Environment
World Wildlife Fund calls for full environmental and social assessment of oil and gas sector
The World Wildlife Fund, a global environmental conservation watchdog, is calling for a "full environmental and social assessment" of Guyana’s...
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Govt justifies clearing of mangroves for oil industry shorebase
Public Infrastructure Minister Juan Edghill on Monday justified the clearance of a large swathe of mangroves at Versailles, West Bank...
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Gas-to-shore project viable despite global plan to scale up renewables, cut emissions
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo (fifth from left). The gas-to-shore project task force is being led by financial expert Winston Brassington...
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UG, NASA, SERVIR-Amazonia Sign MoU to support research, geospatial skills to help Guyana manage climate risks
The University of Guyana (UG) says it will benefit from an inter-institutional collaboration that will strengthen the development of information ...
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Iwokrama revives stricter enforcement against gold mining
An illegal shop in the buffer zone being dismantled The Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation has again begun strictly...
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Former Environmental Chief, ExxonMobil differ on legality of flaring
Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency , Dr. Vincent Adams. Former Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),...
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Guyana, ExxonMobil about to ink Payara well approval; hefty fines for flaring, dumping untreated water
Guyana is on the verge of signing an agreement with ExxonMobil for its Payara Development Plan that would provide for...
Read moreDetailsGuyana’s environmental chief sent on leave
Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency , Dr. Vincent Adams. The Executive Director of Guyana's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),...
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ExxonMobil says treated production water discharge safer than reinjection
ExxonMobil says it prefers to discharge treated production water into the Atlantic Ocean offshore Guyana instead of re-injecting it into...
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Severe flood at Grove, East Bank Demerara
Homes, businesses and yards in a section of Grove, East Bank Demerara, were Wednesday night inundated by flood waters from...
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