Thirteen days after he was written to by the Private Sector Commission (PSC) about urgently ensuring equitable access to the broadcast media for political parties, President Donald Ramotar has replied but without giving the assurance that had been sought.
While the PSC had referred in the letter to the broadcast media in general, sources say the main bone of contention was the limited access of the opposition parties to the state broadcaster NCN.
In the reply sent on April 1, 2015 to Chairman of the PSC, Ramesh Persaud, Ramotar thanked the PSC for its interest while stating that equitable access is catered for via “clear and detailed” provisions in Part IV of the current Broadcasting Act 2011. However, sources have noted that since its promulgation, the
