman, on June 9, 2016, received the final report of the Committee of Inquiry (CoI) which was completed by Major General (retd) Joe Singh into the collapse of a mining pit at Konawaruk, Mahdia, Potaro mining district #2,…
Georgetown, Guyana (June 15, 2016) On Monday June 13, 2016, Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Honourable Simona Broomes presented 5 fogging machines to Dr. Horace Cox, Director of Vector Control Services at the Ministry of Public Health. The donation was made by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission…
