Opinion
Guyana’s public finances need fiscal equivalent of Ozempic
Introduction Out of what is widely acknowledged as a blatant violation of international law, the entry of United States forces into Venezuela has produced one piece of good news for Guyana. Whatever the legal controversy surrounding that intervention, its practical effect has been to neutralise Venezuela’s capacity to pursue its fanciful claim to the entire…
It’s oil, stupid
Deportees, Trump and the price of oil The Government of Guyana has announced that it has agreed to accept foreign deportees from the United States – persons who are not Guyanese nationals. The announcement was made calmly, almost casually – by one of the “family” – as if it were a routine domestic arrangement. There…
The monitoring of oil tanker traffic from Guyana
By Janette Bulkan, Kenrick Hunte, Darsh Khusial, John Palmer, Mike Persaud and Andre Brandli On 10 December 2025, the seizure by United States military forces of the Skipper, a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) oil tanker falsely flying the Guyana flag, off the Venezuelan coast, made front page news in Guyana and around the world. Ten days later, on…
Zero tax position should be revisited
Thinking taxes, especially removing a part of Government tax base should be approached with caution as Christopher Ram alluded to in SN-2025-12-22. In a fast growing economy the tax base should also be growing, in order to cater to Government social safety net spending in an environment of rising prices that the poor faces. An…
Government must release all oil and gas related data retrieved from oil companies to the public
The Minister for Natural Resources, like Christopher Columbus, has discovered that Guyana’s petroleum legislation allows for retrieval of information generated by the oil companies; see ‘Govt. demands immediate information on oil discoveries in new PSA’ and ‘Exxon must provide daily drill data, ROV images’, both in Kaieteur News (December 9, 2025). Minister Vickram Bharrat referenced…
Why OGGN Is Under Attack — And Why Guyanese Must Pay Attention
For weeks, OGGN’s home page (www.oggn.org) has faced sustained attacks, WITH hundreds of intrusion attempts weekly from Amsterdam to São Paulo, Sydney to Izmir. These are not random. The hackers demonstrate familiarity with the site’s systems, user behaviour, and even aspects of administration. The volume and sophistication of these attempts to sabotage the site strongly…
BoG figures point to US$152m shortfall in oil proceeds to Guyana
The Bank of Guyana (BoG) half-year report (Jan to June 2025, page 81: https://tinyurl.com/bdd829ec) shows that Guyana received a total of US$1.08 Billion as payments for profit oil (US$ 907.94 Million) and Royalty (US$ 169.6 Million). In keeping with the 2016 PSA Contract, it is stipulated that Guyana must receive 2 percent of Total Revenue…
The narrative both Jagdeo and Routledge are spreading is a false one
The road-show run by Exxon in collaboration with the Govt. of Guyana finally came to Queens, NY on Friday Nov 14th. Similar shows were performed in other centers of Guyanese concentration – Toronto, Miami/Ft Lauderdale, London in the last few years. It was at a room at Russo-on-the Bay, Queens, NY; about 100 Guyanese attended;…
Appointment of Mr English as Civil Society Convenor under GYEITI is null and void
The Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) hereby seeks to add a degree of clarity to the public revelations concerning the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Guyana (GYEITI), and to expose the latest efforts of the GOG which appear to be geared to ensure the frustration of the aims and objectives of the GYEITI and…
Gas to energy project planners are evidently just out of school
Dear Editor, The lead letter of Oct 23 in SN (To shelve this US$2B GTE cornerstone strategic project is misguided, its abandonment will not solve Guyana’s energy insecurity) is so blinkered that I feel compelled to remind readers of circumstances that are being ignored. 1 The land that has been and now again being firmed…