Detained fuel boat released after $36m in taxes paid

Godfrey Statia

The vessel seized by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) late last month with over 200,000 gallons of fuel, paid the $36M taxes due and the fuel was offloaded on Monday.

Owner of the MT Jubilee vessel, Anand Sanasie, would not comment on the matter when contacted and told this newspaper that he prefers the GRA to speak on the issue.  The vessel was detained over concerns that the shipment had not been declared.

Information seen by this newspaper shows that the MT Jubilee has journeyed mostly between Port Georgetown and Linden. It travelled between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago on March 25th this year.