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...
Govt. yet to tap into $5B budget allocation for cost of living relief
With approximately two months remaining in the year, the Government of Guyana has not yet tapped into the $5 billion allocated in the 2023...
Bhagwandin raises questions about quality of forensic audits by Goolsaran and Ram in 2015
Dear Editor,
I’ve been closely following the exchanges in the media between the Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo and former Auditor General and anti-corruption advocate,...
Auditors challenge Exxon’s $63M spent on Singapore trips for Ex-govt. officials, social media ads
The second audit into ExxonMobil's Stabroek Block’s 2018-2020 bills has exposed several non-recoverable expenses which Guyana’s oil is unjustly covering. This news agency was...
