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 13, 2015) The Guyana Gold Board’s (GGB) Bartica office which was closed in 2014 under the former administration after allegations of gold tampering surfaced, will be re-opened later this month by Minister of Governance with responsibility for the Natural Resources and the Environment sector, Raphael Trotman….
Georgetown, Guyana – (November 11, 2015) Minister of Governance, with responsibility for the Natural Resources and the Environment sector, Raphael Trotman and Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, yesterday, paid a visit to the ETK Inc/Sandspring Resources Ltd; a subsidiary of Sandspring Resources Limited, a Canadian company; which is located…
