Guyana to Compensate 20B for Oil Spill

Guyana would be left to foot costs of over US$20B yearly compensating Caribbean islands for an oil spill – Environmental  activist, Janette Bulkhan

Kaieteur News – Pre-pandemic statistics available for 10 Caribbean islands that can be affected by a devastating spill in the Stabroek Block shows that Guyana would have to foot costs of over US$20 Billion a year for affecting the beaches these countries rely largely on for tourism. This point was shared by activist, Janette Bulkhan in…

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Recall Dorm Construction Bids

Recall all dorms construction bids and revise to exclude inflammable materials

Dear Editor,Your editorial of 24 May (Mahdia tragedy, https://www.stabroeknews.com/2023/05/24/opinion/editorial/mahdia-tragedy/) on the horrific deaths of 19 children in a dormitory fire on Sunday night (and other children who are seriously burnt, all the children scarred for life) reminded us of the government’s serial failures to learn from the earlier deaths of three schoolgirls in Waramadong Secondary School…

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Govt. should be mindful of its disregard for rule of law in oil sector

What you could see daytime about oil, doan look fuh at night with fire stick

By Stabroek News  August 10, 2022        Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to a letter dated August 6, 2022 written by Joel Bhagwandin, Financial Analyst, captioned,’ Guyana poised to earn close to US$5b annually when the four approved oil platforms are producing concurrently’. In that letter, it is stated that,’ Professor Hunte failed to cite…

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