November 5, 2026

Guyana Touts Itself As Capitalist Paradise — For More Than Just Big Oil

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‘We’re going to spend oil money as a checkbook,’ says investment chief Peter Ramsaroop, presiding over 30% GDP growth. ‘This is the last time you will see such a development in the world.’

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28 thoughts on “Guyana Touts Itself As Capitalist Paradise — For More Than Just Big Oil”

  1. Don’t be denial, Guyana attracts foreign investors but that money doesn’t stay in the country. It is very difficult to find American dollars to exchange your money. That’s because the money investors make they convert into American dollars to send out of Guyana. People are seeing the immediate glitz and glamour but are not looking beyond that. The royalty Guyana gets from the oil is pennies compared to what Exxon makes. Guyana will end up like Ghana, where Exxon used their oil resources to completion and then left Ghana. Now Ghana is struggling to survive because of the aftermath. Learn from it Guyana. However, we Guyanese love immediate gratification and don’t into the future. That’s been Guyana’s mentality from the start of independence and I don’t see that mentality changing in the future. It’s every man for himself.

  2. For all leaders for Guyana & people off Guyana, please come visit to Malaysia, a centre off Asia & Asean, seen we can sharing our experience develope our country, maybe not all good but can take a lot off idea to develope your Guyana cuntury, like how to develope a school, hospital highway airport, university, how to develope education young generation, new town, new railway, Port & other's, with ro many all relegion & many mix race here – Welcome to Malaysia, the home of Petrolnas company & Petrolnas Twin Tower

  3. Guyana should give outside investors a small non-controlling stake in the oil. They should also stipulate that the oil companies train Guyanese nationals to operate the oil extraction and refining processes.

    Any money should go towards education and also road and energy infrastructure.

  4. There is signs that the Andean " melt " this summer may be severe ,, thus fillin the AMAZON "basin" ,, beyond the regular 50' ,, or there about during it's perennial pattern….. it's premature to be precise ,, the fact that this scenario ,, played out before ,, wellll you know the rest…….. my point here is fuh y'al in GUYANA to have you eyes on any stagnant water n if it………… RISING ! it might be too late fuh some bcos of weh dem living !

  5. The country has to ensure it signs agreements with oil companies which allows Guyana to get bigger percentage of profits it’s the people’s resources and overseas companies are exploiting already

  6. Yes. Given. Gratis aka per se, for whatever: the chief US Judge, Senior Status Fedrico Moreno, my father prescribes for your country; via Texaco Pipeline(s) and/or HESS. Please phone his deputy/leave a message at the Southern District Florida chambers. Thanks. I LOVE YOU.

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