Guyana has slipped from ‘Free’ to ‘Partly Free’ in the Freedom House rankings for freedom of the press in 2011, in a period that has seen countries moving positively along the index following social media-goaded upsurges resulting in democracy taking hold there.
Guyana placed 70th along with Hong Kong and Italy, which also scored 33 points, earning them the ‘Partly Free’ ranking.
The report said that of the 197 countries and territories assessed during 2011, including the new country of South Sudan, a total of 66 (33.5 per cent) were rated ‘Free,’ 72 (36.5 per cent) were rated ‘Partly Free’, and 59 (30 per cent) were rated ‘Not Free’. It said that this
