(Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana is engaging the contractor for the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project on a revised timeline, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat said on Friday. Speaking at an event in Georgetown, the minister stated, “We would have indicated in the past that we’re very concerned about the delay. It’s not something...

By Stabroek News November 10, 2025 Last updated: 10:24AM Justice Nicola Pierre has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted illegally and outside of its powers when it granted an environmental permit to Global Oil Environmental Services Guyana Inc (GOES) to operate an oil and gas waste management facility in Coverden without first receiving...

…demand answers on possible massive tax evasion in America Kaieteur News – Three United States (U.S) Senators on Tuesday wrote to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ExxonMobil, Darren Woods about the company’s tax arrangements in Guyana. The company, in joint venture with CNOOC and Hess (now Chevron), were contracted by the Government of Guyana...

By Stabroek News June 5, 2025 Dear Editor, President Ali disappointedly betrayed the nation with his assent to the Oil Pollution Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Responsibility Bill (the Bill), ignoring the numerous troubling concerns and forebodings brought to his attention by eminent Guyanese, Caribbean and other international experts including a scathing rebuke by the Commonwealth...

Kaieteur News- Despite attracting criticism from various stakeholders, locally and internationally, President Irfaan Ali has assented to the controversial Oil Pollution Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Responsibility Bill. The bill was tabled in the National Assembly on April 28 and approved through government’s one-seat majority in the House on May 16. According to the Official Gazette,...

…says he will not speak on every issue while Ramjattan unsure about Bill’s status Kaieteur News- Attorney-at-law and presidential candidate of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes, on Friday, refused to comment on the controversial Oil Spill Law that was passed in the National Assembly two weeks ago. As a lawyer, the party leader,...

By Stabroek News January 12, 2025 The additional claim filed against the government by gas-to-energy (GtE) contractors CH4-Lindsayca is around the US$50m amount of the first claim and will bring the total sum to nearly US$100m. This claim is also tied to soil stability and site accessibility works, Country Manager of the company Humberto Lopez...