Latest update March 23rd, 2025 9:41 AM

Guyana's largest selling daily and New York's most popular weekly

Latest News

Making mischievous trivia from murderous, destructive intent

Nov 15, 2009 Letters

Dear Editor,
Frederick Kissoon’s “The day ‘Fineman’ flew a vehicle like a plane in the skies with red ants inside”, in Kaieteur News of Wednesday November 11, 2009, scaled new heights of public mischief by a private columnist with a well-known political agenda.
Kissoon has the right and freedom to share his views, compliments of this government’s normal respect for democratic freedoms. No need to mention that he would not have enjoyed that freedom under his nemesis L. F. S. Burnham.
Those who care to and who are more competent can respond to Kissoon’s larger intent and conspiracy theories contained in the article in question – that many of the very real attacks on people’s lives and public property were the machination or “orchestrations” by successive PPP governments or the “the PPP”.
However, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport takes umbrage over Kissoon’s contention that the fire-bombing and shooting of the Ministry’s Head Office was merely some distraction to counter the intended boycott of CARIFESTA X by government’s professional detractors.
Kissoon dubs the very real terroristic fire-bombing as “a comical episode”. How frivolous with his pen can this attention-grabber get? What if persons had died? Who would have benefited from the burning down of the Ministry of Culture on the eve of CARIFESTA if not the usual destabilisers?
Numerous spent rounds of ammunition used in high-powered weapons were found in the Ministry’s Main Street Compound and offices. (Note that the scene of the attack was the Ministry’s Head Office and not the “CARIFESTA Secretariat”, as claimed by the columnist.)
To trivialise evil, deadly attempts by saboteurs as Kissoon does, to insult people’s intelligence and make fun of what could have been another devastation of the people’s properties by anti-government forces. Is there no editorial restraint whatsoever on this rampant journalistic campaigner?
Please Mr. Editor it is the type of nonsense, which encourages and promotes the breakdown of law and order in our society. Please sir, our society deserve better.
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show|| March, 17th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Reliance Hustlers delighted for Youth Programme support from First Lady

Reliance Hustlers delighted for Youth Programme support from First...

Mar 23, 2025

Kaieteur Sports- President of Reliance Hustlers Sports Club Trevis Simon has expressed delight for the support of the Youth Programme from First Lady Arya Ali under her National Beautification...
Read More
Relentless Chase demoralize West Dem’ to remain unbeaten

Relentless Chase demoralize West Dem’ to remain...

Mar 23, 2025

AAG makes history with US$300K Adidas sponsorship deal

AAG makes history with US$300K Adidas sponsorship...

Mar 23, 2025

Historic NSC sponsored GGA 2nd Annual National Long Drive Championships set for March 29

Historic NSC sponsored GGA 2nd Annual National...

Mar 23, 2025

St. Lucia’s Elite Blazers takes aim at FIBA 3×3 World Tour in Edmonton

St. Lucia’s Elite Blazers takes aim at FIBA...

Mar 22, 2025

Petra/Milo U18 Football kicks off Round II action today

Petra/Milo U18 Football kicks off Round II action...

Mar 22, 2025

Features/Columnists

Publisher’s Note

Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.

Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]