Basically, I admire FK. He seems to have his finger on the pulse of Guyana - especially regarding political issues. He has been doing his daily column in KN for more years than I can remember. If all the columns he ever wrote were printed and bound, it would run into several volumes. Whenever I go to KN online, I first scroll down to his article and read that first. I suspect (though some won't admit it) many others do so too.
Is FK perfect? No. Who is? The man has done yeoman service to Guyana and Guyanese. He has lived in Guyana practically his whole life. And we know that Guyana is not an easy place to live - to put it mildly! He frequently laments the deplorable state of the country - its politics, people, infrastructure etc. Yet he remains there. He is not too fond of overseas Guyanese.
We are all heavily influenced by the environment we grew up in and the upbringing we had. Freddie grew up in a blue collar area Georgetown. He openly says that his background has influenced his outlook, as he mingled with all ethnicities. Now, the bulk of Guyanese Indians are rural folks. Things are a lot less cosmopolitan in the countryside, so they have a different outlook and consciousness. The thing is, that doesn't make them better or worse than town people. Just different. Freddie is often harsh with these folks and considers them narrow and prejudiced because they do not share his outlook and have a stronger sense of Indian identity than he has. In fact, he has said that no part of his consciousness is Indian - or words pretty close to that. I think that it unfair to lump a whole group of people into one category like that. He does tend to see these things in stark black and white. Life is more nuanced and subtle than that - they are shades of grey.
Where he is absolutely correct is in unmasking the hypocrisy of 'Indian rights activists' in ONE regard. Which is this: they complain about political and social issues which adversely affect Indians. They criticize the policies and actions of the PNC. That is their right to do so and, if they have the evidence to back it up, they should do so. However, as FK has frequently pointed out, during the long years of PPP rule, when corruption, discrimination and other ills skyrocketed, not ONE of these 'Indian rights activists' opened their mouths to criticize the regime. None of them said a work. They really have no response to Freddie's observation....so he continues to spank them.
Heving a daily column and the ability to be an opinion maker is a lot of power. I do think that that power sometimes goes to Freddie's head and he becomes excessive with his personal or blanket remarks. He has a hefty ego for sure. He has mellowed with age and there are signs that he is tempering that tendency. He has intense dislike for the PPP but, of late, seems to be taking a more balanced approach and is becoming increasingly critical of the Coalition's policies and actions, sometimes even comparing the PPP's record favourably.
There is something curious. Freddie never completed his doctorate. He should. He was at the University of Toronto doing a Ph.d many years ago. He himself has mentioned that sometimes. For a person who makes his career on unearthing scoops, he has been quite 'shy' and coy about the reason he discontinued (or was discontinued?). Can anyone throw some light on the reason why he did not complete his doctorate at U of T?
OK, that's my take on FK. What's yours?
He put a good cuss pon Mr TK and everybady. Hey hey hey...Mr Freddie is hit and miss. He get some right and nuff wrong nowadays. But na matta what abie seh, Mr Fredrick Kissoon stay in Guyana and ban he belly. He teach nuff nuff peopkle. Mr Fredrick Kissoon MUST get one of Guyana top TWO national award. 
