THE Kaieteur News is bent on sensationalising things so that the Guyanese people feel that there is rampant corruption in the country. The fact of the matter remains that no matter what is done, the Kaieteur News, with its personal vendetta against the government, will also try to paint a bad picture of any good thing.
We saw in its September 2, 2011 edition of the paper the cost of the NIS building in Corriverton was compared to several flat, unfinished houses costing, albeit, less. KN used this to draw a parallel between these properties since they are all one-flat buildings.
This, is a gross misrepresentation, since as those in the housing industry would know, contractors do not charge the same rate for commercial and residential buildings. The costs differ significantly when it comes to commercial buildings.
What I would like to ask is for the paper to make the Bill of Quantities for the ones they drew the parallel with public, so that we members of the public can form our own conclusions as well as get an understanding of the specific works undertaken in each of these.  
The NIS building houses 17 staff members and is reported to be equipped with all the necessary fixtures and amenities necessary to provide a hospitable working environment. We are yet to learn of the specifics with regard to the houses used as reference by Kaieteur News.
The failure of this newspaper to provide such pertinent information during its coverage of the matter is an indication of its policy of sensationalism to fuel sales at the expense of the abandonment of basic journalistic tenets.