The United States has revoked the non-immigrant visa of Office of the President Press and Publicity Officer Kwame McCoy as of Monday amid allegations of child solicitation that have been levelled against him.
Kwame McCoy
In correspondence seen by this newspaper last evening, the US Embassy wrote that McCoy’s B1/B2 visa which was issued on March 6, 2009 has been revoked. Up to press time last night McCoy said no such correspondence has reached him, but he declared he is not worried should the information be confirmed as true.
McCoy told Stabroek News last night that if any letter of a visa revocation exists the most likely reason for such action would be the current allegations against him, allegations which he dismissed as unfounded. He also questioned whether the child in the case “exists”. McCoy said there appears to be no interest on the part of the US to enquire into the basis of such allegations and to determine whether they can be substantiated. According to him, any revocation on such grounds simply demonstrates how uninformed decisions could be taken based on “mere allegations”.
McCoy turned his attention to the US government saying an examination of its policies would point to the state offering protection to a confessed murderer who “admitted to being part of a criminal gang that killed (Ronald) Waddell among other things but now he and his entire family is being protected by the US”. McCoy added that the public will judge the facts.
“…I am not worried at all if my visa was revoked because thankfully the US has no control over where I travel”, he added.
A taped conversation between an adult and a child surfaced in September and on the recording, the two speakers discuss plans for a sexual liaison. McCoy, who is also a member of the Rights of the Child Commission and a PPP/C Region Four Regional Democratic Council representative has denied that it is his voice on the recording, and deemed it a clear fabrication aimed at “smearing my character and family name.”
Previously, the US had revoked the visa of then Minister of Home Affairs, Ronald Gajraj following allegations that he was linked to a death squad and subsequent to this current Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee also encountered visa problems while he held another portfolio. The US had also revoked the serving Commissioner of Police Henry Greene’s diplomatic visa in 2006 before taking back his visitor’s visa in June of the same year after Washington alleged that the then Acting Police Commissioner had benefited materially from the drugs trade. Greene had strenuously denied the allegation.
Well well Well My God look what we have here (in Stewie’s voice from Family Guy) hahahhahaha
now seriously, if the Guyana Police Force couldn’t find any evidence which was being presented by Mark (the tape) to lay any charges against this …..man….how the hell …AND WHY didi the US revoke his VISA amid allegations of child solicitation…WHEN IT’S JUST AN allegation????
Yall don’t answer me WE here already know why they revoked it….them people nah stupid!!!
Sorry Sandhurst but I have to respond. VERY WELL SAID!!! The US won’t just do this, these are professional people who abide by the laws, so they had to have some evidence before making this move.
WhooHooo!!!!! one more down, several others to go!!!! Yeah Kwame, the US cannot control where you travel, but others are watching..Let’s see what happens when you try to go to Canada or Britain!!!!
EVIL THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE PLACE TO MAKE THAT LINK.
some people see what they want to see
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/10/200910282211496109.html
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/10/20091026132714361238.html
SUPPORT DEM DAY BEFORE AND COME WID DIFFERENT MOUTH NEXT DAY::::
ALL YOU GUYANESE IN US MUST READ DESE::::
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/11/200911215036995449.html
Reddy has all the answers there never any room for debate its Reddy’s way or no way. although it is speculation about kwame being a child molester it does not help when his own people shun him.
A note Reddy Mugabe had some very serious allegations leveled at him and the EU didnt revoke his or any of that administrations visa’s
Anyway the style of government Guyana has they dont need to travel
Sandman,
have u ever taken time to look at Miss World or Miss Universe, or any pagent so to speak?????????????????if so how many queen do u see at the end when the crowning takes place????????????????////LOL
I am absolutely pleased at the outcome of this on an international level, now its on the local level to take charge and do something about it
Sandhurst, the US can cancel anyone’s visa simply BECAUSE THEY CAN .. it is the only justice you will ever see in Guyana .. they need to cancel ALL THE VISAS OF THE ENTIRE PEE PEE PEE GOVERNMENT .. that ought to whip them in line some …
Sandman…..watch out for round two some ministers soon can’t come to the US mark my work.
The evidence is in the face of the President of America….he does not condone Torture, he evevn wanted to try the pass VP of America.
Let await round two……isn’t Mc Koy not a shame to talk about Waddle’d death. Round two around the corner. SN please keep us inform with who and who visa get teck away. I am personnaly engaging myself with my congressman.
This is how we who live in the US must deal with the problems back home.
THATS RIGHT YOU DO WRONG TAKE IT AWAY.
We now commence Act 2, scene 2.
However it is not right for only his Visa to be revoked, I say revoke those sheltering him also.
If the real Mccoy, as he claims did not see the letter, why start cussing the US, it may just be a fabrication.
If he profess to be so innocent, why not offer to do the lie dector test, he need to tell the US that.
“I leave it up to the public to judge the facts”,says the disgraced PPP senior member, Kwame Mckoy.
Indeed, Mr McKoy! The non soup drinking PPP members will certainly judge the facts and they unlike the PPP supporters are able to think for themselves.
I wonder who was thinking for you after spending most of your life in the PPP with all the bad policies that just popped up after you were kicked???
Shame shame shame, cheddie must be rolling in his grave when he sees what the current cabal is doing with the man’s brainchild.
Listen Chamar, get your facts straight before allowing your mouth to take liberty. It’s obviously that you don’t know me.
FYI… I voluntarily left the PPP when I realized they were making a mockery of the promises Dr. Jagan made when he was elected.
I was begged to stay but my strive for high morals, racial inclusiveness, and unquestionable integrity compelled me to part ways with the party.
Ms Bismattie, please enlighten me bout da ‘C’ word. If yuh call i man da ‘N’ word ah gon yell discrimination! Yuh juss dis 50 mil Injuns!
‘Chamars form the second-largest caste in India with a population of over 50 million and are heavily active in politics. They are known to be one of the most highly influential groups among scheduled castes’.
So M.J will do his moonwalk and say: ‘Beat it…. beat it’!
Good work Bismattie, you obviously put the welfare of your country ahead of party loyalty. When you leave a dictatorship like the PPP you are going to be subject to slander and other vicious attacks by party sycophants and henchmen. But you know that.
Thank you very much U.S Embassy,i hope you do the same to the others,or let them travel to the U.S then arrest them there.Let them explain about how the drugs are sent to America and why the drug lords are protected from prosecution in Guyana.
Act II, Kwame McCoy, Guyana AMBASSADOR to SOMEWHERE!
LA DORADA
I will correct that, GUYANA”S AMBASSADOR TO NOWHERE = MR. KWAME MCKOY.
here we go today, a boost for SN ratings.
it’s all about INTEREST Mc Coy.
Freespeech:
Why attach ulterior motives to the comments of subscribers? It would be more enlightening if you address the comments being made.
Your PPP will always keep the newspapers and blogs in business freespeech that I can guarantee you. With a scandal every week this is the best business to be in right now in Guyana.
Justice is finally serve! Thanks. U.S. PLEASE HELP Guyana.
Actually it’s not justice served. Nothing will become of the situation with Julius. Who in their right mind will give up their child to the guyana police….. the mother was right to hide her child. I don’t blame her. Many wrong and ill deeds of the PPP will go unpunished.
Well well…the circumstances surrounding the allegations are very vague. Some people even think it’s a set up. Some say that every person deserves his day in court, that does not apply to Kwame for the opposition bloggers.
Notwithstanding, the govt. has to stop protecting public officers like Kwame that could possible give it a bad name and let them face the music. There are fools in every govt., even the US, so there is no need for this situation to be politicized. But then again, there is no hope for some of these bloggers. Even when the rain falls, it’s the govt’s fault.
This man shows no shame and his actions are not typical of a person fighting to clear his name and regain his reputation. Makes one wonder about the criterion for employment in this government and the office of the President. McCoy should be fighting to have this stigma removed and stop hiding behind silly “playground” rants about who can’t control your travel arrangements.
Historically ,and maybe it is continuing, there are incidents of revoking of visas by US authorities for indefensible reasons .Patriotic US citizens such as Paul Robeson have also had their passports seized. The USA state is no angel…
Yes, Raj, and there is need for a specific action by the Guyana Government if this part of the report is accurate:
McCoy turned his attention to the US government saying an examination of its policies would point to the state offering protection to a confessed murderer who “admitted to being part of a criminal gang that killed (Ronald) Waddell among other things but now he and his entire family is being protected by the US”. McCoy added that the public will judge the facts.
The specific action is that McCoy should be promptly dismissed from government employment because no government desirous of respectability should allow itself to be associated with this level of ignorance and poor judgement.
Shameless shameless shameless, what a disgrace that this chap is still part of the PResident’s office even in the face of growing scandals facing the PPP.
How more ridiculous can this government get?
Raj…you got it right.
The British offered to help but theirs was rejected on the silliest of silly excuses.
The US people have FULL knowledge of all that is happening in Guyana, and it would be in the government’s interest to link up with them to get insights into security monitoring. Plus of course more money would flow into the country.
I am sure that the US authorities can tell you exactly where KM haunts, whom he associates with, and what he does when he does.
Now he gat gall to say dat ” “…I am not worried at all if my visa was revoked because thankfully the US has no control over where I travel”, . Yea no control but they got you tagged !
Yo Dude , did Fineman got his day in court ?
Raj yuh sound like wan dumkoff! Yuh kyaan muzzle people on accusations.
I must remind you that 9/11 terrorists were done by people who resided in the USA.
Mr McCoy’s case is Guyana’s problem. There were no conviction here.
You have the audacity to compare Paul Robeson to him?
Reddy:
Any specific reason why Paul Robeson was chosen as your reference? Charlie Chaplin was also declared personna non-grata. The two however were not under a cloud of accusation of criminal wrong doing? Charlie was for marrying a much younger woman but they were both being hounded for their political views. Kwame……..hmmmm!
Reddy only the PPP are angels we get that, Angels of abuse probably but angels.
Pilot230, it’s a waste of time to respond to guys who ignore the facts and instead, twist every situation to make the govt look bad. Anyway, I will asnwer your ques with a ques – did fineman put down the AK47s he possibly got from the army and surrender? Or for that matter – did any of your freedumb fighters put down their AK47s they possibly got from the army surrender?
What a pathetic soul you are!!!
When will you and Benschop produce the alleged little boy Samaroo, so that the case against Kwame can be verified and then you can make your calls if he is found guilty??? Failing to do that it is called Garbage Samaroo, get it???
thats all you can say for yourself soldier!! ,ppp and they croniee time has come ,,,,,,AND SOLDIER LOOK FOR PETER MORGAN COMMING AROUND THE GOOSE NECK SOON,,,,LOL
Chalk another up for the PPP revolution. Mr. McCoy can say whatever he wants and as long as he wants together with his buddies of his club. Nothing will reduce the international shame and disgrace this revocation has brought to an already ignoble regime. But again, the Jagdeo administration is least worried about international opinions.
Ghost Rider what you have said is really frightening.
Mr. Comrade Burnham was also “least worried about international opinions” and look where that got us.
Lord help Guyana!
Bora, you like you know a lil history . Read some more and tell us about more individuals who suffered from “visa politics” including some Canadians, in the 1950s. Aren’t some Moslems complaining about stereoyping and being denied visas today ?
Of course I am not comparuing Mckoy with Robeson, the great American Communist. What I am doing is telling the no hopers trying to score against the Guyana government to stop spitting into the wind and acknowledge that “revocation” of visas by US authorities isn’t what it may seem to be, or necssarily what they (the no hopers) want it to be…peace
Reddy ! You are even defending a ‘visa cancellation’ by the source of same ? Really ! Defend what prompted the cancellation.
All these people’s visa’s were cancelled for various and sundry reasons but I still won’t put McKoy in their category. His offence is indefensible and supporters of Paul Robeson and others would reject any association with McKoy. Just the idea that someone would seek to minimize in anyway shape or form the kind of behavior McKoy is accused of perpetrating against a minor indicates the kind of dark and devious mind the person himself possesses.
SOldier you seem to forget that the same police are the ones who are accused of bruning teeners and the same GOOD HANDS that Guyana is in are the HANDS with MENTALATEDSPIRIT and INGITERS.kWAME IS AN ALLEGED SOLICITOR, he was not HAULED-IN.The teener is an alleged murderer with no SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE but was HORRIBLY TORTURED. The guyana police force must be sued for physical and mental damage.I would like to know how you would react if one of your loved ones should face such stiuations?
You can do as much as you like but not for as long as you like.The US GAVE IT AND THEY CAN TAKE IT AWAY AND THEY DID .
Well done America , Shame on the administration of Guyana for protecting this offical.
How the hell you can pass judgement on someone and he has not been found guilty. so i can make a allegation aganist you and see the chains around your feet. shame on you shame on youuuu
mo, the US officials are not fools, and since the GPF lacks credibility, the US would have obviously done there own investigations here.
They would have proceeded with caution before coming to this decision, so please get over it.
Mo:
Hitler was never found guilty. Are you a holocaust denier?