…Jagdeo does not own the country’s resources Kaieteur News – President of local watchdog organization, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) Frederick Collins is calling on the Government of Guyana (GoG) to release the reports submitted by ExxonMobil, outlining the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on their operations. The quarterly reports were a prerequisite to the extension…
I am glad to read that Toshao Orin Fernandes of Chinese Landing Amerindian Village has asked the National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) for a slot at the opening of the NTC’s conference on Monday 28 August to talk about the continuing illegal mining on Chinese Landing’s titled Village Lands. It has been over a month since…
These four posters focus on Bangamary (scientific name Macrodon ancylodon, also known as King Weakfish in neighbouring Suriname), the most affordable fish in Guyanese coastal markets and available throughout the year. The posters are part of the public dissemination of research findings supported by a Canadian Government SSHRC Insight grant (2022-2024) awarded to Dr Janette…
It has been eight years since large oil reserves were discovered off the shores of Guyana, but the nation has only reaped a measly 14.5% of total oil revenues since oil production or more accurately oil extraction started in 2019. The remaining 85.5% have been captured by foreign oil companies. In fact, the Stabroek Block…
Reference is made to Elder Green’s letter titled, “This mad rush to have foreigners develop all they can find in our waters is senseless” (SN August 16th). Mr. Green is onto something here. “Go easy on exploiting our non-renewable oil resource”, he says. When it’s done, it’s done. Further he cautions, “In other words, don’t…
International measures of economic growth – usually expressed as Gross Domestic Product – add the tremendous growth in the enclave economy of ExxonMobil and co-venturers to the small locally-controlled business achievements. The official GDP figures contrast with the 48 per cent of the population living below the World Bank’s estimate of the poverty line. The…
Reference is made to SN’s blogger, Justin, (SN August 10 blog on Andre Brandli’s letter). He explained Guyana’s share of oil revenues as follows: “Your mango tree has 100 mangoes which sell for $10,000 on the market. I pay 2% royalty. But I have the right to 75% cost recovery+ 50% profit sharing, and you…
A letter entitled “Notions that the level of borrowing is reckless are far-fetched” penned by Mr. Bhagwandin was published earlier this week in Stabroek News (August 8, 2023). The backdrop to this letter is as follows. The National Assembly approved, last week, a new debt ceiling to facilitate greater borrowing. Guyana’s domestic public debt ceiling…
Reference is made to Dr. Randolph Persaud’s letter titled: ‘Suggestion that Exxon is Guyana’s new slave master is baseless . . .”. (SN August 6th). My characterization of the Persaud’s letter is to brainwash the Guyanese people into feeling gratitude for Exxon’s investment – and to disregard the Guyanese people’s arguments and plea for renegotiation…
Newspapers publishing letters with allegations and refusing to give the accused space for a response is unethical journalism. The following papers have published accusations against OGGN but refused to publish our response: Our response to these critiques is here: https://www.oggn.org/2023/07/29/oggn-is-a-legitimate-non-profit-organization-registered-under-the-irc-section-501c3/
