Attorney-at-Law and civil society activist, Elizabeth Deane-Hughes has flagged seven discrepancies in the Wales Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project, in an attempt to block the approval of the loan being sought by the Government of Guyana (GoG) to fund the initiative.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday announced on its website, the waiver of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for seven vessels, seeking approval to conduct bunkering services within the Stabroek and Corentyne oil Blocks, offshore Guyana.
The recent ruling by the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB), a body mandated by law to preside over the concerns of the public and act as an independent appeal group into the decisions of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has caused some members of the public to lose confidence in the body.
The Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) on Wednesday issued its decision to uphold the waiver of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a 300 megawatt gas-fired power plant to be constructed at Wales, West Bank Demerara.
The Government of Guyana has placed itself and the public at unnecessary risk by turning a blind eye to the conflict of issue matter brought to its attention, regarding the constitution of the members appointed to the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB).