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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6616 WEDNESDAY 04 JANUARY 2017 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Ten arrested for massive tax refund fraud scheme at Walvis Bay Receiver Floris Steenkamp Ten people made first appearances in the Walvis Bay magistrate's court in the last days of 2016, following their arrest for an N$2,220 781-16 fraud scheme uncovered at the Walvis Bay office of the Receiver of Revenue [Department of Inland Revenue - Ministry Of Finance]. Two of the suspects are employed by the and Marlon Prins, Roselli Leonardo, Michael Receiver. A third employee of the Receiver [to McLobo, Velnancio Muller and Patrick Titus. become the 11th accused] is still at large. She was The accused officials of Inland Revenue identified as Jeanet Garoes. She is urged to give allegedly between April 2013 and November herself over to the nearest police station. 2016 forged Pay as You Earn (PAYE 5) The accused are: taxation officer Henry Visagie certificates in the names of some twenty one of the Ministry Of Finance's Walvis Bay Office as family and friends, resulting in undeserved tax well as his spouse Willemina Visagie. Both were refunds. denied bail by Magistrate Vicky Nikolaidis. The More arrests are most likely to follow, as an other accused, who were also denied bail are: investigation into the incident is still ongoing. MornĂŠ Feris, Jaqueline Imbili, Quinton Matthews
Kenya and Rwanda pay festive diplomatic call to Pres. Hage Geingob Report on page 2 Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Amina Mohamed and Mrs Louise Mushikiwabo, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda paid a courtesy visit to the President of the Republic of Namibia Dr Hage Geingob on 29 December 2016.
Coastal businessman arrested with Chinese coaccused on multi-billion money laundering scheme Floris Steenkamp A well-known businessman of Wavis Bay's transport fraternity, Julius Laurentius, had high hopes of being released on bail at the close of business yesterday, after spending his festive days in isolation behind bars in the Windhoek Central Prison on charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to hundreds of millions of Namibian Dollar. At the time of going to press his bail application was yet undecided. Laurentius is the owner of trucking company XCCS Trucking and has been arrested along with Chinese national Tao Hangzong. They were arrested as part of a wider crackdown on Chineseowned companies across Namibia suspected of being involved in illegal activities. The Police carried out a raid on Laurentius' offices in Wavis Bay in mid-December. When namib times inquired over his arrest on 19 December, the investigation neither denied nor confirmed the case. It transpired afterwards Laurentius was still overseas and would only be back in Namibia days later. His co-accused Hangzong lives in Ondangwa and was at the time already in police custody. Laurentius was arrested upon return in Namibia on 21 December. Tao, who was denied bail, returns to court on 16 February.
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Open letter to Chinese Ambassador in Namibia over looting of Namibian wildlife
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It might sound like a distinct possibility, but firing guns in a built-up area can cause injury and death. A Swakopmund family discovered this bullet in their driveway on the morning of 1 January 2017. There is little doubt this has its origin from a pistol fired off during the new years celebrations. The discovery was made in the vicinity of Ocean View shopping complex. Anyone with information on a person or persons that fired a handgun in the area on New Years are requested to phone their nearest police station. The bullet is intact and it would be possible to link it forensically to the firearm used.
RVS hosts 60th equestrian tournament
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