The Guyana Trades Union Congress today condemned yesterday’s decision by President Bharrat Jagdeo to suspend the licence of CNS Channel Six for four months and it urged civil society to speak up.

“Today the GTUC calls on the opposition, civil society and all progressive forces to speak out and speak up, to come out against these injustices and arrest this atrocity committed against the people.

“The church which is seen as society’s moral compass up until 1992 played a visible role in educating and advancing the rights of citizens. Their current visible absence from the national conversation to ensure the realization of this held belief is seen as an abrogation of their moral responsibility even more so that they offer prayers for the president and this government as they transgress the rights of their flock.

“The religious bodies and opposition political leaders are reminded that as they speak of peace, the price for peace is justice and together we must be prepared to pay this price.

“There are some who are prepared to fight these injustices and the GTUC urges everyone to get on board so we can collectively rid the society of the few who are oppressing the masses, for tomorrow will be too late.”