Bigger budget does not mean a more effective opposition
Dear Editor,
Please permit me to offer a response to a letter by Tony Vieira in the Stabroek News edition of October 22, 2023, with...
Audits for ExxonMobil’s expenses will be up-to-date by mid-2024 – VP Jagdeo
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the auditing of ExxonMobil's expenses will be up-to-date by mid-next year.
During a recent press conference, Jagdeo...
Guyana will hold firm on Exxon’s disputed $214M expense, there will be no settlement...
While the first audit of ExxonMobil Guyana Limited’s expenses has proven to be a long and tedious process, local authorities will not consider any...
Govt. yet to tap into $5B budget allocation for cost of living relief
With approximately two months remaining in the year, the Government of Guyana has not yet tapped into the $5 billion allocated in the 2023...
Bhagwandin raises questions about quality of forensic audits by Goolsaran and Ram in 2015
Dear Editor,
I’ve been closely following the exchanges in the media between the Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo and former Auditor General and anti-corruption advocate,...
Auditors challenge Exxon’s $63M spent on Singapore trips for Ex-govt. officials, social media ads
The second audit into ExxonMobil's Stabroek Block’s 2018-2020 bills has exposed several non-recoverable expenses which Guyana’s oil is unjustly covering. This news agency was...
Guyana gets US$90M IDB loan to strengthen education sector
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) disclosed moments ago that it approved a $90 million loan to contribute to human capital development in Guyana. The...
GRA Boss says ExxonMobil Head misconstrued letter for clarity on US$214M audit probe
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) issued a statement on Wednesday morning clarifying, once and for all, that the audit into ExxonMobil’s US$1.7B audit remains...
Is Christopher Ram Losing it?
Dear Editor,
Reference is made to Christopher Ram’s letter in the Stabroek News (SN) edition of October 12, 2023, with the caption “my concern has...
Bhagwandin’s Bombshell: Opposition knew of Exxon’s US$211M slash to disputed costs but stayed mute...
Financial analyst, Joel Bhagwandin has thrown a stark spotlight on the glaring failures of the political opposition in serving its primary role—holding government accountable....
