No Anti Media Restriction In The Government of Trinidad and Tobago

There is no anti-media restriction in the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The latest statement came on Thursday from the Office of the Prime Minister. According to Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley, this Government has been more accessible to the media than most. He added that there has been no Prime Minister who has consistently spent more hours before the local media fielding questions, to the media's exhaustion. Dr. Rowley was addressing a report earlier this week which suggested that TTT may have been given preferential treatment at an event over the weekend. But he said TTT is a small part of local media, and is certainly not the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and, as such, it is an unnecessary stretch to interpret any misunderstandings or operational mix-up there as a label for the Government. Dr. Rowley said given the facts, allegations of dictatorship and Government restrictions are rejected.