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The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has managed to collect millions of dollars since it cracked down on the heavy-duty vehicle racket, which was discovered in 2017. GRA Commissioner General Godfrey Statia said that the Authority went out of its way to make it known that it was prepared to visit the interior locations where persons were using heavy-duty vehicles. “We sent our officers out there, so they would be able to take the necessary photographs and then proceed to register those vehicles. But there has not been a great response…

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Over 100 sugar workers who were rendered jobless upon the closure of the Wales Sugar Estate were assisted by the Opposition People’s Progressive Party last Saturday. The fired sugar workers received grocery hampers as a measure of lending support in times of despair. The affected workers were visited by Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira and Opposition Members of Parliament, Bishop Juan Edghill and Anil Nandlall, who expressed that this is the party’s approach in providing support to the former sugar workers in their difficult times. Bishop Juan Edghill noted that…

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Urging the removal of the offence of sedition from the Cyber Crimes Bill 2016 because of the danger it presents to free speech, GTT has waded into the debate on the unpopular clause. In correspondence seen by this newspaper, the telecommunications company raised objections to the proposed Bill. It also cited examples where similar pieces of legislation were discarded by the respective Governments. “The offence of sedition seeks to limit the press and freedom of speech against the Government and should be struck from the draft as it would limit…

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Just over three years ago, works commenced to upgrade the two-lane West Coast Demerara/East Bank Essequibo (WCD/EBE) road. This project has now been “substantially” completed, with just some road markings and traffic signs’ installation to the done. Speaking with Guyana Times International, Senior Projects Engineer attached to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Kester Hinds, who has oversight responsibility for the G$9.2 billion project, explained that the road expansion project is about 98% complete. “The project is substantially completed. There are just a few little road markings, installation of the road…

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The Public Infrastructure Ministry, which has taken on the responsibility to compensate some 600 Dynamic Airways passengers who were forced to use alternative air transport last year, recently published a list of the names of persons who are expected to be reimbursed, beginning on May 2. According to the published notice, “refunds will be issued Mondays to Thursdays from 09:00h to 15:00h and Fridays from 09:00h to 14:00h at the Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s Accounts Department, Fort Street, Kingston”. The inconvenienced passengers are being asked to have in person their…

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….stakeholders undergo training Members of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan Committee, first responders and department heads are among some 60 persons being exposed to training, to effectively and efficiently respond to both onshore and offshore oil spills. The Incident Command Systems and Oil Spill Response three-day training workshop was held at the CDC’s Conference Room, Thomas Lands, and was a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Natural Resources, ExxonMobil and the Civil Defence Commission (CDC). It seeks to improve the country’s national oil spill response capacity to ensure the…

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After much controversy surrounding the construction of the Indian Arrival Monument at Palmyra, East Coast Berbice and the embarrassing collapse of the structure last year, the Governments of Guyana and India have signed an agreement to help rebuild this monument which will be dedicated to Indian arrival in Guyana. A high-level ministerial team headed by Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman who was performing the functions of Foreign Affairs Minister, and inclusive of Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson and Social Cohesion Minister Dr George Norton, visited the site at Palmyra last…

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– contradicts Finance Minister’s assertion on lost market share Despite a recent statement from Finance Minister Winston Jordan that the Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) lost market share in 2017 owing to its performance, a former high-ranking official at the State agency is actually debunking this assertion. Eric Whaul, who worked at Guyoil as its Sales and Marketing Manager until his services came to a sudden end earlier this month, would have worked at the State entity throughout the 2017 fiscal year. Questioning the data being fed to Jordan, Whaul revealed…

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The Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has moved to formally file complaints with the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) for investigations to be launched into, among other issues, cases of land handouts to the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and key stalwarts in the Party. This move comes on the heels of SARA Director, Professor Clive Thomas, telling reporters last Friday that the Agency only investigates matters reported or referred to it by other criminal agencies or Government departments, while noting that civilians too can make reports of stolen State…

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