Bhagwandin questions political agenda of US delegation leading fact-finding mission into racial discrimination claims

Bhagwandin questions political agenda of US delegation leading fact-finding mission into racial discrimination claims Dear Hon. Dr. Dee Dawkins-Haigler and Hon. John King et.al, I am...

Concerns about oil audit scope and penalties requires closer look at 2016 PSA

Dear Editor, There were several reports in a certain section of the media highlighting a number of the cost oil audit findings for the...

Govt. makes US$100M withdrawal from oil account

The Ministry of Finance disclosed on Friday that it made the sixth withdrawal from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), amounting to US$100 million, or...

US risks losing economic foothold in Guyana as Chinese investments surge amidst oil boom-Newsweek...

The United States (US) stands the risk of losing critical ground to Chinese business in Guyana which is currently seeing unprecedented oil-driven growth. This...

Critical perspectives on Guyana’s oil industry were not captured in Financial Times article

Dear Editor, Last Friday, October 27, 2023, I was privileged to have had a 40 minutes long interview with the Financial Times (FT) on Guyana’s...

African Exim Bank ready to supply almost 50 % of funding needed to set...

President and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof Benedict O. Oramah declared on Monday that the institution...

Finance Minister praises NIS for clearing backlog of 14,000 claims

Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh today commended the Board and staff of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) for disposing of 14,000 inherited pending...

Bigger budget does not mean a more effective opposition

Dear Editor, Please permit me to offer a response to a letter by Tony Vieira in the Stabroek News edition of October 22, 2023, with...

Audits for ExxonMobil’s expenses will be up-to-date by mid-2024 – VP Jagdeo

Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the auditing of ExxonMobil's expenses will be up-to-date by mid-next year. During a recent press conference, Jagdeo...

Guyana will hold firm on Exxon’s disputed $214M expense, there will be no settlement...

While the first audit of ExxonMobil Guyana Limited’s expenses has proven to be a long and tedious process, local authorities will not consider any...

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