Thanks to Dhanraj for taking the time and effort to indulge in this debate. More Guyanese should get involved. (Ref – Dhanraj Deonarine’s letter, “Is the NRF really overstated?”, SN Jan. 13th). Here is the larger question on the subject: How can Oil Companies prepare their tax returns, submit them to GoG – and say…
Mr. Anil Nandlall S.C. Attorney General and principal legal adviser to the Government has written rather disparagingly about comments I made in my last Friday‘s Stabroek News oil and gas column. Without naming me or addressing any of the extensive data, sources and arguments I used in arriving at my findings, he claims that my…
I have to confess to some impatience at having to correct, once again, some of the disinformation being peddled. Instead of taking stock of how this individual embarrasses himself, he continues to show reckless indifference, as if it were a badge of honour. Two months ago, there was a demonstration of the inability to differentiate…
Kaieteur News – The Attorney General (AG), Anil Nandlall S.C last week issued a cautionary statement to Guyanese critical of the oil sector, as he claimed these were being used by the Venezuelan government to bolster its outrageous claims over Guyana’s sovereign territory. His remarks were met with widespread condemnation and continue to be disarmed by…
Dear Editor, The protection of the public from untruths, half-truths, misrepresentations, and distortions dictates that I make an exception to my unwillingness to engage in any place or in any capacity. As shown in the examples set out in this letter, multiple-part responses in the print and social media to repeated assertions about financial shenanigans…
Maya Angelou, American literary giant and civil rights activist once said, “When people show you who they are, believe them the first time”. Unfortunately, when Esso showed us who they were from the first decade of this century, we not only did not believe them, but successive governments spinelessly conspired with them to deprive current…
It would be perfectly understandable if the public is totally confused over the issue of the audit of the expenses claimed by Esso, Hess and CNOOC for the period 1999 – 2017. Various reports in the media suggest that the UK entity contracted to audit the costs reported by the consortium were overstated by US$214…
Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram has reiterated his position that the current foreign currency shortage is a fallout from the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement for the Stabroek Block and he said Guyanese should note that the much vaunted Model PSA has essentially retained the old foreign exchange framework, which is the source of the problem. Writing…
Amid calls from the Opposition and other stakeholders for an extension in the time for scrutiny of the new model Production Sharing Agreement released by government recently, Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram said there should be a public forum for broad and general consultations. Writing in his weekly Oil and Gas column in the Stabroek News…
