Archive for April 11th, 2011

Gas buffer near – Cabinet to discuss response to surging fuel costs

Amid threats by the People’s National Party (PNP) to take protest action in pressing the Government to address spiking fuel costs, the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) yesterday revealed that Cabinet would be designing strategies to cushion the effect of rising international oil prices on local consumers.

The PNP on Saturday indicated it would be stepping up its demand on the Government to immediately cap the ad valorem tax on petroleum products and to remove the general consumption tax on ...

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FIU now under AG’s office

Two weeks after Public Service Commission (PSC) chairman Christopher Thomas stated that the law governing the appointment of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) head is ambiguous, the Government has brought an amendment to the FIU Act.

Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley had argued that the appointment of Susan Francois, Registrar General, to the position of acting director was illegal and improper because Attorney General Anand Ramlogan had gotten involved in the appointment process.

Rowley had stated that an interviewing panel from the ...

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