Was for gold. Now its for oil. Guyana is fast becoming a petrostate, the Fastest Growing economy in the world. But new wealth has stoked old tensions. Neighbouring socialist venezuela claims a vast chunk of guyanese territory. The stakes are suddenly very high. We shall Never Surrender an inch of our territory. Heavily forested guyana has always been a carbon sink. Now, with the oil and gas flowing, some call it a carbon bomb. Fragile ecosystems are vulnerable to possible oil spills and rising sea levels. Guyana is making choices which will have global impact. Will they be wise ones . Its republic day in georgetown, guyanas capital. Party time for the countrys 800,000 people. The ministry of Natural Resources is on the road. I want to hear you make some noise. The stage is set here for transformational change, a resource driven economic boom that will spread unprecedented wealth through the generations. In past decades, guyanas dominant commodity was gold, found deep in the forested in
During the most i may say whether visited congratulating taste on demand to turn on his way or that we can continue to engage. We can continue to lead fox the respirator. Washington insist with a well need some direction, guidance, defined data showing that its declined in a positive perception. Ill see you with the a very warm welcome to you. This is all to international with the lights as well as news update is great to happy with us this our as well a top story and theres our see already on foreign minister has congratulated president putin on his re election. The top diplomat was amazing with his russian counterpart during a visit to moscow. They discussed a wide range of issues including Nuclear Energy cooperation on the security situation in west africa. Get ready to push it through it. So we discussed the situation in this a harvest of health regions. Molly, looking at fossil share, chad, were interested in west african countries, remaining focused on safeguarding their sovereig
Yeah. Older kind of stuff is being be discussed at the beginning of the war and which a western lead is refused to contemplate of that, that time. But that back on the agenda and you know, the but they seem to be, id be more im, we take about seriously and id be more multiple patch of sex. Now i dont, i dont think the intention of those kind of actions troops on the banks on the ground or some kind of um, app our intervention it one bates us a lot precipitated waterboard roster. That wont be the, the intention of goals that wont be the danger that they know. Because obviously russia, i dont think will, will allow those that those actions you either if, if, if there were some truths on the ground, wherever there are in your trying that will be attacked, but by russia and the same goes for a western ethels involvement. Now, uh, Something Like this was contemplated 2 years ago, but as you say, it says to have more precious power. Im all home. I mean, does it have more purchase power and l
To be honest, i didnt even hear any conversations within the ministry about omirovs resignation, so in principle i think, well, of course, he goes to work, everything is fine, in place, so there are no such conversations about it, but such, you know, such rumors i constantly hear its been probably three months since his resignation, so i think its like who wrote yes . In the past two years, it has become such a toxic place that, in principle, everything that is generated and done by the ministry of defense is under such, such serious attention of society, and it is right, because the largest budget we have now is the budget of the ministry defense, and as many negative stories as the ministry of defense has had during this time, it will probably be quite difficult to come out at least reputationally zero, well, thats all. You need to do something positive to to get at least reputationally zero, to say that it is a plus, then it will probably be necessary to work no less than those two
And the debate over campus debates in a moment. But first, heres whats happening right now. Columbia university is trying to clear the encampment on its main lawn to prepare for graduation ceremonies. It gave students a 2 00 p. M. Deadline to leave or risk suspension. So far they have not left. With columbias president saying in a statement, one groups rights to express their views cannot come at the expense of another groups right to speak, teach and learn. Let us get right to the campus. Joining us now is nbc news correspondent guad venegas. No, its antonia hylton, im sorry about that. Also nbc news digital senior white house reporter, peter nicholas. Sorry. Antonia, talk to me about what you have seen. So far it doesnt look like anybody has left . Reporter they have not left, and if anything, theyre emboldened at this point. As you can see behind me here, the encampment is still very much in tact. I have not seen a single tent come down. And actually, there arent that many students