Dec 13, 2025
By Stabroek News December 13, 2025 Dear Editor, The Minister for Natural Resources, like Christopher Columbus, has discovered that Guyana’s petroleum legislation allows for retrieval of information generated by the oil companies; see ‘Govt. demands immediate information on oil discoveries in new PSA’ and ‘Exxon must provide daily drill data, ROV images’, both in Kaieteur...
Nov 02, 2025
Dear Editor, On October 22, 2025, a request was made to Justice Charles R. Ramson, SC., OR Commissioner of Information for ten (10) documents. This request, hand delivered to the Office of the Commissioner of Information at 340 East Street; Georgetown was made under Section 12(1) and section 16 of Access to Information Act 2011....
Mar 29, 2023
By Davina Bagot Kaieteur News – As Guyana joined the rest of the World in observing International Women’s Day yesterday, a group of ladies took to the streets with their placards, demanding government secure full liability coverage for ExxonMobil’s oil and gas operations offshore. Scenes from the protest outside the President’s Office yesterday The grassroots...
Mar 29, 2023
Dear Editor, In his speech at the sod turning ceremony for the construction of a new stadium at Palmyra, President Irfaan Ali said that ‘hypocrites’ is the ideal term to define Guyanese who have been critical of his government’s management of the oil and gas sector and its stewardship of the environment. The President spoke...
Mar 28, 2023
chlumberger Guyana Inc’s application for the operation of a source storage and calibration building, which includes radio-active source storage, at Houston, East Bank Deme-rara, is still being reviewed by the Environmental and Protection Agency (EPA). Schlumberger Guyana Inc told Stabroek News last week that there was no update on the application process. EPA Head Kemraj...
Mar 20, 2023
Kaieteur News – With only one day left before the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) hosts a special hearing into the appeals made by citizens, regarding a decision made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to exempt a 300 megawatt gas-fired power plant from a detailed impact assessment, Environment and Democracy advocate, Simone Mangal-Joly has appealed...
Jan 25, 2023
SCHLUMBERGER EITHER GOES OR BE JAILED, SAYS HOUSTON RESIDENTS FOLLOWING HIGH COURT RULING
Nov 15, 2022
– say high level probe needed to assess all associated risks Kaieteur News – A group of 40 Guyanese men and women from all walks of life along with five civil society organizations have written to President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, to urge that he pauses and take stock of the oil and gas sector, specifically...
Nov 13, 2022
Dear Editor, This Letter “A Fair Deal for Guyana – A Fair Deal for the Planet”, was sent to President Irfaan Ali by 45 Guyanese on Friday, November 11, to coincide with the UN Climate Summit, COP27, being held in Egypt. We wish his government success at COP 27 in Egypt in fulfilling his constitutional...
Oct 16, 2022
Just over a dozen citizens on Friday picketed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its non-response to a letter raising several concerns with its handling of the oil and gas sector. The letter, signed by 54 citizens and dispatched to both the EPA and Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) on August 29, called for the bodies...