Opinion

Dear Editor, The recent prison breakout at Mazaruni Prison should not come as a surprise to the powers that be as they were fully aware that the prison service does not have the capacity, lacks the human and financial resources to prevent such occurrences.

Dear Editor, Barama is claiming that it is not a profitable company and therefore does not have to pay the measly tax.

Dear Mr. President, We welcome the statement you made on Saturday, January 13 that Government has been reviewing VAT and will probably make some adjustments this week.

Friday afternoon’s escape of nine inmates from the Mazaruni penal facility and the shooting of four members of the joint services is just another manifestation of the precarious state of the nation’s security.

Dear Editor, Is Dr. John Fredericks saying that the controversy in the primitive church surrounding the Divinity of Christ was settled by a majority vote?

Dear Editor, What is this I have been reading that Mr.

Dear Editor, VAT has been supported by all Guyanese, except some businesses and now it looks like the PNCR is joining the bandwagon with C.N

Dear Editor, Who were the team of persons involved in the drafting of the VAT Act?

Dear Editor, When analyzing any situation it is best for one to step back and look at the big picture.

Dear Editor, Firstly I must commend the Commissioner General for the milestone achievement of Guyana’s tax history, VAT, which I see will benefit everyone one of us once the teething effects are over, and the issue of price gouging by some unscrupulous businesses is gone.

Dear Editor, I wish to make two points on illegal logging and some driving forces in the forest sector of Guyana.

Dear Editor, I refer to Karen Bacchus’s letter captioned “How many items attracted a higher consumption tax than 16%?”

Dear Editor, Musing on the VAT yielded some sharable ideas on how it could have been played out with imagination, compassion, and foresight.

Dear Editor, There were three major revelations this week as the casino gambling debacle unfolded.

Dear Editor, A recent Supreme Court ruling in India relating to judicial review of parliamentary actions has relevance for Guyana and the rest of the Commonwealth.

Dear Editor, I refer to the reported comments of two government officials in the Stabroek News of 1/11/07.

Dear Editor, A few days ago Mr. Gouveia and Mr Brian James were discussing tourism and how Iwokrama fits into this.

Dear Editor, Those parents and others who are seeking for corporal punishment to be abolished should first take a look within their homes and see whether or not they are contributing to the kind of behaviour that warrants corporal punishment, which means whipping, or other disciplinary measures that will help the child or children put away unacceptable behaviours.

Dear Editor, During the discussion that followed IDS’ presentation on the VAT to the relevant Parliamentary Sub-Committee, Messrs.

Partly owing to the contretemps over the Gambling Prevention (Amendment) Bill which seeks to legalize casinos, the Health Facilities Licensing Bill perhaps did not receive quite the same degree of publicity last week which it otherwise might have done.