Natural Resources
GY$18 million worth of mercury smuggled from Suriname – CANU
The mercury that CANU agents say they found in a car at Crabwood Creek, Corentyne. At least GY$18 million worth...
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Gold dealers’ licences will be revoked for facilitating under-declarations
The Ministry of Natural Resources on Saturday warned gold dealers and gold traders that they risked having their licences revoked...
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Stop paying in gold, declare all to reach national target – Miners Assoc
New management Committee (l to r) : Mr. Patrick Harding - Treasurer, Avalon Jagnandan - Managing Director, Ms. Vishanti Balgobin...
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Ghanaian company inks Guyana oil concession agreement for 400 million barrels
Cybele's Chief Executive Officer Beatrice Mensah-Tayui and Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat sign the oil exploration agreement at the...
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Natural resources ministry rebuffs policy forum’s rejection process on GYEITI’s civil society reps selection
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Duke Street, Kingston. As civil society gathered momentum to lobby the Norway-headquartered Extractive Industries Transparency...
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Global EITI board asked to intervene in impasse over local civil society representation
Local and international pressure at the weekend intensified with a decision to invoke the Norway-headquartered Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)...
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Illegal Brazilian miners arrested, prosecuted
Several of the Brazilian miners in the Mahdia Police Station lockup. At least 24 mostly Brazilian miners, have been arrested...
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Ali warns gold miners of tough action for smuggling
President Irfaan Ali (inset) addressing the opening of GuyExpo 2025. President Irfaan Ali on Thursday warned gold miners that his...
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TotalEnergies to shoot 3D seismic survey in Guyana shallow water block
Signing the petroleum exploration agreement were (left to right): Qatar Energy's Manager for International Upstream and Exploration, Ali Abdulla Al-Mana;...
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Policy Forum Guyana maintains GYEITI’s civil society convenor in conflict of interest
Despite assurances by the Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, that civil society convenor for the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency...
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