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How Exxon stole a Third World Country – GHK Lall/ Kaieteur (video)

EnergiesNet — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 14:42:49 +0000

By GHK Lall Somebody was kind enough to forward a YouTube video titled, “How Exxon stole a 3rd World Country”. The Guyanese sister is still held as a friend, despite sticking this obscenity of a recording all of 13 minutes and 51 seconds in my face, in my consciousness, and deep into my soul. It …

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Apache Says Talks Advancing on Floating LNG Site Between Guyana, Suriname – Bloomberg

EnergiesNet — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:23:55 +0000

Mitchell Ferman, Bloomberg News HOUSTON EnergiesNet.com 08 15 2023 Apache Corp., confident in its oil discovery with TotalEnergies SE off Suriname’s coast, is pursuing further discussions for a floating liquefied natural gas site in cooperation with neighboring Guyana, an Apache executive told analysts and investors. Natural gas is a byproduct of oil production that companies …

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Guyana oil legislation will grant broad powers to energy minister – Reuters

EnergiesNet — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:12:24 +0000

Kiana Wilburg, Reuters GEORGETOWN EnergiesNet.com 08 15 2023 Guyana’s parliament on Thursday passed long-awaited oil legislation that grants the natural resources minister extensive power over its multi-billion-dollar oil industry. The new rules will be applied to future projects in the South American country, including from an oil blocks auction scheduled for the fourth quarter. A …

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Latam Brief: Region should address “chronic human rights concerns” — HRW (January 12, 2022)

EnergiesNet — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 19:25:18 +0000

“Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean should address chronic human rights concerns, including poverty, inequality, corruption, insecurity, and environmental degradation while protecting democracy,” Human Rights Watch said in it’s newly released World Report 2023. “Longstanding failure to address these concerns has been used by some politicians to justify policies that restrict or disregard rights and has …

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Guyana’s president: Are new oil discoveries a curse? – Al Jazeera (video)

EnergiesNet — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 19:03:17 +0000

President Irfaan Ali discusses if green economies are unfair to Guyana’s oil explorations and development plans. Al Jazeera GEORGETOWNEnergiesNet.com 01 05 2022 President Irfaan Ali discusses if green economies are unfair to Guyana’s oil explorations and development plans. Guyana is a former British colony located between Brazil, Venezuela and Suriname. The country is rich in …

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Latam Brief: Lula takes sash from “Brazilian people”(January 2, 2023)

EnergiesNet — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 16:00:48 +0000

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva inaugurated his third mandate as Brazil’s president, yesterday. Lula’s predecesor, Jair Bolsonaro, left the country before the ceremony, so the new president was handed the presidential sash by the “Brazilian people,” embodied symbolically by Aline Sousa, a 33-year-old garbage collector. He took to the stage in yesterday’s ceremony accompanied by …

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Latam Brief: Dissatisfaction defines LatAm democracies (December 23, 2022)

EnergiesNet — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 08:56:35 +0000

A major Latin American trend in recent years has been citizen dissatisfaction. Anger provoked by economic inequality, reverses in social mobility, frustration with widespread corruption, and demands for better social services have fueled massive street protests and, over the past two years, a swing towards leftist governments. The region’s political swing responds both to ideology, …

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Caribbean Updates: Dutch Prime Minister apologizes for Netherlands slave trade (December 19, 2022)

EnergiesNet — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 08:34:54 +0000

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte formally apologized on behalf of the state for the Netherlands’ historical role in the slave trade on Monday. He said slavery must be recognised in “the clearest terms” as a crime against humanity. The prime minister’s address was a response to a report published last year by a government-appointed advisory …

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Latam Brief: Peru declares state of emgerency (December 15, 2022)

EnergiesNet — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 19:06:45 +0000

Peru’s government declared a national state of emergency yesterday. The move suspended the rights of assembly and freedom of transit, among other civil liberties, for 30 days. It will be enforced by national police, with the support of the military. The declaration also empowers the police to search people’s homes without permission or judicial order. …

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Latam Brief: Peru protests intensify (December 14, 2022)

EnergiesNet — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 19:01:52 +0000

Protests in Peru are intensifying — at least seven people have died in the clashes between supporters of former president Pedro Castillo, who was ousted after an attempted coup last week, and security forces. (See Monday’s post, and yesterday’s briefs.) Human rights groups accused police of using “excessive force” against protesters, while the National Association …

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Latam Brief: Bolsonaristas riot in Brasilia (December 13, 2022)

EnergiesNet — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 18:55:41 +0000

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rioted yesterday in Brasilia — they set several cars and buses on fire after a failed attempt to invade the federal police headquarters, where one of their leaders was detained. Protesters also spread to other points in the capital, blocking roads with pieces of concrete, cones and, at least …

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Latam Brief: Boluarte calls for early elections (December 12)

EnergiesNet — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 15:24:19 +0000

Massive protests across Peru, calling for President Dina Boluarte to resign and the release of former president Pedro Castillo, turned deadly this weekend. Two teenagers were killed in police clashes with demonstrators in the remote Andean region of Andahuaylas. Past midnight, Boluarte announced a proposal to move up Peru’s next general elections by two years, …

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