Feb 05, 2023
Last Updated on Sunday, 5 February 2023, 21:41 by Denis Chabrol Three persons- who won a High Court case that blocks Slumberger Guyana Inc (SGI) from carrying on radioactive work at its Houston, East Bank Demerara location-have reminded an environmental consultancy that the company could not restart operations unless it is legally permitted to do...
Jan 25, 2023
SCHLUMBERGER EITHER GOES OR BE JAILED, SAYS HOUSTON RESIDENTS FOLLOWING HIGH COURT RULING
Jan 04, 2023
(This week’s column is dedicated to the memory of Elaine Therese Radzik Sochacki (nee Vieira), April 1st 1930 – January 4 2011.) On December 16, 2022, Justice Nareshwar Harnanan pronounced his ruling on the Judicial Review case filed in the High Court by Vanda Radzik, Danuta Radzik and Raphael Singh vs the Environmental Protection Agency...
Jan 03, 2023
The Vreed-en-Hoop Shore Base Inc (VESHI) has started the new year with the emergence of the first part of its artificial island in the Demerara River. The consortium managing the project hailed this as a momentous achievement and a first for Guyana. This new island is part of the reclaimed land that will be transformed...
Dec 28, 2022
… as oil sector moves at breakneck speed Kaieteur News – Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall recently noted that the government is in the process of modernizing the nation’s waste management laws. During the airing of his programme, Issues in the News, Nandlall said a modern waste management bill is currently...
Dec 19, 2022
Kaieteur News – On Friday, High Court Judge Nareshwar Harnanan ruled that Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) breached the law to issue a permit to Schlumberger Guyana Inc. to construct a radioactive storage facility at Lot 1 Area ‘X’ Houston, East Bank Demerara (EBD)., without conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) first. On February 14,...
Dec 17, 2022
-judge quashes permit, rules waiving impact study was illegal By David Papannah December 17, 2022 Court Document: 2022-HC-DEM-CIV-FDA-193 – Click to Download and read – PDF version. Justice Nareshwar Harnanan yesterday ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) breached its statutory duty by issuing environmental permits to Schlumberger-Guyana Inc. and waiving the requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment...
Dec 06, 2022
Kaieteur News – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) will not be required for a docking facility being pursued by local business man Pritipaul Singh Jr. to serve Guyana’s booming oil sector. In a public notice, the environmental regulator said the ship repairs facility/ dry-docking to be established...
Nov 30, 2022
… as largest dredge to operate in Demerara River arrives Kaieteur News – Vreed-en-Hoop Shore Base Inc. (VESHI) is gearing for the reclamation phase of its massive US$300M project which is set to directly support the operations of ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) in its offshore Stabroek Block project. A statement...
