Ministry of Natural Resources supporting geological consultant’s visit as a follow up from the Bolivian Geological Congress

PRESS RELEASE GEORGETOWN, Guyana – As a part of the forged collaboration between Guyana and Bolivia following the Bolivian Geological Congress in November 2016, the Ministry of Natural Resources is supporting the visit of Dr Richard Goldfarb, a renowned geologist, with a view of building Guyana’s capacity in mineral exploration….

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Ministry of Natural Resources does not endorse any oil and gas learning programmes; persons are encouraged to do their own due diligence before signing up

PRESS RELEASE GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Ministry of Natural Resources is urging the public to be careful when signing up for online courses in oil and gas and to ensure that any programme being embarked upon is accredited. There has been a noticeable increase in institutions of learning offering courses…

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Ministry of Natural Resources sponsors University of Trinidad and Tobago-administered Basic Petroleum Technology short-course for its staff and those of other Government Ministries and Departments

PRESS RELEASE GEORGETOWN, Guyana – 20 participants drawn from various Ministries and Agencies recently engaged in an intense five-day training workshop entitled ‘Basics of Petroleum Technology’, which was administered by the University of Trinidad and Tobago and facilitated by the New Guyana School. As part of its ongoing effort to…

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Parish Peak area to remain off-limits to mining for now; Environmental and forest certification considerations must be assessed before a decision is taken

PRESS RELEASE GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Ministry of Natural Resources has observed that the Berbice Mining Syndicate has been speaking in the media about lack of access to the Parish Peak area. At a meeting between the Ministry and various mining syndicates held on Wednesday March 29, 2017 this matter…

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