Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I commend Mr. Aslam Hanief for his brilliant letter “Alternative methods of punishment have to be taught and can’t be introduced overnight”, (SN December 31, 2006).

Dear Editor, “The private sector should be the engine of growth for the future of Guyana,” has now become Guyana’s most vaunted clich

Dear Editor, As they did in the last election, will ACDA advise African Guyanese on the politics of the upcoming local, government elections?

Dear Editor, Recently, a report was carried on NCN Ch. 11 about vehicles with tinted windows.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter purportedly written by an Abel Matthews captioned “Bishop Hammie has no congregation” (07.01.01) suggesting that the recent revelations by Mayor Hamilton Green on the “sorry state of affairs at City Hall” is the last spin of the Mayoral Dice, whatever that means.

Dear Editor, There are two factors that are absent from the analysis so far.

Dear Editor, The police force has improved in a short period of time.

Dear Editor, On a recent trip to some of Guyana’s interior attractions, I was shocked to discover that an unsightly PVC pipe had been laid in the middle of the Orinduik Falls, for some unknown purpose, by the caretaker.

Dear Editor, I shopped at a supermarket (name given) and bought a similar basket of items that I buy there every week.

Dear Editor, I write to express my concern that many stores in Regent Street are not charging VAT on sales and they say to the customer that the VAT is in the price.

Dear Editor, I have followed closely all releases, interviews and messages from the Guyana Revenue Authority, and all other relevant organizations with respect to the regulations governing the administration of Value Added Tax.

Dear Editor, A very tall, rotten, termite-infested electricity pole at 141 Middle Road, La Penitence can fall at any moment.

Dear Editor, The national election is over. I must congratulate the winning party.

Dear Editor, As will be seen, the implications are enormous! The arguments on “Corporal Punishment” used by the Committee on the Rights of the Child have been exposed for what they are: an ingenuous, emotional device aimed at misleading our politicians.

Dear Editor, In her letter captioned “Some of Guyana’s timber is now gaining international recognition”, (06.12.30).

Dear Editor, It was shocking to read ‘Ian on Sunday’ in the Stabroek News of 31 December, 2006 in which Dr Ian McDonald espoused the joys of moderate drinking.

Dear Editor, I have read the document on Casino gaming put out by the Roman Catholic Church.

Dear Editor, Mr. Hackett’s letter reports that Taiwan has banned corporal punishment in schools.

Dear Editor, I would like to bring to your attention your front- page observation with photos of out of service public telephones in the Vreed-en-Hoop area (SN 21/11/2006).

Dear Editor, We at City Hall would like to express thanks and appreciation to all those, property-owners, who paid their rates to the City.