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 Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) with support from the Ministry of Natural Resources will be hosting a two-day workshop on understanding the EITI value chain and Guyana’s first EITI reporting cycle, its challenges, benefits and opportunities, July 9 – 10, 2018. Officials of the EITI Secretariat will…
DPI, Guyana, Monday, June 25, 2018 Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman today visited Australian gold mining company Troy Resources to observe its operations and discuss the company’s production targets. The visit to the site at Karouni in Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) came as the government moves to redouble its efforts…
