Guyana’s 26-point drop on the global press freedom index was influenced by the current executive of the Guyana Press Association’s attempt to gain sympathy ahead of the body’s upcoming elections, according to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo.
“I believe they are campaigning now because they have long overdue elections – the GPA,” Jagdeo, who is also the PPP general secretary, said on Thursday at a press conference when asked for a response to the GPA’s World Press Freedom Day message.