Opinion

Dear Editor, Government Ministers are in the habit of saying one thing and doing exactly the opposite.

Dear Editor, I am asking the Finance Minister, through this letter, to revise the ridiculous, unreasonable and unconscionable taxes on motorcars, with specific emphasis on sedans, which are family cars.

Dear Editor, Dr Ian McDonald’s column headlined, “The responsibility to use words accurately” (SN, 7/10/2018), is an interesting read.

2026 has been designated Year Zero. It is the year, environmentalists say, that wild animals could disappear from their natural habitats around the world, if humans continue on the same path of causing damage to the earth and at the same rate.

Dear Editor, Response is being made to Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman’s letter, “Workers’ rights are not being pushed aside” (SN, 9/10/2018).

Dear Editor, Having read Mr Jermain Johnson’s letter, captioned “What has the city’s internal audit section been doing?”

Dear Editor, The various summary reports on TV channels and in the press about the candidatures (parties, groups, individuals) for representation at the forthcoming Local Government (not communities) Elections, gave brief insights into their respective programmes, aspirations, and even reservations about the future prospects of their communities.

Dear Editor, I opened an e-mail last Saturday from Sally Yearwood, Executive Director of the Caribbean-Central American Action (CCAA) that began as follows, “Dear Wesley, Caribbean-Central American Action (CCAA) has always been an organisation driven as much by its programs and advocacy as by the people who have supported it over the years. 

It has not been a good week for that critically endangered species, the West Indian cricket fan.

Dear Editor, Is there still hope for Guyana in reversing the brain drain?

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your editorial, headlined, “Cohesion” (SN, 7/10/2018). 

Dear Editor, My attention has been drawn to the letter written by Mr Lincoln Lewis headlined, “Workers’ rights cannot be put into abeyance” (SN, 7/10/2018).

Dear Editor, There is quiet news that the Ministry of Public Health will be doing a campaign against alcohol abuse (SN, 7/10/2018).

Dear Editor, I have noticed in some sections of the press, and moreso on the radio, where people are referring to Guyana’s diplomats as Ambassador when referring to a representative to Commonwealth countries.

On August 30th, in a single fell swoop, President Granger, in one of the more significant decisions of his presidency up until now, shook up the leadership of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), bringing an end to a protracted period of public speculation regarding the future of law enforcement management in the Republic at a time when crime continues to be a matter of the greatest national concern.

Dear Editor, As head of the mining policy drafting team under the auspices of the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), I thank Kaieteur News for publishing last Sunday, a few notes from the document in its article “Draft mining policy to address critical developmental challenges”.