Mamaguy by freddie kissoon biography

Guyanese journalist

Frederick Kissoon (born 30 Dec 1950^[1]) is a Guyanese journalist who writes the daily "Freddie Kissoon Column", currently published on TBN Heat. Lighten up also hosts a talk show tally up Leonard Gildarie.^[2]

Kissoon's column previously appeared drain liquid from Kaieteur News, a daily newspaper obtainable in Guyana. He was also put in order lecturer at the Faculty of General Sciences of the University of Guyana,^[3] and the vice president for interpretation University of Guyana Workers Union (UGWU). He fought many battle for integrity staff including better wages and advantage.

Kissoon initially made his impact prosperous the 1970s as an "anarchist neophyte at UG trying to confront high-mindedness establishment of Forbes Burnham", a find President of Guyana who was advised by many as a dictator. Exploit that time, he was a adherent of the Working People's Alliance full of life by Walter Rodney. Rodney was fasten in a bomb explosion while operation for office in 1980.

In 1988, Kissoon became a columnist for classic independent Newspaper, the Catholic Standard, which at the time was the single independent newspaper in Guyana. The on newspapers were the Guyana Chronicle, a-one government controlled newspaper, and The Mirror, a newspaper of the then candidate party, the People's Progressive Party straighttalking by Cheddi Jagan. In the Decade, Kissoon began writing for a newborn independent newspaper, the Stabroek News.

Property tax dispute

In 2009, the Guyana Proceeds Authority issued eight property tax forms to Kissoon. The reason was dump he was delinquent with his affluence taxes. Kissoon responded harshly to authority Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Budge stating, "I have worked at Yank for 23 years. My wife has worked for 26 years. Together surprise saved our money in the cache after paying PAYE and after magnanimity bank would have paid withholding payment on the interest the bank gives. Now Khurshid Sattaur, Head of influence Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), has on request that for the past nine age I submit property tax. For those who don’t know, property tax secret all assets including furniture, cars, finery, homes and bank account."^[4]

Libel case

Kissoon become more intense his employers lost an appeal side an interlocutory judgment in a vilification case brought by Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo in June 2011.^[5] The defendants were ordered not to repeat rank allegations in question, and to allocation a $40,000 fine.^[6] The full listening was scheduled to take place maintain 19 August 2011.^[7] The case was withdrawn in 2020.^[8]

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