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Y'all remember I said this word a couple years ago, Chiyana...remember ?
Former Member
Granger if he had any ounce of balls would have gone in there and examine the authority for the weapons, demand the licenses and relevant documents if ownership etc
You cannot bulldoze poor vendors for building infractions and not bulldoze corrupt Chinese with illegal weapons in guyanese soil.
Former Member
Rat-on-de-job
Ratting out everyone....
in Freedom House...
DE PUSSSSY-RAT
Focusing on Irfat....
Scrap metal trade still suspendedâĶ Govt. examines money laundering, corruption trail
Minister Keith Scott
The multi-million-dollar scrap metal trade
continues to be on hold with Government this week saying
it is investigating corruption and possible money laundering.
An audit has been carried on the Scrap Metal Unit
by the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU) and
decisions are to be made shortly on whether charges will be made,
says Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Keith Scott.
Shortly after taking office in May,
the new administration disclosed that it has found
almost $200M lying in an account at a city bank.
It belonged to the Scrap Metal Unit,
the body which monitors the trade.
There were some suspicious transactions,
including fees paid by dealers,
so the bank account was frozen
and an audit ordered.
Several containers of scrap metal for export
were left in limbo.
On Monday, Minister Scott disclosed that audit
and other work are still being wrapped up
with a decision on the trade to be made shortly.
âThere seems to have been
a deep level of corruption.
There seems to have been
a deep level of money laundering too
and some degree of compromise
with the management of the trade.
We have to regularize the process.â
But the trade has been lucrative
for hundreds of entrepreneurs
who employed a significant number of persons.
As a matter of fact, in 2012,
some 32,000 tons of metal was exported from the country.
It has not been without controversy.
This week, there are reports
that US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials
cooperated with Greek police
to smash a drug ring attempting to smuggle cocaine
from South America into Europe.
Authorities arrested three suspects
accused of having used a scrap metal import business
as a front to disguise their operations.
The suspects allegedly first shipped containers
with scrap metal from Guyana
to a rented warehouse in Aspropyrgos,
west of Athens.
During a police raid at a central Athens hotel,
Greek authorities arrested
a 38-year-old Guyana-born Dutch citizen,
who is believed to be the kingpin of the racket.
His name has not been made public,
but he was reportedly dubbed by police as âfat guyâ
because of his physical appearance.
Police also arrested two more suspects,
a 38-year-old Greek baseball player
and a 48-year-old Guyana national, as accomplices.
They were arrested at the Aspropyrgos warehouse
after they turned up to collect a container.
Police found 27 kilos of cocaine hidden inside a metal compartment.
Tapped telephone conversations revealed
that the racket was planning to smuggle
50 kilos of cocaine in Greece.
Sources told the newspaper that the 38-year-old Greek
had been on the radar of local and international
anti-drug agents for about two years.
He is said to have first contacted the Dutchman
earlier this year before the two of them set up the ring.
A fourth man,
who has not been arrested by the authorities,
is believed to have played a key role in dismantling the ring.
The Scrap Metal Unit,
once controlled by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Commerce,
was placed under Ministry of Housing
during the tenure of the previous administration.
Which Govt in the World....
besides the PPP
will place Export of Junk Iron
under the Minister of Housing
It was tasked with collecting fees and
monitoring the scrap metal industry.
Former Minister Irfaan Ali
and a senior staffer, Taslim Baksh,
controlled the trade.
Kaieteur News understands
that in December 2012,
the Donald Ramotar Cabinet gave instructions
for the Scrap Metal Unit
to be placed under Aliâs charge.
The instructions were signed by
former Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon.
While under the direct control of Ali,
the unitâs daily operations
were left to CH&PA Director of Finance, Taslim Baksh.
Baksh, in addition to his salary at CH&PA,
was supposed to receive a âstipendâ.
The unit was allowed to purchase pickups and
pay other expenses and
use staffers from CH&PA.
What was strange about the Cabinetâs decision
was that it also authorized
the transfer of the bank accoun
t of the Scrap Metal Unit
from Bank of Guyana
to a private commercial bank.
It was highly unusual for this to be done,
an official close to the investigations said.
The scrap metal trade
had been under the jurisdiction
of former Prime Minister, Sam Hinds,
but alleged irregularities into the trade
saw it being halted after utilities companies
and other stakeholders complained
that copper was being stolen from telephone cables.
The Scrap Metal Unit had come into existence
to address the concerns of Government.
It was collecting up to
$35,000 to $60,000 for 20-foot and 40-foot containers
being exported by scrap metal dealers.
Almost 25 dealers across the country
are involved in the trade with some of them
shipping scores of containers monthly.
The payment of the fee was critical
for the processing of Customs export documents.
According to Scott,
who did not want to disclose too many details,
auditors will be zeroing in
on the spending of that âprivateâ bank account.
DE PUSSSSY-RAT Lurking
Under current arrangements,
dealers have to visit CH&PA to pay the fees.
He said that an audit
is also set to start into the accounts of the CH&PA.
Not many staffers at CH&PA
were said to be aware of the workings of the unit
which fell directly under the control
of the former Minister and Baksh.
This is one huge can of worms opened here...oh ohhhhhh.
Dem peeps got some nice big big castles right? oh ohhhh.
RE:
The Scrap Metal Unit,
once controlled by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Commerce,
was placed under Ministry of Housing
during the tenure of the previous administration.
Which Govt in the World....
besides the PPP
will place Export of Junk Iron
under the Minister of Housing
It was tasked with collecting fees and
monitoring the scrap metal industry.
Former Minister Irfaan Ali
and a senior staffer, Taslim Baksh,
controlled the trade.
Jagdeo say yes, Rohee say no...
Which King Kong na hold shit ova dem head ?
Originally Posted by Jalil:
Rat-on-de-job
Ratting out everyone....
in Freedom House...
DE PUSSSSY-RAT
Focusing on Irfat....
Scrap metal trade still suspendedâĶ Govt. examines money laundering, corruption trail
Minister Keith Scott
The multi-million-dollar scrap metal trade
continues to be on hold with Government this week saying
it is investigating corruption and possible money laundering.
An audit has been carried on the Scrap Metal Unit
by the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU) and
decisions are to be made shortly on whether charges will be made,
says Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Keith Scott.
Shortly after taking office in May,
the new administration disclosed that it has found
almost $200M lying in an account at a city bank.
It belonged to the Scrap Metal Unit,
the body which monitors the trade.
There were some suspicious transactions,
including fees paid by dealers,
so the bank account was frozen
and an audit ordered.
Several containers of scrap metal for export
were left in limbo.
On Monday, Minister Scott disclosed that audit
and other work are still being wrapped up
with a decision on the trade to be made shortly.
âThere seems to have been
a deep level of corruption.
There seems to have been
a deep level of money laundering too
and some degree of compromise
with the management of the trade.
We have to regularize the process.â
But the trade has been lucrative
for hundreds of entrepreneurs
who employed a significant number of persons.
As a matter of fact, in 2012,
some 32,000 tons of metal was exported from the country.
It has not been without controversy.
This week, there are reports
that US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials
cooperated with Greek police
to smash a drug ring attempting to smuggle cocaine
from South America into Europe.
Authorities arrested three suspects
accused of having used a scrap metal import business
as a front to disguise their operations.
The suspects allegedly first shipped containers
with scrap metal from Guyana
to a rented warehouse in Aspropyrgos,
west of Athens.
During a police raid at a central Athens hotel,
Greek authorities arrested
a 38-year-old Guyana-born Dutch citizen,
who is believed to be the kingpin of the racket.
His name has not been made public,
but he was reportedly dubbed by police as âfat guyâ
because of his physical appearance.
Police also arrested two more suspects,
a 38-year-old Greek baseball player
and a 48-year-old Guyana national, as accomplices.
They were arrested at the Aspropyrgos warehouse
after they turned up to collect a container.
Police found 27 kilos of cocaine hidden inside a metal compartment.
Tapped telephone conversations revealed
that the racket was planning to smuggle
50 kilos of cocaine in Greece.
Sources told the newspaper that the 38-year-old Greek
had been on the radar of local and international
anti-drug agents for about two years.
He is said to have first contacted the Dutchman
earlier this year before the two of them set up the ring.
A fourth man,
who has not been arrested by the authorities,
is believed to have played a key role in dismantling the ring.
The Scrap Metal Unit,
once controlled by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Commerce,
was placed under Ministry of Housing
during the tenure of the previous administration.
Which Govt in the World....
besides the PPP
will place Export of Junk Iron
under the Minister of Housing
It was tasked with collecting fees and
monitoring the scrap metal industry.
Former Minister Irfaan Ali
and a senior staffer, Taslim Baksh,
controlled the trade.
Kaieteur News understands
that in December 2012,
the Donald Ramotar Cabinet gave instructions
for the Scrap Metal Unit
to be placed under Aliâs charge.
The instructions were signed by
former Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon.
While under the direct control of Ali,
the unitâs daily operations
were left to CH&PA Director of Finance, Taslim Baksh.
Baksh, in addition to his salary at CH&PA,
was supposed to receive a âstipendâ.
The unit was allowed to purchase pickups and
pay other expenses and
use staffers from CH&PA.
What was strange about the Cabinetâs decision
was that it also authorized
the transfer of the bank accoun
t of the Scrap Metal Unit
from Bank of Guyana
to a private commercial bank.
It was highly unusual for this to be done,
an official close to the investigations said.
The scrap metal trade
had been under the jurisdiction
of former Prime Minister, Sam Hinds,
but alleged irregularities into the trade
saw it being halted after utilities companies
and other stakeholders complained
that copper was being stolen from telephone cables.
The Scrap Metal Unit had come into existence
to address the concerns of Government.
It was collecting up to
$35,000 to $60,000 for 20-foot and 40-foot containers
being exported by scrap metal dealers.
Almost 25 dealers across the country
are involved in the trade with some of them
shipping scores of containers monthly.
The payment of the fee was critical
for the processing of Customs export documents.
According to Scott,
who did not want to disclose too many details,
auditors will be zeroing in
on the spending of that âprivateâ bank account.
DE PUSSSSY-RAT Lurking
Under current arrangements,
dealers have to visit CH&PA to pay the fees.
He said that an audit
is also set to start into the accounts of the CH&PA.
Not many staffers at CH&PA
were said to be aware of the workings of the unit
which fell directly under the control
of the former Minister and Baksh.
wow!
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