Last Updated on Monday, 8 February 2016, 14:20 by Denis Chabrol Guyanese auto dealers Monday called on government reconsider the import restriction on vehicles four years and older, saying that the tax structure on new vehicles would end up making it more expensive to acquire a car. “We the auto dealers of Guyana respectfully ask that the tax structure be ...

Last Updated on Monday, 8 February 2016, 14:11 by Writer  The country braced as the National Assembly today commenced its debate on the 2016 Budget that was presented to the House by Finance Minister Winston Jordan with the first speaker being People’s Progressive Party MP Irfaan Ali. Ali told the house that all is not well within Budget 2016 as ...

Last Updated on Monday, 8 February 2016, 11:57 by Writer The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Clement Rohee has dredged up an aged old accusation of ethnic marginalization at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and wants the local diplomatic corps to take note of such underpinnings. Roheee at a press conference on Monday stated that the 95% ...

Last Updated on Monday, 8 February 2016, 6:29 by Denis Chabrol A Chinese restaurateur at Number 56 Village, Corentyne was Sunday night shot and killed by one of two customers in their failed bid to rob the business place, according to sources. The incident occurred at about 8 O’clock Sunday night at the Sue Chinese restaurant which is located on ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 February 2016, 18:48 by Denis Chabrol Under intense pressure from minibus operators at parks around Guyana’s capital City, the Town Clerk, Royston King announced Sunday that a maintenance fee would be reduced from GYD$200 per trip to GYD$200 per day beginning Monday. “Who don’t want to pay will not be allowed to use the park,” he ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 February 2016, 21:43 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger and General Secretary of the opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) differ on whether the planned closure of the Wales Sugar Estate would impact on the number of votes their parties would receive at the upcoming Local Government Elections. Granger is confident that the decision by ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 February 2016, 21:52 by Denis Chabrol Rescue plans for Wales Sugar Estate have been floated, even as calls have intensified for government to commission a socio-economic study of the impact of closing that West Bank Demerara operation of the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco). Speaking at a panel discussion Friday night on the topic “”The ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 February 2016, 9:01 by Denis Chabrol The absence report of the Commission of Inquiry into the public service is all that is holding back the APNU+AFC administration from engaging public service unions in a collective wage bargaining manner. This is according to President David Granger who was at the time responding to concerns raised about ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 February 2016, 7:40 by Denis Chabrol Against the backdrop of numerous comments that the APNU+AFC and People’s Progressive Party (PPP) should not contest Local Government Elections (LGE), President David Granger has defended the coalition’s decision to contest saying LGE is for everyone. President Granger during an appearance on Public Interest stated that LGE does not ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 February 2016, 14:49 by Denis Chabrol The Police Officer, who was severely injured in a road accident late Friday night, has been identified as Assistant Commissioner (Administration), Balram Persaud. Traffic Chief, Dion Moore said the circumstances that led to the accident were not known as investigators have been unable to interview Persaud. After the accident ...