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Moments after the Local Content Secretariat issued a Local Content Certificate to Ramps Logistics (Guyana), in keeping with a Court order, the Ministry of Natural Resources announced that while the Government has followed the Court’s ruling, it is considering an appeal. “The Government of Guyana respects the rule of law and the independence of the […]
The Local Content Secretariat followed the Chief Justice’s Friday order and this morning issued the RAMPS Logistics company with a Local Content Certificate. On Friday, Acting Chief Justice Roxane George ordered the Local Content Secretariat to issue the certificate to the company by 12 noon today. Just after 11:30 this morning, RAMPS received the certificate, […]
The Alliance For Change (AFC) which is part of the APNU+AFC coalition has announced that it will not be contesting the upcoming Local Government Elections in March, owing to its lingering concerns about the voters list. The AFC believes the list is bloated and a new voters list must be put in place for any […]
Though the Local Content Secretariat has boasted of granting more than 350 local content certificates since the Act was operationalised, Acting Chief Justice Roxane George has raised a red flag on the Local Content Act for catering for “no regulations and no rules”. While handing down her ruling in the Ramps Logistics case on Friday, […]
Private sector businesses in Guyana have been urged by the President to take their tax paying responsibilities seriously. Delivering the feature address at the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Business Development Forum on Friday, the President said while the Government has been working to create a suitable business climate for private sector business […]
In a key decision this afternoon, Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George ordered the Local Content Secretariat to grant a local content license to the Ramps Logistics Company by 12 noon on Monday 14th November. The company had filed action against the Local Content Secretariat and the Government over the refusal to grant it the license […]
Attorney General, Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall today clashed with Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde over the High Court’s jurisdiction to hear the case challenging the decision of the Parliamentary Committee of Privileges to suspend eight Opposition Members of Parliament. The Court will hand down its decision on the 8th December. The Opposition Members of Parliament who […]
There continues to be an influx of migrants from Venezuela into Guyana and the Government is examining additional ways to accommodate them and address the growing number of migrants here. On Wednesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd convened a meeting of the Multi-agency Coordinating Committee to address the influx of migrants from Venezuela into […]
Two men are missing and feared dead following a boat mishap in the Upper Mazaruni river on Thursday. The two missing men have been identified as 29-year-old Terrence Thomas of Meadow Brook Gardens in Georgetown and 34-year-old Jermain La Rose of Canvas City Linden. A police statement said the two men were among a group […]
United States Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah Ann-Lynch has encouraged the Guyana government to put systems in place to tackle corruption while warning against “bad actors” playing a role in the country’s development. Speaking on the Plaza Central podcast, the Ambassador said she is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about whether some of the vision of the government will […]
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