Tag Archives: Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA)

The United States (U.S.) government has trained and equipped several officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) to intercept illicit firearms and ammunition, the embassy in Guyana said Tuesday. “Training topics included firearms tracing, methods of illicit export, global and regional trends in small arms and light weapons detection, weapons identification and their components, forensic ...

Four West Demerara residents have been charged with money laundering allegedly linked to the discovery of a quantity silver-plated raw gold while they were preparing to leave on a flight bound for the United States (US), the Guyana Police Force said. They are Saffee “Chillo” Ahmad, 58; Shameena Ahamad, 52, and Ashiana Salamalay, 33, of 38 Roraima Scheme, Versailles, West ...

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) said customs officers on Tuesday seized a quantity of gold jewellery from three passengers, two of whom are US citizens, who were attempting to leave on an outbound American Airlines flight for New York, USA. GRA said the 240 ounces of virtually pure gold, disguised as silver plated jewellery, is valued at more than US$560,000 ...

Representatives of ExxonMobil Guyana Limited and RAMPS Logistics on Friday pleaded not guilty on behalf of their companies in connection with two separate charges of allegedly falsifying customs declarations to the amount of US$12.1 billion for imports of oil well equipment and other supplies. Mr Steve Gentry of ExxonMobil pleaded not guilty to the charge of having caused to be ...

Representatives of ExxonMobil Guyana and its customs brokerage company, RAMPS Logistics are now set to appear in the Georgetown Magistrates Court for allegedly falsifying customs declaration to the amount of US$12.1 billion for imports of oil well equipment and other supplies. In the name of Guyana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) Commissioner-General, Godfrey Statia, ExxonMobil has been charged with having caused to ...

Four persons were arrested at Annandale, East Coast Demerara in connection with two minibuses and a large wooden boat laden with suspected smuggled liquor, beers and chicken, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) said Thursday. The arrests and seizure were made on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The GRA said spiritous liquor, Heineken beers and Rockingham chicken were found at the scene ...

Former Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Kurshid Sattaur died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 63 years old. A relative confirmed that Sattaur passed away in Guyana. Sattaur was tax chief until 2016, months after the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) lost power. He was a devout Muslim. At one time, he had visited the ...

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Tuesday announced a range of additional tax relief measures that will assist Guyanese as the country grapples with the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The tax relief, the entity stated, will support businesses and individuals who have been socially and economically disadvantaged by the threat of the virus. Among the relief measures are: Removal ...

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Wednesday announced that it would not be renewing or issuing first-time drivers and conductor licences and motor vehicle registrations until April 30. The tax collection agency also announced that the payment of corporate and individual advance taxes and income taxes for businesses has been deferred until June 30. The GRA said measures to reduce ...

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced a waiver of value added tax (VAT) and duties on all medical supplies for testing, prevention and treatment of the coronavirus (COVID-19), that has so far claimed the life of one woman and afflicted four other persons. The tax collection agency says the waiver is not limited to soaps, disinfectant sprays, hand sanitizers, ...