Comments on: Internet café group says call blocking will hit thousands

By: Seepersaud

Seepersaud — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:50:21 +0000

Guyanese need to wake up, rise up stop, stop taking nonsense, the government is a dictatorship.

By: Coco

Coco — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:48:42 +0000

Lol, yes Tess you & me both waiting… to visit Guyana, ha!

By: Kaieteur Gold

Kaieteur Gold — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:31:45 +0000

Re: “Guyana needs some new and young blood in the Government. They also need to set a financial qualification for anyone that is running for public office. The problem is not the internet or keep the poor down, the problem is that the government officials are trying to make money for themselves because they don’t have”. Well, let them do without the money from these entrepreneurs as it was this government that was instrumental in the closure of the Guyana Cooperative Agricultural and Industrial Development Bank (GAIBANK) from whose operations they could have been making tons of cash.

By: Kaieteur Gold

Kaieteur Gold — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:08:45 +0000

Cool! How about you volunteering to be one of the arresting officers. ;-)

By: Guyana Speaks

Guyana Speaks — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:00:41 +0000

Guyana needs some new and young blood in the Government. They also need to set a financial qualification for anyone that is running for public office. The problem is not the internet or keep the poor down, the problem is that the government officials are trying to make money for themselves because they don’t have.

If you put a poor man to run a country, he will spend most of his time trying to become rich and would not give a damn about the people.

Guyana is a year or so away from becoming a force in the region, all they have to do is to change the government from extreme socialism to a medium of socialism and capitalism.

Open the doors in business and empower the people to start new businesses and utilize the CARICOM structure.

What is going on is an example extreme Marxism and socialism.

By: SWAT

SWAT — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:53:18 +0000

This government should be arrested and taken before the International Court of Justice for human rights violations.

By: avinash

avinash — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:52:04 +0000

i think the the pll in the revenue departmet are mad..and i think they on stupidty….cayse live in guyana is hard and they want to make it harder….

By: rhtyhm

rhtyhm — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:43:18 +0000

whats wrong with you people complaining. Guyanese lov to complain. if their were given $ tomorrow they would still complain that they shoud a get “lil mo” what kind of nonsense people talking about people becoming criminal and involve in illegal actitivy because the rate of telephone call will go up. People come on this is not a Need to make call this is more like a leisure pleasure to people. If u dont make calls to US or other countries will not make much of a difference. As long there is food in the pot that is what matter. Tax is revenue to Government which is spent back for the nation. Paying tax will enable the government to know how much money these internet cafe is making and not declaring or pay any tax. lets dont jump to conclusion the price was not set as yet and i am pretty sure it is going to be much less than GT&T rates.I know it is more strain on the people who were paying next to notting to call the US but this is how a country is run.

By: RDMAN

RDMAN — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:35:47 +0000

Hi Stinking toe we already paying 16% vat and the phone rates in Guyana is about the second highest in the world,imagine Afghanistan is lower than us,i say know to any taxes or closure of internet cafes.

By: JN

JN — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:25:01 +0000

I am not sure why this issue is getting this much airplay. The tyranny of the PPP continues. This was the same PPP that once opposed the GT&T monopoly but now seem to be in bed with GT&T.

The telephone company continues to thrive and be ATN’s cash cow. ATN (NASDAQ:ATNI) continues to thrive and pay healthy dividends to their investors while the people of Guyana suffer. Ironically, Guyanese cannot invest in the stock market in order to reap some rewards.

See:http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ%3AATNI

By: anthony

anthony — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:07:45 +0000

pepie afterall it is a bunch of blind people all over guyana.the managers at gtat cannot see the light.they dont know how to do business.i suggest that the government open up the market and allow digicel to offer customers this same service.

By: Kaieteur Gold

Kaieteur Gold — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:04:18 +0000

Hey “Leo Rojo”! Can you see “Russia” from your window?

You say re: “With the MMA project, Burnham gave all the rice land to his people. Nothing is wrong with that, but what do you think they are planting? Bush. Now real farmers have to rent the land from Burnham people so they can plant, while Burnham people sit under their shacks all day and play dominoes and cards.
PPP is bad, but let me be honest with you, PNC was worse. The rice farmers of Region 5 had to cook duck and goat(Henry Jeffery’s favorite dish) and give to the Gaibank and GNCB loan officers to get loans, and under corrupt practice, a lot of loans were written off.
“Aluh glad fu dem day da come back eh?”

What rice farming and milling ya talking bout “Leo Rojo”??? The ones I visited at Leguan was a though an hurricane passed through the area 50 years ago. All of the PPP’s doings to sabotage Guyana’s contribution to the African Freedom Fighting efforts in Africa. Ask the Cubans about this.

The world knows that Guyanese are very hospitable people; but, if they cannot now find the food for themselves what do they have to give away.

Don’t ya remember the words ah dis folk song: “Small days you still on meh mind”! From the present look of things it looks like those days are gone forever through madmanistration.

So, as I was saying in the beginning of this comment – if you can see Russia then perhaps you can get the news coming out from there with regards to what they wish to revert (return) to economy-wise. What plans does the madministration has likewise?

By: mark simon

mark simon — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:52:34 +0000

Once more Balwant i agree with you

By: timmie

timmie — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:25:11 +0000

Balwant is stretching it.

By: Twinkle Toe

Twinkle Toe — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:25:29 +0000

The internet cafes should be allowed to remain but they must pay any back taxes and NIS contributions. The question, however, is when GT&T will give up this monoply they hold.

By: tiger

tiger — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:05:12 +0000

oh oh, boy you seems to know a lot about how much the brazilian hookers charge balwant.

By: Kaieteur Gold

Kaieteur Gold — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:03:28 +0000

Hey “decanadianCarlVeecock”! Good to see ya… Anyway, you have said among other things; Re: […Cheddie in his days had opposed the internet starting in Guyana. It finally did after all sorts of meetings with Canada and the USA, and various assurances given and received. Now the off-spring of easy and ready communication is not pleasing to the government, as well as its
reasonableness.

Like I always say

” We in power and we will do what we want to do”.

However, what the elected dictatorship in Guyana has to understand is that control of the “INTERNET” (and what people do on the “INTERNET” is completely out of their jurisdiction. The “INTERNET” is “FREE” – AS IN FREE BEER!

The next thing the elected ( :-$ ) dictatorship in Guyana may be tempted to do is to levy on the U. S. Immigration Applications done at the Internet Cafes’ ;-)

Cheers.

Have a nice day.

By: dinks77

dinks77 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:52:15 +0000

ANYONE DOING ANY FORM OF BUSINESS SHOULD PAY THE REQUIRED TAXES BUT THEY MUST BE PROPPERLY IMPLIMENTED AND IN STAGES,THE GRA SHOULD GIVE THE PEOPLE AT LEAST 6 MONTHS GRACE PERIOD. MR SATTAUR FIND SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE TO DO.

By: LIMACOL.COM

LIMACOL.COM — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:42:56 +0000

Where are you going with Burnham….schuuup.
Burnham used to cheat the rice farmers. He used to buy their paddy at places like Burma/GRB at dirt cheap prices.
“Aluh must talk about Burnham last”
With the MMA project, Burnham gave all the rice land to his people. Nothing is wrong with that, but what do you think they are planting? Bush. Now real farmers have to rent the land from Burnham people so they can plant, while Burnham people sit under their shacks all day and play dominoes and cards.
PPP is bad, but let me be honest with you, PNC was worse. The rice farmers of Region 5 had to cook duck and goat(Henry Jeffery’s favorite dish) and give to the Gaibank and GNCB loan officers to get loans, and under corrupt practice, a lot of loans were written off.
“Aluh glad fu dem day da come back eh?”
Leo Rojo

By: Kaieteur Gold

Kaieteur Gold — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:56:04 +0000

If ya “Flooding Out…..” then you should have considered living in a “Boat House”.

The worse might be yet to come for “Below The Sea Level Georgetown” So, Ya Better heed The Warnings from People like “Rory Westmas” and move to higher ground before it is too late. :-\

By: decanadianCarlVeecock

decanadianCarlVeecock — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:39:39 +0000

I hope this group “The Internet Interest Holders Group, a body of internet café owners and managers…” do make some
progress. However I have some serious doubts for the
attitude of the government as demonstrated all the time is
that “you do as we tell you, not as you think it should be”.

For sure dictatorial attitudes prevail.

Cheddie in his days had opposed the internet starting in
Guyana. It finally did after all sorts of meetings with
Canada and the USA, and various assurances given and
received. Now the off-spring of easy and ready communication
is not pleasing to the government, as well as its
reasonableness.

Like I aleays say
” We in power and we will do what we want to do”.

So true and clear ALL DE TIME.

Nore misery for the poor and the needy.

By: bess

bess — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:19:38 +0000

THE AUTHORITES ARE LOOKING AT THE MINOR THINGS TOO MUCH RATHER THAN TP BE LOOKING AT THE REAL ISSUES TAHT ARE REALLY REALLY AFFECTING THE GUYANESE PEOPLE, THE ISSUES THAT ARE MAKING PEOPLE WHO CAN RUN, TO RUN FROM HOME WITH NO INTENTIONS OF EVEN WANTING TO VISIT,

By: bess

bess — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:16:54 +0000

THAT IS SO TRUE. SEEMS LIKE GUYANA MOVING ANTI–FORWARD. THE US HAS VONAGE, WHERE IS TEH SAME INTERNET,BEING USED TO AMKE CALLS AT A CHEAPER RATE, THE CARIBBEAN USING VONAGE TOO, YAHOO VOICE, CIBE, INDIGO, ALL THESE ARE CHEAP CALLS INTERNET PROVIDERS, WHY THE HELL IS TEH AUTHORITES MAKING IT HARDER FOR GUYANESE, WE OVERSEAS JUST FEEL GREAT TO HEAR OUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES CALL AND CHAT WITH US, EVEN THOUGH MOST OF TEH TIME THEY CALLING TO BEG, BUT FINE, NOW THEY MIGHT NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO CALL AND ASK, HOW WE DOING, THEY WILL JUST GET TO THE POINT,” SEND ME SOME MONEY NUH, I BROKE”, GUYANA GETTING HARDER, IS TILL HOME, IT IS STILL A NICE PLACE BUT IT GETTING HARDER, THEN WE ASKING WHY TEH CRIME RATE SO HIGH, WHY ASK AND WE KNOW THE ANSWER. THEN AGAIN PERSONS WHO CAN RUN , RUNNING, TEACHER NURSES DOCTORS, RUN RUN, THEY ALL GONE, SOME DONT EVEN LOOK BACK, SOME DONT EVEN FEEL PLEASED TO GO BACK A YARD, THEY FRIGHTEN THE ROUGH LIFE,

GUYANA IS TOO MUCH OF RICH COUNTRY TO BE LIVING BELOW STANDARDS, AT TIMES I FEEL SO ASHAMED TO TELL PEOPLE THE EXCHAGE IS 200 TO 1.

THE GOVERMENT NEEDS TO STOP LIVING FOR THEIR POCKETS AND NOW FOR THE PEOPLE OF GUYANA. WE NEED BETTER STANDARD THERE,
WE HAVE GOLD, DIAMOND, TIMBER, RICE, SUGAR, WATERS, FORESTS, ALL TEH TOURIST ATTRACTIONS, WE HAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, HOTELS, OUR WONDERFUL CAPITAL CITY, THERE IS NO NEED FOR GUYANA TO BE THE WAY IT IS, I WISH GUYANA HEAD OF STATE A BRIGHT NEW YEAR,

I WISH THAT COME NEXT YEAR, WHEN I HEAR ALL TEH GOOD THINGS HAPPENING IN GUYANA, I MUST FEEL THE URGE AND DESIRE TO COME HOME AND RELAX AND ENJOY THE LOVELY LAND, GREEN FRESH AIR, UNPOLUTED,,, THAT IS,..

GUYANA NEEDS TO DO BETTER
THANKYOU

By: Kaieteur Gold

Kaieteur Gold — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:52:49 +0000

Now, now “Pepie; I didn’t think that (at my age) the old age sickness was already stepping in; and, unless you were in another world when the below attached article was published just a short while ago in Stabroek News (SN) then you would have known that an attempt is not being made by yours truly to “twist any issue” by my earlier comment. Here, (see the attached link) I have done your homework for you. Now, tell the world what you have understood after reading this article.

“Go after internet cafes, Cabinet urges GRA”

http://www.stabroeknews.com/news/go-after-internet-cafes-cabinet-urges-gra/