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By Marcelle Thomas
On the heels of allegations that Ramps Logistics Guyana (RLG) again made a false declaration to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) by inflating billions, the tax agency last year flagged and fined other companies for false declarations, sources say.
By Shuntel Glasgow
Vendors who plied their trade around Demico House, Stabroek and outside the Discount Store, Regent Street were removed yesterday by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development following two court orders.
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has said that an anti-violence pilot programme initiated at the Campbellville Secondary School last year has seen success, as there has been a decrease in reported incidents of violence.
It has been over a year since Dr Asha Kissoon has refused to give up the parliamentary seat she was supposed to occupy temporarily under the three-party joinder agreement, and the situation remains unresolved.
A 23-year-old man met his demise early yesterday morning after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a tree along the Tapakuma Trail in Region Two.
Liquidated damages are being applied against Civcon Engineering Contractors for failing to complete the construction of the A-Line Pump Station between Versailles and Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara.
Milo Secondary Schools Football
Chase Academy was crowned the Milo Secondary Schools football champion for a record-extending fourth time as they defeated Waramuri of Region #1 by a 3-1 score in the final yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Berbice leg
East Bank Gunners were crowned the champion of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Berbice Zone, overcoming former two-time victor Trafalgar by a 1-0 score on Saturday evening at the New Amsterdam basketball court.
– two others charged with ammo possession
Two construction workers accused of burglarising the home of an Eldorado Village, West Coast Berbice woman and removing several items, including five cell phones, were last Friday remanded to prison by Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Weldaad Magistrate’s Court
A release from the police said that Carl Rowland, 18, and Shaquan Bentick, 20, both construction workers, of Lot 2 Eldorado Village, West Coast Berbice, were not required to enter pleas and were subsequently remanded to prison.
Part 73
Stabroek News spoke to members of the public who came from different parts of Guyana in the vicinity of the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.
-ensuring sustainable supply for over 2,000 residents
The depletion of many of the water systems in Region Nine due to prolonged dry spells has prompted the government to expand water infrastructure to ensure a sustainable supply of potable water to communities in the region, according to a Department of Public Information (DPI) release recently.
Regional Chairman of Region One Brentnol Ashley has announced the region’s plans to have the Mabaruma Amerindian Hostel relocated for better accessibility to land and water as well as electricity.
An Edinburgh Village taxi driver was refused bail on Wednesday last when he appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and pleaded guilty to the charge.
Dear Editor,
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has made a searing attack on a ruling by a High Court judge in the Teachers’ strike case in which the underlying issue is free collective bargaining.
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s top commander said on Sunday Kyiv’s outnumbered troops had fallen back to new positions west of three villages on the eastern front where Russia has concentrated significant forces in several locations.
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) – Nine men go on trial in Germany on Monday charged with high treason, attempted murder and plotting a violent coup d’etat aimed at installing an aristocrat as national leader and imposing martial law.
Three schools, St Rose’s High, Abram Zuil Secondary and St Stanislaus College, out of seven, have qualified for the opportunity to enter the Mousetrap Car Grand Prix international competition held annually in the Principality of Monaco.