Environment
US to assess Guyana’s hydropower potential
President Irfaan Ali and delegates at the Latin America and Caribbean meeting of the International Solar Alliance. President Irfaan Ali...
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Oil spill insurance pegged at US$600 million “per event” – Jagdeo
The ExxonMobil-controlled consortium that is exploring and producing crude oil in the offshore Stabroek Block has agreed to take out...
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ExxonMobil faces increased fine for flaring
The ExxonMobil-led Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) will have to be pay a higher fine of US$50 per...
Read moreDetailsPrivate Sector Commission welcomes anti-spill, financial safeguards for Yellowtail
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Saturday said it was satisfied that the environmental authorisation of the Yellowtail oil production...
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New fuel exporters should form renewable energy fund
Barbados' Prime Minister Mia Motty and President Irfaan Ali Barbados’ Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, on Tuesday proposed that new fossil...
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European Union provides more funds for sea defence works
President Irfaan Ali and Deputy Managing Director for Americas, European External Action Service Mr Javier Niño Pérez The European Union...
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Guyana poised to sell eco-system services valued at US$5.4 billion annually
President Irfaan Ali on Thursday made it clear that Guyana was tapping into the multi-trillion dollar oil and gas sector...
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Environmental activist Bulkan asks Inter-American Human Rights Commission to call for end to oil exploration
Janet Bulkan Environmental and human rights activist, Guyanese Janet Bulkan on Tuesday asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)...
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ExxonMobil optimistic no repeat of flash-gas compressor problems aboard new oil production vessel; output may peak in 2023
The Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, Liza Unity, in Guyanese waters. ExxonMobil is hopeful that the flash-gas compressor...
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Guyana welcomes US rejoining of global climate change pact
US Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch, President Irfaan Ali and First Lady Arya Ali. President Irfaan Ali has welcomed the...
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