Trump’s tariff scorecard: 15% on Guyana, Trinidad and Venezuela. 10% on other CARICOM countries and Cuba

IntroductionOne day before Guyana observed Emancipation Day, the mercurial universe Boss Donald Trump confirmed his April 2 Liberation Day Executive Order to unilaterally impose tariffs on every country trading with the United States of America. The US President imposed on Guyana’s products entering the United States a 15% tariff beginning next week – a blow…

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Sale of forest carbon credits is legitimate only if there is a policy and associated activities to add more forest area, or accelerate the growth of trees

Is Guyana trying to join the ‘carbon cowboys’ who hoodwink politicians and incautious citizens into paying for what Nature provides at no cost to humanity?  Guyana’s natural tropical rainforests are in dynamic equilibrium.  What they breathe in and photosynthesis by day, they mostly respire back to the atmosphere by night or lose through natural decay…

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Lopsided PSA should be on the next parliament’s agenda for correction

In keeping with Article 15.6, page 42 of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), the Government of Guyana is assigned the burdensome task of paying the taxes of the oil consortium (EMGL, Hess, and CNOOC) from its share of oil profits and royalties. This contractual arrangement is unheard-of; as it discriminates against other local companies which…

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ExxonMobil Guyana Limited – Tax Expense from 2020 to 2024 (USD$)

ExxonMobil Guyana – Income Tax Expense Report 2020-2024 USD$ ExxonMobil Guyana Limited Income Tax Expense Analysis • 2020-2024 Income Tax Expense Summary USD$ Year Income Tax Expense (USD) 2020 $0 (no tax expense) 2021 $0 (no tax expense) 2022 $284,813,567 2023 $662,906,474 2024 $1,248,000,000 Total (2020-2024) $2,195,720,041 Visual Analysis Income Tax Expense Progression Key Insights…

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World Bank data continues to display Guyana’s poverty rate as 48% which contradicts other assessments that it has halved in three years

In spite of the oil-induced inflation of Guyana’s economy, a walk through Georgetown will show rampant poverty and homelessness. The same is true in many areas along the coast. The World Bank assessed in 2022 Guyana’s poverty rate as 48 per cent of the population living below the poverty line of USD 5.50 per day;…

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