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Newly appointed Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Godfrey Statia began his first few days on the job getting acquainted with staff at the Authority’s Camp Street Headquarters and at the different locations under Customs Excise and Trade Operations. Amidst the many handshakes and light conversation, the new Commissioner-General gave the assurance of his […]
New measures to ensure repayment of student loans at the University of Guyana were announced on Friday as the Government Student Loan Agency and the Ministry of Finance seek out ways to recover outstanding monies loaned to students. Finance Minister Winston Jordan hinted at the possibility of barring persons with outstanding debts from leaving the […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is investigating several staff members in the Upper Corentyne area following a slew of allegations that have been made by members of the business community there. On Friday, the revenue collection agency said it has noted with concern a number of allegations and issues against officers of the agency which […]
In the first six months of 2016, Gold declarations have jumped to 327,000 ounces taking the estimated declarations for 2016 to 600,000, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman has said. In May of this year, 243,000 ounces of gold were declared. This represented an increase of over 92,000 ounces compared to the same period last […]
A 17-year-old male is among four persons who have confessed to last week’s triple murder in the Black Bush Polder, Berbice Back-lands, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has confirmed. The Crime Chief told News Source on Thursday that the police has four persons in custody, including a farmer, his wife and his 17-year-old son. The fourth person […]
The East Bank Essequibo woman, Bibi Safoora Salim, who used her Facebook page to issue a death threat against the President had her case dismissed in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan dismissed the case, saying she was not convinced that the woman could be charged under the Racial Hostility […]
President David Granger on Thursday cast aside criticisms surrounding the appointment of several former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Officers within his government and on special commissions and said that those appointments were based entirely on experience and competence. “No body criticized PPP, why criticize me?” the President asked as he dismissed the claims that preference […]
A Gafoor’s employee was on Thursday charged with murdering his manager at his Lot 39 Herstelling, East Bank Demerara home on Thursday last. Twenty four-year-old David Outar appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’s Court before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan where he was charged and remanded. The accused who resides at Foulis, East Coast Demerara was not […]
The coalition government announced on Wednesday that it was looking at ways to ensure that more small contractors and companies are incorporated into the public procurement process. In fact, the government wants to enforce the law that allows for small contractors to secure 20 percent of government work. With billions of dollars granted each year […]
(BBC) Hundreds of Venezuelan opposition supporters have marched in protest to the National Electoral Council (CNE) in the capital Caracas. They demanded a ruling on whether a recall referendum on removing President Nicolas Maduro can go ahead. The decision had been expected on Tuesday on whether enough valid signatures had been collected. The opposition have […]
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