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.
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…