(Vice News, 23.Jun.2022) — Allegations of widespread and organized state corruption have always dogged the Indo-dominated People’s Progressive Party (PPP) whenever it is in government in the Caribbean Community headquarter […]
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Guyana Gov’t Working on Ensuring Prosperity
(DPI, 23.Dec.2021) — December 20, 2019, marked a new, historic era for Guyana and its people. It was the day when ExxonMobil began producing light sweet crude offshore Guyana in […]
Forestry Commission To Be Fully Operational Again
(DPI, 4.Jan.2021) — Minister of Natural Resources Hon. Vickram Bharrat has said the capacity of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has been strengthened and the entity would soon be fully […]
Guyana Says Getting Better Oil Deal
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Nov.2020) — The government of Guyana, the newest petro-state in the Latin America and Caribbean region, announced it has made strides in extracting better benefits from oil […]
Guyana And Suriname To Benefit From Joining Forces
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Aug.2020) — Neighboring Guyana and Suriname in South America have been well off investor’s radars until recently. The countries are now regular headlines due to offshore crude […]
Intl Team To Undertake Payara Contract Review
(Guyana Ministry of Natural Resources, 15.Aug.2020) — The Ministry of Natural Resources recently announced the review of the Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited’s (EEPGL) Payara contract and, in the […]
Guyana Pushes Exxon For Gas-generated Electricity
(DemeraraWaves, 14.Aug.2020) — The Guyana government plans to open negotiations with United States (US) oil giant ExxonMobil to purchase natural gas to push industrialisation and provide cheap electricity to the […]
Guyana’s President Ali Swears In 19 Ministers
(Stabroek News, 6.Aug.2020) — Nineteen ministers were added to the administration of President Irfaan Ali yesterday and among them are some veterans who have served in previous PPP/C’s administrations and […]
Guyana Elects Mohamed Irfaan Ali President
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Aug.2020) — Guyana’s Election Commission (GECOM) announced 2 August 2020 that Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the leading candidate from the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) had won the country’s […]
A Tale Of Two Neighbours: Guyana And Suriname
(Jamaica Observer, 26.Jul.2020) — Recent electoral events in Guyana and Suriname, which border each other on the north-eastern coast of the South American continent, display a remarkably different approach to […]
Situation In Guyana Goes From Bad To Worse
(Forbes, 18.Jul.2020) — As I wrote earlier this month, the future of the nascent oil and gas industry in the South American nation of Guyana is standing on shaky ground […]
Visa Curbs On Guyanese “Undermining Democracy”
(US Treasury, 15.Jul.2020) — On 2 March 2020 the Co-Operative Republic of Guyana held national elections, but it has still not declared a winner. All international observers of the vote […]
Vote Standoff Prolongs Guyana Uncertainty
(Argus, 13.Jul.2020) — Guyana’s political stalemate is prolonging uncertainty over the future management of the South American country’s fledgling oil sector, and raising the prospect of US sanctions. The declaration […]
Guyana Awaits New Oil Authorities
(Argus, 9.Jul.2020) — Changes are coming to the management and policy of Guyana’s fledgling oil sector, after a regional court cleared the way for declaring a victory for the opposition […]
Guyana Oil Find Raises Stakes In Fraud Case
(Stabroek News, 27.Jun.2020) — Allegations of mass vote fiddling in the former British colony of Guyana may lead to the country’s discredited government being ostracised unless a court hearing next […]
The Oil Nation Aiming To Emulate Guyana’s Success
(Oilprice.com, 20.Jun.2020) — Paths to economic development might vary, ranging all the way from ruthless dictatorships hewing their way with an iron fist to established democracies laboring towards the well-being […]
Guyana Election Data Shows Opposition Leader Ali Wins
(Reuters, 8.Jun.2020) — Preliminary data published by Guyana’s elections commission shows that opposition candidate Irfaan Ali has won a recount of votes in March’s presidential election following accusations the tally […]
Coalition Says GECOM “Put On Notice”
(GINA, 7.Jun.2020) — The APNU+AFC Coalition today again expressed concerns over the state of affairs of Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and cautioned that the elections body cannot use any “fraudulent” […]
Guyana Political Stalemate Drags On
(Argus, 15.May.2020) — Fledgling oil producer Guyana’s political stalemate is dragging on amid slow progress in a closely watched recount of votes from a disputed 2 March parliamentary election. The […]
Guyana Poised To Become A Rich Country
(Miami Herald, 13.May.2020) — The discovery of oil off its Atlantic coast is poised to transform a largely underdeveloped Guyana from one of South America’s most polarized and poorest nations […]
Guyana’s Oil Dream: A Tale Of Smoke And Mirrors
(Jamaica Gleaner, 17.Apr.2020) — Picture soaring sky-scrapers with glistening glass windows adorning cathedrals of steel that dominate the illuminated skyline. This image encapsulates the dreams of many developing countries which […]
Political Battle Could Jeopardize Oil Boom
(Oilprice.com, 6.Apr.2020) — Amidst the torrent of news on the adverse impacts of COVID-19, recent developments in Guyana stand out as something of a countercurrent. In times when the entire […]
Joint Statement From Int’l Observers In Guyana
(The Carter Center, 13.Mar.2020) — The international observer missions from the Commonwealth, the European Union, and The Carter Center issue the following statement: The international election observation missions in Guyana […]
Guyana Extends Search For Agent To Sell Govt’s Oil
(Reuters, 11.Mar.2020) — Guyana has extended the initial deadline in its search for an agent to market its share of oil produced by an Exxon Mobil-led consortium to March 24, […]
As Guyana Elections Remain Up In The Air
(News America, 8.Mar.2020) — As tension continues in Guyana one week after its general elections and a top court upheld an injunction blocking the elections commission from proclaiming a winner […]
Oil Bonanza Plunges Guyana Into Political Crisis
(The New York Times, 5.Mar.2020) — The discovery of an enormous oil deposit off the coast of Guyana was meant to catapult this tiny country into the top echelons of […]
Guyana Holds Crucial March Election
(Aljazeera, 2.Mar.2020) — Guyana’s economy is expected to be transformed by oil and gas discovered off the poor South American country’s shores. Voters in Guyana will head to the polls […]