Without doubt this is a crucial juncture in the country’s history as it relates to securing a better future for each of its citizens and for succeeding generations. The moment has been made even more poignant by the deep distress that the sugar industry is in, a fitting warning that a prosperous industry that commands…
Recently, the World Bank, using the Gross National Income (GNI) per capita measure, reclassified Guyana as a high-income country. GNI is the sum of all income earned by a country, irrespective of where the income was earned. The justification for this elevation into the highest GNI category is largely based on the impact of foreign…
I do not see a problem with a group of people like OGGN (Oil & Gas Governance Network) working to get a better, fairer deal for Guyana from Guyana’s oil. The Democratically Elected PPP/C Government seems to be hypersensitive to constructive criticism leading to some supporters getting riled up at the slightest criticism. This is…
If you are lending money, you want to ask yourself two main questions as part of due diligence. The first, can the borrower repay the entire loan when the loan comes due. And, the other, are you being paid a fair interest rate for the risk you are taking on with a particular borrower. On Wednesday, October 28th,…
Vice President Jagdeo has for sure secured his spot in the annals of iconic harbingers of falsehoods; but his reaction to Honourable Judge Kissoon’s well-thought-out decision, takes the cake, when he distorts the decision and attempts to intimidate and create a chilling effect on the judiciary. The VP perversely attacks the decision with his vengeful…
I write to comment on one issue in your well-argued Editorial titled ‘Hess’ carbon offset deal’ which begins: ‘You have to give it to Bharrat Jagdeo. He has been trying to “sell” Guyana’s rainforest since the early 2000s going around the world saying if you don’t buy our trees they may have to be chopped…
The four-column headline, “Delays could risk long-term value of Guyana’s oil” in the state-owned paper is wrong-headed. It reads like the work of a clever PR-person, produced and paid for by the oil company. The fact that it is published in the state-owned paper suggests collusion, and worse, a sellout.The arguments made in the article…
It is ridiculous to believe that “Trotman’s hurried negotiation would place him solely at fault for failure to capitalise on Guyana’s strong bargaining position” as Kaieteur News asserted in their article dated February 9, 2020 and captioned “Announcement of Liza-2 find, one day after contract signing, shows ExxonMobil’s dishonesty – Chris Ram”. The repeated overkilling…
Dr. Ramesh Gampat SN letter September 8, 2024 questioned the ‘credibility of inflation data’ by the Bureau of Statistics namely, the annual inflation rate for 2023. The number used lies somewhere between 1.6 percent and 2 percent. These numbers are inconsistent with financial system data. Guyana’s Consumer Price Index for January 2023 was 130.7%, ending…
According to Joel Bhagwandin in his letter ‘Bulkan’s position, supported by Brandli, that the sale of carbon credit is fraudulent is preposterous’ (SN 10 July 2023), any claim that only an Amerindian Village Council has the legal authority to make decisions on leasing ‘any interest’ in Amerindian Village Lands is preposterous. I refer Mr. Bhagwandin to…
