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 – (January 15, 2016) Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman, today, inducted the new members of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) charging them to fulfil their mandate to the best of their abilities, for the good of the mining community and the nation. Those inducted today were…
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 14, 2016) The Ministry of Natural Resources in collaboration with the Tax Concession Review Committee (TCRC) today, started its first series of hearings for applicants for duty-free concessions in the mining sector. Ten miners appeared before the Committee, which comprises Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael…
