{"id":20674,"date":"2024-06-18T17:43:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20674"},"modified":"2024-06-18T17:44:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:44:22","slug":"government-intensifies-efforts-against-gold-smuggling-with-tougher-penalties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-intensifies-efforts-against-gold-smuggling-with-tougher-penalties\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Intensifies Efforts Against Gold Smuggling with Tougher Penalties"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has announced stringent measures to combat gold smuggling, emphasizing tougher penalties as part of the government&#8217;s crackdown on illegal activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at his weekly press conference at the Office of the President, Dr. Jagdeo outlined the administration&#8217;s resolve to strengthen controls over the exportation of gold and other smuggled goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acknowledging the existing rigorous processes for legal gold exports, Dr. Jagdeo underscored the need for further enhancements to these protocols. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that while Guyana has stringent regulations, the cooperation of destination countries is crucial in curbing the flow of illegally transported gold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo highlighted the importance of collaboration between Guyana and its international counterparts to effectively address cross-border smuggling issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Dr. Jagdeo expressed concerns over individuals bypassing legal channels despite incentives provided by the government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that these incentives, designed to encourage lawful practices, will be reassessed to ensure they effectively deter smuggling activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government&#8217;s proactive stance against gold smuggling reflects its commitment to strengthening national regulations and international partnerships to combat illegal trade practices effectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has announced stringent measures to combat gold smuggling, emphasizing tougher penalties as part of the government&#8217;s crackdown on illegal activities. Speaking at his weekly press&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20675,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20674"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20676,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20674\/revisions\/20676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}