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By United States Ambassador Perry L. Holloway Every year on April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that patents, trademarks, and copyright play in promoting innovation, creativity, and progress. As we celebrate this year under the worldwide theme “Powering Change: Women in Innovation and Creativity,” we recognize the ingenuity […]
The Guyana Public Service union is calling for a comprehensive safety and health audit at workplaces occupied by state-employed workers and for immediate steps to be taken, where necessary, to effect upgrading measures. The call by the union is in response to the situation that developed at the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission. At the […]
Days after agents at the Guyana Revenue Authority took control of a vessel which entered Port Georgetown and failed to disclose that it had fuel on board, the GRA has announced that it is likely to recover taxes well over GYD$35 million. GRA Head, Godfrey Statia disclosed today that there were over 200,000 gallons of unmarked fuel […]
Just over a month after Guyana Stores Limited (GSL) lost its legal tax battle with the Guyana Revenue Authority, it is now being notified that it will not benefit from the ongoing tax amnesty for delinquent taxpayers. GRA’s Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia told reporters on Tuesday afternoon that “there will be no amnesty for this particular taxpayer.” “If you […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority announced today that it has notified US oil giant, ExxonMobil of its intention to commence audits even as the company gears up for oil production in 2020. Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia told reporters this afternoon that the audits will not only be expense audits, but they will also include revenue and asset-based […]
As Guyana gears up to becoming a major player in the oil and gas industry in this part of the world, the effective and efficient response to onshore and offshore oil spills is getting attention. A three-day training programme is currently underway looking at the issue and it has brought together members of the National […]
The People’s Progressive Party on Monday afternoon said that it is not surprised with the Director of Public Prosecution’s decision to discontinue private criminal charges against Ministers Volda Lawrence and George Norton. The charges were filed in the Magistrate’s Court last week by two PPP Members of Parliament, but a release from the DPP’s Chambers […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions has discontinued the private criminal charges instituted against Health Minister Volda Lawrence and Social Cohesion Minister, Dr. George Norton. The decision by the DPP which was announced this afternoon comes one day before the two were expected to appear in Court to have the charges read to them. They will […]
With well over 60 cases in hand, the State Assets Recovery Agency intends to commence civil proceedings in the Court by the third quarter of this year. The announcement came as SARA kick-started its campaign against corruption titled “Corruption is everybody’s business” with a March through the streets of Georgetown Friday Afternoon. SARA’s Head, Dr. Clive Thomas […]
Although they have been getting assurances from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Commission itself, workers of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission downed tools and walked off the job today over the high levels of mercury in their compound. The GGMC is housed in the same compound with the Guyana Gold Board and […]
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