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ASSOCIATES TIMES: After a lot of controversies Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia confirmed they don’t have any associations with “Globe Detective Agency” to carry out due diligence checks on citizenship by investment programme applicants. The countries added that they only trust internationally acknowledged agencies based in the United Kingdom and the United States to do background checks on applicants for more robust vetting procedures.

These three Caribbean nations specified that the background checks conducted by “Globe Detectives” are insufficient and lack thorough investigations, resulting in a loophole in national security.

To mitigate any future security and safety threats, these three countries have blacklisted the “Globe Detective Agency” from doing due diligence checks on CBI/CIP applicants. Even though the CIP website of Saint Lucia has specified “Globe Detective Agency” as “due diligence partners”, the authorities confirmed that they no longer operate with the agency, and the website is yet to be updated with the new information.

The citizenship by an investment unit of Antigua and Barbuda also denied working with “Globe Detectives” and added that they never operated or handed over applications to the agency.

Les Khan, Head of the Citizenship by Investment Unit of St Kitts and Nevis, also released an official statement, which said that “Globe Detective Agency” has no associations whatsoever with the CBI Programme. Notably, the citizenship by investment programme of St Kitts and Nevis has the highest rating in the pillar of due diligence CBI Index 2021 report.

Les Khan said, “We take the security of our people and the global community as our utmost priority, and only the topmost agencies based in the United Kingdom and the United States of America are selected to do due diligence checks on applicants; we ensure that people of the only highest standard of character are granted citizenship. The process is multi-layered.”

Khan said that St Kitts and Nevis never works with agencies like “Globe Detective” because their reports are often insufficient and carry incomplete information.

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London-based Tullow Oil has hit water in the Beebei-Potaro exploration well, drilled in the Kanuku Block offshore Guyana.

In a statement issued on Friday, Tullow announced that drilling operations have been completed at the Beebei-Potaro well, which has been plugged and abandoned following these results.

“The well encountered good quality reservoir in the primary and secondary targets, but both targets were water-bearing,” the oil company has said.

The Noble Regina Allen rig drilled the Beebei-Potaro well to a total depth of 4325 metres in 71 metres of water.

While Spain’s Repsol is the operator of the Kanuku Licence with a 37.5 per cent working interest, Tullow holds 37.5 per cent, with TOQAP holding – a joint venture between Total E&P Guyana and Qatar Petroleum – holding the remaining 25 per cent.

According to Friday’s statement, Tullow said it would integrate the well results into its regional subsurface models, and work with its joint venture partners before deciding on next steps. Previously, Tullow had encountered oil at the Carapa-1 in the Kanuku Licence, but not in commercial quantities.

Several international reports, including from Reuters, have reported that Tullow has been focused on its successful operations in Africa. A Reuters article on Friday reported that Tullow had previously said it would limit capital exposure in Guyana, and would possibly be selling a portion of its stake to another company. But the article noted that the company has so far not announced any plan to do so.

Last November, Tullow was confident of the exploration results from the Kanuku Block, which is adjacent to the oil-rich Stabroek Block.

“In Guyana, the Kanuku JV Partners plan to drill the Beebei-Potaro commitment well in mid-2022, targeting in excess of 200 mmbbls gross mean unrisked prospective resources across two targets,” Tullow had said back then.

In addition to its interest in the Kanuku Licence, Tullow is also the operator of the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana, where it has made two other discoveries at the Jethro-1 and Joe-1 wells.

However, those findings showed heavy crude with high sulphur content – a variety of oil that is less economically viable than the light, sweet crude found by United States oil giant ExxonMobil in the neighbouring Stabroek Block.

As the operator of the Orinduik Block, Tullow holds 60 per cent working interest, while Eco Atlantic hold 15 per cent and TOQAP holds the remaining 25 per cent.

In March 2021, the Government of Guyana granted Tullow Oil and its partners an extension of its prospecting licence in the Orinduik Block until 2023. Eco’s Chief Operating Officer, Colin Kinley, had stated at the time that the joint venture partners would continue their exploration activities with the use of available geophysical data and evaluations of their Joe and Jethro wells’ discoveries.

“The partnership is focused on its multiple light sweet oil prospects on the Orinduik Block, and we are high-grading candidates for the next drilling program, with the Operator expected to select targets later this year. We will update the market on further drilling plans in due course on our opportunity and prospects in this prolific oil basin,” he was quoted as saying.

The Orinduik oil block is just a few kilometres from ExxonMobil’s discoveries in the Liza and Payara fields. It is under administration of Eco Guyana and Tullow.

It has been a rough few years for Tullow, which in 2020 was forced to write off US$1.2 billion in wells that were not financially viable. Included in the 2019 amount is US$60 million for three wells Tullow drilled offshore Guyana, but could not continue working thereon.

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A Sitting of the House of Assembly is scheduled for Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 with Papers to be laid by the Honourable Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Development and the Youth Economy, By the Honourable Minister for the Public Service, Home Affairs, Labour and Gender Affairs, and the Honourable Minister for Commerce, Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs.

The following Bills are down for consideration: 1. Income Tax (Amendment) 2. Public Debt Management 3. Security Interest in Movable Property 4. Special Prosecutor

Tuesday’s Sitting is scheduled to commence at 10 a.m. The Sitting of the Senate is scheduled for Thursday, August 11th, 2022 at 10 a.m.

Source: Office of the Parliament

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Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves and the Government of St Vincent have been commended by the Republic of China, Taiwan for their unwavering support for Taiwan.

Taiwan’s Director-General of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York / Head of UN Affairs Task Force in New York, Ambassador James K.J Lee, expressed gratitude.

Ambassador K.J Lee praised the SVG government and people for their swift and unwavering support of Taiwan against China’s aggression after Nancy Pelosi, the United States Speaker of the House, visited Taiwan.

Prime Minister Gonsalves on Wednesday called on China to stop military exercises aimed at Taiwan.

Prime Minister Gonsalves is on a one-week state visit to the Republic of China, Taiwan.

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The Ministry of Agriculture recently spearheaded a Dasheen Adoption Survey which was carried out in Agricultural District Five East, within Agricultural Region Two.

The main objective of the survey was to determine factors associated with increased adoption or cultivated acreages of two Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) introduced dasheen cultivars, namely Somoa (green petiole) and IND512 (red petiole).

These two cultivars were selected as best performers from among twenty-five (25) cultivars after a series of research evaluations and farm trials from 2010 to 2014.

Farmers who were interviewed for the survey were randomly selected from the main dasheen growing areas of Maroon Hill, Bahamia, Hopewell, Montreal and Francois.

The findings from the survey indicate that the new dasheen cultivars have excellent adaptability to varying climatic conditions, soil types and soil fertility status.

Higher yields as is evident by larger corm sizes,
Faster rate of growth, bigger and taller plants, significantly reducing labour costs for weed control,
Less post-harvest losses as seen by longer shelf life,
Market outlets both locally and regionally by local vendors and inter-island traders,
Less susceptible to pests and diseases such as aphids, mealy bugs, moulds and phythopthora,
Excellent eating qualities, less starchy and less cooking time is required and,
Suckers can be removed from mother plants for planting without adversely affecting the plant growth and yield.

The survey was done by Agricultural Officer, Donawa Jackson along with his technical team, Alston Lynch and Patricia Swift.

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