Sep 18, 2024
Former Finance Minister questions final cost of pipeline; -repayment terms -cost to maintain pipeline -source of funds to repay debt -who owns pipeline -whether repayments have commenced Kaieteur News – Former Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan is of the firm view that a fiasco, 10 times grander than the US$200M Skeldon project, is playing out...
Mar 29, 2023
Dear Editor, Further to my letter of February 11, 2023, regarding our country’s lack of an independent Environmental Assessment Board (EAB), it is disappointing that rather than address the issues of conflicts of interest with government duties, you have doubled down and appointed a board with two of three members having direct conflicts of interest...
Mar 29, 2023
Kaieteur News – Two citizens, Elizabeth Deane-Hughes and Vanda Radzik on Monday moved to the High Court challenging a permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) for the pipeline that will transport natural gas to Wales. The pipeline is a component of the Guyana Government’s Gas-to-Energy...
Mar 28, 2023
Dear Editor, I thank Mr. Joel Bhagwandin for revealing critically vital information in “Vreed-en-Hoop shore base is not a public-private partnership” (March 26) that remained unknown till now. Bhagwandin’s divulged explanatory information of the shore base financing was never told to the public by the government or by Exxon or by the private owners of...
Mar 14, 2023
Dear Editor, S.11 (5) of Guyana’s Environmental Protection Act declares that every environmental impact assessment shall contain the following information: – (b) an outline of the main alternatives studied by the developer and an indication of the main reasons for his choice, taking into account the environmental factors. One therefore expects to find studies of...
Feb 17, 2023
…only four planned maintenance for power plant in 20 years Kaieteur News – The Wales Development Zone (WDZ) which is expected to house the proposed Natural Gas fired electricity plant includes at least one component that will require the use of traditional oils as part of the overall system. This much can be gleaned from...
Feb 13, 2023
LOS ANGELES TIMES – The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to move forward with an $800-million plan to convert the city’s largest gas-fired power plant to green hydrogen — a first-of-its-kind project that was hailed by supporters as an important step to solve the climate crisis but slammed by critics as a greenwashing...
Feb 13, 2023
Does this make economic sense??? Kaieteur News – Let’s say you are approached to invest one million dollars in an extremely profitable business venture. But you are told that you will only be repaid what you invested. You will receive no profit. Does that make sense? Would you invest your hard-earned money, only to receive...
Feb 12, 2023
…argue that toxic gases from power plant can pose danger to life Kaieteur News – A group of citizens have filed an objection to the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) against the decision by the Environmental protection Agency (EPA) to waive an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a natural gas fired power plant, to be constructed...
Feb 12, 2023
…Gas-to-Energy project… – EPA approval already given By Davina Bagot Kaieteur News – The Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project has been criticised by members of the Opposition as well as transparency activists for not only drowning in secrecy but also proven viability. The latter may be more of a concern now that ExxonMobil has said it is...
