Response to criticisms of TIGI’s claim that the petroleum contracts are in breach of the Procurement Act

In the Thursday September 12, 2019 edition of Stabroek News (SN), our claim that the award of the petroleum exploration licences was subject to the Public Procurement Act was rejected by the Public Procurement Commission and by Dr. Anand Goolsarran, a former auditor general and past president of TIGI. Our column to which these individuals…

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Exxon is also robbing Guyana of its independent leaders and columnists

Freddie Kissoon in his Kaieteur News column dated September 5, 2019 stated: “I am bamboozled by the insane frequency of the condemnations of Exxon, but no condemnation of the hate Sanjeev said is currently threatening Guyana.”Another columnist wrote in similar vein of Guyanese condemning Exxon “… your Eyewitness is getting a tad tired with the…

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The truth about the Royalty in the Esso/Hess/CNOOC-Nexen Petroleum Agreement

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 76 – September 6, 2019 Introduction For some time, questions have been raised about the royalty provisions in the 2016 Agreement under which Trotman/Greenidge/Granger partially signed away the birthright of all Guyanese past, present and future. This short column seeks to identify both…

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