As more oil-sector costs are recovered, what could come next for Guyana?
GUYANA’S oil industry is growing rapidly, bringing rising production, major investments and increasing revenues. Yet one term continues to generate questions: cost recovery. Understanding how it works is essential to understanding how Guyana earns from its petroleum resources and what could lie ahead as more oil-sector costs are recovered. Developing offshore oil fields requires enormous […]
Female athletes from small states shining
By Vanessa Cort DESPITE the fact that the recent World Cup football competition was clouded by allegations of bias and racism, there were still many moments of joy and camaraderie. A great example was the ‘Tartan Army’, Scotland’s travelling supporters, who drained pubs and taprooms, causing a massive beer shortage in Boston, US. They warmed […]
Oil has created the opportunity: Guyana must make it last
RECENT international commentary has revived a familiar question: can Guyana avoid the resource curse? It is a fair question, but the discussion should begin with another fact. Oil has already changed the scale of what Guyana can finance and build. The responsibility now is to ensure that this opportunity outlasts the petroleum itself. Guyana produced […]
The Survivors
By Vanessa Cort IT is with deep sorrow and not a little reluctance that I write about the greatest tragedy to have befallen our nation in recent history. I did not know if I could find the words. Reportedly, an estimated 179 passengers were on board the MV Barima when it sank two weeks ago […]
Marijuana – the story
By Vanessa Cort IN writing about drugs and the users, I did not mention marijuana, which I feel requires separate attention. No discussion on the subject can be complete without a look at what is the most used illicit drug on the planet. With upwards of 147 million users worldwide, it is the drug with […]
In Times of Tragedy We Discover Who We Are
THERE are moments that bring a nation to a standstill. The sinking of the MV Barima, which is believed to have had 179 passengers aboard, has become one of those moments. Families have endured unimaginable loss, communities have been left grieving, and Guyanese everywhere have followed the developments with heavy hearts. The three days of […]
Sport dividing?
By Vanessa Cort NO sooner had I written about the capacity of sport to bring us together than trouble began to ‘rear its head’ at the current World Cup tournament. Allegations of unfair decisions by referees, allegedly pressured by the powers-that- be, culminated with the President of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, facing […]
Beyond the Résumé: What job readiness means for young Guyanese
GUYANA’S growth, including development connected to the oil and gas industry, is creating new possibilities across many sectors. For young people preparing to leave school, however, the availability of opportunities is only one part of the equation. They must also be prepared to enter the workplace, meet its expectations, and make the most of those […]
Thunder and Blackmail in Guyana
POLITICS is at its best when it is a contest of ideas. It is at its worst when it descends into manufactured controversy designed to distract the public from the real issues that affect their daily lives. The recent criticism directed at President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali over his private farm falls squarely into the […]
Drugs and the users – Part II
By Vanessa Cort AS in the rest of the world, there is growing concern in Guyana over the way in which synthetic drugs seem to be replacing traditional illicit narcotics. Compounding this issue is the fact that some of these drugs are designed to mimic the effects of natural substances like cannabis or cocaine, while […]
