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…
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 11, 2016) Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman, assured Region Eight miners that the Coalition Government is committed to ensuring that they can ply their trade to maintain their livelihoods and secure their fair share of Guyana’s national patrimony, at a town hall-styled meeting held…
Georgetown, Guyana –(December 31, 2015) Despite a significant drop in gold prices on the world market, and challenges in the mining sector over the past year, the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) has recorded 451,490 ounces of declared gold, surpassing this year’s target of 380,000 ounces. With the declarations, the GCB…
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 23, 2015)The Guyana delegation to the 21st Conference of Parties (cop21) or the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference, held earlier this month in Paris, attained its agenda, including its main objective to secure a legally binding agreement to protect vulnerable states from…