Opinion
President Ali has to empower the 22 civic representatives, not get rid of them
President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali said, “The people of this country went to a poll, and they have placed their confidence in a president, in a government. Are you saying that after the people have placed that confidence that we don’t have the right or we can’t be trusted to name people on a board?” https://dpi.gov.gy/everything-in-sovereign-wealth-fund-will-have-parliamentary-oversight-president-ali/
First pot of NRF money should be dedicated towards a massive infrastructure plan
I would like to suggest that the first pot of NRF money be dedicated towards a massive infrastructure plan, similar to what President Biden did when he got in. Let’s fix all the roads and bridges! You can call it the “Highways to Happiness” Plan if you want. This can be the “tipping point” for…
Sponsoring a Bill to renegotiate the oil contract may be PNC’s Holy Grail
The PNC is in a bad place right now. Following the heels of its failed attempt to rig the 2020 elections, in full view of a watching world, the two top candidates running for Party Leader were leaders of the extreme wing claiming dead people flew to Guyana and voted and sneaked back out and…
Submissions to the EPA with respect to Yellowtail
https://www.oggn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Guyanese-EPA-Yellowtail-Submission-20211215.pdf https://www.oggn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Caribbean-EPA-Yellowtail-Submission-20211215.pdf https://www.oggn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MelindaJanki-EPA-Yellowtail-Submission-20211215.pdf https://www.oggn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Bulkan-EPA-Yellowtail-Submission-20211215.pdf https://www.oggn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/OGGN-EPA-Yellowtail-Submission-20211215.pdf
The PNC can say PPP bill to exclude 22 Natural Resource Fund stakeholders is a power grab
So now we know why after a year and a half the Guyana Natural Resource Fund – NRF (the money we get from oil) held in a New York Bank was not activated and the oil money was just sitting there not earning any interest. It appears as if the Government was figuring out how…
Corruption has kept us poor
US Ambassador Lynch is to be applauded for her strong statement in observance of International Anti-Corruption Day, which is an annual opportunity to bring attention to the continued importance of combating corruption, ensuring accountability, and fostering transparency. Around the world, corruption threatens security, hinders economic growth, and siphons away public and private resources. In Guyana,…
The path to pay raises lie in the renegotiation of oil contracts
Unions in Guyana must understand that hefty pay raises are tied to renegotiation of the current oil contracts that gave away the kit and caboodle. The PNC gave away the national patrimony, and the PPP is OK with that. The Department of Public Information just released an article essentially saying that the PPP is adamant…
Gov’t seems to be in a rush to approve Yellowtail though serious questions unsettled
On the weekend the government released an article stating that the Stabroek Oil Block is not up for renegotiation. It cited a number of reasons for its position including the sanctity of contract, the stability clause and because Exxon lost US$22 billion last year. The article reads like a marketing campaign for why Guyana should…
Oil exploration and production offshore Guyana: The Impact of Extractivism – Ecocide, Climate Crisis and Human Rights Abuses in the Caribbean
https://www.oggn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Janette-Bulkan-Impact-Extractivism-Webinar-20211130.mp4 The above presentation was part of the Freedom Imaginaries webinar please see here: https://freedomimaginaries.org/event/beyond-extractivism-webinar2/ .