Opinion

Dear Editor, From July, 1996 to June, 2001 I was involved in the chainsaw logging business, operating from Ituni, in the upper Demerara-Berbice area.  

Dear Editor, It‘s been quite a while since I penned any letters to your publication on a subject matter I continue to remain steadfast about – Guyana‘s tourism potential.

Dear Editor, I write this letter to alert the police and motorists about the suicidal practice of pedal cyclists cutting off motorists on the East Coast Demerara highway.

Dear Editor, In his argument against 4-4-1 (PPP-APNU-AFC) with respect to the composition of select committees in the 10th parliament, the Attorney General alluded to the fact that the PPP gained 26,000 voters more than APNU as justification for APNU not having the right to an equal number of seats on these committees as the PPP. 

Dear Editor, Dr Mohan Ragbeer is a very distinguished man.  Born into abject poverty, he attended Queen’s College, qualified as a physician in England and returned to serve in what was then British Guiana. 

Dear Editor, On Saturday, April 7, umpires Ernest and Lux declared that the matches fixed for the day would have to be postponed due to inclement weather.

Dear Editor, A very successful stakeholders forum was executed at the Matthews Ridge location of Reunion Manganese Inc on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, for members of the Regional Democratic Council, Neighbourhood Democratic Council-Interim Management Committee and leaders in the communities of Matthews Ridge, Arakaka and Port Kaituma.

It comes as no surprise that there are eating houses, guest houses, barbering and hairdressing services and a host of other business ‘hustles’ in the city that are in breach of municipal public health and safety regulations.

Dear Editor, Since the suspension of the constitution in colonial Guiana, the theme of racism/ethnicity has dominated our national dialogue and our common culture.

Office of the President

Dear Editor, During the just concluded November 2011 General and Regional Elections, political parties campaigned rigorously and laid out their plans for the people should they win the elections.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to respond to a letter published in the March 18, 2012 edition of the Kaieteur News which was penned by a concerned citizen and published under the caption ‘Unfair competition between Chinese and local businesses.‘

Dear Editor, I would like to make some observations on the NBS accounts for the benefit of its members.

Dear Editor, There is the promise of change in the air, if the newspaper reports are to be believed. 

Dear Editor, As by chance, this week past France has had to deal with a similar case to that of Henry Greene. 

Politikles

Dear Editor, On April 6, 2012, Stabroek Business carried an article emanating from a Trinidad-based consulting group which promises two other parts on performance management practices.

For the average struggling Guyanese,  the most noteworthy announcement made by the Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh in his budget presentation would have been the lifting of the income tax threshold substantially from $40,000 per month to $50,000 per month. 

Dear Editor, The hypocrisy of the PPP/C regime has again been exposed.

Dear Editor, I am writing coincidentally on a day when Kaieteur News’ front page banner says ‘Indian coffee company ships out 50 containers of logs in 2 months – contrary to agreement with Forestry Commission’ (April 5).