NRF too important for gov’t to rush through without discussion with parliamentary opposition

Observers say the PPP/C is stealthily rushing its new NRF bill (and repealing the APNU+AFC’s  NRF Act already passed) while the nation is distracted by yearend festivities. Knowing how “politricks” work in Guyana, this is a plausible explanation for the rush. Exxon, Hess and CNOOC are shipping away the bulk of our oil wealth, leaving…

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More symptoms of Dutch Disease, PPP/C has to take national approach to good governance

Since August 2020, the new PPP/C government has begun to implement an impressive two-pronged strategy. It intends to carry out pro-poor and pro-business policies to meet the “basic needs of every single Guyanese”, and secondly to develop good economic, financial, social and political governance policies to avoid the oil ‘Dutch Disease’. Without using any oil…

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President Ali has to empower the 22 civic representatives, not get rid of them

President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali said, “The people of this country went to a poll, and they have placed their confidence in a president, in a government. Are you saying that after the people have placed that confidence that we don’t have the right or we can’t be trusted to name people on a board?” https://dpi.gov.gy/everything-in-sovereign-wealth-fund-will-have-parliamentary-oversight-president-ali/

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Submissions to the EPA with respect to Yellowtail

https://www.oggn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Guyanese-EPA-Yellowtail-Submission-20211215.pdf https://www.oggn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Caribbean-EPA-Yellowtail-Submission-20211215.pdf https://www.oggn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MelindaJanki-EPA-Yellowtail-Submission-20211215.pdf https://www.oggn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Bulkan-EPA-Yellowtail-Submission-20211215.pdf https://www.oggn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/OGGN-EPA-Yellowtail-Submission-20211215.pdf

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