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CAL, Fly Jamaica planes damaged in incident at Cheddi Jagan International Airport
The damaged Fly Jamaica plane. Its ripped off tail cone is on the ground. An incoming Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL)...
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Gov’t to boost 12 police stations tackling domestic violence
by Derwayne Wills The security sector will receive a budget of $29.1B with some of that money going to upgrade...
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Small Contractors to get one-off temporary NIS, GRA compliance certificates; new “trusted trader certificates” for importers
Small contractors will now be given Temporary National Insurance Scheme and Income Tax compliance certificates, removing a major stumbling block...
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GYD$9 billion for Guysuco ahead of “radical reorganising”
by Derwayne Wills Government has allocated $9B to assist the Guyana Sugar Corporation although more monies would be needed by...
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Passport fee, departure tax increased
The cost of acquiring a Guyanese passport and leaving Guyana will go up from January 1, 2017 when the new...
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Income tax reduced for persons earning less than GYD$2 million per year; up for those earning above
Personal Income Tax has been reduced from 30 to 28 percent for persons earning less than GYD$180,000 per month and...
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Updated: Environmental tax reintroduced; VAT to be paid on water, electricity; Old Age Pension increaesed
by Derwayne Wills Guyanese will now have to pay Value Added Tax (VAT) on water and electricity consumption above a...
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Guyana unveils solar energy plan; Mabaruma to get first solar farm
Guyana will next year construct the first solar farm as part of a larger plan to reduce the country's fossil...
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Guyana records economic decline
Guyana's economy will record a 2.6 percent growth in 2016 due to a decline in some prices and lower growth...
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Isolated New York-based Guyanese distance themselves from APNU+AFC coalition
Then Opposition Leader and Presidential Candidate, David Granger mingling with the Guyanese Diaspora in New York ahead of the May,...
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