Force Majeure: How COVID-19 Created a Crisis of Contracts and Resurrected a Forgotten Doctrine
COVID-19 is no longer the Grinch that is disrupting commercial and everyday life but arising from it ruins are important lessons for the future. A stark reality from the lock down of borders and shuttering of businesses is contractual obligations could not have been fulfilled. Therefore, the life of countless contracts ended prematurely, creating a […]
The Paradox of Plenty: Why Guyana’s Local Content Law Needs a Reality Check
In October 2022, the Guyana Business Journal (GBJ) challenged a panel of experts to deliberate on how Guyana could maximize local capture from its oil and gas sector. The question is pregnant with possibilities. However, Guyana, like other developing countries before it, assumes that a local content law is the secret sauce. Therefore, the discourse […]
I Can’t Breathe! From COVID to Social Injustice – Why People of Color are Suffocating
Social injustice and equality now sit at the top of the agenda of global leaders and corporate executives. Outrage on social media over the death of George Floyd spilled unto the street and into boardrooms. Consequently, rioting in major cities across the world, turned May/June into months of riots. People all over the world are […]