Oct 18, 2021
By Penelope Howell Penelope (Penny) Howell is a trained teacher, and a community activist. Her husband Timothy is from Barbados. They are the proud parents of one son – Matthew Howell. My grandfather, mother and all of her siblings were all born and raised at Coverden; from the Georgetown Hospital, I was transported straight home...
Sep 24, 2021
Guyana’s Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) has launched an investigation into the alleged submission of false information by Vista Trading and Logistics (Guyana) Inc. This news agency first highlighted yesterday that Vista, in its project document for the establishment of a well cement and storage facility, claimed to be a subsidiary of Toolsie Persaud Limited. In...
Aug 23, 2021
By Alexander Ramdass (Legal Officer), Lisa Premchand (Programme Director) and Gary Aboud (Corporate Secretary) For Fishermen and Friends of the Sea. Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), once proud, hopeful, and wealthy, is today left with nothing but a beleaguered Treasury and toxic crude poisoning our waters and food system. From Sir Walter Raleigh stumbling upon the...
Nov 15, 2020
Kaieteur News Kaieteur News – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put a halt on the construction of a chemical storage and warehouse facility at Peter’s Hall on the East Bank Demerara after residents there objected to the project citing concerns on the impact it would have on the environment. In September, the EPA published...
Jul 19, 2019
By Guyana Times …say construction started despite EPA’s pending approval Residents in Houston, Greater Georgetown on Saturday came together to urge that the authorities step in and prevent the construction of a chemical facility in a residential area that also features schools. The chemical facility in question is being constructed by Nalco Champion on John...
Jul 19, 2019
Kaieteur News – A US chemical company which is seeking permission to operate a storage facility in Industrial Estate, Georgetown, yesterday said that it will meet with residents this week to address questions. Residents of the communities around the Industrial Estate who have expressed concerns. This was after objections were raised by persons in the...
