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Former presidents of Guyana will cease to enjoy tax exemptions and concessions if government passes its proposed Former Presidents (Benefits and Facilities) Bill 2015. Importantly, Section 5 of the bill stipulates that former presidents will forfeit entitlement to “the benefits and other facilities provided under Section 3, if the former President engages in business, trade, or paid employment or is ...

President David Granger on Monday ordered a wide-ranging probe into the collapse of mining pits, following the recent spate of incidents that has left more than 12 persons dead in May and June 2015. Back in 2013, four Brazilians were killed in a similar manner in Guyana. Launched by the Minister of Governance in the Ministry of the Presidency, Raphael ...

by Zena Henry The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is unable to say whether they will be taking their opposition seats within the first 100 days of the new government being in power, but is adamant that they will be a “force to reckon with”, when they do. The party has promised to be forceful and combative. “We have to go ...

The Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) is chiding government’s inability to set up the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) as soon as was promised, and for allegedly flaunting procurement procedures in securing the services of Christopher Ram and Anand Goolsarran to carry out forensic audits of state bodies. Noteworthy though, is the fact that the PPPC’s decision to boycott the National ...

Police said they were probing an attempted murder and arson committed by a cane harvester who later committed suicide. Police said that at about 20:50h. last night Sunday June 21, 2015, cane harvester Nandlall Ragnauth, 48 years, of Krotheraadt, EBB, went to the home of his reputed wife’s mother at No. 7 Village, WCB, where he broke into the home ...

Reproduced from Breitbart.com Following protests from Guyana that the socialist Venezuelan government is attempting to usurp international waters for itself, the Colombian government issued a statement this weekend rejecting a Venezuelan decree claiming waters off the coast of Colombia for itself. Venezuela passed Decree 1787 in May, which converted international waters into “Operating Zones of Integral Maritime and Insular Defense.” ...

by Zena Henry General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Clement Rohee has refused to divulge the party’s actions towards one of its members now accused of illegally trying to transfer a number of state vehicles to herself, and at least four other persons. Some days ago, evidence surfaced implicating the former Public Service Minister, Dr Jennifer Westford in ...

A man, who was serving a 76-year jail term for killing his wife by poison and suffocation, was found hanging in a cell at the New Amsterdam Prison Sunday afternoon, according to police and prison sources. Authorities identified the dead man as 27-year old Ramesh Muniram. Investigators said he was found hanging from a rope, shortly after he was released ...

The gold mining township of Bartica, considered the gateway to the interior, is set to become Guyana’s seventh town in less than one year from now. The date set by President David Granger is April 23, 2016. He made the announcement on Sunday, June 21, 2015 at a public meeting held at the Bartica Secondary School. “I made a promise ...

Distinguished Economics Professor, Clive Thomas has been appointed Presidential Advisor on Sustainable Development, andc he will focus largely on the recovery of billions of dollars of stolen assets that experts believe have been stashed away locally and overseas. When Thomas takes up his appointment on July 1, he would be also assisting with tax reform and the planned commission of ...