Strengthening electoral, environmental and financial accountability.
Strengthening electoral, environmental and financial accountability.
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 …
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 …
Civic Call For Autonomous and Independent Oversight of Extractive Sector Read More »
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, …
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 …
Post This Rapid Assessment of the existing system of regulation and control of rivers in Guyana focusses on the roles and responsibilities of relevant Government Agencies. This report will serve as the basis for PFG’s advocacy efforts for the relevant Agencies to collaborate on activities that strengthen river protection. Click here to Download PFG Rapid …
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, …
FIRST INTERACTIVE CIVIL ASSEMBLY VOTES RESOUNDING MAJORITY Read More »
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 …
GGDMA DOING A DISSERVICE TO MINERS BY BOYCOTTING GYEITI Read More »
Selection Completed of Civic Component of ‘GYEITI MSG’ Eight Eight persons have been selected to re-constitute the civic component of the Multi-stakeholder Committee of the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI). An independent five persons Selection Panel comprising senior staff from UG, the Public Service and local and international civil society conducted the selection process. …
PRESS RELEASE: Selection Completed Of Civic Component Of ‘GYEITI MSG’ Eight Read More »