Freedom of the Press 2007: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
20 February 2008
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IFEX members protest the impact on free expression of the overly broad bill, adopted on 12 August.
RSF calls for the revision of several clauses that are extremely damaging to the free flow of news and information and to public debate.
(RSF/IFEX) – The three leading weekly newspapers of Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – “The News”, “Searchlight” and “The Vincentian” – published editorials on 9 January 2009 criticising the police and Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves’ government for the arrest of Jeff Trotman, a journalist of Guyanese origin who has worked for “The Vincentian” since […]