PPP renews call for media ‘oversight committee’

The PPP has once again called for the establishment of a watchdog oversight committee for the media in Guyana and blasted US Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt for his comments that government censorship of opposition views on state media is wrong.

“…The party reiterates the call for the establishment of a watchdog oversight committee that would be tasked with creating the environment in Guyana that would see the development of higher levels of press freedom and freedom of expression,” the party said in a statement on World Press Freedom Day, which was observed on Saturday. “The PPP holds strongly to the position, that the power the media has is not limitless and therefore in the exercise of their duty, journalists must be responsible and professional,” it added.

The statement also condemned remarks by the US ambassador made at reception on Friday. The diplomat had said that more can be done to