Guyana signs UN mercury convention

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud signing the Minamata Convention on Mercury in Minamata, Japan (Government Information Agency photo)

Guyana has signed on to a new international pact to control mercury emissions and has won the support of Japan in its call for discontinue use through gradual phasing out.

Minister of Natural Re-sources and the Environment Robert Persaud signed the Minamata Convention on Mercury