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.
The Ministry of Natural Resources takes note of the most recent mining tragedy which occurred last evening at Issano Backdam, Region Seven. Reports reaching the Ministry indicate that dead is Lennox Douglas, 33, of Canvas City Wismar, Linden, due to the caving in of a mining pit in which he…
THE GUYANA GOLD BOARD IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES Art Competition Rules and Guidelines To commemorate Guyana’s 50th Anniversary as a Cooperative Republic in the year 2020, the Guyana Gold Board in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources invites the submission of…
