TUESDAY 4th OCTOBER, 2022
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APNU+AFC’s 18-month delay in election petition appeal could lead to investigation
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- see significant increase in small, medium-scale gold miners - gold production expected to grow significantly in years ahead
THE number of smalland-medium-scale gold miners has significantly increased over the past two years, largely due to the many incentives given out by the government to encourage growth in the sector. According to Natural Re-
sources Minister Vickram Bharrat, notwithstanding a slight decline in gold production in the Mid-Year Report, this was mainly due to issues being faced by Guyana’s two large-scale producers, whereas production by small-and-medium-scale
miners saw substantial increase. “It means that a lot of our Guyanese miners are going back into mining, and they’ve been expanding their operations. It comes because of the incentives that government has been giving to the mining sec-
tor, as well as other sectors,” Minister Bharrat said. Over the past two years, measures implemented by the government to bring relief to miners included tax concessions for recapitalisation, the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT)
on heavy-duty equipment and machines, removal of duty and VAT from All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), a significant reduction in duty on four-door pickups of a certain engine size, the reduction of the final tax from 3.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent, the removal
of VAT on lubricating oil, the removal of certain unnecessarily burdensome requirements related to the licensing of equipment, and the transportation of fuel and increased hinterland infrastructural development. SEE MORE ON PAGE 3
294 private cane farmers receive $150,000 one-off grant
Vice-President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo spearheaded the distribution of the $150,000 one-off cash grant to private cane farmers at the Windsor Forest Community Centre in Region Three on Monday (Office of the Vice-President photos)
Citizens welcome reduction of GuyOil fuel prices
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Cricket Carnival showcases unifying power
THE historic Cricket Carnival events and C a r i b b e a n P re m i e r League (CPL) matches were undoubtedly sources of unification, as persons, regardless of their race, creed, sexuality, religion and other
individual features converged at the various venues to celebrate as “one people.” In every corner of the Guyana National Stadium, the Guyana National Park or any other carnival venue, there
were persons, not necessarily friends and family, sharing light conversation, a fist bump or high five, a layman’s analysis of the cricket game, and even some friendly dance moves. This display of cohe-
sion was also observed at various bars and restaurants, especially when the Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) was engaging in “battle” on the cricket field. When they weren’t collectively acknowledging
a boundary or wicket, Guyanese were tasting food at the three-day Regional Food Festival, or raving together at the One Guyana Concert, the J’ouvert, and the Super Concerts. SEE MORE ON PAGE 3