– current version to be retracted

MINISTER of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud yesterday informed that the Wildlife Import and Export Bill which was tabled in the National Assembly last year, is currently being re-examined at the drafting section of the Attorney General’s Chambers.Minister Persaud said that after the Bill was tabled, certain issues arose and the Government thought it best that the Bill be reviewed. Once it has been finalised, the tabled Bill will be withdrawn and a new Bill will be presented.
The tabled Bill sought to regulate international trade of Guyana’s wildlife, and to enable Guyana to fulfil its obligation under the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Washington 1973.