Opinion
Questions about ExxonMobil’s dumping of waste at Haags Bosch
We learn from the Department of Public Information that in the 2022 national budget $1.4 billion of public funds were allocated to deal with the stench and other management issues at the Haags Bosch landfill located at Eccles. Further, that more than 450 tonnes of waste per day are dumped in ‘Cell one’ and ‘currently,…
Mr. Routledge’s $2 bln insurance utterances should be seen as nothing but a hoax and distraction
I am compelled to write again, about this most crucial matter of full coverage insurance, so as to keep it fresh in the minds of our people; for the modus operandi of the Government and Exxon is to no doubt, wait it out and it will soon be the news of yesterday. The issue of…
Speaker must allow all the clauses of MP Patterson’s Motion
The Report produced for USAID on Democracy, human rights and governance assessment: Guyana (2021) makes the following observation in several places: ‘The constitution mandates a high degree of cabinet involvement in executive decision-making while the National Assembly serves as check on the executive branch. Consequentially, the executive branch of government is both protected and isolated…
Motion – Liability Insurance Coverage for Spills submitted to the National Assembly by David Patterson
Motion – Liability Insurance Coverage for Spills Whereas Oil production offshore Guyana is expected to increase rapidly from its current rate of 120,000 barrels per day (bopd) to close to 1 million bopd, with the number of FPSOs increasing over 10 times by 2026; And Whereas worldwide offshore oil production operations show a high likelihood…
PPP/C leadership should re-read its 2020 election manifesto
In follow-up to your editorial ‘Critics’ in the Sunday Stabroek for March 06, 2022, I suggest that the leadership of the PPP/C should re-read its 2020 election manifesto, to remind itself that it still has some important promises to act upon. One of these is its commitment to re-negotiate the Production Sharing Agreement with ExxonMobil:…
I call upon Exxon to release the documents required by the Permits and prove that the Liza 2 Permit was not violated
I watched with amusement, Exxon’s latest statement of March 2, 2022, and the frenzied utterings of our Honourable Vice President, even calling me a liar. I respect the office of the VP, so will not debase myself to the indignity of responding in kind, but will leave it to the people who know him better…
The President should clarify whether Civil Society’s critique of his gov’t disturbs either its ‘One Party Guyana’ or ‘One Guyana’ vision
President Ali is a good man and our duly elected President, who can end up being a great leader. Our AG, a “maybe” future presidential candidate and the smartest man in Guyana, is a national hero, and defender of our democracy. Who can forget his role as a “Guardian of Democracy” during the five months…
BOOT illusions and Amaila
The build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) financial arrangement has been used around the world to fund important infrastructure in partnership between government and private investors. In this financing model, the private investor upfronts the initial investment cost and expects to be repaid over some time period. The investor has an expected rate of return before underwriting the project….
Exxon’s former Country Manager hand-delivered documentation on the US$2.5b insurance
It’s insulting that Exxon once again seems to believe that Guyanese people are stupid, attempting to bamboozle us with fanciful talk to camouflage the truth; but judging by their modus operandi and reputation around the world, I leave it to the Guyanese people to decide who is believable. First, with respect to the US$2.5 Billion…
Exxon had agreed in writing to full liability coverage but PPP/C halted finalisation
I have followed with deep interest, the recent warranted upsurge in public outcry from experts and affected populations of all walks of life in Guyana, the Region, and other international communities calling for full insurance coverage in the event of an oil spill. However, there appears to be some confusion, misinformation, and missing facts in…