I offer the following clarifications to apparent misunderstandings by President Mohamed Irfaan Ali in his encounter with BBC ‘Hard Talk’ journalist Stephen Sackur (KN, ‘Bring it in – President Ali’s seminal defence of Guyana’s road map’, 01 April 2024) and by General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo in his weekly Press encounters (DPI, ‘Guyana will remain a…
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 124 – March 29, 2024 Introduction During the recent Oil and Gas conference in Guyana, Mr. Stephen Sakur, renowned BBC journalist, did a brief interview with Exxon Guyana’s President Alistair Routledge about its operations in Guyana. Unfortunately, the limited nature of the engagement…
The Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project’s commercial arrangements have been finalized. The Hansards record the government’s undertaking for these documents to be laid in the National Assembly. When will the Office of the Prime Minister release into the public domain the following information as recorded in the Hansards and/or requested directly: When will the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment release…
It was reported that Former President, Mr. Jagdeo, stated that the reports on royalty payments by Attorney at Law and Chartered Accountant, Mr. Christopher Ram, and Dr. C. Kenrick Hunte, Professor and Former Ambassador, were wrong and that the Government has collected the correct amount of royalty from ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL). In response to…
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 123 – March 9, 2024 A royal storm A letter by Professor Kenrick Hunte appearing in the press earlier this week generated a wave of conversation across the society. Essentially, the Professor claimed that Guyana has been receiving Royalty of about a quarter…
A Table of a Chart and a Graph Introduction Today I will deliberately use the Chinese aphorism that “a picture is worth a thousand words” with great effect. So, with two pictures, we start with two thousand words which takes me over my word limit. Some weeks ago, the Government announced that two historic cricket…
