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Reply to "Approval for Payara a classic example of oil undermining the rule of law – int’l lawyer"

Janki pointed out that Payara’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) admits that a spill could see oil ending up in Venezuela and the Caribbean Sea and islands as far as Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
In this regard, the lawyer noted that Guyana could end up with no seafood and a massive billion dollar bill for compensation from its neighbours.
Janki added: “The environmental impact would be devastating, wiping out breeding grounds, habitats and marine life – shrimp, fish, turtles, whales, sea birds, everything in the vicinity.”
Taking the foregoing into account, the lawyer said there is no way that the Government of Guyana can approve Payara without fully informing and consulting Guyana’s Caribbean neighbours.
“That’s basic international law that has to be respected and should not be circumvented by any political leader,” she retorted.

Mitwah
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