Also gives them extraordinary powers to raid businesses and get into their books and financials. All that info will likely be reported back to other government agencies and potentially even other countries who are trying to link funds back to their homeland tax system.

no one was answering 919 this morning...could not get through to it via cell phone. Glad it wasn't a life threatening situation.

Funny...if you ask people on Mr. Rolle's team point blank a specific question regarding VAT...they don't even know the answer...they usually come back with something to the effect that we haven't discussed that yet, or we haven't made a decision on that yet...or we will have to get back to you. Experts my backside!!

Cutting edge!! Now that is one of the funniest things I have heard in a long time!! Ask Mr. Rolle how well the cutting edge technology roll out has been going for the Customs department. eCAS proves to be more troublesome than it is worth more often than not. You can still clear a shipment faster the old fashioned paper method. What was the final count on businesses that will need to provide and do the reporting and VAT collection...all those businesses need to marry seamlessly with their 'cutting edge' VAT technology...but wait...we as the businesses impacted by it, have yet to have had any discussion on the technology side, whatsoever. It's queuing up to be a disaster of epic proportions.

From what I understand, they were going to put up more timeshares in that space where the plaza was, but then the economy took a downturn so the plans were scrapped before they broke ground on the rebuild.

Gonna be some deaths over that find...druggies won't be happy with that much $$$ down the tubes. Someone gonna pay!!

I challenge any of the politicians to walk through the tougher neighbourhoods, in the dark hours, without security details...oh yeah, while you are at it, you may as well wear your thousands of dollars of jewellery and watches and other fine personal effects. See how far your get...then report back on the state of crime. I'm nervous walking down bay street at night with empty pockets!!

YES!! Cut the ties with the Privy Council...100%...and also in agreement on excluding the time a case in in appeals from the time of sentence served, with respect to the 5 years incarceration rule...lawyers are HIGHLY skilled in playing the delay game, a simple case can go on for YEARS between this delay, court rescheduling, etc, before you even consider any sort of appeals...and the delays and such, then further appeals and more delays, ain't no one going to be clear of all that in 5 years. Exclude that time from the calculations when it comes time to give you leniency with a death sentence. Heck...I'd say 10 years...not include court time and delays.

too many already...

...waiting with baited breath...let's see just how catastrophic this move is. Gotta go into VAT because they paid a small fortune to CWC to swing a deal...they should be focusing on selling off the other utilities...not rebuying them!!