Daily Archive: Sunday, December 15, 2013

Articles published on Sunday, December 15, 2013

Ryan Britton

Drunk teen driver dies in crash

A drunk teenage boy died on Friday night after crashing his friend’s car, which he had taken without the friend’s knowledge or consent, early Friday morning to visit his girlfriend at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.

New River surveying permit covers 2.2 million acres, exposes border

With the grant to Muri Brasil Ventures Inc of the right to apply for as many as 18 prospecting licences for rare earth elements and other minerals in a pristine area that covers 2.2 million acres, chartered accountant Christopher Ram is warning that the country’s territorial integrity and national security could be compromised and he is urging President Donald Ramotar to scrap the agreement.

Pastor of the Flourishing Place Valerie Sharpe (standing) addresses the gathering at the appreciation ceremony for police serving Linden and Region Ten.

Police in Linden given a treat

The Flourishing Place Ministry in collaboration with the Regional Welfare Committee held an event of appreciation for the Police Department of E Division last Tuesday at the Mackenzie Police Station Mess Hall.

Win was nice but just a step forward for NZ

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – New Zealand coach Mike Hesson conceded that at times in the past 12 months he had felt the cricketing gods were conspiring against his side winning a test match after putting themselves in a position to do so.

From the frying pan into the fire: Money laundering in Guyana and the tightening grip of the US tax evasion regime

Introduction   If perchance any reader might have had doubts about the serious intent of the United States as it opens a new front against tax evasion and money laundering, under its Foreign Account Tax Compli-ance Act, 2010 (FATCA), he or she should ponder the pointed remarks made by a Senior United States Treasury official (Robert Stark) on September 2013: “Offshore tax evasion is a significant contributor to the tax gap.”

Australia wrest back control again in Perth

PERTH,  (Reuters) – Australia wrested control of the third test back from England for the second day in a row yesterday, reducing the tourists to 180 for four at the close of play and taking another step towards reclaiming the Ashes.

Romancing the fort

Guyana’s foray into bone fide tourism was recently given a boost within a fortnight by two developments – one from abroad and one from home. 

Australia taking key wickets by design

PERTH,  (Reuters) – While England’s batsmen can fairly be accused of frittering away their wickets on this Ashes tour, the first innings of the third test in Perth has proved just how much credit needs to go Australia slipper Michael Clarke and his bowlers.

The dawning of a new era

Part 2   Customer behaviour   As was noted in Part 1 of this article, the management of DDL is in control of the economic resources of the company and has little to fear from shareholder activism. 

South Africa buries “greatest son” Mandela

QUNU, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa held a state funeral for Nelson Mandela on Sunday, closing one chapter in its tortured history and opening another in which the multi-racial democracy he founded will have to discover if it can thrive without its central pillar.

Chinese unmanned spacecraft lands on moon

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China landed an unmanned spacecraft on the moon yesterday, state media reported, in the first such “soft-landing” since 1976, joining the United States and the former Soviet Union in managing to accomplish such a feat.

Celebrations for Raja, sadness for Aboutrika

AGADIR, Morocco  (Reuters) – Jubilant Raja Casablanca fans shook the normally tranquil tourist resort of Agadir out of its slumber yesterday after their team reached the Club World Cup semi-finals with a shock win over Monterrey.

NBA Highlights

Pacers 99, Bobcats 94 Lance Stephenson scored 20 points to help the Indiana Pacers defeat the Charlotte Bobcats 99-94 on Friday.

Aquaculture can give us far more income than sugar

Dear Editor,   A friend of mine on seeing my letter to the media concerning alternative agricultural operations and especially aquaculture asked me how growing a few fish can be a bigger industry than the massive sugar cane industry with all of the capital and other infrastructure sugar represents as an industry.

New River Triangle

Last week the Stabroek News drew to public attention the fact that Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud had signed a Permission for Geological and Geophysical Survey (PGGS) in the New River Triangle in favour of a company called Muri Brasil Ventures Inc.