Charrandas Persaud tipped as Guyana’s High Commissioner to India…as Foreign Service shake-up looms

Charrandas Persaud, the former Alliance For Change (AFC) parliamentarian whose break with the former Government caused them to topple from power via a No-Confidence Motion (NCM) in 2018, is being tipped to be Guyana’s new High Commissioner to India.According to a well-placed source, Persaud’s appointment along with the appointment of various other key diplomats are … Read more

GuySuCo to place more emphasis on packaged sugar to help revive industry

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has acknowledged that one of its major shortcomings has been its reliance on selling bulk sugar. Under new management now, the Corporation has a change of plan, and will be focusing on marketing more packaged sugar to add value to what it produces.This was on Wednesday revealed to the media … Read more

Jagdeo unapologetic about granting radio license to PPP

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo is unapologetic that he had unilaterally allocated radio licenses to, among others, his People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) “You hear every single day ‘friends and family’ and, of course, the PPP got a license and I don’t mind that one that one, I am a politician so they can accuse me … Read more

Enmore Packaging Plant is working to expectations – Agri Minister

Amid concerns raised about the general operation of the Enmore Packaging Plant, Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said the recently-built factory is in full operation, but it will be some five to eight years before it starts to function in its full capacity. Dr Ramsammy made this statement on Friday, during a tour of the … 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