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 – (February 2, 2016) Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman inducted the members of the Closed Areas Committee, on Monday, charging them to ensure that lands awarded to small and medium-scale miners by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission are higher yielding lands. Minister Trotman told the…
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 28, 2016) The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Natural Resources will soon unveil a National Action Plan aimed at minimizing and, as far as possible, eliminating the use of mercury in mining operations. Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman, made this announcement at…
