Natural Resources Ministry commissions first warden station

Some of the wardens (Ministry of Natural Resources photo)

The Ministry of Natural Resources  (MoNR) yesterday commissioned its first Warden Station at Dagg Point, Bartica.

According to a MoNR release, the station, named ‘Black Caiman’, is the first of its kind and will dispatch warden patrols into the natural resources sector. The Corps of Wardens is mandated to support the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), which are regulatory agencies that operate in the sector.

Present at the commissioning ceremony were the Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman; Director of Compliance, Derick Lawrence; regional officials; the Corps of Wardens; and senior MoNR staff.