Dear Editor,

The Government Information Agency (GINA) is complaining that “Kaieteur News operatives” have been misrepresenting themselves as that agency’s communication officers. If true, this would be a rather strange twist of identity theft.

GINA says the practice of impersonating one of their officers goes “against the principles of journalism.”

I expect that we would be hearing soon from that bastion of journalistic integrity, the Guyana Press Association (GPA). Undoubtedly they have launched an investigation into what could be a serious breach of the professional ethics they claim to so staunchly uphold.

The GPA says it is “fully cognizant of the importance of the need for social responsibility and the adherence to internationally recognized professional ethics in the gathering and dissemination of information.” Really? So I guess their silence so far is because their investigation is ongoing. I am looking forward to hearing from them in this matter, though I am not holding my breath.

Yours faithfully,
Justin de Freitas