By Fareeza Haniff

Members of the media during the May 2015 elections campaign

[www.inewsguyana.com] – The Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) wants a public debate before the APNU+AFC government moves to draft and implement a media policy, which is aimed at regulating media entities across the country.

During its time in government, the PPP had also stated that such a policy is needed in Guyana but was met with much resistance from the then APNU and AFC Opposition.

As a matter of fact, the now Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo had told an Alliance For Change (AFC) press conference in May 2014 that the Party is against such a policy.

“The AFC is opposed to the state or politicians legally regulating or controlling the press. Though we admit that standards ought to be raised… this should to be done by self-regulation

Nagamootoo, who is also a former Journalist, further stated, ““AFC believes that our media ought to continue the search by self-regulation of credible standards of journalistic ethics and responsibility. In this regard, the government has a legal duty to protect press freedom, not to undermine it… we do not need to regulate the press, to make laws that cou