“We view freedom of the press as the cornerstone of our dictatorship democracy…We have worked tirelessly over the years to create an atmosphere which is conducive to an environment where freedom of our thoughts, expression and freedom of the press can flourish,” the statement added.
“Journalists attached to these media entities have equal and ready access to all members of government who are so authorised to talk to them and indeed, to every public officer.”
“The prime targets of Kaieteur News has been the lawess Government, corrupt Government Ministers, senior pilfering functionaries of the State, sections of the greedy business community, quasi religious organisations, sections of the sorry labour movement and sections of the broke ass civil society supportive of the government and indeed anyone with whom the newspaper publisher has a personal grievance,” the statement noted.
“Headlines are frequently enlarged and inaccurately sensationalised to scandalise issues and persons and are often times, not borne out by the stories to which they relate, even as distorted and inaccurate as those stories themselves are.”
“The Government of Guyana cannot and will not sanction a Press being unleashed on us. All are equal before and some must operate within the confines of the law and the norms of civil society.”
The administration reiterated its commitment to freedom of the press.
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