Stabroek Weekend

Hi Everyone,  De Trini(s) might never let me back in deh country for what I have done with their beloved Punch de Crème but I think if they stop long enough to taste my Punch de Crème Bread Pudding they might forgive me.

The World Trade Organisation announced recently that a deal has been reached to which all 159 member countries have given their assent.

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.”

Frustration at the political gridlock which obstructs all progress now pervades our politics.

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. 

Solution The solution to last week’s puzzle is as follows: ….exf3.

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. 

Continued from last week   So far, we have discussed some of the common problems that incapacitate puppies within the first few weeks of their lives. 

(David Dabydeen Johnson’s Dictionary (Leeds, UK: Peepal Tree Press, 221 p.) 

WASHINGTON — Extending an apparent olive branch to Venezuela, Secretary of State John Kerry suggested Monday that Sunday’s much-awaited local elections there failed to rattle the country’s populist authoritarian government, and said the United States is “ready and willing” to improve bilateral ties.

Poinsettias evoke the holiday spirit and have become the symbol of Christmas.

Seemingly out of the blue, trade ministers, meeting just over a week ago in Bali, formally agreed for the first time in nearly 20 years, a new multilateral trade agreement.

Amidst endless cattle pastures and yellow rice fields, sits the small village of Fairfield in Mahaica. 

For most politically conscious people of my age, Nelson Mandela has been with us all our lives.

It is strange how the words sport, game, play, which in the dictionaries are associated with fun and frolic, have more and more lost their original meanings.

Introduction In my current series of Sunday columns on countering money laundering and the risks of terrorist financing and proliferation I have consistently advanced what I consider to be the fundamental view that the financial crime of tax evasion is the primary driver of money laundering.

BUENOS AIRES — Beleaguered Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro may be able — or not — to remain in power for the remainder of his term, but Venezuela’s influence elsewhere in Latin America seems to be diminishing as rapidly as the country’ s dwindling foreign reserves.

As someone involved in the entertainment business generally, not just music, I am always intrigued by the circumstances in our country’s history that provide so much fertile opportunity for songs, literature, sculpture, plays, painting, dance, etc, to come before us as part of the entertainment landscape.

(Part 1)  By Rawle Lucas Leadership change The company that has the ship as its logo is about to sail into a new era. 

Poinsettias evoke the holiday spirit and have become the symbol of Christmas.