Letters to the Editor

Discount or loss leader?

Dear Editor, From a business point of view, the steep reduction of the parking meter fees by Smart City Solutions (SCS) can fall into either of two categories, namely a discount or a loss leader. 

M&CC should scrap the parking meter scheme

Dear Editor, Though there has been a plethora of comment on the parking meter scheme, many of our Guyana Consumers Association members have insisted that we make a public comment on the issue: (1) Iniquitous profit-sharing.

Past Guyanese women set the bar high

Dear Editor, As we observe the United Nations International Women’s Day, 2017 (March 8), under the theme ‘Be Bold for Change’, it is fitting to pay homage, as a young woman myself, to the women before me who have paved the way for this nation which is not afraid to promote women, the Guyana I have come known and love.

Response to Ram

Dear Editor, I crave your indulgence to respond to some remarks directed to me by Mr Christopher Ram in a letter published in SN on March 3, captioned, ‘Phillips misrepresented the contents of the SARA bill’.

NY groups sing chowtaals

Dear Editor, Last Sunday, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha USA Praant hosted the 3rd annual Choutaal Samelan at the Prem Bhakti Mandir in Jamaica, Queens as part of Guyanese American Phagwah celebration.

We urge review of tax on private school tuition

Dear Editor, We write on behalf of the administrators and parents of Mae’s Schools, the New Guyana School, The School of Nations, The Business School, Green Acres School, Cherry Blossom Play School, Apex Academy, Concord Academy, Westfield Preparatory, ISA Islamic School, Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) and Chase Academy, regarding the recent introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) on tuition fees for students attending private educational institutions.

Sugar workers are not dependent on other taxpayers for their wages

Dear Editor, Dr Ian McDonald, in his short letter (‘Still hopeful about sugar’s future’, Stabroek News, March 8) in response to criticism by Mr Rishee Thakur (‘Bitter Sugar continues to hold sway,’ Sunday Stabroek  March 5) demonstrates his genteel manners and class by simply stating “Excellent letter in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek by Rishee Thakur if he is right”.

We should remember our women

Dear Editor, International Women’s Day (IWD) has been observed since the 19th century; however, since the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring March 8 IWD it has been observed globally, and in some countries it is a national holiday.

Indians are free to give voice

Dear Editor, Marking the centenary commemoration of the end of Indian abolition has become a most interesting exercise, moreso for the Indian Guyanese community.

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