The Board of the state-owned Guyana Chronicle yesterday fired the newspaper’s General Manager Michael Gordon and Editor Mark Ramotar with immediate effect citing weak management and poor circulation numbers.
“The Board of Directors has taken these two decisions with a view to strengthening both the administrative leadership and management and the editorial department as the newspaper seeks to rebrand and reposition itself as a credible national newspaper,” a statement from the Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL) Board said. GNNL publishes the Guyana Chronicle and Sunday Chronicle.
Gordon, when contacted, told Stabroek News that his termination came as a surprise particularly since there have been improvements since he took up the post last May. He cited profits for the newspaper and improved working conditions for staff. Following the May 11 General and Regional elections, there were