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What the people say about

Rezena Sukram, sales clerk – ‘I’m not satisfied with the investigation so far into the disappearance of the missing weapons because they have only found a small amount.

Vat Corner

Dear Editor How should amounts of VAT less than a dollar be treated, should they be rounded up, down or some other treatment?

Frankly Speaking

This pointedly brief piece published on this day is my own way of expressing unqualified solidarity with the Stabroek News and Sunday Stabroek in their issue with the Government regarding the latter’s withdrawal of State advertising from the two ‘papers.

History This Week

The first two instalments of this article examined the performance of the West Indies senior cricket team in 2006 in both Test and Limited-Over cricket.

Vat Corner

VAT is imposed by section 9 of the Value-Added Tax Act 2005 on every taxable supply by a taxable person in Guyana.

VAT Corner

Our entity supplies services to a company that has an agreement with the Government of Guyana under which it is exempted from all taxes.

VAT Corner

Dear Editor, Whatever the motivation for zero rating split peas while retaining a consumer tariff on black-eye peas, the implicit associations with the ethnic usage of those products and their post VAT consumer costs should not be ignored or even discarded.

History This Week

The first installment of this article examined the performance of the senior West Indies cricket team in 2006 in both limited-over and Test Cricket.

Ask the Consul

Installment Thirty Four Q: What type of visa do I need to become an academic student in the United States?

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