Daily Features

Introduction By a strange coincidence, this 100th  column features the 2021 financial statements of Esso Exploration and Production Limited, the designated Operator and holder of a 45% interest in the Stabroek Block under the 2016 Petroleum Agreement.

Miscellaneous: The Ceres of Oil here Well, well; they have easily succeeded in upsetting me once again.

In Guyana, there is a certain pattern to mass violence that we have become accustomed to.

By George Soros NEW YORK – The United States has been a constantly evolving democracy ever since it was founded in 1776, but its survival as a democracy is now gravely endangered.

By Turki bin Faisal al-Saud BAKU – Just as the world was beginning to recover from one of the biggest crises in recent decades, another one has erupted in Europe.

By Alissa Trotz Alissa Trotz is Editor of the In the Diaspora column.

Going forward, we will continue to partner with you on inclusive democracy, economic development, and citizen security for all Guyanese, and to promote the public values of – transparency, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility – values that inform policies reflecting good governance and a participatory democracy where all voices are heard.                   U.S.

Introduction In this Part 99, we address our attention to the 2021 audited financial statements of Hess Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (the branch) which despite its name, is in fact a branch of a Cayman Islands incorporated subsidiary of the American oil major Hess Corporation headed by John Hess.

Grief Long loud cries flow from oppression. Silent cries create wrinkles on the faces of a people divided.

If you are interested in world affairs, you might be familiar with the saying, “when America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.”

More Americana: A very friendly priest I’ve just concluded a lightning-quick two-week stay in the still-mighty USA.

The recently ended Summit of the Americas will likely be best remembered for the US decision not to invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, the chaotic unprepared way in which Washington tried to manage this, and the decision by some hemispheric leaders, most notably Mexico’s President, not to attend.

By Joseph E. Stiglitz NEW YORK – The United States appears to have entered a new cold war with both China and Russia.

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo along with a former Transport Minister and six lawmakers are being investigated for allegedly being part of a criminal network that received bribes for public works contracts.

Last weekend the long-awaited VICE News feature, “Guyana For Sale” was released.

-Light Americana-trivia Just a “heads-up” to my weekly regulars and all others – that today’s offering will be pure brevity.

After many debates, stalled promises and arguments that it could not be afforded, the minimum wage for the private sector was last week set to be raised to $60,000.The

– Part 98  Introduction Last week’s column began a short series on the 2021 financial performance of the three companies – Esso, Hess and CNOOC – which hold 45%, 30%, and 25% respectively of the highly productive Stabroek Block, a find which has placed Guyana on the world’s petroleum map.

According to a new study, the two Antarctic glaciers – the Thwaites Glacier, also known as Doomsday Glacier about the size of Great Britain, and the slightly smaller Pine Island Glacier – are melting so fast that they are now losing ice at a faster rate than any time over the past 5,500 years.

By Melinda Janki Melinda Janki is an attorney-at-law practising in Guyana and an international lawyer who has worked in over 20 countries.