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A Trade Unionist walked briskly into Court today to face a verdict for the rape of an 8-year-old girl, but his confidence ended when he was slapped with two life in prison sentences after the jury returned a guilty verdict. The man, Michael Williams stood before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow and showed no emotions throughout the […]
Days after agents at the Guyana Revenue Authority took control of a vessel which entered Port Georgetown and failed to disclose that it had fuel on board, the GRA has announced that it is likely to recover taxes well over GYD$35 million. GRA Head, Godfrey Statia disclosed today that there were over 200,000 gallons of unmarked fuel […]
Just over a month after Guyana Stores Limited (GSL) lost its legal tax battle with the Guyana Revenue Authority, it is now being notified that it will not benefit from the ongoing tax amnesty for delinquent taxpayers. GRA’s Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia told reporters on Tuesday afternoon that “there will be no amnesty for this particular taxpayer.” “If you […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority announced today that it has notified US oil giant, ExxonMobil of its intention to commence audits even as the company gears up for oil production in 2020. Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia told reporters this afternoon that the audits will not only be expense audits, but they will also include revenue and asset-based […]
The Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman has directed that the burning of raw gold at the Gold Board’s laboratory, Upper Brickdam, Georgetown will cease as of today. In a statement this afternoon, the Ministry of Natural Resources said miners will receive due notice of the alternative and authorised place or places at which they could […]
As Guyana gears up to becoming a major player in the oil and gas industry in this part of the world, the effective and efficient response to onshore and offshore oil spills is getting attention. A three-day training programme is currently underway looking at the issue and it has brought together members of the National […]
Unlike his first appearance two weeks ago that saw him crying uncontrollably, a more composed Guyana Defence Force Captain, Orwain Sandy, was back in Court today as the murder case against him continued. Sandy is facing the murder charge over the shooting death of his reputed wife, Reona Payne. The woman was shot multiple times […]
An Alberttown man was today remanded to jail after he was slapped with several charges, which included discharging a loading firearm Police Officers. He was also charged for the illegal possession of a gun and ammunition. Twenty-five-year old Keiron Hinds stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and denied all three of the charges that were […]
The People’s Progressive Party on Monday afternoon said that it is not surprised with the Director of Public Prosecution’s decision to discontinue private criminal charges against Ministers Volda Lawrence and George Norton. The charges were filed in the Magistrate’s Court last week by two PPP Members of Parliament, but a release from the DPP’s Chambers […]
Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels has reminded Prison officers across the country of the Guyanese proverb: “Moon ah run til day ketch um,” as he warned against the continued smuggling of contraband into the jailhouse with a stern promise to prosecute anyone found in the act. In a letter dispatched to prison wardens, the Director […]
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