East Bank- East Coast Road Linkage Project

East Bank- East Coast Road Linkage Project – Scoping Meeting    The Agency in partnership with the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MOPI) conducted three public scoping meetings in January in preparation for the East Bank- East Coast Road Linkage Project. These public meetings were held at New Diamond/Grove Primary school, North Ruimveldt Multilateral and Ogle […]

Environmental Monitoring in Region 6

EPA officers spent one week in Berbice, responding to complaints from residents in the region. Representatives from the Waste Management and Air Quality Management Programme areas responded to complaints of fumes and odour nuisance. In addition, air quality assessments were carried out in regards to fume emissions in the vicinity of Crabwood Creek Line Path. […]

Environmental Authorisation for Sea Ports

Focus group meeting to discuss the  Environmental Authorisation for Sea Ports and Terminals   The Environmental Protection Agency held a focus group meeting with key partners to discuss the authorisation of Sea Ports and terminals that collects, stores, transports and dispose of waste materials. The Environmental Protection Act, Cap 20:05, Laws of Guyana requires that, these facilities to be […]

EPA launches “Green Note” magazine publication

On February 15, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency’s inaugural magazine publication, ‘Green Note: News on the Environment’, was launched. The simple but significant ceremony saw partners officially receiving their copies of “Green Note”. Delivering remarks were, Executive Director of the EPA, Dr. Vincent Adams, Chairman of the EPA Board, Dr. Patrick Williams and Ms. Onika Stellingburg, Stakeholder […]

Air quality and noise inspections

Air quality and noise inspections in the Demerara, Mahaica and Berbice areas   Compliance with the Environmental Protection Air Quality and Noise Management Regulations is important to promoting a good quality of life for all Guyanese. In this regard, the Agency inspected thirty-two (32) facilities in the Demerara, Mahaica and Berbice areas to assess compliance as outlined in the […]

Water Quality Inspection

EPA conducts water quality inspection at Marudi Mountain   The EPA conducted inspections to monitor the effects of mining activities on water-bodies around the Marudi Mountain. Seven (7) creeks which are in close proximity to Indigenous communities around the mining area were sampled. The water samples were analysed and found to be within the acceptable limits. The mercury […]

EPA Executes National Radiation Training Course

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), executed a four (4) day training workshop on Search and Recovery of Radioactive Orphan Sources during March 25-28, 2019. Twenty (20) persons from key stakeholder organisations, inclusive of the Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Communities, and Puran’s Waste Management among others, were exposed […]

EPA conducts outreach with Ministry of Business

The Agency delivered two interactive presentations which focused on its functions with regards to the environmental authorisation process at two outreach sessions organised by the Ministry of Business. The audience entailed members of the business community and were held on February 7 and 21, 2019, at Eccles Industrial Site and the Coldingen Industrial Estates, respectively. […]

Scoping meetings target Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 for EEPGL’s Payara Development Project

As part of the EPA’s Environmental Authorisation process, Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) submitted an application to the Agency for a potential Payara Development Project.  This project would involve a third floating, production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) and related subsea equipment, umbilicals, risers, and flowlines.  The proposed concept is similar to that […]