BBCNEWS HARDtalk July 3, 2024
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 repu...
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