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Whisky in container… Palm Court proprietor did not defraud GRA
The proprietor of Palm Court and the importer of a container of beer never knowingly attempted to defraud the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA). This comment was made by a senior GRA official when asked to comment on a report in last Sunday’s Kaieteur News.
And Ravi Prashad, son of former Trade Minister Manniram Prashad, was never detained for any breach of Customs regulations.
At issue were three cases of whisky (and not ‘a significant quantity’ as reported) that were in a container that brought more than 300 cases of Heineken and Corona beer and examined by local Customs officials. The shipment was imported by Top Brandz, operated by Wayne James, for sale to Palm Court.
Mr Prashad said that while there were approaches by certain people to fudge the import, his company insisted on paying the necessary dues that totaled some $2.5 million. He said that he was unaware of the three cases of whisky in the container. He added that when the three cases of whisky were discovered, all that was necessary was the payment of what GRA Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur described as an infinitesimal sum—some $60,000.
Contrary to the Kaieteur News report, the ‘unpaid’ duties and taxes never amounted to millions of dollars.
Kaieteur News apologises for the errors in the earlier report.
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