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.
Natural Resources Minister, Hon. Vickram Bharrat, MP along with a team of technical officers from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr. Lennox Shuman met with Mr. Nicholas Fredericks, Chairman of the National Toshaos Council, and Executive Members of the South Rupununi District…
Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Vickram Bharrat on Wednesday, September 30th met with the Members of the Advisory Panel on Local Content. The engagement sought to update the Minister on the work of the Panel and to seek Government’s views on critical issues. Minister Bharrat used the opportunity to underline…
