TUC urges opposition boycott of polls unless equal media access granted

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) today urged the opposition parties against participating in the upcoming polls unless “minimum standards” to guarantee free expression and equal access to media are in place.

“We call on the PNC, AFC, GAP, WPA, TUF and new political alliance APNU to discharge their responsibility to this nation by ensuring that before we enter into another election farce that the playing field is levelled for all contenders,” the GTUC said in a statement in wake of the recent suspension of the broadcast licence of CNS TV 6.

“We expect that the political opposition without exception