Dear Editor: — Letter By Eusi Kwayana – Submitted on May 19, 2022
Oily, newly rich Guyana has become a center of assembly for various bodies of state and private officials who wish to justify their activities in economic projects with popular appeal of wealth creation; even though some of them will aggravate the climate crisis in a region already highly vulnerable to climatic crisis.
Some months ago, there was the energy symposium at which the voices of perceptive Guyanese critics were repressed. Yesterday the Agri-Investment Forum opened in our capital city.
Unlike the menace posed by oil exploration and its hazards, agriculture is without a doubt population friendly. If well planned with popular participation, it can be one of the most beneficial of economic activities. Continue reading