Key oversight mechanisms not yet in place for oil money
Key oversight mechanisms not yet in place for oil money
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MSG TOR Revised 2020
Please see PDF link below of The revised version of The Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) Terms of Reference (TOR). MSG TOR Revised 9.9.2020
MNR boosts communication between NTC and Hinterland Communities
Press Release MNR boosts communication between NTC and Hinterland Communities September 9, 2020 Hon. Vickram Bharrat, Minister of Natural Resources was paid a courtesy call on September 08, 2020 by Executive Members of the National Toshaos Council (NTC), as part of planned activities for Amerin...
Government remains committed to accountability and transparency
September 7, 2020 -Minister Bharrat assures of greater collaboration with transparency organizations As part of the Government’s commitment towards accountability and transparency within the Natural Resources Sectors, Hon. Vickram Bharrat, M.P, Minister of Natural Resources recently held virtu...
EPA to file historic lawsuit against Exxon over fines
Source: Stabroek News Dr. Vincent Adams ExxonMobil’s refusal to pay two fines to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will see the oil major for the first time being taken to court by the agency which yesterday sounded a warning that it will not be intimidated. “I want to say that the EP...
New tender for marketing of oil launched
The PPP/C government has scrapped the shortlist of 19 companies that had submitted proposals to sell Guyana’s portion of oil from the Liza-1 well and yesterday launched a new Request For Proposals (RFP). In a two-page advertisement in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek, pages 20-21, the Ministry of ...
Gold mining essential for economic growth, foreign exchange despite COVID-19 spread- GGDMA President
The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) on Thursday rejected calls by several civil society organisations for the delisting of mining as an essential service, saying that the industry accounts for a huge chunk of foreign exchange earnings and a fair amount of economic growth. “Mi...
Bridging the gap: Recommendations on the transition to systematic transparency of extractives data
This expert report, authored by independent consultant Anwar Ravat, was originally commissioned to review the data assurance procedures used in EITI implementing countries and their cost, and to determine whether the use of Independent Administrators (AIs) safeguards the reporting of comprehensiv...
Qatar Petroleum joins EITI as a supporting company
State-owned petroleum company Qatar Petroleum will join the EITI as a supporting company, announced EITI’s Corporate Engagement Manager Andrew Irvine today, in a discussion on the EITI’s outreach plans at the organisation’s Addis Ababa Board meeting. “It is encouraging to see a large a...
Niger rejoins the EITI
Niger returns to the EITI as 53rd implementing country, renewing its commitment to extractives transparency Following the country’s withdrawal from the EITI process in October 2017, the Government of Niger has re-committed to implement the EITI. Its candidature was approved by the EITI Board t...