Opinion

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Martin Roberts captioned “What are the new TUC President’s plans to deal with the many problems confronting the workers” (08.01.07) and “Auger pervades the society, Ms Burton” (KN 08.01.07).

Dear Editor, Mr Malcom Ali in his letter captioned “The entire Abary river is silted and would require a very expensive operation to fix” (08.01.06) is right on the money.

Would the Caribbean people be wrong if they indicated a feeling, as the year 2007 has come to an end, that all is not well with our regional foreign policy-making?

Dear Editor, I am happy to see such a tremendous response of people trying to acquire their Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).

Dear Editor, For fifteen years the government, TUC and PSU seem unable to narrow whatever differences they may have in order to bring some relief to the public servants who are entitled to commuted car allowances and other allowances payable on the performance of their official duties.

Dear Editor, I recently learned that the criminal charge for murder against Ms Carolan Lynch was dismissed by the Magistrate for lack of evidence.

Dear Editor, The pitying bitterness which the principals of the Guyana Publications Inc.

Dear Editor, Recently the Government declared an allocation of budgetary funds for different areas.

Dear Editor, It is pleasing to read that the Private Sector Commission, the Alliance for Change and the Government support the concept of retaining VAT at its current level to effect income tax reform.

Dear Editor, I agree with letter writer R. Khan that Benazir Bhutto looted her country and she was not a perfect (or Jeffersonian) democrat as stated in his letter captioned “Would a patriot loot her poor country?”

Dear Editor, There have been a couple of letter writers who have got the right idea about the unions that represent them, that is, they are getting angry at the way the unions conduct their business without speaking to or balloting them first.

Dear Editor, Raphael Trotman ‘s 2007 Christmas Message (KN 23/12/06) said “those who voted for the AFC in 2006 knew that they were voting for a party that would not represent racial groups, but all Guyanese.”

Dear Editor, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for the exemplary work done by members of your staff in reporting the lawless behaviour of Mr Kellawan Lall.

Public safety initiatives that had been incubating in 2006 during the tenure of Ms Gail Teixeira as minister of Home Affairs slowly metamorphosed into an insufferable incubus by the end of 2007.

Dear Editor, It looks like another year of woes for the Guyanese people.

Dear Editor, January 3rd marks the 50th year since the passing of Simeon Josephus Wills, self-designated Prophet, at the age of 83(he died in 1958).

Dear Editor, Why are the police seizing persons’ vehicles for traffic offences like ‘running’ traffic lights, overloading, loud music, failing to comply with road signs, and other infractions’ ?

Dear Editor, This move by the authorities to make part of Carmichael Street a no parking zone maybe can be justified.

Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to some of the comments made by Mr.

Dear Editor, Firstly, I would like to congratulate you on a first class newspaper.