Focus on the oil revenue

…Petroleum advisor urges citizens Government’s Petroleum Advisor Dr Jan Manga believes that Guyanese need to have realistic expectations of the impending oil-and-gas industry and urged that focus be placed on infrastructural development and investing the revenue from the resource on the citizens. Speaking with reporters Wednesday, Dr Mangal said with news of the oil finds,…

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Jagdeo to seek verification of ExxonMobil ‘$20M signing bonus’ for Govt.

While the coalition Government remains tight-lipped on its dealings with ExxonMobil, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo says he plans to verify with United States oil giant about the alleged US$20 million signing bonus. Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan recently told reporters that he was unaware that Government received a signing bonus, but did not deny the…

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