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 – (November 25, 2015) The Government of Guyana, in collaboration with the Canadian High Commission and the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, today commenced a two days’ workshop on the establishment of a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) for the country. During the two days’ workshop, it…
Georgetown, Guyana – (November 23, 2015) The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has expressed congratulations to Troy Resources Limited for recording the pouring of its first gold bar at the Karouni gold project, located in Region Seven, Cuyuni- Mazaruni. The first gold bar produced at the location from gravity…
