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A White Paper outlining the direction the government will be moving in relation to the future of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will be laid in the National Assembly soon, Minister of State Joseph Harmon has said. The Minister made this announcement today during a post-Cabinet press briefing held at the Ministry of the Presidency. […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority has started efforts to go after those private schools that have been dodging the tax system. According to the revenue collection agency, only 57% of the private schools in Guyana are registered with the GRA and many of them have not been paying their taxes. With the Commissioner General of the […]
The absence of a sitting Judge in the Court of Appeal has prompted Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo to call on President David Granger to appoint same, based on recommendations made by the Judicial Service Commission in 2016. This was according to a statement from the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, which stated that […]
A recent Audit Report into the operations of the Guyana Office for Investment (GO – Invest) has revealed that Bai Shan Lin was granted more than $1.8B in concessions by the Peoples’ Progressive Party (PPP) government between 2012 and 2015. These concessions, according to the report, were granted to the company without it honouring its […]
President David Granger, this evening, met with Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, as is Constitutionally required, to consult on the appointment of an Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary and Acting Chief Justice. Following that meeting, Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon announced that effective today, March 1, 2017, that Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards, who […]
President David Granger this evening announced that the 14% Value Added Tax will remain on private school fees. The President’s about turn on the issue comes in wake of Tuesday’s Ministerial Conference and a presentation from Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan. On Monday, multiple senior government sources indicated that the President was getting ready to […]
Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has confirmed that Lelon Saul will replace Myrna Pitt, who had stepped down as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) in June 2016. Minister Bulkan told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that Saul is well qualified for the position, and brings with him […]
Auto body shop owner, 25-Year-old Nyron Maraj of Kitty was today placed on $100,000 bail after being charged for fraudulently converting over $8 Millions on three separate occasions. Maraj appeared before the Chief Magistrate this morning and the court was told that on the 15th August of last year, being entrusted with $130,000 to spray a […]
Famed Guyanese Folk Singer, Dave Martins, has added his voice, in song, to the ongoing protest against parking meters in Georgetown. In a witty remix of an old hit titled “Postpone”, which was released on Wednesday, the national award recipient called on the introduction of the parking meters to be postponed, as he highlighted the […]
A Policeman attached to the Tactical Services Unit of the Guyana Police Force and another man have been arrested following an attempt to smuggle a high powered AK-47 weapon from the TSU base. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed the arrests to News Source this afternoon and said investigations are ongoing. According to reports, the AK-47 […]
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