Unlocking the Potential of Guyana’s Oil and Gas Economy: Balancing Energy Development and Environmental Stewardship Media Advisory Please see the white paper here: Intersection of Energy_Environment in Guyana_Dr_Ulric_Trotz Executive Summary: In 2015, significant oil and gas reserves were discovered in Guyana, transforming the country into a major fossil fuel producer. Before this discovery, Guyana, like other vulnerable […]
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Transforming Guyana, Episode IX: The Agricultural Sector and the Oil & Gas economy
Media Advisory Transforming Guyana, Episode IX: The Agricultural Sector and the Oil & Gas economy Production of the Guyana Business Journal & Caribbean Policy Consortium. SPEAKERS KEY QUOTES Arlington Chesney: Joel Bhagwandin: David E. Lewis: “Guyana regardless of how big and how dominant the oil and gas sector is going to become, beyond the numbers […]
Transforming Guyana, Episode VIII: Investment Security in Guyana
Transforming Guyana Episode VIII: Investment Attraction & Retention and the Importance of Protection, Regulations, and the Business Environment in Guyana Media Advisory View full webinar here Speakers Patricia Francis, Chairperson of Trade Facilitation Task Force & fmr Executive Director ITC, fmr President JAMPRO KEY QUOTES: Komal Samaroo, Executive Chairman of Demerara Distillers Limited KEY QUOTES: […]
Transforming Guyana Episode VII, Guyana’s Indigenous peoples and the Emerging Oil & Gas Economy
The Guyana Business Journal (GBJ) & Caribbean Policy Consortium (CPC) present Episode Seven of their Webinar Series, Transforming Guyana. DATE: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 TIME: 10:30 AM EST In Episode Seven, Dr. Blackman, Dr. Lewis, and their guests explore Guyana’s emergence as a Petrostate and its implications for Guyana’s Indigenous Communities. Please register and join […]
Transforming Guyana, Episode V: Implementing Guyana’s Local Content Policy
Media Advisory Transforming Guyana, Episode V: Implementing Guyana’s Local Content Legislation: Challenges and Opportunities Recording available here: DATE: October 12, 2022 TIME: 10:30 AM- 11:30AM EDT The Challenge Moderators Terrence Blackman, Founder, Guyana Business Journal David Lewis, Vice President, Manchester Trade Ltd. Inc. & Fellow, Caribbean Policy Consortium Speakers Professor Leyland Lucas, Dean, School of Entrepreneurship […]
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Transforming Guyana, Episode III: Education & The Oil Windfall
DATE: AUGUST 10, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY: The Guyana Business Journal and the Caribbean Policy Consortium host Webinar: Transforming Guyana, Episode III How should Guyana leverage oil and gas revenues to produce a world-class twenty-first-century education system at all levels, focusing on broad coverage of the country and with strong links to the best institutions of higher learning abroad while […]
GUYANA UPSTREAM: A RYSTAD ENERGY June 2022 INDUSTRY AND COUNTRY BENCHMARKING UPDATE
DATE: July 21, 2022 The presentation, by Rystad’s Head of Latin America, Schreiner Parker, explores recent developments in Guyana’s oil and gas industry. Parker reports on what has been done so far in governance and identifies what still needs to be implemented to maximize Guyana’s benefits. The report examines how Guyana’s oil and gas industry can […]
Celebrating Caribbean Americans: What role can they play in advancing US-Caribbean ties?
In celebration of Caribbean American Heritage Month, the Caribbean Initiative and the Caribbean Policy Consortium hosted a public, virtual discussion on how the Caribbean diaspora can strengthen US-Caribbean relations and advance newly announced commitments from the Summit of the Americas. Caribbean Americans are the natural expression of a fruitful US-Caribbean partnership, often playing a major […]
Strategic Considerations For Local Content Requirements in Guyana
It is urgent that the government address and remedy the shortcomings of its LCP.