Guyanese Citizens File Climate Case Claiming Massive Offshore Oil Project is Unconstitutional

Washington, DC — Today, Guyanese citizens filed the first constitutional climate case in the Caribbean to challenge fossil fuel production on the grounds that it exacerbates global warming and threatens human rights. The case, before Guyana’s Constitutional Court, claims that Guyana’s approval of a massive, ExxonMobil-led oil and gas buildout off the country’s coast violates the…

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Int’l lawyer challenges VP Jagdeo to show evidence that gas-to-shore project will work

The Irfaan Ali led administration is steadfast in its plan to land a multibillion dollar pipeline at Wales, West Bank Demerara, for the proposed gas-to-shore project despite the widespread criticism it has faced from industry experts.Many share the same concern that Government is moving too fast and should pump their breaks, at least until a…

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Guyana should get solid financial assurance from Exxon to protect against oil disasters – Int’l lawyer

It is high time for Guyana to secure “solid financial assurance” from Stabroek Block operators ExxonMobil, CNOOC/NEXEN and Hess to ensure that it is protected should an oil disaster occur on our shores, says international lawyer, Melinda Janki.And with ExxonMobil’s looming financial troubles, she said “sooner is better than later.”“We know that ExxonMobil is in…

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Meeting Invite: Oil and the betrayal of Guyana’s working people

Jan 10, 2021 10am Guyana time (02:00 PM in London) Register here: https://cls-uk.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99ed132c072175b8f81302247&id=1671757cd8&e=049d969273 Melinda Janki is an international lawyer and an attorney-at-law in Guyana. A former oil lawyer she has been an outspoken critic of Guyana’s  deal with ExxonMobil and the danger it poses to the Guyanese people. Melinda was legal counsel on a recent court…

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Guyana might get a little money now from oil but massive debt waits on the horizon – says Int’l Lawyer

Local politicians are constantly professing that Guyana will receive millions of dollars in revenue from the oil sector for years to come. While it is true that the country stands to get “a little money” now and in the near future, massive debt waits on the horizon says international lawyer and transparency advocate, Melinda Janki.In…

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Oil governance advocates challenge World Bank to prove Guyana’s gas project will not end up like Ghana’s

The World Bank, Guyana’s development partner of many years, is being challenged to prove that Guyana’s gas-to-shore project will not fall to the same fate as Ghana’s project. The African nation’s Sankofa field gas project, endorsed and partly financed by the Bank, has trapped Ghana in a deal which forces it to pay hundreds of…

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