Tag: justice
Women take to the streets to have full liability coverage from Exxon
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...
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We are Guyanese grassroots women who will keep insisting that our voices must be heard
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...
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At 10% interest rate, Guyana giving away US$4B annually on oil projects
…Citizens must demand full disclosure of true interest rate, stop Govt. from approving more projects with same conditions Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil has to date invested close to US$40 billion to develop the resources discovered in the Stabroek Block and because of the lopsided oil contract it inked with the Government of Guyana in 2016,...
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Citizens file court action challenging permit issued to Exxon for Gas-to-Energy Project
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...
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EPA still reviewing Schlumberger application for radioactive storage facility
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...
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Rigged!!! – Environment and Democracy advocate appeals to President to withdraw new EAB members
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...
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The authors of the EPA’s GtE EIA replaced arithmetic with political assertions
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...
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