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 […]
EPA in Joint Team responding to emergency at Guyana Manganese Inc.’s Matthews Ridge Mines
The EPA was part of the joint team responding to a case of a fatality and sick workers employed at the mines located in Matthews Ridge, Region One. EPA’s objectives included: To determine the influence of the environment on the death of one miner and severe illness of two others occurring on March 30, 2019; To […]
COP Basel Convention
Representative from the EPA attends COP Basel Convention Senior Environmental Officer in the Waste Management Programme Area, Ms. Odessa Duncan attended the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Basel Convention held at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland. The conference was held from April 29 to May 10, 2019. The […]
International Biodiversity Day
EPA hosts Biodiversity Village in celebration of International Biodiversity Day The Agency coordinated a Biodiversity Village for schools in Regions 3, 4, 5 and 10, in observance of International Day for Biodiversity. The day was celebrated under the theme “Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health.” This event was held at Umana Yana on May 23, […]
Towards a Global Pact for the Environment” in Nairobi, Kenya
Environmental Officer attends United Nations Third Substantive Meeting-“Towards a Global Pact for the Environment” in Nairobi, Kenya Environmental Officer, Mr. Dillon Charles along with Ambassador Troy Torrington from the Ministry of Foreign Affair’s Multilateral & Global Affairs Department represented Guyana at the United Nations Third Substantive session of the ad-hoc open-ended working group meeting- “Towards a […]
EPA benefits from IAEA Partnership
Guyana became a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on January 27, 2015. To date, Guyana has become increasingly more interested in the use of nuclear technology in various sectors. These include Health, Oil and Gas, Agriculture, Water and Environment. This requires regulatory oversight from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). To improve the […]
Odour, Smoke and Noise top the complaints list
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to record a large number of complaints relative to various environmental issues. For the period June to July 2019, the Agency received 118 complaints. 47.5% were related to smoke /odour/fumes, while 32% was related to noise (as seen in the figure above). The Agency will continue to provide regulatory […]
EPA brings 432 non-compliant permit holders into compliance
The Agency during an internal audit in January 2019, unearthed 481 Environmental Permit Holders who were non-compliant. The Agency under the astute guidance of Dr. Vincent Adams, Executive Director, derived a strategy to arrest this issue and reduce the threat to human health and the environment, as a result of such practices. The Agency commenced its investigation […]
