Guyana’s extractives industry continues to play a crucial role in the country’s growth and diversification with several major gold discoveries as well as the exportation of manganese for the first time in decades.
So to ensure that there are qualified technicians and tradesmen in the industry, a key goal of the government this year will be to strengthen the framework for biodiversity mainstreaming and mercury reduction.
“Our more traditional mining and quarrying sectors continue to play a crucial role in our nation’s growth and diversification, contributing not only to national production and export revenues, but also to job creation,” Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh said on Monday during the presentation of the 2023 budget.