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First in series of Stakeholder Engagements on draft Local Content Policy Framework receives vibrant participation; oil companies, regional Chambers of Commerce and businesses among the other stakeholders targeted

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Ministry of Natural Resources today Wednesday September 6, 2017 wrapped up the first in a series of stakeholder consultations on Guyana’s draft Local Content Policy Framework. Following brief remarks by Honourable Raphael G.C. Trotman M.P., Minister of Natural Resources, Mr Anthony Paul, author of the draft…

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R.L. Sukhram and Sons Sawmill and Rong-An Inc. awarded approximately 400,000 hectares each of former Barama Company Limited concessions; investments totaling US$9.5 m by 2020 to create 524 jobs

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Following Barama Company Limited’s relinquishing of its 1.6 million hectare forest concession in October 2016, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has awarded two lots totaling over 800,000 hectares of that concession to R.L. Sukhram and Sons Sawmill and Rong-An Inc. The Ministry of Natural Resources along with…

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Government reiterates its commitment to the Minamata Convention; Guyana to be represented at the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention to be held in Geneva, Switzerland

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – On Wednesday August 16, 2017, the Minamata Convention on Mercury came into force. In keeping with its commitment obligations, the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana will be represented at the first Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention to be held from September 24…

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Members of Ministerial Oil & Gas Committee attend annual partnership meetings with ExxonMobil Officials – Houston, Texas, USA

On  August 10 and 11, 2017, Ministers of Government –  Vice-President Carl Greenidge, Raphael Trotman, Winston Jordan, David Patterson and Dominic Gaskin, together with Presidential Advisor, Dr. Jan Mangal, and Technical Officers, Ms. Teresa Gaime and Kiran Mattai, of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Guyana Energy Agency respectively,…

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