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.
Over $500 million will be injected into the economy of Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two) with the distribution of the $25,000 per household COVID-19 relief cash grant. Minister of Natural Resources Hon. Vickram Bharrat made this disclosure in his address today during a meeting with the region’s leaders at State House, Anna…
