Introduction
Today I return to the matter of Esso’s new head office at Ogle, first addressed in Part 104 on 9th. March. The story of this mega building is rife with misrepresentation, secrecy, complicity, abuse of power, possible illegality, and a touch of mystery. It involves Ogle Airport Inc. (OAI); Ogle Airport, a privately owned public facility; Exxon’s Guyana operations; the Ministry of Public Works; and the once all-powerful former Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon. It is also one of how state resources are transferred into private hands, and a mix of business, an oil giant and a strategic, national asset of security importance.