Latest update January 30th, 2025 6:10 AM

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

Latest News

Misleading headlines

Mar 18, 2023 Letters

Dear Editor,

Some recent news headlines have caught my attention: “two thousand dollars bail for verbally abusing a policewoman” (INews March 16); “duo gets fifteen thousand dollars bail for assault on teacher” (KN March 17); “Ministry of Home Affairs explains new fire service HQ has to be inspected for defects, hence it was not completed ahead of schedule.”  In fact, one headline declared the Ministry as saying the building was behind schedule (SN March 16). Now the Ministry of Education is refuting claims of that four million dollars ‘gift’ from the oil company to help rebuild the burnt-out secondary school (SN March 17).

With regard to the bail matters, I find the sums imposed paltry, which in my humble view, do not fit the alleged crimes and can be viewed as being tantamount to adding insult to injury. The misleading headlines concerning the ministries are worrying and one has to wonder whatever happened to investigative journalism to ascertain the accuracy or inaccuracy of facts as opposed to pure sensationalism. One is reminded about that misleading news item some months ago by an outlet and the ensuing chaos and mayhem which took place on the East Coast corridor as a relevant case in point.

Yours faithfully,

Shamshun Mohamed 

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show | January, 27th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Anna Regina Secondary reign supreme

Anna Regina Secondary reign supreme

Jan 30, 2025

-CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited GTTA/MOE Schools TT C/chips a resounding success Kaieteur Sports- The CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited (CPGL) Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), Ministry of...
Read More
Fifties from Forde, Drakes, McCaskie give Barbados edge heading into Day 2 versus Eagles 

Fifties from Forde, Drakes, McCaskie give...

Jan 30, 2025

CANOC Executive Committee gathers in Guyana for pivotal Annual Retreat

CANOC Executive Committee gathers in Guyana for...

Jan 30, 2025

Dujon questions CWI over “surprise’ axing of coach Coley

Dujon questions CWI over “surprise’...

Jan 30, 2025

Wills, Bahabur, Johnson shine at GTTA Novice Championship

Wills, Bahabur, Johnson shine at GTTA Novice...

Jan 30, 2025

Guyanese boxers shine at T&T National Boxing Championships

Guyanese boxers shine at T&T National Boxing...

Jan 29, 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 […]