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 – (September 21, 2015) – Economic Advisers at the Oceans and Natural Resources Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Daniel Wilde and Dr. Ekpen Omonbude,today, met with Minister of Governance, with responsibility for the Natural Resources and the Environment,, Raphael Trotman,to discuss and begin work on the upgrading…
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 15, 2015) Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman, who has responsibility for the Natural Resources and the Environment sector, yesterday met with a delegation from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) separately, to discuss the recently released…
