Fishing boats docked in a small river flowing out into the Atlantic Ocean near Georgetown, Guyana. Beneath the coastal waters is the largest oil discovery of the 21st century.Photo: Tim Smith/Panos Pictures

Forever Oil

An oil rush is reshaping Guyana’s future, but as profits bypass locals could a familiar history of exploitation, extraction and colonialism be repeating itself? Ben Jacob reports on a nation at a crossroads.

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NI 553 - Guns and power - January, 2025
Illustration: Emma Peer

Introducing... Irfaan Ali

Richard Swift introduces us to the President of Guyana.

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NI 528 - A caring economy - November, 2020

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Guns and power January, 2025
A caring economy November, 2020
China - makers of the miracle April, 2011
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