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The Alliance For Change (AFC) has rejected the move by the Irfaan Ali Administration to offer old-age pensioners a one-off cash grant of $28,000 instead of a significant increase in the old age pension. In making the announcement Thursday evening, President Ali said the one-off cash grant will complement the other measures implemented by the […]
The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Health has removed the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for entry into Guyana. The decision takes effect from today and was passed on to the Civil Aviation Authority and management at the airports and other ports of entry. Guyana had already removed the COVID-19 test requirement several months ago. […]
Industrial lubricants distributor SOL Guyana has been ordered by the High Court to pay the Guyana Revenue Authority more than $2.7B in unpaid taxes, the tax collection body said in a statement last night. “The Revenue Authority also obtained judgement against the Company for Corporation Tax owed, in the sum of two billion seven hundred […]
In an effort to continue the support of the country’s senior citizens, President Irfaan Ali announced this afternoon that all pensioners will be receiving a $28,000 cash grant that will be paid out before the end of this year. The one-off cash grant is equivalent to an extra month’s old-age pension payment. The President in […]
One day after the Guyana Revenue Authority announced that it was instituting charges against RAMPS Logistics for alleged fraudulent declarations, the company appears confused over the charges. In a statement today, the company said while the charges will be reviewed and responded to by its lawyers through the court system, it is making it clear […]
A recent study, on the perceptions and attitudes of Guyanese towards members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in Guyana, revealed that almost half of those polled believe that the Government should prioritize legally protecting the rights of LGBT people. According to the study, which was conducted by RMK Consulting Enterprise on […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has shot down a request by Attorney Nigel Hughes for a copy of the full report by the Regional Security System (RSS) that probed the claims of a Police cover-up of the murder of biker Ricardo Fagundes. Hughes who is representing Detective Sergeant Dion Bascom, who made the cover-up […]
A 35-year-old man from the village of Tabatinga in the Rupununi region was arrested just after midnight on Wednesday after a large quantity of marijuana and cocaine was found in his possession. The Guyana Police Force announced the arrest of businessman Duane Johnson in a statement today. Johnson was driving a Nissan Juke motor vehicle […]
The driver of the sand truck that slammed into the car being driven by businessman Nigel Cush along Mandela Avenue, killing him on the spot, has pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving. He appeared in Court today and following his guilty plea, he was immediately sentenced to five years in jail. The truck […]
Days after the Ramps Logistics Company moved to the Courts for a judicial review of its application for a local content license to operate in the oil and gas sector, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) today announced that it has instituted fraud related charges against the company. In a statement this afternoon, the GRA said […]
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