Ministers of gov’t have done nothing about persistent errors by GGMC in relation to mining at Chinese Landing
The report ‘Chinese Landing miner using planes to fly in fuel as village blocks road…
Ministers of gov’t have done nothing about persistent errors by GGMC in relation to mining at Chinese Landing
The report ‘Chinese Landing miner using planes to fly in fuel as village blocks road access – Toshao’ in Kiskadee Watch on October 25, 2026 (https://kiskadeewatch.com/guyana/chinese-landing-miner-using-planes-to-fly-in-fuel-as-village-blocks-road-access-toshao/ ), shows some of the long-term problems of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC). The Amerindian community has been defending its titled Amerindian Village Lands since 1976, but…
Both issues are symptomatic of a country in freefall
Sasenarine Singh’s indirect answer to my question, “Is there a certification process for pujaris?” (https://kiskadeewatch.com/opinion/letters/is-there-a-certification-process-for-pujaris/ ) is that if a Hindu (person or household) contracts with a pujari to ‘perform ritual worshiping at the puja’, that pujari has social acceptance (https://kiskadeewatch.com/opinion/letters/pandit-pujari-and-imposter/ ). In other words, there is no certification system, no equivalence for example to the…
Is there a certification process for pujaris?
The murder of six-year-old Orlando Jaikarran allegedly at the hands of his father should shake the citizens of any nation. According to your news report, ‘Orlando’s father, Bharrat Jaikarran, has alleged that the pujari was involved in the child’s killing. The pujari has denied involvement’ (https://kiskadeewatch.com/guyana/pujari-father-in-custody-as-police-probe-orlandos-killing-six-cutlasses-seized-afc-proposes-national-day-to-remember-children-lost-to-tragedy/ ). Editor, through you I ask the Guyana Hindu…
Access to Information: Ramsonesque absurdity, curial effrontery and presidential hypocrisy
On 14 October, Charles Ramson Sr., Commissioner of Information, answered two citizens. A year earlier, Danuta Radzik and Elizabeth Deane Hughes, two outstanding members of civil society, had asked him for environmental permits and hazardous waste records connected with the costly and poorly executed Gas to Energy project and offshore oil operations. He never replied….
When the Strategy Changes Midstream: Who Pays for What Is Left Behind?
Article 7, Part II …Guyana’s changing gas picture shows why strategy must adapt without turning today’s assumptions into tomorrow’s liabilities By Anthony E. PaulSenior Energy Governance, Policy & Strategy Advisor; formerly Director of Geology and Geophysics, Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Energy; Amoco Trinidad and BPTT Manager responsible for Exploration and Appraisal / Gas Field…
Mr Ramson is disrespecting the whole country
In October 2025 Ms Danuta Radzik and Ms Elizabeth Deane Hughes asked the Commissioner of Information for records on the Gas-to-Energy project and on hazardous waste from the oil platforms. The law gave him sixty days. A year later he has not decided. Ms Radzik wrote to him again, relying on Justice Nicola Pierre’s ruling…
Five petroleum questions for the Budget debate
Meetings, announcements and committees are not delivery. None of the five petroleum questions below is adequately answered yet. The Budget debate gives Ministers an opportunity to supply the missing commitments and evidence. By Anthony Paul In an earlier article, “Looking for revenue in all the wrong places?”, I introduced a Petroleum Sector Budget Scorecard: questions…
Is T&T looking for petroleum revenue in all the wrong places?
The editor created these infographics for understanding, but Anthony Paul has not validated them. They may lack technical precision, but they remain a useful resource for general readers. By Anthony E. Paul Picture a family whose money no longer stretches to the end of the month. Food costs more, the light bill has gone up…
When Gas Projects Fall Out of Step: Who Pays?
The editor created these infographics for understanding, but Anthony Paul has not validated them. They may lack technical precision, but they remain a useful resource for general readers. By Anthony E. PaulSenior Energy Governance, Policy & Strategy Advisor; formerly Director of Geology and Geophysics, Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Energy; Amoco Trinidad and BPTT Manager…
Looking for revenue in all the wrong places?
The editor created these infographics for understanding, but Anthony Paul has not validated them. They may lack technical precision, but they remain a useful resource for general readers. Picture a family whose money no longer stretches to the end of the month. Food costs more, the light bill has gone up and school expenses still…
