Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the souls of the citizens.
Greek philosopher Plato
In our article of 13 March 2024, we began a discussion of the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) 2021 Report which was issued on 29 December 2023. It will be recalled that Guyana was suspended from EITI’s membership because of the delay in compiling and publishing the 2020 annual report. The delay was attributed to a disagreement between the National Coordinator and certain members of the Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) over the terms of reference for the Independent Administrator responsible for compiling the report. The report was eventually published in July 2023. As a result, Guyana’s membership to that body was restored.