Leader of the Opposition, Robert Corbin submitted a motion to the National Assembly on Friday calling for, among other things, the immediate establishment of a special all-party Parliamentary Committee to make recommendations aimed at bringing Value Added Tax (VAT) relief.
The Rice Factories (Amendment) Bill 2006, which was recently passed in the National Assembly, aims to alleviate problems facing rice farmers by, among other things, guaranteeing that they are paid a minimum of 95% of outstanding purchases by millers at year-end before the renewal of their mill/export licences.
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) says during the last quarter of 2006 hundreds of van loads of illegal connections were dismantled but the power theft problem is continuing and in a changed strategy GPL fraud squads have “taken up residence in some communities”.
The Government Information Agency (GINA) was yesterday reported in the state-owned Guyana Chronicle newspaper as being gravely concerned over what it said was the “eruption of unsubstantiated criticisms” of the agency’s decision to withdraw ministry advertisements from Stabroek News (SN).
A number of Guyanese who travelled to Barbados last Wednesday and Thursday on Caribbean Star are still awaiting their luggage, which they learnt was left at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.
TravelSpan Inc says from March 6 it will be operating a scheduled service from Ft Lauderdale to Guyana every Tuesday.
The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) reaffirmed its commitment to working with the government to create jobs and improve the standard of living at its recently held annual general meeting.
In yesterday’s edition of the Guyana Chronicle (GC) under the headline `Stabroek News attempting to mislead public on VAT impact – GINA’ it was stated by GINA that a report in the Sunday Stabroek on the Banks DIH Annual General Meeting was a “deliberate attempt to misrepresent the facts regarding the impact of the Value Added Tax (VAT) on the company, and the business community as a whole”.
A man who allegedly abducted another man after hiring his taxi was yesterday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan yesterday refused bail to a 28-year-old man who allegedly had carnal knowledge of a 12-year-old girl over a two-month period last year.
A forty-one-year-old man who allegedly manually strangled a nine-year-old girl and left her on a beach at Parika appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
A bank worker appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a charge of assaulting a teacher and was released on her own recognizance.
US Judge Dora Lizette Irizarry will rule on or before January 29 whether or not drug-indicted Guyanese businessman Roger Khan will be allowed a laptop computer while in custody.
Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Priya Manickchand said women and issues affecting them must be placed on the front-burner if matters such as gender equality, and child development and survival are to be addressed effectively.
Bandits broke into the CCS store on Camp Street some time between Sunday night and yesterday morning carting away a safe and leaving the operators bitter over the burglary, which comes months after a similar attack.
Journalists in the region have been urged to adopt a more responsible approach to sensitive issues in their multi-cultural societies, in order to contribute to peace, democracy and good governance.
The Alliance for Change (AFC) has warned that the PPP/C government should not allow itself to slip into a state of power-induced intoxication brought on by its recent electoral success, and begin to behave in a manner that brings it into direct confrontation with the people.
The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) said it is deeply concerned about the possible implications of the decision to withdraw all of the advertisements of the government ministries and departments from the Stabroek News.
Ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday morning nabbed two Jamaica-bound passengers at the Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport with cocaine stuffed in the soles of several pairs of shoes.
The government last night used its majority to pass the contentious bill which will legalise casino gambling.
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