The Guyana Press Association (GPA) yesterday called on President David Granger to convene press conferences and it also bemoaned what it said was the Government’s increasingly rigid posture against sections of the media and the GPA by refusing to concretely address several concerns.
The GPA in a statement said it joins journalists and media practitioners across the world in observing World Press Freedom 2017, today, under the theme of “Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies”.
In its release, the GPA said that it has sought an audience with Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on various issues but to no avail, but on the other hand it was
