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While the CEO of the Giftland Mall has declared victory and claims that the Court has ruled that he does not owe any taxes to the Georgetown City Council, the Attorney for the City Council Darren Wade is insisting that the Court made no such ruling. Chief Justice Roxanne George on Thursday dismissed the City’s […]
Drivers are expected to get an ease at the pump with the Government announcing a reduction in the excise tax on gasolene and diesel with immediate effect. Senior Minister responsible for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh announced on Wednesday night that the excise tax rate on both gasoline and diesel has been reduced from 50% to […]
The Guyana Coast Guard and its supporting agencies are preparing to call off the search for the small vessel that was spotted two days ago in Guyana’s waters with a number of dead bodies aboard. Last evening, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill called a press conference to announce that the vessel had disappeared and the […]
As the Government threatens legal action against Cevon’s Waste Management Company over its purchase of government land on Mandela Avenue, the company’s Chief Executive Officer Morris Archer appears to be preparing himself for a legal battle. Attorney General Anil Nandlall has written to the company demanding that it vacates the land by the end of […]
More than 24hrs since four high profile prisoners escaped from the Mazaruni jail, search teams are still spread out through the Essequibo region and there has been no sighting of the prisoners. Acting Prison Director Niclon Elliott told News Source this afternoon that a number of search teams have been dispatched to various nearby communities. […]
Less than 24 hours after the Home Affairs Minister said plans were afoot to bring to shore, a small vessel spotted offshore Guyana with dead bodies aboard, the authorities have lost sight of the boat and claims it has “disappeared” in the sea. At a hastily called emergency press conference this evening, Minister of Public […]
Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines is reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel industry. In a statement today, CAL announced that its before-tax earnings have decreased by more than US$109 million. Over the past few years, the airline was seeing increased earnings as it launched an aggressive marketing strategy, but the COVID-19 […]
Months after Guyana and Suriname inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of a high-span bridge over the Corentyne River linking the two countries, more than 30 companies have expressed interest to provide consultancy services for the feasibility study for the bridge. “It is clear that the world is interested in Guyana and […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon today accused the PPP Civic Government of sidelining and ignoring the needs of public servants in the national budget. There has been no formal announcement of planned increases for public servants. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo claims that the budget contains provisions for salary increases but there was no such announcement during […]
The US Government’s Center for Disease Control has flagged Guyana as having a high level of COVID-19, placing the country on its Level 4 ranking and warning US citizens and residents against traveling to Guyana. Level 4 is the highest level warning on the CDC’s warning system for COVID-19. In its statement, the CDC said […]
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