AFC accuses the PPP administration of using state resources to mislead the nation on the opposition's position on the Amaila Hydro Project issue

In a recent press release below, the Alliance for Change accuses the National Communications Network (NCN) Television Station, Channel 11 of deliberately misleading the nation on the political opposition's position on the Amaila Hydro Project issue

AFC Press Release:

August 22nd, 2013: - The Alliance For Change (AFC) has noted the biased coverage given to the Amaila Hydro Project issue by the various organs of the State Media, in particular the National Communications Network (NCN) Television Station, Channel 11.  It is the party's view that the PPP-C Administration is once again using the resources of the State, rightfully owned by the people of Guyana, to deliberately mislead the nation on the political opposition's position on this important issue.  

At a time when Guyana is hosting the 44th Annual General Assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU), the AFC wishes to draw attention to the total disregard for journalistic best practices displayed by NCN, a member of the CBU and an organizer of the conference.

In the hundreds of hours of coverage that it has broadcast on this nationally important matter, NCN has consistently refusedto convey to the public the views of the opposition political parties, along with their supporting rationale.  It has not invited any opposition Members of Parliament to speak on the issue, despite numerous appearances on various programs by government spokespersons and other proponents of the Project.

This dishonest, hypocritical and abusive behaviour on the part of a minority government is not consistent with its recent calls for political consensus on the Amaila project.