By News Source Guyana on August 7, 2018
News
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) t the Tax Amnesty has entered its second and final phase, July 1 2018 to September 30 2018. According to the GRA, Individual and corporate taxpayers who file all outstanding tax returns and pay all principal taxes can qualify for fifty percent (50%) off all interests and penalties in this phase. The recourse […]
By News Source Guyana on August 7, 2018
Crime, News
In the Courtroom of the Chief Magistrate today, three men who were involved in that daring emancipation day shoot out with the Police in the city, were charged and remanded to jail for discharging a loaded firearm at police officers. The three, Junior John, Akeem Jeriah and Carlton Bourne are facing a joint charge. However in […]
By News Source Guyana on August 7, 2018
Crime, News
The Ministry of Natural Resources has ordered an “immediate probe” into an incident that was captured on video showing an armed foreign security guard assaulting a local miner. The security guard reportedly works for a Russian company that is involved in mining. The Ministry said the video clearly shows the armed security guard behaving in an […]
By News Source Guyana on August 7, 2018
Crime, News
Police in the Corentyne region are probing yet another murder-suicide case. Twenty nine year old, Subrina Lakhan was slashed to death by her husband yesterday at her Corentyne home and the man then turned on himself and took his own life. The dead man has been identified as 42-year-old labourer, Ramesh Ramdeen. According to investigators, […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2018
News, Politics
Months after the Guyana Teachers Union offered its support for the recommendations contained in the final report of the high-level task force, the Government on Monday said it was looking to re-engage the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) on matters of salary increases. GTU has stated repeatedly that it was waiting on the Government to announce the way […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2018
Crime, News
After being slapped with six fraud charges just a few weeks ago, Former Guyana Gold Board Accountant, Rosanna Ramnarine along with her former colleague, Debra Forbes found themselves before the Court facing three new fraud charges. The two women were granted bail in the sum of $450,000 each. They appeared before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2018
News, Politics
One day after the Alliance For Change announced that it will be breaking away from its coalition partner, the APNU, to contest the upcoming Local Government Elections, the Chairman of the APNU and PNC Leader, President David Granger does not appear too worried about the move. Speaking to reporters early this morning at a commemoration […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2018
News
Although Sunday night’s small blaze at the Pegasus Hotel was restricted to one of the hotel’s kitchen, the incident has raised serious questions about fire safety at the posh Georgetown Hotel. era Several guests said the hotel does not appear to have a working fire alarm system since even as the lobby and some floors […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2018
News, Politics
The Alliance For Change on Sunday announced that it will contest the upcoming Local Government Elections on November 12 on its own and not as part of the APNU+AFC Coalition. The party is blaming “inconclusive negotiations” with APNU and the reason for its decision. However, the party was quick to point out that the go […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2018
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Guyanese Manufacturers are being encouraged to seek remedies within the Courts for any prejudice they experience under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas when seeking to access regional markets. The advice came from the recently installed President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Adrian Saunders and it came minutes after President of the Guyana […]