Luncheon says PPP didn’t oppose SN ads boycott

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon on Thursday refuted Ralph Ramkarran’s claim that the PPP had opposed the cut-off of state advertisements to Stabroek News in 2006, saying that while there was disagreement among executive members, they ultimately backed the decision.

Ramkarran had stated earlier this week that the ruling party had opposed the removal of advertisements, but was ignored by the government of former president Bharrat Jagdeo. This was the first time