Dear Editor,
I refer to your article in the Sunday Stabroek, May 16th `Guyana Times received 22% of state ads in April’ in which you referred to the Kaieteur News’ endorsement of the Government’s ban on state advertising to the Stabroek News in 2007. A few months ago, you published the same statement. I am not part of the Kaieteur News management structure but I think it is fair to say there is a perception out there that I may belong to its hierarchy. When the ban came three times, I repeat, three times in my columns I wrote against this dictatorial policy of the Jagdeo regime.
Let me repeat, I came out against the advertisement embargo in my columns. I have had my disagreements with the Stabroek News leadership, but it will never be in my character to ever remain silent or write words of encouragement of what the Government did in withdrawing state advertisements from the Stabroek News.
Yours faithfully,
Frederick Kissoon