Prem Narine - a fascinating, chilling, portrait

Oct 24, 2026 Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column

(Kaieteur News) – The name Prem Narine registered slowly; then like a tsunami. A detective with a difference. Results. A profile that expanded before the eyes, grew on the consciousness. This was of a man earmarked for special graces, one going places.

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I lost track of Mr. Narine for a while. Whenever a reminder came of his continued existence, he had a new rank; higher on the police ladder. The initial belief was that here was a rising star. Guyana needs as many as it can get, but with this qualifier: their sparkle must be genuine, their light pure. Being a reader, there’s knowledge of different types of stars. Some are different in a dubious way; they still float higher.