Cash-jet pilot tried to dodge detection by U.S. authorities of US$6.3M in US bank accounts
Khamraj Lall
January 30, 2015 | By KNews |
– authorities seize US$440,000; target two planes, Lexus, three properties
A Guyana-born pilot arrested in November with over US$600,000 in cash hidden in his jet is facing major troubles with his properties and bank accounts.
Not only is Khamraj Lall charged in Puerto Rico, a US territory, with smuggling bulk cash, but the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has gone after 14 bank accounts, his Lexus car, and two planes, including a jet that he uses in a private service that he operates in Guyana. Continue reading
Guyana signs rice deal with Venezuela – video + Rice Prospects commentary
Guyana inks rice deal with Venezuela
For the visit of the Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Milan and the country’s Food Minister Felix Osorio, rice was at the top of the agenda.
Osorio and Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy signed a letter of commitment, saying Venezuelan will take 140, 000 tons of seed paddy this year and a further 70,000 tonnes of white rice. The signing ceremony was witnessed by scores of rice farmers and even some millers, who were anxious for the agreement to be finalised. [See video for details]
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Rice Prospects – commentary
Rice farmers across Guyana breathe a sigh of relief last Friday when Venezuela’s Food Minister, Felix Osoria, signed the long-awaited contract for Guyana to supply paddy and rice to his country this year. The present agreement will see Venezuela purchase 140,000 tons of seed paddy and 70,000 tonnes of white rice, which will be about … [Read more]
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