Letters to the Editor

The automatic promotion policy should be reviewed

Dear Editor, It’s my firm belief that in the next few years social workers will have their work cut out when it comes to the automatic promotion policy of the Ministry of Education, if we have not already seen the fruits of such a policy.

Dr Persaud should be relieved of his medical duties

Dear Editor, Medical practice is about legitimately making the body an object of diagnostic intervention; doctors who are sex offenders can`t do this without transgressing the mental and symbolic barrier (ie via threats) surrounding the body. 

Why can’t the VAT rate be reviewed?

Dear Editor, According to the Business Page written by renowned accountant Christopher Ram (November 21), “in 2007 alone VAT amounted to 12.6 billion, or 49%, of which VAT by itself had exceeded the taxes it was supposed to replace by a staggering 76%.

Mr Lumumba’s claim is exorbitant

Dear Editor, President of Alpha United, Mr Odinga Lumumba, who continues to display arrogance in relation to the coordination and successful staging of a football tournament, has once more bitten off more than he can chew by publicly advocating that the co-directors of the Kashif & Shanghai knockout tournament should increase the winner’s prize money to $4,000,000 and give each team a preparation fee of $400,000. 

The problems of Essequibo cricket

Dear Editor, There has been much publicity recently on the state of affairs surrounding the eroding fabric of Essequibo’s cricket generally, and the notion that Essequibo doesn’t belong at the forefront of the nation.

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