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…alleges dictatorship by Regional ChairmanRegion Four Chairman, Clement CorletteRegion Four Councillors,Cheap NFL Football Jerseys, among them Kwame McCoy,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, yesterday walked out of a RDC meeting which was being chaired by Regional Chairman, Clement Corlette. They claimed that he chased an NCN cameraman out of the meeting.At a press conference held yesterday at Freedom House,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, McCoy told members of the media that the PPP councillors are disgusted and frustrated with the continuous dictatorial behaviour of Mr. Corlette.It was explained that at every RDC meeting, the press is always present and that Mr. Corlette never objected to it, but in yesterday’s instance,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, Mr. Corlette, using a heavy tone, told the NCN cameraman that he was not welcomed at the meeting and that he should leave the building immediately.According to McCoy, this behaviour of Corlette suppresses press freedom,Wholesale Jerseys Online, something which the PPP strongly supports.The government had ejected the media from a forum of the Guyana Defence Force and again from a conference of the Guyana Police Force.McCoy explained that when the councillors suggested that they should vote on whether or not the press should be present at the meeting, Mr. Corlette bluntly refused.“Corlette’s decision today goes way beyond our belief of freedom of the press as a party that has fought all these years for freedom and civil unities in Guyana and particularly freedom of the press.We do not believe that we could have sat here and continue to have Corlette dictate,cheap jerseys from china,” McCoy said.He added that the RDC continues to be an unproductive engagement because of the actions of the chairman.“The issue of the press is another attempt to suppress the views of councilors because he fears that what is said at the council meeting will get in the public’s domain and will not be in his favour.”(Fareeza Haniff) |
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