Guyana has the legal means to deal with law-breaking ExxonMobil Guyana Limited
Kaieteur News on 13 April reported, ‘ExxonMobil, EPA a no-show again at Natural Resources Parliamentary meeting’ (https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2024/04/13/exxonmobil-epa-a-no-show-again-at-natural-resources-parliamentary-meeting/). Through your pages, I call on our elected parliamentarians and staff of the National Assembly to use the legal procedures to require both ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) and the EPA to obey the law of the land. Standing…
EMGL’s audit non-responsiveness showcases the government’s unwillingness to protect the interests of the Guyanese people
Recently, it was reported that the auditors appointed by the Government of Guyana to audit the books of ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) have been denied access to pertinent oil reports and associated cost information ((See Anand Gool-sarran’s Report, “The audit report on Exxon’s post-contract costs (Final Part)”, https://www.stabroeknews. com/2024/04/08/features/accountability-watch/the-audit-report-on-exxons-post-contract-costs-final-part/). Similar difficulties were observed on a US$214.0…
Guyana’s storage and emissions of carbon dioxide greenhouse gas
I offer the following clarifications to apparent misunderstandings by President Mohamed Irfaan Ali in his encounter with BBC ‘Hard Talk’ journalist Stephen Sackur (KN, ‘Bring it in – President Ali’s seminal defence of Guyana’s road map’, 01 April 2024) and by General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo in his weekly Press encounters (DPI, ‘Guyana will remain a…
Will GtE project’s commercial and other documents be released into the public domain
The Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project’s commercial arrangements have been finalized. The Hansards record the government’s undertaking for these documents to be laid in the National Assembly. When will the Office of the Prime Minister release into the public domain the following information as recorded in the Hansards and/or requested directly: When will the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment release…
Jagdeo should publish the monthly oil extraction and consumption data
It was reported that Former President, Mr. Jagdeo, stated that the reports on royalty payments by Attorney at Law and Chartered Accountant, Mr. Christopher Ram, and Dr. C. Kenrick Hunte, Professor and Former Ambassador, were wrong and that the Government has collected the correct amount of royalty from ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL). In response to…
