GuySuCo Project Gold Sugar Packaging Facility, Enmore

Guyana Sugar (GuySuCo), the government-owned sugar company, inaugurated its packaging facility in Enmore in East Demerara, Guyana, in May 2011. Guyana Sugar (GuySuCo), the government-owned sugar company, inaugurated its packaging facility in Enmore in East Demerara, Guyana, in May 2011.”Financing for Project Gold came through a grant from the European Commission.” The new plant has … Read more

President Jagdeo avoids answering the BBC’s questions about corruption

On 4 December 2009, Guyana’s President, Bharrat Jagdeo, was interviewed on the BBC programme “Hard Talk“. At one stage, the presenter, Zeinab Badawi, asks Jagdeo about REDD. What Jagdeo doesn’t say in response is more interesting than what he does say. He doesn’t mention the logging companies already logging Guyana’s forests. He doesn’t mention mining. … Read more

Sanata complex deal…Tax holidays not yet granted by GRA

Law contains deficiencies, inaccuracies, not exhaustive enough – Finance Ministry Government says that the legislation regarding tax holidays and concessions contain a number of obvious deficiencies and various inaccuracies and omissions. This is according to a release from the Ministry of Finance which sought to clarify the recent controversy surrounding the tax holidays and tax … Read more

Investors for Sanata Textiles deal get…Five-year tax hoildays, customs waivers, duty-free concessions

The concessions granted to the investors of the Sanata Textiles complex are according to law and in keeping with what is offered to any new project, Government said yesterday. During a press conference at the studios of the National Communications Network (NCN) to clear the air over the Sanata deal, Head of the Guyana Office … Read more