Opinion

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?

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.

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, The Guyana Information Agency (GINA), a government-controlled agency’s withdrawal of ministry advertisements from Stabroek News, I have to say, comes as no surprise to me.

Dear Editor, I wish to reply to the letter captioned “Will Iwokrama ever be self-sustaining?”

Dear Editor, In the past, there have been numerous letters written and published by concerned humane people on the exploiting and oppression of innocent animals that include horses, donkeys and dogs to mention a few.

Dear Editor, Leila Ram alleges in her letter under the caption “Some want to create division”, that there is a stratagem by some to portray the PPP/Civic Administration as anti-religion.

Dear Editor, The Editorial for Friday 19th January in the Jamaica Gleaner reads “President Jagdeo’s shame” (http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/

Dear Editor, “I’m in

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.

Dear Editor I recently read about Giatree Kowsilla, a 103-year-old who now resides at 272 Good Hope, Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara, who came to Guyana on October 10, 1912 as an indentured labourer.

Two revealing meetings were held over the last two weeks in relation to local government at which the subject minister Mr Kellawan Lall presided.