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Ogle Airport Inc. (OAI) and Air Services Limited (ASL) are locked in a bitter dispute over the requirements for the start-up of the carrier’s US$1 million fuel farm that has been lying idle for almost one year now. ASL has accused OAI of deliberately creating conditions to ensure that its fuel would not be cheaper and would be forced to ...

The former director of a Boca Raton payroll company faces a maximum 40 years in prison after admitting Tuesday that he skimmed more than $20 million that was supposed to be turned over to taxing authorities on behalf of roughly 12 hospitals in eight states. Sonny Ramdeo, 36, formerly of Sunrise, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money-laundering in connection ...

Two employees of Air Services Limited (ASL) have been arrested in connection with the discovery of a quantity of marijuana that was destined for an interior location, according to well-placed sources. A well-placed source at the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) said the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has been asked to advise on a recommendation that the duo be ...

The United States Department of Transportation (Dot) has denied requests Caribbean Airlines and Fly Jamaica to fly direct from Georgetown to New York, saying the carriers did not provide compelling evidence that doing so will be in the public’s interest. “In light of these existing Georgetown-New York services and the lack of a showing by the applicants on the record ...

Eight operators of radio and television stations, including the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN), have until month-end to “put their houses in order” or they would be deemed illegal broadcasters, Chairman of the Board of the Guyana Broadcasting Authority (GBA), Bibi Shadick said Tuesday. STVS Channel 4, The Learning Channel, National Television Network (NTN), Rambarran, WRHM, NCN, Tarzie in Bartica ...

Rubis has suspended fuel to Ogle International Airport after the sole supplier, Caribbean Aviation Management Systems (CAMS), began purchasing aviation fuel from GuyOil, a source said. Rubis’ Aviation Sales Manager, K. Hutson Inniss declined to explain his company’s decision that was communicated to Air Services Limited (ASL) on Monday. “We have discovered that our Into Plane provider CAMS received jet ...

Guyana is among several Caribbean countries whose food safety and animal and plant health measures will be improved to help them take advantage of the European Union (EU) market, an official here said Monday. Agriculture Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said an agreement for the 11 million Euro project would be signed between the Inter American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture ...

Small rice farmers stand to benefit the most from cheaper fertilizer being supplied by Venezuela under the PetroCaribe agreement but large farmers would have to buy some of the material, Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said on Monday. “The small farmer will benefit the most because they will meet close to a hundred percent of their needs whereas as you ...

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) says the four Brazilians killed in a mining accident at Arau, Region Seven last week had previously been ordered out of the area after it was discovered that they were working illegally. This was revealed by acting Commissioner Rickford Vieira at a news conference on Monday. “What we have so far is those ...

Well-known Berbice doctor, Physul Sattaur, was killed when the car he was driving slammed into a truck on the Number 19 Public Road, Berbice. Sattaur,70, had earlier Sunday evening left a cricket match at the Albion Sports Club Ground for his home at Coburg Street, New Amsterdam. The Polish-trained doctor was extracted from his mangled car and rushed to the ...