Dear Editor,
As an overseas Guyanese visiting my homeland twice in the last six months, it is with grief that I see the everyday painful suffering and misery of street animals, especially dogs just fighting for daily survival.
Dear Editor,
Mr. Carvil Duncan according to the newspapers (4/01/2006) is threatening to strike against the City Council for an unpaid half month pay for workers represented by the union.
Dear Editor,
A summarized political biography on former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the online Literary Encyclopedia includes the paragraph: “Wishing to balance the budget, Thatcher introduced lower taxation and a reduction in public expenditure.
Responding to the surge in violent crime over the last six years, the Administration adopted a multi-dimensional approach that relies not solely on the Guyana Police Force but also on creating parallel schemes based on the greater involvement of citizens and their communities.
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Dear Editor,
It is really painful to see and smell various parts of the city.
Dear Editor,
It is noted that in your article of January 1, 2007 captioned “Glarey gets wheelchairs, supplies” (on page 14 of your newspaper) it was reported that a wheelchair was donated by Gafoors and a wheelchair and some foodstuff by the Ministry of Human Services.
Dear Editor,
I have noticed the confusion (that most predicted) with the implementation of the Value Added Tax on January 1, 2007.
Dear Editor,
It is now the third (3rd) day of 2007, which means it’s Guyana’s third day as a beneficiary or victim of VAT, depending on your perspective.
Dear Editor,
The introduction of the VAT has seen businesses stooping to an all-time low.
Dear Editor,
In response to the letter captioned “Members of this Water Users Association were not democratically elected” (07.01.03), we firstly will put this aspect of the national drainage and irrigation programme in perspective so that public opinion will be properly informed.
Dear Editor,
I refer to Mr F. Skinner’s letter captioned “Burnham’s socialist policies created hardships for all.”
Dear Editor,
Several prominent Guyanese are heading for India for this weekend’s conference on Indians in the Diaspora in New Delhi.
Dear Editor,
One columnist wrote that he was operating outside the Ministry’s code when he used corporal punishment (CP).
Dear Editor,
Dr Ian McDonald’s Sunday column captioned “One of life’s great questions” (06.11.05) refers.
Dear Editor,
I am a Guyanese by birth and was issued with a National ID Card.
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Between 18th December 2005 and 3rd December 2006, there were eleven presidential elections in Latin America.
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