Tag: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Task Force to be established to ensure full compliance and safety regulations are in place at Creeks and Waterway facilities
Following the tragic drowning incident on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway yesterday, an emergency meeting was convened today with the Minister of ... Read More
Jagdeo reaffirms nation’s preparedness for oil spill management
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has strongly reaffirmed Guyana's readiness to manage potential oil spills, emphasizing that the development of the ... Read More
Guyana empowered to ensure coverage of all oil spill costs beyond Exxon’s US$2B parent company guarantee – EPA Head
While an ExxonMobil-consortium in the Stabroek block has furnished Guyana with a US$2 billion parent company guarantee for oil spills, ... Read More
Guyana making key investments to build world-class environmental regulator – EPA Head
With Guyana’s accelerated oil production offshore, the role of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in ensuring the safety of public ... Read More
CCJ allows govt to join fight against unlimited parent company guarantee for oil spills
In a landmark decision, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has overturned the ruling of Guyana’s Court of Appeal, granting ... Read More
Mechanisms in place to monitor, protect environment during oil, gas production – AG Nandlall
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, has assured that the government has put in place a host ... Read More
Shelter activated to aid Wildfire impacted families
An Emergency Shelter has been activated in the Timehri community last evening to house a number of families who have ... Read More
Press Release: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), hereby advises that we are experiencing severe dry conditions (El Nino) across Guyana making it ... Read More
Wildfire response update
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), in conjunction with the Guyana Fire Service (GFS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Protected Areas Commission ... Read More