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 23, 2022
Kaieteur News – Social Activist, Ramon Gaskin has signalled his intention to appeal Wednesday’s Court of Appeal (CoA) ruling that Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd (Hess) and China National Offshore Oil Cooperation Guyana (CNOOC) do not need separate licences to engage in oil development and production given the licence obtained by their partner, Esso Exploration and...
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...
Oct 21, 2022
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials announced a lawsuit on Tuesday against five oil and gas companies and a petroleum trade organization, alleging they had known for decades about the harmful impact of fossil fuels on climate change but instead deceived the public about that link. Attorney General Matthew Platkin and the state’s...
Oct 20, 2022
The High Court has ruled in favor of ExxonMobil, through subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), being granted leave to join a case brought by two Guyanese citizens against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the oil company’s exploration activities. The two citizens, Danuta Radzik and Sinikka Henry, had moved to the High...
Oct 18, 2022
The Monaco Appeal Court has thrown out the appeal by the Monegasque Public Prosecutor against the Investigating Judge’s decision to end the investigation against SBM whistleblower Jonathan Taylor. As Single Buoy Moorings had dropped its complaint of attempted extortion against Taylor several years ago, Monaco’s determined pursuit of the British lawyer has attracted huge media...