Natural Resources Committee set to use Evidence Act in face of Exxon and EPA no-show

Member of the Natural Resources Sectoral Committee Deonarine Ramsaroop has expressed disappointment that ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were absent from yet another meeting on Friday. 

He made this disclosure to the media during a press conference also held on Friday by the Alliance Change (AFC), where it was mentioned that EMGL and EPA continue to make excuses for their absence at meetings convened by the parliamentary committee.

Ramsaroop said Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat, who is the committee’s vice-chair, was also absent.

According to the AFC member, the opposition had compiled approximately 15 questions for the minister relative to the findings of the auditors and the developments in the gas-to-energy (GTE) project.