APRIL HEADLINES

STOP PRESS   For the latest news and any changes since the beginning of the month.

TRINIDAD 1   Trinity E&P Q1 Update :  Shell  first  gas :  BPTT : + donates copier to  School :  BHP board change :  +Block 2C Licence extension :  Heritage and Stabilisation Fund :  Transfer pricing laws :  Brighter future :  Trinidad Petroleum Holdings Ltd Lake Asphalt Aftermath :  +under Nidco :  Economy Grows $5.5 billion :  GDP :  Uneven economic growth :  Boundless Buffoonery :  non-performing state assets :  TTEC power cut :  +Power report :  Shortage of staff :  UNDP promotes blue economy :  UWI Trinidad researchers in top 2% :  UTT don emigrates :  NESC :  $32 million to train 300 :  Education Facilities Company Ltd poor accounting :  TSTT  Court of Appeal :  + Future viability :WASA  :  Land Farce :  Cocoa  :  Food bites the dust :  $8 billion Green Fund :  Suspicious land transactions :  Farmers given raw deal :  TT$ 64M innovation programme :  Chamber of Commerce welcomes end of restrictions :  World Meteorological Day :  US naval vessel  visit :  2021 Human Rights Report :

TRINIDAD 2  Atlantic LNG  4500th cargo :  PPGPL & NGC and gas price rise :  + Invest in planet Earth :  Hydrogène de France Fuel figures :  OWTU claims : “fuel prices not comparable” :  LPG supply : Republic Financial Holdings Ltd :  US $100m for local businesses :  TTEC workers :  + theft :  Digicel :  Siparia Regional Corporation :  Petrotrin pension plan :  Gas price & fish prices, construction costs, SMEs :  Statistics :fuel price increase : PRESSURE AT PETROL PUMPS :  Ex-minister opposes  price rise :  Sustainable subsidy :  WITCO :  President’s Medals :  SEA Scandal :

GUYANA 1  Exxon Prosperity FPSO 3 for Payara ;  +lifting of Liza Unity oil :  +Yellowtail Development :  Stabroek Block :  Hunting to support Yellowtail :  SBM Fourth FPSO   Project :  Yellowtail  Production License :  Green light for fourth  project :  Exxon guarantee to cover oil spills :   return to Canje and Kaieteur :  Massive Exxon investments :  AG  tasked to defend public rights ;  Oil- water nexus :  CGX :  IDB  :  

GUYANA 2     South American Oil Boom :  Transformative mode :  +change faces of economies :  new Venezuelan Ambassador :  Guyana& Canada enhance business links :  solar farm to boost Bartica :  EEPGL award contract to Guyana Americas Merchant Bank :  Multibillion dollar value of forests :  Regional World Trade Centre :  Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association :  Alerio Gold :  

CARICOM  Wartsila clinches Antigua LNG :  +Inoxcva wins contract to build :     Guyana and Suriname  key role in  policy :    Barbados :  IMF – St Lucia : +Dominica :    CDB supports Procurement Reform :  +Training in Learning Recovery :  +climate resilience in Dominica :  +Committed to Supporting  Agendas of Montserrat :  +Project for Greater Movement of Skilled Persons :   Guyana Consulate in Trinidad :  Paria Commission of enquiry :  World Bank Resident Representative :  Suriname – IMF First Review :  +Director’s report :  +Technical Assistance Report :  Staatsolie and Chevron sign contract for Block 7 :  2nd Suriname Energy, Oil & Gas Summit & Exhibition  30th June 2022 :  CDB urges  actions to transform  energy landscape :  Hess  updates :  President Ali in London : Trinidad- EMBD debt :  U.S. Congressional Delegation in Barbados :  Big Five abstain on vote on UNHRC :  +CARICOM split on UN vote : USA can add unincorporated territories :  Repatriation trumps reparation :  Archipelago applauds Platinum Jubilee ;

ISABELANA   IMFCuraçao and Sint Maarten: Technical Assistance Report :  Staff Report  for Colombia :  Gran Tierra Energy update :  PGS Colombia Pacific seismic project : Cuba-Melbana Energy update at Alameda-1 :  Venezuela  :   +Citgo Petroleum Corp :  Nicaragua expels OAS mission :  food security summit :  Jamaica  emphasis on  food security : USA – T & T UNC meets Deputy Assistant Secretary Barbara A. Feinstein :  +Vice President Kamala Harris Meets Caribbean Leaders

Headlines March    –   And links to earlier months