APNU youth to stick by selective boycott of businesses

The Youth Coalition for Transformation (YCT) yesterday said it would continue to lobby supporters to boycott businesses that are working against the interests of the people.

YCT has been responsible for pickets in front of the Duke Lodge business premises of Gerry Gouveia, and at a news conference hosted at City Hall yesterday, YCT member Ryan Belle spoke of an article carried in the Guyana Times on December 18, 2011, in which Gouveia warned the Kaieteur News owner that newspapers are supported by the business sector, with regards to advertising. If negative reporting is seen, Belle reiterated, advertisements received would significantly reduce. He, however,