Freddie Kissoon
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Frederick Kissoon currently writes the daily "Freddie Kissoon Column" in Kaieteur News
, a daily newspaper published in Guyana
. Other columnists for Kaieteur News include Stella Ramsaroop and Adam Harris
. Kissoon also teaches in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Guyana
.
Kissoon initially made his impact in the 1970s as an "anarchist freshman at UG
trying to confront the establishment of Forbes Burnham
", a former President of Guyana who was considered by many as a dictator. At that time he was a member of the Working People's Alliance
led by Walter Rodney
. Rodney was killed in a bomb explosion while running for office in 1980.
In 1988, Kissoon became a columnist for an independent Newspaper, the Catholic Standard. At that time, the Catholic Standard was the only independent newspaper in Guyana. The other newspapers were the Guyana Chronicle
, a government controlled newspaper, and The Mirror, a newspaper of the then opposition party, the People's Progressive Party
led by Cheddi Jagan
. In the 1990s, Kissoon began writing for a new independent newspaper, the Stabroek News
.
Kaieteur News
Kaieteur News is a privately owned daily newspaper published in Guyana, South America. Kaieteur News columnists include Freddie Kissoon, Stella Ramsaroop, Adam Harris, and an anonymous columnist who goes by Peeping Tom....
, a daily newspaper published in Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
. Other columnists for Kaieteur News include Stella Ramsaroop and Adam Harris
Adam Harris
C. Adam Harris is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 82nd District and was elected in 2002.-Career:After graduating from college, Harris joined the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee as a research analyst. He ran for the House in 2002 with the...
. Kissoon also teaches in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Guyana
University of Guyana
The University of Guyana, in Georgetown, Guyana is a public university established in 1963 by the Guyanese government.-History:Cheddi Jagan, then Premier of British Guiana considered that the University of the West Indies, to which his government had contributed since 1948, was not meeting the...
.
Kissoon initially made his impact in the 1970s as an "anarchist freshman at UG
University of Guyana
The University of Guyana, in Georgetown, Guyana is a public university established in 1963 by the Guyanese government.-History:Cheddi Jagan, then Premier of British Guiana considered that the University of the West Indies, to which his government had contributed since 1948, was not meeting the...
trying to confront the establishment of Forbes Burnham
Forbes Burnham
Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham was the leader of Guyana from 1964 until his death, first as Premier from 1964 to 1966, then as the Prime Minister from 1966 to 1980 and finally as President from 1980 to 1985....
", a former President of Guyana who was considered by many as a dictator. At that time he was a member of the Working People's Alliance
Working People's Alliance
-History:The party was established in 1974, as an alliance of the Working People's Vanguard Party, the Association for Cultural Relations with Independent Africa, the Indian Political Revolutionary Associates and Ratoon, and became a political party in 1989. The party first contested national...
led by Walter Rodney
Walter Rodney
Walter Rodney was a prominent Guyanese historian and political activist, who was assassinated in Guyana in 1980.-Career:...
. Rodney was killed in a bomb explosion while running for office in 1980.
In 1988, Kissoon became a columnist for an independent Newspaper, the Catholic Standard. At that time, the Catholic Standard was the only independent newspaper in Guyana. The other newspapers were the Guyana Chronicle
Guyana Chronicle
The Guyana Chronicle is a daily newspaper owned by the Guyanese government. The company also publishes a weekly Sunday Chronicle....
, a government controlled newspaper, and The Mirror, a newspaper of the then opposition party, the People's Progressive Party
People's Progressive Party (Guyana)
The People's Progressive Party is a political party in Guyana led by Bharrat Jagdeo. The party has been in power since the 1992 elections and currently holds 36 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.-History:...
led by Cheddi Jagan
Cheddi Jagan
Cheddi Berret Jagan was a Guyanese politician who was first elected Chief Minister in 1953 and later Premier of British Guiana from 1961 to 1964, prior to independence. He later served as President of Guyana from 1992 to 1997.- Biography :The son of ethnic Indian sugar plantation workers, Jagan...
. In the 1990s, Kissoon began writing for a new independent newspaper, the Stabroek News
Stabroek News
The Stabroek News is a privately owned newspaper published in Guyana.It was first published in November 1986, first as a weekly but it later changed to a daily print...
.