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Aubrey Norton
“The PNCR wishes to make it clear that as your government-in-waiting, as part of the coalition, we will remove the burden of personal income tax from our people,” he said. Mr. Norton said the scrapping of the income tax was an “enduring obligation” to Guyanese “given the current favourable economic circumstances from oil and gas.”
In the 2022 National Budget, the government increased the income tax threshold to GY$75,000. (app $375US/month). Continue reading
Winston Brassington
…to also meet shortfall if revenues not enough to pay Chinese Co.
Feb 24, 2022- Kaieteur News – The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Incorporated and its customers, will, in the event of the power being supplied by the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Plant (AFHEP) not be utilized by its customers, stand that risk.
Additionally, if for whatever reason the revenue garnered by GPL is insufficient to meet payment obligations under a Power Purchase Agreement—currently being negotiated—then again the power company and its customers are the parties that bear the risk and would have to meet any shortfall in payments to the Chinese contractor sponsor of AFHEP, China Railway First Group.
This much was made pellucid—for those paying attention—during the recently concluded International Energy Conference and Expo 2022, when Winston Brassington, the de facto head of the AFHEP Project, provided delegates with an update. Continue reading
GUYANA: Wha Mo Yo Want?!! – By Eric Matthews
Just sun, an’ more sun, an’ rain, an’ more rain,
An’ mud an’ slush, an’ sandy beaches, an’ northeast trades,
An’ a hundred waterfalls, an’ rapids, an’ rivers, an’ creeks,
Black, fresh, muddy, slow, swift- flowing,
All heading fo’ de Atlantic.
Cool mountains, dark starry night skies, an’ wide open savannahs,
Rich earth, virgin, pristine forests.
Wha’ mo’yo’ want? Everytingyo’ want deh hay!
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