Feb 10, 2019 – Columnists, My Column – Adam Harris
Today Guyana has oil. There is now talk about preserving the riches that should accrue from the discoveries made by ExxonMobil.
Yet a few short years ago, the oil would not have been Guyana’s. We seem to forget that foresight by a now dead leader has some people going wild and others being critical of decisions made so far with regard to the oil.
It was not so long ago that Guyana’s territorial limit extended a mere three miles offshore. That was the case when Guyana became independent. It was also so for many Caribbean countries, not least among them Trinidad and Barbados. Continue reading →