Posted by: Demerara Waves – 02 December 2020- by Denis Chabrol
The false inside of a shipping container from Guyana.
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has recovered a key image of a shipping container suspected to have contained 11.5 tons of cocaine that had been busted in Belgium in early November, multiple sources have confirmed.
They have also recovered hundreds of other deleted scans of various containers.
Officials said the process was painstaking and delicate in order not to damage the hard drive that stores images of scanned shipping containers. The officials said the contents of the hard drive were recovered from the Chinese-made scanner by specialised equipment obtained from a key Western Nation that is involved in the global narco-trafficking fight. Continue reading →
Aug 25, 2020 News– – rice miller urges tougher controls
Nand Persaud, Berbice’s biggest rice miller
A major investigation involving the seizure of one and a half tonnes of cocaine by German authorities in a container of rice that came from Guyana, has raised troubling questions about the system at Customs.
It appeared that local investigators, including those from the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU), were stumped when it was discovered that the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) system, called Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA), was reflecting something other than what left Guyana. Continue reading →
Feb 02, 2020 News
Auditors of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) who descended on bauxite operations of Rusal/Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI), a few months ago, were told to leave or the company will shut operations.
GRA’s Godfrey Statia
The startling disclosure was made Friday by Commissioner-General Godfrey Statia during a press conference.
The Russian-controlled company is under fire, for the umpteenth time, for not only its labour practices but for taxes and other issues.
A few months ago, questions were raised over possible abuse of duty free concessions on fuel and dividends paid to the Government of Guyana. Continue reading →
Guyana: smuggled alcohol seized in GRA raid at Parika
Apr 01, 2018 – Kaieteur News
What GRA seized on Friday
A major intelligence-driven operation has resulted in millions of dollars worth of liquor seized in a raid on Good Friday.
According to officials of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), yesterday, 20 persons were arrested in the exercise that took place in the vicinity of the Two Brothers gas wharf, Parika East Bank Essequibo. Continue reading →
March 19. 2018. – Kaieteur News – By Kiana Wilburg
Godfrey Statia – GRA
Whether it is a politician or a businessman with the world of clout, nothing will stand in the way of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in going ahead with its audits on taxpayers who appear to have unexplained wealth.
In fact, Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia was able to confirm that there are at least, 1000 taxpayers under review. Continue reading →
Jun 14, 2017 – Kaieteur news – By Kiana Wilburg
For over ten years, officials within the Ministry of Finance had failed to implement crucial elements /modules of a computerized accounting system from Canada. This programme was intended to ensure accountability for how taxpayers’ money is budgeted and spent by the government.
It appears, however, that the Ministry of Finance was not the only agency that neglected its duty in this regard.
In fact, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) failed to implement critical parts of an Information Technology (IT) system for almost a decade. The consequences of the entity’s actions in this regard only contributed to billions in revenue leakages and rampant corruption.
New Controls Being Implemented. Continue reading →
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On a yearly basis, GRA estimates that almost $1.1B in exemptions are granted to remigrants. A major portion of this amount would be on vehicles.
Jun 13, 2017 – Kaieteur News
There are major problems facing the country’s Remigrant Scheme, offered to overseas Guyanese who want to return home to invest and live here. Almost one-fifth of them are deliberately selling their multimillion-dollar vehicles under
GRA’s chief, Godfrey Statia
questionable arrangements, while almost a similar number are failing to live up to the conditions under which they were granted the exemption, in the first place.
Speaking on a number of issues that the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is working on to close the loopholes, Commissioner-General Godfrey Statia last week disclosed that an assessment has found some troubling things. Continue reading →
