Letters to the Editor

Officials should not make discriminatory remarks

Dear Editor, My dear late friend, Dr Desrey Fox, used to say all the time that despite returning to Guyana with Master’s and PhD degrees and rising to the office of Junior Minister within the Ministry of Education, she still felt that there was some level of prejudice against Amerindians in Guyana.

VAT is a more transparent tax

Dear Editor, In reference to an April 6 letter in the Kaieteur News, it is not my desire to become embroiled in any politically charged discussions with any of our taxpayers, lest because I do not share their point of view they make the unpardonable mistake of accusing me, as Ms Lurlene Nestor has done, of being partisan and worse, of suffering memory loss.

The PPP was not previously concerned about those who lost their economic livelihood

Dear Editor, Martin Luther King Jr, the martyred African American civil rights leader, espoused a fundamental principle that must serve to guide the actions and reactions of citizens of Guyana who seek to usher into our nation’s experience, real democracy, measurable equity and transparency in the distribution of our collective resources, and an end to the dystopian direction in which our nation is currently being driven.

Safety standards not observed on building site

Dear Editor, As we observe World Occupational Health and Safety Day would the authorities have a focused look at the conditions that obtain on the construction site located at the corner of Sheriff and Garnett Streets?

There should be changes to the Property Tax

Dear Editor, During last week on a television call-in programme, the guest Mr Manzoor Nadir in reply to a caller concerning Property Tax (GRA), said that even though the threshold had not increased, the rate had been reduced about five or six years ago.

NCN in its current form would be very out of place in a developed country

Dear Editor, NCN’s extensive coverage of a vigil held by its workers and sympathizers, followed immediately by a panel discussion on the effects of the budget cuts on the LCDS, is probably the strongest example of how this particular state agency continues to be used as a means of propagating the PPP/C’s political perspective.

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