Strengthening electoral, environmental and financial accountability.
Strengthening electoral, environmental and financial accountability.
EXTRACTIVE SECTOR NEEDS TO RE-FOCUS ON LOCAL INVOLVEMENT A well-attended meeting of the Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) on Saturday October 22nd reviewed progress made with respect to Guyana concluding the application process for entry to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). What should have been a relatively straight-forward process has become a somewhat protracted exercise. …
Source of article: Ministry of Natural Resources, August 19, 2016 – Guyana A mining operation which was in April 2016 caught operating in the Kaieteur National Park area will pay a fine of $7 million to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) as the agency, together the Ministry of Natural Resources, continues to demonstrate its …
Operator fined for illegally mining in Kaieteur National Park Read More »
Jun 29, 2016 Kaieteur News The Ministry of Natural Resources aims to submit its application for membership to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in November. Ana Maria Rodriguez, a consultant from the World Bank, is in Guyana assisting the ministry to establish a multi-stakeholder group (MSG). Rodriguez will be providing technical support …
Guyana aims to submit EITI membership application in Nov. Read More »
The Ministry of Natural Resources has decided to establish a Compliance Division to police the scaling back of the use of mercury and overall verify that miners and loggers are complying with Guyana’s laws and regulations. “The compliance unit really is going to be attached to the ministry so they are going to be …
New division set up to address mercury use, other natural resource issues. Read More »
On Wednesday May 4, 2016, representatives from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Guyana Geology and Mimes Commission met with officials from the World Bank; Senior Mining Specialist, Mr. Remi Pelon, and Extractive Industries Specialist Ms. Susan Moreira, to discuss support to Guyana in its quest for candidacy to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative …
World Bank to support Guyana as it moves closer to EITI compliance and membership. Read More »