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…aiming to settle $1B owed to GRA 

In counting its mountain of debts, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council is seeking to resolve the surplus of $1 billion that is owed to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

Mayor Ubraj Narine disclosed at a press conference on Friday that the Council engaged GRA about one week ago on pending financial matters. He identified that while the municipality owes $1 billion to the agency, GRA also needs to return monies owed for VAT paid for garbage collection. The Authority also operates in various areas without paying revenue.

Since both agencies have outstanding monies for each other, the Council is aiming to find a suitable resolution. The Mayor contended that the Council is trying to establish a better relationship with agencies in its remit.

“I believe it is over $1 billion owed to GRA by the Council. These are liabilities that this Council took over. We took over $5 billion to $6 billion in liabilities…Last week, when GRA and the Council met, we came to a conclusion and now we are trying to access more of those years of VAT that we paid to GRA so that we can do a set-off.”

“While the GRA owe the City Council those monies, we also owe GRA. Beyond that, we also discussed that GRA is also occupying the avenue, which they’re not paying a revenue. We’re also looking at Lamaha where the railway embankment is where GRA operates a parking lot and temporary license office…We’re looking for a good relationship with GRA and other Government agencies so that we can be able to work for the betterment of citizens of Georgetown,” Narine told the media.

Dating back since 1994, the Council also owes the National Insurance Scheme in excess of $500 million. Payments have since recommenced and a plan is in place to ensure persons get their monies.

“NIS has been owed by the Mayor and City Council since 1994. However, we met from the Board and payment commenced from our end to NIS. I believe a few staff already started to receive benefits from NIS.”

When asked, Mayor Narine could not say why the NIS was not paid but asserted that he “came and met these liabilities”. A decision was taken at the level of the Council to resume payments, which has now materialised.

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Nan a wordo condena na 1 aña y mey y 2 aña di prison

ORANJESTAD (AAN):  Diabierna mainta tanto Hues como Fiscal a cuestiona e hecho cu e hombernan Venezolano J.V.G. y L.N. dia 17 Februari 2022 a trece Aruba, 3 mucha y 4 hende grandi for di Venezuela den un boto. Guarda Costa a intercepta e boto aki banda di waf na Playa. Hues a confirma exigencia di Fiscal y a condena e homber J.V.G. na 1 aña y 6 luna di prison mientras cu L.N., kende ta un residivista di traficacion di hende, a wordo condena na 2 aña di prison. 

TRAFICACION DI HENDE

            Fiscal a acusa e hombernan J.V.G. y L.N. cu riba 17 Februari 2022 nan a trafica hende for di Venezuela y tambe cu nan tabata den posecion di un revolver cu 46 bala. Hues a bisa cu el a keda asombra di lesa cu a trece tres mucha for di Venezuela den e boto. Ta asina cu Guarda Costa durante patruya a mira e boto La Reina ta navega den vecindario di Playa cu 7 hende drumi den boto. Nan a sospecha cu aki ta trata di algo ilegal. A duna e capitan di e boto orden pa para y e capitan a bisa cu nan tabata pisca.

            A ordena e capitan pa habri e icejug y a constata cu no tabatin pisca. Abordo di e boto tabatin 3 mucha, 3 muher y 1 homber. A detene tur 7 y tambe J.V.G. y L.N. E hendenan a wordo hiba Warda Nos Costa mientras cu J.V.G. y L.N. a keda na Guarda Costa y despues entrega na Polis. Guarda Costa a constata cu e boto no tabata den estado optimal pa carga asina hopi hende y cu e boto por yena cu awa. Durante investigacion riba e boto, a haya den un caha un paki getape. Den e paki aki tabatin un revolver y un caha cu 46 bala.

NO SUFICIENTE SALBA BIDA

               Hues a sigui bisa cu segun e raport di Guarda Costa, a constata cu no tabatin suficiente salbabida riba e boto, no tabatin radio y tampoco JPS. Guarda Costa ta conclui cu e boto no tabata sigur pa navega cu asina hopi hende. Nan tambe a mustra cu e muchanan no tabatin salbabida bisti. A ripara cu tur esnan abordo tabatin hopi sed y hamber. Manera a para e boto, nan tabata pidi pa awa y cuminda.

DOÑO DI BOTO NO TABATA SA DI NADA

            Guarda Costa a bay papia cu doño di e boto, G., kende a bisa cu e no sa di nada. El a declara na Guarda Costa cu el a fia L.N., e boto pa bay pisca dia 15 Februari 2022 cu e comprendemento cu e mesun dia ta trece e boto bek. G. a bisa cu el a fia L.N. e boto pasobra ta L.N. a yud’e drecha e boto cu e ta navega. G. a desmenti cu el a bisa nan pa busca hendenan na Venezuela y cu lo paga nan mil dollar.     Tambe el a bisa cu e no sa nada di arma di candela y balanan. El a bisa cu e kier su boto bek. Guarda Costa a constata cu tabatin 5 salbabida riba e boto. Segun un di esnan abordo, e muchanan tabatin salbabida bisti. Nan a sali for di Punto Fijo, Venezuela cu un otro boto y na dado momento a aborda La Reina.

DUO VENEZOLANO A ADMITI

               Ta asina cu L.N. y J.V.G. a admiti di a trece e hendenan pero ta desmenti di sa di e arma di candela. L.N. a bisa cu e tabata navega e boto y J.V.G. tabata banda di dje y tabata check e hendenan. Ambos a bisa cu a controla e boto promer cu a sali y no tabatin arma abordo. J.V.G. tabata 3 luna ilegal na Aruba y a bay pa busca su pareha. L.N. desde October 2021 ta ilegal na Aruba y e tambe a trece su amiga. Ta asina cu L.N. den pasado a wordo condena caba pa traficacion di hende. 

FISCAL

            Fiscal a bisa cu e ta haya cu J.V.G. y L.N. a trafica hende for di Venezuela pa Aruba. Nan a admiti di a haci esey. Nan tabatin contacto cu e hendenan pa bin Aruba. Fiscal ta haya cu e boto no tabata cualifica pa transporta asina hopi hende. No tabatin suficiente salbabida abordo y tampoco JPS. Fiscal a sigui bisa cu pa loke ta e arma, ningun abordo tabata sa di e arma. No por prueba cu J.V.G. y L.N. tabata sa di e arma.

            Pesey Fiscal a pidi Hues pa declara nan liber di posecion di arma. Fiscal a cuestiona cu den e caso aki tabatin 3 mucha abordo. El a mustra cu tabatin caso caminda hendenan a muri durante viahe di Venezuela pa Aruba. E ta haya cu e duo a pone bida di e 7 hendenan den peliger.

            Fiscal a tuma nan na malo cu a transporta 3 mucha. El a bisa cu e traficacion di hende ta mina maneho di Gobierno di Aruba. Ta trece hendenan kendenan lo bay traha ilegal. El a menciona tambe cu L.N. den pasado caba a wordo condena pa traficacion di hende y ta bolbe hacie.

            Fiscal a exigi pa J.V.G. 18 luna y pa L.N. 24 luna di prison. Ta asina cu a duna e doño e boto. 

ABOGADO

            Abogado mr. Mohamed a bisa Hues cu e ta comparti punto di bista di Fiscal cu no por pone e duo responsabel pa e arma. El a bisa cu tur dos acusado a admiti di a haci e viahe pa trece hende. Abogado a bisa cu e ta referi na decision di Hues pa cu e castigo. 

SENTENCIA

            Hues a sera tratamento di e caso y a dicta sentencia di biaha. Hues ta haya legalmente proba traficacion di hende bou circunstancia peligroso. Tambe Hues ta haya cu e duo Venezolano no ta responsabel pa e arma y balanan. El a declara nan liber pa posecion di arma di candela y balanan. Pa cu e castigo el a tene cuenta cu sentencia di Hof. Hues a confirma exigencia di Fiscal. El a condena J.V.G. na 18 luna di prison y L.N. na 24 luna di prison.

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Minister Ursell Arends: *E ciudadano ta para pa haci su escogencia pa Aruba 

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Entrante dialuna 22 di augustus, 2022, Aruba lo tuma un paso grandi pa cera Parkietenbos y ta duna inicio na un maneho responsabel y sostenibel di desperdicio. Serlimar lo prohibi e entrega di taira na Dump Parkietenbos. Den e manera aki por tuma e prome paso pa evita candela cu ta kima pa decadas caba na Parkietenbos. Taira por ser entrega na na Ecotech Freezone NV y pronto tambe na Carentra VBA. 

            Ministerio di Naturalesa a tuma nota di algun tireshops cu a tuma e decision di ofrece e cliente un servicio incompleto na momento di cambia taira (nan comunicado adhunto). E tireshops aki a pidi pa delibera cu Gobierno  pero no a propone un plan of solucion realistico. Desde februari tur instancia na Aruba por a propone un solucion pa e tema di tires y ta solamente dos compania a presenta plan concreto.  Esaki no ta momento pa bolbe crea tardansa den e clausura di e dump Parkietenbos, cual lo crea espacio pa candela sigui surgi.

           Na e momento aki ta keda na e ciudadano cu ta doño di vehiculonan pa haci su escohencia na fabor di nos Pais.

Den esaki e ciudadano tin diferente opcion pa deshaci di nan taira:

E consumidor por opta pa un tire shop cu ta brinda servicio incompleto, bay cu su taira, y tir’e den mondi. Si scohe pa pone moralidad un banda y daña nos medio ambiente, ta core e riesgo di un multa te cu 10,000 Florin of 6 luna den prison ya cu esaki ta un acto castigabel (“strafrechtelijk”).
E consumidor por opta pa un servicio incompleto, bay cu su taira, y entrega esaki personalmente cerca Ecotech Freezone NV unda e lo paga Afl. 0.19 cent pa kilo. E gran mayoria di chauffeur na Aruba ta haci uso di un taira di mas o menos 12 kilo, esta Afl.2,28 pa segura cu su taira wordo procesa den un manera responsabel.
E consumidor tambe por opta pa haci uzo di e servicio di e negoshinan cu ta recoge desperdicio y hiba esaki na pa ser procesa manera menciona ariba.
E consumidor por opta pa un servicio completo cerca cualkier otro tireshops na Aruba, incluyendo e transporte di taira na e Ecotech Freezone NV of Carentra VBA pa procesamento responsabel. Asina nos tur por contribui na paga e candela na dump y tene Aruba limpi.

            Minister Arends ta gradici tur compania y ciudadano cu ta forma parti di e solucion pa por cera Dump Parkietenbos, y pa segura cu tairanan por wordo procesa den un forma responsabel pa por paga e candela na Parkietenbos y scapa nos medio ambiente.

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At least three persons received minor injuries after two vehicles crashed on the Essequibo Coast Friday evening.

The accident occurred sometime around 18:45 on the Riverstown Public Road, Essequibo.

Based on information reaching this publication, one of the vehicles had three occupants – the driver, his girlfriend and his cousin. The other vehicle, PVV 8635, only had the driver, who was reportedly intoxicated and was speeding.

Reports are that both cars were heading in the southern direction, when PVV 8635 was driving at a very fast rate and crash into the other car. This resulted in the driver of PVV 8635 losing control of the vehicle and hitting a lantern post, which broke and fell thus taking out the street light power in the village.

Meanwhile, after being hit, the second car with the three occupants flipped and turned turtled. The vehicle was badly damaged.

One resident related that “All we hear is boodum boom boom! Then suddenly we neighbour start one halla for her son because he left to go out at the said time of the accident.”

According to the residents, the three occupants were pulled from the wrecked vehicle and rushed to the hospital. However, there were no serious visible injuries.

Meanwhile, residents further claimed that after the crash, the driver of PVV 8635 said he had “plenty woman problem and nobody don’t know his feeling and what’s on his mind.”

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