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Jul 14, 2008 Letters

Dear Editor,
I write in relation to Freddie Kissoon’s feature article of July 9, 2008, captioned “Dangerous article in a sad country,” in which he refers to an article by Mrs. Jagan that was published in the Mirror.

Very often, Guyana’s political history is portrayed by writers to support their particular views, and not necessarily in accordance with the truth. I believe Guyanese can make their own judgment on present-day occurrences; however, the younger generation especially needs to know the true history.

The relationship between the media and the PPP is documented in Father Morrison’s book, “Justice – The Struggle For Democracy in Guyana 1952-1992”. This is a more independent and unbiased source of history than either Mr. Kissoon or Mrs. Jagan. Here are three excerpts from Father Morrison’s book that are relevant:
Page 84 – “Before Independence, Guyana boasted three daily newspapers: the Argosy, Chronicle and Guyana Graphic. All three represented business interests, all employed expatriate editors and all were strongly opposed to the Jagan Government”. 

Pages 84-85 – “In 1960, the Argosy was bought by an Englishman, Peter Taylor, who kept the Sunday Argosy, discontinued the Daily Argosy, and launched the Evening Post. Taylor soon became a strident critic of Jagan’s PPP Government and a supporter of Forbes Burnham’s PNC”

Page 87 – “Jagan’s greatest critic in the early sixties was the Daily and Sunday Chronicle. Having been purchased from Percy Wight by businessman Peter d’Aguiar, Leader of the United Force, it was first edited by an expatriate, then by D’Aguiar’s cousin, Christopher Anthony (Kit) Nascimento. He was also D’Aguiar’s personal assistant and Chairman of the youth arm of the United Force, the GUYS”. 

The above should assist readers in assessing Mr. Kissoon’s article in Kaieteur News and Mrs. Jagan’s article in the Mirror. 

Harry Hergash

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