Daily Archives: 01/15/2016

GUYANA – Latest News from various sources – January 15, 2016

01/15/2016 – 2:13 am

GUYANA – LATEST NEWS – 15 January 2016  – Kaieteur News

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The Oil Pricequake: Political Turmoil in a Time of Low Energy Prices

01/15/2016 – 12:10 am
The Oil Pricequake: Political Turmoil in a Time of Low Energy Prices
by Michael T. Klare  – Tuesday, January 12, 2016 by TomDispatch

As 2015 drew to a close, many in the global energy industry were praying that the price of oil would bounce back from the abyss, restoring the petroleum-centric world of the past half-century.  All evidence, however, points to a continuing depression in oil prices in 2016 — one that may, in fact, stretch into the 2020s and beyond.  Given the centrality of oil (and oil revenues) in the global power equation, this is bound to translate into a profound shakeup in the political order, with petroleum-producing states from Saudi Arabia to Russia losing both prominence and geopolitical clout.

To put things in perspective, it was not so long ago — in June 2014, to be exact — that Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, was selling at $115 per barrel.  Energy analysts then generally assumed that the price of oil would remain well over $100 deep into the future, and might gradually rise to even more stratospheric levels.   Continue reading →

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Guyana Government News Brief January 13, 2016

01/15/2016 – 12:03 am

GINA logoGuyana Government News Brief January 13, 2016

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Guyana – Capitol TV News Videos – 13 January 2016

01/15/2016 – 12:01 am

Capitol TV logoGuyana – Capitol TV News Videos – 13 January 2016

Lawmen gaining upper hand on crime

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 01:10 PM PST
Mothers hoping to find missing sons

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 01:09 PM PST
President to address Parliament tomorrow

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 01:08 PM PST
Parents of murdered British teen being counselled says Guyana’s British High Commission

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 01:07 PM PST
Social Protection Ministry increasing staff to meet challenges

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 01:06 PM PST
Local pressure group wants action on issues

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 01:05 PM PST
Sports

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 01:00 PM PST
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