Tag: Minister Raphael Trotman

Govt proposes lottery for mining regions

Govt proposes lottery for mining regions

- February 7, 2019

─ local communities to be given first preference  ─ initiative will separate mining from agricultural lands DPI, Guyana, Thursday, February ... Read More

Safety regulations to improve mining sector, curb illegal practices – Minister Trotman

Safety regulations to improve mining sector, curb illegal practices – Minister Trotman

- October 12, 2018

DPI, Guyana, Friday, October 12, 2018 In light of recent protests by Mahdia residents over the enforcement operation, the Ministry ... Read More

Minister Trotman meets GGMC Mahdia officers as enforcement operation begins

Minister Trotman meets GGMC Mahdia officers as enforcement operation begins

- October 6, 2018

- the operation began on Friday and has seen deployment of team comprising of five Ministry Compliance Division’s Corp of ... Read More

Min. Trotman orders immediate enforcement operation to address mining issues as mining-related deaths increase

Min. Trotman orders immediate enforcement operation to address mining issues as mining-related deaths increase

- October 2, 2018

─ agencies are expected to provide a report upon completion of the operation ─ Ministry extends condolences to the relatives ... Read More

El Dorado Gold Project aims to achieve mercury-free mining by 2025

El Dorado Gold Project aims to achieve mercury-free mining by 2025

- September 6, 2018

─ Project of Conservation Int'l launched ─ initiative has government’s full support and the administration has “a simple threefold approach” ... Read More

Min. Trotman and team meet with high-level US delegation

Min. Trotman and team meet with high-level US delegation

- August 23, 2018

DPI, Guyana, Thursday, August 23, 2018 Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman headed a delegation of Natural Resources officials during ... Read More

Govt convenes Multi-Stakeholder committee on natural resources

Govt convenes Multi-Stakeholder committee on natural resources

- August 8, 2018

DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, August 8, 2018 The government has convened a Multi-Stakeholder Committee (MSC) to manage the country’s natural resources ... Read More

Women being educated on REDD+, to play a greater role

Women being educated on REDD+, to play a greater role

- August 3, 2018

- women drawn from ten administrative regions DPI, Guyana, Friday, August 3, 2018 More than thirty women across sectors and ... Read More

No threatening levels of mercury found at GGMC – PAHO/WHO team

No threatening levels of mercury found at GGMC – PAHO/WHO team

- June 27, 2018

DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 The Pan American Health Organisation/ World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) team assessing the claims of ... Read More

Govt to get UN assistance in eradicating mercury use

Govt to get UN assistance in eradicating mercury use

- June 6, 2018

DPI, GUYANA, Wednesday, June 6, 2018 The government will be speeding up its efforts to eradicate the use of mercury ... Read More