March 9, 2018

Opinion

Trotman’s 2016 re-negotiation of the PSA with ExxonMobil has put government in a serious predicament

News EditorMarch 9, 201801 mins

King Midas, it was said, had only to touch something for it to turn to gold. The Minister in charge of Guyana’s oil has perfected this talent in reverse: – The Minister’s 2016 re-negotiation of the PSA with ExxonMobil is a disgrace. It has put his government in a serious predicament and could prove a…

Sase Singh

The state of the six sisters (rice, sugar, bauxite, gold, seafood, and forestry) versus oil

News EditorMarch 9, 2018March 9, 201802 mins

Over the past few years, the Guyanese economy revealed an economic illness that is tied to the state of the six sisters (rice, sugar, bauxite, gold, seafood, and forestry). There are tremendous external headwinds as the rest of the world pull ahead leaving the Guyanese economy in a sort of no-man’s land. Real GDP growth…

We cannot account for PPP/C claims of employment increases of 50,000 or 60,000 new jobs over 2020-2024 period

Most disturbingly, the government refuses to disclose who issues tax certificates to the oil companies

Book Launch: “Oil and Climate Change in Guyana’s Wet Neighbourhood: Probing Promises and Potential Peril”

Use non-oil GDP as the true indicator of the economy

Exxon’s 2024 Financial Statements

The oil spill Bill pathway through the Attorney General represents both an abuse of the Legislative and nullification of the Judicial branches of government

Trotman’s 2016 re-negotiation of the PSA with ExxonMobil has put government in a serious predicament

The state of the six sisters (rice, sugar, bauxite, gold, seafood, and forestry) versus oil