Daily Archive: Sunday, December 1, 2013

Articles published on Sunday, December 1, 2013

Motorist dies in Foulis accident

The police say that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 0530h today on the main road at Foulis, East Coast Demerara and which resulted in the death of motorist Trevon Jamal Wilson, 22 years.

Indian group for agri investment in Canje Basin

A major Indian company, the D Y Patil Group is said to have begun the process of cultivating 65,000 hectares of land in the Canje Basin but there has been no information on the agreement with the government aside from a passing reference to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Lolita

Cocaine in boulanger found at airport

Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday morning intercepted 12 kilogrammes of cocaine which was stuffed into locally grown boulanger before it could be placed on a flight to Toronto, Canada, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, sources close to the case have confirmed.

Joseph Harmon

BOSAI owes gov’t US$54M in royalties

Member of Parliament for the main opposition party APNU Joseph Harmon said that he is unconvinced that the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has a handle on the royalties that BOSAI Minerals is supposed to pay to Guyana for its bauxite extraction, which he estimates to be in the order of US$54 million.

Wanted teen now in custody

Brain Leitch, the teen who was wanted in connection with the murder of South Road hotelier Joseph Alexander Jagdeo is now is police custody after he was turned in by his mother yesterday.

Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell on one of the computers donated to the training facility.

New police computer lab commissioned

The last of three new computer laboratories was yesterday handed over to the Guyana Police Force by US-based Zara Reality Holdings, equipping local law enforcement personnel with the technology needed for today’s digital world.

Ticket deals for cricket fans

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is providing incentives to early bird ticket holders for the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) home series against England.

Measuring the value of money laundering

Introduction As indicated last week that column was prompted by the seemingly orchestrated public statements by private organizations, steps being taken by the US Treasury against tax evasion in the region as well as diplomatic and other pressures brought to bear on the parliamentary “opposition.”

Eight dead as police helicopter crashes into Scottish pub

GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) – Eight people were killed and 14 others seriously injured when a police helicopter crashed into the roof of a packed Glasgow pub, trapping many inside in choking dust and debris, Scottish police said yesterday, Witnesses said the helicopter dropped from the sky like a stone onto the busy Clutha Pub in Scotland’s biggest city on Friday night while more than 100 people were crammed inside, listening to a live music concert.

Anthony has issues with competitive inclusiveness

Dear Editor, When a small group of persons was called into the Ministry of Culture two years ago to produce a ‘national’ anthology of poetry under the Caribbean Press, my one caveat for offering my own work was that a call for entries be made via national advertisement, followed by developmental workshops, editorial guidance and then publication.

Political pawn

One might be forgiven for thinking that we have a government which is incapable of making simple deductions, or learning from experience, or alighting on an obvious solution to an old, old problem.