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.
No single budget in the world can solve all of a country’s ills in one cycle, but Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat posits that through the PPP/C’s successive budget, the administration will continue to work assiduously to improve citizens’ standard of living. The budget themed, ‘Steadfast against all challenges,…
On the heels of the announcement of a new oil find by CGX Energy and Frontera Energy Corporation in the Corentyne Block offshore Guyana, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat is confident that the discovery will bring massive investments to Region Six. During an interview with DPI on the sidelines…
