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Guyana Gold Corp

Type: Company

Name: Guyana Gold Corp

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Persons affected by mercury poisoning are being advised to consult with health agencies, and not the GGMC

Authorities in the extractive sector are urging persons who are affected by mercury poisoning to consult with health agencies, and not the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC).At a press briefing on Tuesday, Minister of Natural Resources and the ... [Published National Communications Network - May 22 2013]

Entities: Mercury Poisoning, Mercury, Guyana

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 3 reports

World Wide Fund For Nature

Guyana receives funds to develop gold mining sector

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 14, CMC – The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is assisting Guyana in building capacity in environmental management of the gold mining sector.The WWF has provided a GUY$12 million (One Guyana Dollar = US$0.01 cents) cheque to the Ministry ... [Published Antigua Observer - May 14 2013]

Entities: Guyana, Mining, World Wide Fund For Nature, Mercury

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Health Ministry giving hinterland residents specially treated bed nets

Written byTHUS far for 2013, 38,000 long lasting, insecticide treated mosquito nets have been distributed in Regions 1, 7, 8, 9 and certain areas of Region 10, according to Dr. Reyaud Rahaman, the Director of Vector Control Services of the Global Fund ... [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - May 14 2013]

Entities: Malaria, Ministry of Health, Guyana

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Ministry “clarifies process” on GGMC’s financial management and operations

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has issued a detailed statement in an effort to set the record straight with respect to procedures in the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC).The Ministry stated that the intent was to address ... [Published Kaieteur News - May 03 2013]

Entities: Guyana, Financial Management, Mines, Mining

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Gold Miners want authorities to change requirements for mining lotteries

Of 3,000 blocks of land offered during the recent lottery for special mining permits only 897 were taken up.Reporting this less than 30 per cent uptake as far below that which was expected, members of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) ... [Published Kaieteur News - May 02 2013]

Entities: Mining, Mineral, Guyana Gold Corp, Lethem (Guyana)

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Special Mining Lottery successful

THE Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment’s Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), through its Close Area Committee (CAC), provided an opportunity for small scale miners to access mining properties by participating in a lottery. Following ... [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Mining, Guyana, Natural Resources, Guyana Gold Corp

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Guyanese are assured that government is maintaining focus on the three main gross domestic product contributors

Government continues to maintain its focus on the three major gross domestic product contributors-rice, sugar and gold.According to President Donald Ramotar, the re-organization of the sugar industry is critical to ensuring its productivity and market ... [Published National Communications Network - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Donald Ramotar, Gross Domestic Product, Guyana Gold Corp, Sugar, Guyana

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Worry as rice, sugar face crises…Govt. contemplates selling off gold amidst price jitters

With the country’s biggest earners being threatened with low prices and in one case poor production, Government on Friday admitted that it is worried about the situation and has been examining a number of measures to ease the possible impacts on the ... [Published Kaieteur News - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Sugar, Guyana Gold Corp, Donald Ramotar, US 1 Industries Inc, Guyana

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Guyana govt mulling how to handle surplus gold

President Donald Ramotar said Saturday that he will meet with advisers to determine when it's best to sell the gold following a recent fall in prices. He declined to say how much gold the Guyana Gold Board had bought from local miners, but miners' association ... [Published Investors Business Daily - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Guyana, Donald Ramotar, Mineral, Guyana Gold Corp

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 3 reports

More tax breaks mulled for gold miners as prices fall

Government says that it is considering a number of tax breaks and faster processing of work permits as part of the measures to deal with a worrying drop in gold prices.Yesterday, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud met with ... [Published Kaieteur News - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Mineral, Guyana, Guyana Gold Corp, Taxes

First reported Jan 01 2013 - Updated Jan 01 2013 - 1 reports

Guyana: Gold boom challenging anti-malaria fight

Via Demerara Waves.com, the first post of the new year: Gold boom challenging anti-malaria fight. Excerpt:The Ministry of Health says malaria will remain a significant public health threat in the new year as rising gold prices send thousands flocking ... [Published H5N1 - Jan 01 2013]

Entities: Guyana Gold Corp, Malaria, Mining, US 1 Industries Inc

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GGMC’s ISO certification under threat over perm... [Published Kaieteur News - May 24 2013]
Call for resuscitation of the Bartica/Potaro road [Published Kaieteur News - May 23 2013]
Persons affected by mercury poisoning are being... [Published National Communications Network - May 22 2013]
Guyana receives funds to develop gold mining se... [Published Antigua Observer - May 14 2013]
Guyana gets WWF cash to research mercury phase ... [Published Kaieteur News - May 14 2013]
Health Ministry giving hinterland residents spe... [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - May 14 2013]
Natural Resources Ministry gets $12M support fr... [Published Government Information Agency Guyana - May 14 2013]
Bright outlook on Guyana’s economy – as inaugur... [Published Government Information Agency Guyana - May 10 2013]
Ministry “clarifies process” on GGMC’s financia... [Published Kaieteur News - May 03 2013]
Gold Miners want authorities to change requirem... [Published Kaieteur News - May 02 2013]
MSSC condemns LCDS budget cuts : - National and... [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - Apr 30 2013]
Special Mining Lottery successful [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - Apr 30 2013]
Special Mining Lottery successful [Published Government Information Agency Guyana - Apr 29 2013]
Guyanese are assured that government is maintai... [Published National Communications Network - Apr 29 2013]
Worry as rice, sugar face crises…Govt. contempl... [Published Kaieteur News - Apr 28 2013]
Guyana govt mulling how to handle surplus gold [Published Investors Business Daily - Apr 27 2013]
LCDS stakeholders urge opposition to act in Guy... [Published Government Information Agency Guyana - Apr 18 2013]
More tax breaks mulled for gold miners as price... [Published Kaieteur News - Apr 16 2013]
Miners are being urged to implement measures to... [Published National Communications Network - Apr 16 2013]
Local stakeholders closely monitoring falling g... [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - Apr 16 2013]
Guyana: Gold boom challenging anti-malaria fight [Published H5N1 - Jan 01 2013]

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Guyana: Gold boom challenging anti-malaria fight [Published H5N1 - Jan 01 2013] Via Demerara Waves.com, the first post of the new year: Gold boom challenging anti-malaria fight. Excerpt:The Ministry of Health says malaria will remain a significant public health threat in the new year as rising gold prices send thousands flocking ...