Members of Cabinet have criticised what they deemed the unwarranted and malicious attack on the recently appointed Town Clerk Carol Sooba by the Kaieteur News.
The appointment of Sooba has sparked outrage in some quarters. At a press conference earlier Wednesday, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon said that members of Cabinet are disgusted and have vehemently objected to the Monday edition of the “Dem Boys Seh” column titled “Dem boys seh… Parbattie aka Carol was a night nurse”. “
Sexist, racist, libellous – were terms used with regards to the content of the “Dem Boys Seh” piece and the feeling of Cabinet is shocking and indeed it took the kick as we said in terms of records in Guyana,” Luncheon stated.
In the most often scandalous column, Sooba was referred to as “Carol Ganga”, an alleged night nurse who operated in Corentyne, Berbice. Luncheon said that this malicious article is an example of the pit in which Kaieteur News and the media fraternity have descended.
The Cabinet secretary further stated that efforts have been made over the years to render the expression of press freedom a more responsible exercise. He noted that while various remedies have been exhorted, anarchy still prevails in the journalistic world and in Guyana that is being practised by the Kaieteur News.
