Guyana Chronicle's Editor-in-Chief under fire for letter on Ramotar cabinet.
Written by Denis Scott Chabrol
Thursday, 06 October 2011 09:28
The Editor-in-Chief of the state-owned and controlled Guyana Chronicle newspaper, Mark Ramotar on Wednesday came under fire for a letter that proposed a Donald Ramotar cabinet that excluded a number of current ministers.
Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) was told that at least two male government ministers called Ramotar, berating him about the letter published in Wednesday's edition of the newspaper and available here.
One of the ministers allegedly used expletives and suggested to Ramotar that he, too, had been involved in speculation. The other minister, who Ramotar considers his friend, was also equally angry.
The Editor-in-Chief, who left work around midday Wednesday, was back at his desk on Thursday.
When contacted, Ramotar refused to comment on the matter, only saying that “it was a dead issue.”
He refused to confirm or deny whether he was summoned to a meeting with top governmental functionaries of Office of the President.
Only recently, staff members of the Guyana Chronicle’s editorial department were summoned to a meeting with the Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon to discuss concerns about the coverage that some sectors have been receiving.
Pressure on the state media to ensure that reports are sanitized of criticism and speculation, particularly at election time, dates back to when the now main opposition Peoples National Congress (PNC)- Reform was in power until 1992.
Written by Denis Scott Chabrol
Thursday, 06 October 2011 09:28
The Editor-in-Chief of the state-owned and controlled Guyana Chronicle newspaper, Mark Ramotar on Wednesday came under fire for a letter that proposed a Donald Ramotar cabinet that excluded a number of current ministers.
Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) was told that at least two male government ministers called Ramotar, berating him about the letter published in Wednesday's edition of the newspaper and available here.
One of the ministers allegedly used expletives and suggested to Ramotar that he, too, had been involved in speculation. The other minister, who Ramotar considers his friend, was also equally angry.
The Editor-in-Chief, who left work around midday Wednesday, was back at his desk on Thursday.
When contacted, Ramotar refused to comment on the matter, only saying that “it was a dead issue.”
He refused to confirm or deny whether he was summoned to a meeting with top governmental functionaries of Office of the President.
Only recently, staff members of the Guyana Chronicle’s editorial department were summoned to a meeting with the Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon to discuss concerns about the coverage that some sectors have been receiving.
Pressure on the state media to ensure that reports are sanitized of criticism and speculation, particularly at election time, dates back to when the now main opposition Peoples National Congress (PNC)- Reform was in power until 1992.
