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Appointment of NRF Board of Directors Welcome but Guyanese Deserve an Explanation

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Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) welcomes the long-delayed appointment of the Board of Directors of the Natural Resources Fund (NRF). The continued absence of this Board has hampered the formulation of the fundamental principles and practices which should guide the work of the Fund.  Having the Board in place will hopefully usher in coherent, transparent, and …

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Call for Preservation of Civic Space in Guyana

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The current Government of Guyana won the most bitterly contested elections in the modern era. Despite the slimmest of majorities, the election left the political opposition adrift, providing the Government a lengthy opportunity to get into its stride. Although both domestic and international political fortunes seem aligned in their favour, the Government is more focused …

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Civic Call For Autonomous and Independent Oversight of Extractive Sector

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The bewildering pace and range of official decision-making is rendering the Government accountable to no one, generating a widely felt dilemma of who to trust and what to believe. There is no longer any official institution or agency to which anyone – including those sympathetic to the administration – can turn for an objective assessment …

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THE AMAZON GOLD RUSH: GOLD MINING IN SURINAME

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Amazon Gold Rush: Gold Mining in Suriname   Suriname’s vast and ancient rainforests remain one of the world’s best-kept natural secrets, but the global demand for an age-old mineral threatens to destroy them.   Record high gold prices over the past decade have triggered a massive gold rush across the country and the Amazon at large, …

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IMPORTANCE OF RIVERS WORKSHOP 2018

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OIL AND GAS BOOKLET PFG in collaboration with the National Center for Education Resource Development (NCERD) organised a two-day workshop with twelve representatives from six communities, in Kamarang village on the 24th and 25th January 2018. The workshop educated the participants on the importance of freshwater, the impacts of gold mining on rivers, and equipped …

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FIRST INTERACTIVE CIVIL ASSEMBLY VOTES RESOUNDING MAJORITY

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A broad cross-section of Guyanese participated in the three days, Zoom-based virtual ‘Citizens Assembly’ organized by Policy Forum Guyana on the theme “Making Up Your Mind About Natural Resources & The Extractive Sector”. The event was prompted by the need for opportunities for ordinary Guyanese not only to learn more about the extractive sector but, …

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GGDMA DOING A DISSERVICE TO MINERS BY BOYCOTTING GYEITI

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Reports of the Guyana Gold & Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) withdrawing from the Multi-stakeholder Group that manages the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) are revealing. Contrary to the impression given, the GGDMA is not represented on the MSG. It was invited by the Minister of Natural Resources when the GYEITI was informed in 2016 …

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