On May 17th, 2018 the Stabroek News published a letter by Mr Clement Smith in which he questioned the motives of A Fair Deal for Guyana with respect to challenging the oil contract. In that letter he stated, “But the saddest part of all is that local activists are getting involved.” We disagree with Mr Smith’s comment. The local press and the international press have pointed out numerous flaws in the oil contract. Even the government commissioned IMF Report has criticized the oil contract. There are many recommendations in the IMF report including one called, “Strengthen capacity to manage and mitigate environmental risks”. Isn’t Ms Janki being a patriot by helping with this recommendation?
Giving up US$29 billion will cost the average family US$150,000. This is significant because the average worker makes US$4000. You can read our detailed analysis in the link below. Exxon and its partners are still exploring and the price of oil may rise even further by 2020. Hence, much more than US$29 billion may be at stake. We need many more local activists engaged because the stakes for the Guyanese people are life changing.
http://www.oggn.website/2018/01/29/%20%20guyana-loses-out-on-us29-billion-from-oil-deal/
Darsh Khusial