Letters to the Editor

This female utility worker took them on and won

Dear Editor, The scant regard and treatment meted out to a female utilities cleaner with a foreign company operating locally, has to be wondered why the company did not think or believe the female worker had the gall to file a lawsuit against them. 

The oil companies are aware how to monitor and transmit information even if the gov’t doesn’t

Dear Editor, On Sunday we read that Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said that government has nothing to hide and will be transparent in all oil and gas-related matters, and that he has suggested that the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) set up a portal for the publishing of real-time information, but that initiative has not been taken up and it is unclear how the media would be able to access the information.

We demand good governance and democracy and not websites

Dear Editor,  Reference is made to Stabroek News’ Aug 4 article: “Ali says Government not hiding oil sector’s information…” I was tickled almost to unconsciousness upon hearing President Ali’s disclosure that the reason the Government and Exxon Mobil’s activities and plans in oil and gas have not yet been fully disclosed to the public is the Government is “building a website” to publish the information. This

The impasse at City Hall

Dear Editor, The impasse playing out at City Hall where the appointed interim Town Clerk is not accepted or recognized, but reverted to her substantive position is recognised as Town Clerk, is reminiscent of similar situation of two Town Clerks of a former city administration some time ago.

Proposed gas-to-shore pipeline for 50 million standard cubic feet per day appears to be not viable

Dear Editor, Section 12 (1) (a) of the ExxonMobil production sharing agreement signed by then Minister Raphael Trotman on 27 June 2016 provides that ‘The Associated Gas produced from any Oil Field within the Contract Area shall be with priority used for the purposes related to the operations of production and production enhancement of Oil Fields, such as Gas Injection, Gas Lifting and power generation’. 

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