Opinion
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…
Serious concerns exist about if there is enough water for Amaila Falls hydro project
Sharma Solomon MP has re-opened questions about the economic viability of the Jagdeo-era proposed Amaila Falls hydropower dam on the Kuribrong River in Region 7 (‘Solomon seeks disclosure of Amaila Falls costs’, Kiskadee Watch, October 02 2026). In addition to doubts about the viability of this small generator (165 megawatts), the government also needs to…
Does sanctity of contract also apply to Exxon?
President Ali frequently parrots the “sanctity of contract” in discussions of the Stabroek Block Petroleum Agreement (PSA) to convey that Guyana cannot change the contract. Yet the agreement was amended on April 26, 2019, by President Granger, to ensure that the 2% royalty could not be treated as a recoverable cost (see Stabroek News). Thus,…
Response to Routledge’s Insult that “not our job to build the nation”
Exxon’s Alistair Routledge usual full of himself outburst that “It’s not our job to build the nation…they didn’t vote for us…we are not representatives of the people” in response to a media question about Guyanese demanding more from his company, was typical of his imperiousness and disdain for the Guyanese people from the day he…