Kit Nascimento

Kit Nascimento
Kit Nascimento at State House on 13 December 2024
Born
Christopher A. Nascimento

(1932-01-04) 4 January 1932 (age 93)
Other namesKit
Alma materBoston University
Occupation(s)Journalist, politician, rugby administrator
Known forOfficial spokesperson for the Government of Guyana in the United States during the Jonestown massacre, and former president of GRFU, WIRU, NAWIRA, and NACRA

Christopher "Kit" A. Nascimento (born 4 January 1932)[1][2] is a Guyanese journalist, rugby administrator and former politician who served in various ministerial roles under the premiership of Forbes Burnham, including Minister for Information[3] and Minister of State for the Office of the Prime Minister.[4] He was the spokesman for the Government of Guyana in the United States in the aftermath of the 1978 Jonestown massacre.[5]

  1. ^ Burnham, Forbes (1970). A destiny to mould; selected speeches by the Prime Minister of Guyana. New York: New York : Africana Pub. Corp. ISBN 978-0-8419-0042-4. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ^ Cooke, Ernesto (5 January 2023). "PM Gonsalves attends 91st birthday celebration of Kit Nascimento". St Vincent Times. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ^ Waddell, Ronald (15 October 1996). "Nascimento criticises manner of reassignment of TV channels". Stabroek News. Stabroek News. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 25Sep1973 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Sharma, P.D. (10 April 2015). "I remember a different 'Kit' Nascimento from the one that got the brunt of Freddie's column". Kaieteur News. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

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