First Vice President and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday generated concern about political interference in the media when he told reporters at Parliament Building that he was “surprised and disappointed” by a headline which appeared in the state-owned Guyana Chronicle newspaper.
The headline which read “Gov’t Blunders on Budget Estimates…violates laws assented to by President Granger” had garnered several comments from members of both sides of the house during the day with unconfirmed reports claiming that at least one government minister had contacted the editor of the newspaper to express concern about the headline.
The issue developed at Parliament when several members of the media corps observed Nagamootoo speaking
