Month: February 2022

The zombification of ExxonMobil, lead contractor and operator – Guyana’s Emergent Oil and Gas Sector:

Introduction In an earlier column, January 16, I had intimated that this ongoing series of columns, which I have been…

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Inconsolable loss

At eighty eight years of age one must expect to factor attendance at funerals into one’s monthly (weekly?) The article…

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Finance Minister says budget outlines transformational agenda, accuses APNU+AFC of frustrating development – -defends controversial NRF Act

Senior Minister within the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh spent more than two hours…

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Mudwata

Mudwata, still defiantly profane and homophobic, is back, daring the authorities to find him and ridiculing their arrest of Keron…

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Gov’t ready to work with new opposition leader once legitimacy is recognised – PM

Prime Minister Mark Phillips has said that the PPP/C government is prepared to work with the new Leader of the…

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Medical student finds healing, resilience through arts and crafts

When Raveena Taraman launched her online arts and crafts business near the end of the first year of the COVID-19…

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Gov’t may undertake marketing of Liza-2 oil, Bharrat says – -sale to India is option

As ExxonMobil prepares for the commissioning of the Liza Unity FPSO at the end of this month, government is exploring…

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Booted EITI head accuses gov’t of attempts to violate int’l standard – -Bharrat says ousted official had ties to AFC, replacement was transparent

Following his ousting from the post of Country Coordinator of the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI), Dr Rudy Jadoopat…

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Guyana-born doctor sees purpose in yeoman service on COVID-19 frontline

When COVID-19 hit the United States, New York City was considered the epicentre of the disease. The article Guyana-born doctor…

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Resilience took Robeena Zaman from vulnerability to academic success

When Robeena Zaman recently earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work, it was much more than an academic accomplishment. The…

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