$1.9B in direct relief for mining industry

$1.9B in direct relief for mining industry

–with planned removal of 10 per cent tributors tax, reduction of final tax to 2.5 per cent, other measures STAKEHOLDERS in the mining industry are set to benefit from a menu of relief measures valuing roughly $1.9 billion, according to Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo. Among those potential measures are the removal of the 10 per cent…

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‘Big Help’

‘Big Help’

–fisherfolk welcome government’s $150,000 one-off grant LOCAL fisherfolk will each benefit from a one-off grant of $150,000 in the government’s latest measure to help ordinary Guyanese cope with the rising cost of living brought on by external factors beyond Guyana’s control. This latest measure, which is expected to benefit between 5,000 – 5,500 persons, was…

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Men shoot at farmer who refused to sell them eggs

Men shoot at farmer who refused to sell them eggs

A 64-year-old farmer was reportedly shot at by two men after he refused to sell them eggs on Tuesday at Swan Village, Soesdyke Linden Highway. The incident occurred at about 21:05hrs, Police Headquarters reported. The farmer, who is a licensed firearm holder and who owns a 12-gauge barrel shotgun, also discharged a round at the…

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