I attended the Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) public scoping presentation on the Uaru project 5.00-7.15 pm on Monday May 23, 2022, at the Umana Yana, Georgetown, Guyana. The only positive things I can say are that the presentation by EEPGL’s new man, Anthony Johnson, was clear, readable and concise, and the presenters…
Now we have the Senior Finance Minister asserting at the Guyana Anti-Corruption Framework training workshop, organized by the Ministry of Governance, that he firmly believes transparency and accountability are crucial in the fight against corruption. He is following the lead of his President, who always maintains their government is transparent. Well, let them tell their…
There are times in life when we have to make declarations in order to move to the next desired stage. Declarations of insolvency or of bankruptcy, and of assets come to mind. However, our intrepid Vice-President volunteered a declaration of incompetence – and he doesn’t even seem to realize it! Here is someone, who was…
President Ali displayed good reasoning in his speech last Sunday on World Environment Day. He correctly makes the point that the developed countries are unfair in using the environment to want us to not exploit our resources, while they renege on what they owe the present population of the Earth for the environment they have…
…Energy Technologist tells EPA solar should be pursued instead of gas-to-shore projectKaieteur News – The associated gas from oil production should be reinjected to save Guyana from further damage to the environment. This is the view of Former University of Guyana (UG) Lecturer and past representative of the Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI), Mr. Alfred…
Dear EPA, My submission on the EIA for the EEPGL Gas to Energy project is prompted by project manager Mr Friedrich Crispin’s justification of it as an alternative source of energy during the presentation of the EIA at the Leonora Technical Institute on Friday May 13, 2022, and on S4(1) of the Environmental Protection Act…
A month ago, a letter writer in the Guyana Chronicle made false claims upon which he accused me and other members of civil society of being treasonous and betraying the country. I enclose the link to that letter (see below writer’s name), which was also published in the Guyana Times. I wrote a response, which…
The hidden costs of the gas-to-power projects are slowly bubbling up: GPL has to find 50 MW of heavy fuel oil generation; and they are looking for some other company to deliver seamless connections without transmission and distribution problems. GPL is caught in an inefficiency trap, because it still only aims to deliver electricity at…
At the beginning of the Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) Stakeholder meeting 10 am on Friday Feb 12, 2021, CEO Alistair Routledge said they wanted to be transparent and accountable. And they took the trouble to invite Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI), of which I was an executive member. Later in the meeting…
To: The Guyana Times Dear Editor, Your letter writer Robin Singh either cannot comprehend the language used by concerned members of civil society, or he is pretending to be environmentalist, for he accuses us of the following [in GT 2022-04-04]: “To ask Barbadian PM Mia Mottley to shut down the oil-and-gas sector before it delivers…
