The constantly enhancing petro profiles of Guyana and Suriname continues to impact positively on the international attention which the two countries, regarded up until recently as being among the forgotten territories in South America, are now attracting in global oil and gas circles. Last week, news broke of planned visits to both countries by the President of the Islamic Development Bank, Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, beginning with a September 23-29 visit to Georgetown. From Georgetown, Dr. Al Jasser was expected to travel to Suriname to meet with officials there.
discover how tough and tiring it was. That which was not accomplished in one day had to be returned to the next day in the wee hours of the morning. There were days in which she had to traverse miles of swamp to gather spire from Tibisiri to create straw. After the spire is separated from the Eta Palm it is stripped, boiled and cooled. It is then removed from the cold water, squeezed then dried for four days. It is demanding work, Pauline says. These days she buys Tibisiri from ‘manufacturers’ in the village. Pauline is a mother of seven children – all of whom attend school.What were, up until recently, threadbare ties between the two countries and Saudi Arabia have become transformed by their recently acquired enhanced international recognition on account of their respective significant oil discoveries and, in the instance of Guyana, its ‘graduation’ to the status as a significant oil exporter.