GEORGETOWN, GUYANA – Mr. Terrence Campbell, a Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Investment Committee member, this afternoon filed a judicial review application challenging the Government of Guyana’s management and transparency of the Natural Resource Fund. The application names the Attorney General of Guyana and the Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for…
The myth of an electricity subsidy in T&T and the forces behind it THE Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago, which over the past few years has led an aggressive campaign to remove the ‘electricity subsidy’ for consumers in T& T, is governed by a 15-member board of directors of which seven are from the…
The recent news of a prominent political personality seeking refuge in the embrace of his former adversary has not just left many shaking their heads in disbelief, but has also sparked profound questions about motives and morality, decency and dignity, principles and pragmatism. The public’s shock at this turn of events is palpable, and rightly…
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 152 The exchange over Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) involving Dr. Terrence Campbell, VP Bharrat Jagdeo and Dr. Ashni Singh has revealed troubling misunderstandings of our fiscal legal framework, not least from those who ought to know better. What began as a straightforward…
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 151 – January 4, 2025 As the first column for the new year, we wish all Guyanese and especially readers of this column a successful, healthy and productive 2025. Introduction “No Guyanese could agree with this.” These were the unequivocal words of then-presidential…
“African states must unite (for the continent) or sell themselves out to imperialist and colonialist exploiters for a mess of pottage…”: Kwame Nkrumah. Or as our own Cheddi Jagan told the National Assembly in 1983 in a speech following the invasion of Grenada: “Right now Washington is …hoping to get these puppets one by one…
Introduction Having established in the previous parts the considerable assistance that Guyana can draw from the Churchill Falls case in pursuing renegotiation of the 2016 Agreement, this part examines the specific mechanisms available under the 2016 Agreement that allow Guyana to achieve that end. Additionally, I argue that ExxonMobil’s recent categorical refusal to consider any…
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 148 – December 24, 2024 Introduction The two previous parts set out the parallels between the Canadian Churchill Falls case and Guyana’s 2016 PSA. Both deal with agreements governing natural resources and involve the legal principle of sanctity of contract, which is common…
WINTRESS MORRIS AND JOY MARCUS LEGAL CASE FILED AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Hammerhead EIA set to ignore serious harm to the Guyanese people We, Wintress Morris and Joy Marcus have gone to court against the Environmental Protection Agency to protect Guyana and the Guyanese people from the impacts of the proposed Hammerhead petroleum project. The…
