Opinion

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.

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.

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.

Dear Editor, Is there not a Consumption Tax on gasoline, reflected in the price motorists pay at the pumps?

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Last year, the Amerindian People’s Association attempted to have the National Assembly alter the title of the Amerindian Act by using the term ‘Indigenous’ rather than ‘Amerindian.’

Dear Editor, Casino gambling has been a controversial subject in every English speaking Caribbean country where it has been considered, publicly debated or introduced.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter captioned “Some rice farmers still waiting for land titles” (07.01.10).

Dear Editor, The participation of Trinidad’s professional side Joe Public, the eventual winner of the 17th edition of the annual Kashif and Shangai Knockout Tournament, had brought a new dimension to local club football, and an extremely high degree of professionalism.

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Dear Editor, The children of any nation are its most prized possession/assets.