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Exxon increases preparations
for oil production in Guyana
Vol. 30, Issue 2 BROOKLYN EDITION Jan. 11–17, 2019
By Bert Wilkinson
GEORGETOWN, Guyana
— Neither the company nor
authorities are publicly admitting
it, but Guyana is set to
become one of the world’s newest
oil producers as early as
the last quarter of 2019, not
in 2020 as official pronouncements
have been indicating for
almost four years.
In the latest indication from
American supermajor Exxon-
Mobil, the company said this
week that development of its
prized Liza 1 oil and gas field”
has moved into peak execution
phase” as engineers, using
high tech robots, prepare to
install undersea cables connecting
wells to each other
and as crucial equipment is
being placed on the massive
Floating Production, Storage
and Offloading (FPSO) vessel
that would be anchored offshore
to store and distribute
oil. The vessel is being manufactured
at a massive shipyard
in Singapore. The company
says the basin at this point has
the potential to astonishingly
accommodate and service up to
five mega FPSOs.
Company insiders said this
week the first floater will arrive
here no later than June-July,
though the official word is
that the date would be around
October. The six-month disparity
between the last quarter
of 2019 and the first in 2020
is designed to cater for any
eventualities like natural disasters,
equipment emergencies
and other unforeseen problems
officials say.
In perhaps the clearest and
most detailed indication about
the state of play to date, the
Houston, Texas-headquartered
Council Member Mathieu Eugene (left) joins the National Lawyers Guild, 32BJ SeIU, colleagues,
and immigration activists at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn.
Offi ce of Council Member Dr. Mathieu Eugene
Politicians rally against
ending TPS for Haitians
By Nelson A. King
Caribbean legislators in
Brooklyn rallied on Monday
as a United States federal
trial began to protect more
than 50,000 Haitian immigrants
and their families
from being forcibly separated
by deportation.
The case, Saget et al v.
Trump, is the first trial to
challenge what petitioner’s
say is the Trump administration’s
“unlawful termination
of Temporary Protected Status
(TPS)” and the administration’s
“record of racial
hostility against immigrants,
particularly Haitians.”
Plaintiffs in the suit argue
that Trump’s decision to terminate
TPS status for Haitians
was “unlawful and
unconstitutional.”
They say the suit is “motivated
by the president’s public
racial animus towards
Haitians and other immigrants
of color.”
Last year, Trump
announced his intentions
to the end TPS for Haitian
immigrants.
“In doing so, this president
has put more than 50,000
Haitians seeking refuge in
this country in imminent
danger,” Congresswoman
Yvette D. Clarke, told Caribbean
Life on Monday.
“As a member of the
Congressional Black Caucus
(CBC), more specifically
the chair of the CBC
Immigration Task Force,
and as a child of Caribbean
immigrants, I was then and
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