Opinion

Dear Editor, Our youths we are told are our most precious assets and everything must be done to protect them from the ills of society so that they can grow up to become the leaders of tomorrow.

Does the President need a national security adviser to analyse the abundant amount of raw information that passes through his office and to coordinate the myriad security agencies and programmes in the country?

Dear Editor, During the recent parliamentary workshop, I was heartened to hear so many people agree that a vibrant parliament is the heart of a functional democracy.

Dear Editor, On a recent visit to the Rupununi, the president stated that the army needs recruits from the Rupununi.

Dear Editor, Having read a number of letters and opinions on the primitive practice of administering pain to children in a focused and vengeful effort to get one’s way, I feel compelled to add my voice.

Dear Editor, If Guyana can get the debt cancellation it needs on the US$400 million it owes to the Inter-American Development Bank, it will be a huge (and deserved) boost to the economy, needless to say.

Dear Editor, Colin Bascom in his letter captioned :Our relations with India should not be at the expense of our core values as a nation” (07.01.17), attacked me as “Cheerleader-in-Chief” of promoting closer relations with India.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter headlined “In which other organization could an employee be allowed to publicly rail against his employer with impunity” (07.01.17) by E B John.

Dear Editor, On January 17, 2007, a rather racist and inflammatory letter appeared in Stabroek News’s letters column titled “Our relations with India should not be at the expense of our core values as a nation”.

Dear Editor, I believe the group or groups which refer to themselves as the “Church” are making a very big mistake.

Dear Editor, Guyanese returning to Guyana for a visit are usually at a loss for night entertainment.

Dear Editor, I am surprised the opposition leader and the trade unionists haven’t been able to identify the hand behind most of Guyana’s economic problems and which contributes to the deteriorating social and crime problems in the country.

Dear Editor, It is very important that the amendment to the VAT Act is passed by Parliament which will empower the Minister of Finance and the GRA to take immediate action to remove the 16 % tax on certain other items and zero rate or exempt them to bring further relief to consumers.

Dear Editor, It was interesting to read, via the internet, your editorial last Saturday on the subject of allegations of racist bullying on the British television “Reality show?

The moral protest by local religious organizations over the official introduction of casino gambling in Guyana has obscured a disturbing feature of this development.

Dear Editor, I happened to be under the direction of the traffic policeman at Regent and Camp streets on two occasions and observed that it’s only the motorists who obey his instructions.

Dear Editor, Could it be that there has been too much mention of names like Ronald Waddell in your newspaper for the government likes?

Dear Editor, It is very clear that the deck is stacked against the government on two controversial issues – withdrawal of ads from Stabroek News and casino gambling.

Dear Editor, I live in the United States and try to come to Guyana for a few months each year.

Dear Editor, As a Guyanese living abroad, I am writing in response to the article “Five percent wages hike ‘scandalous'” which highlighted the worsening conditions that my fellow Guyanese face.