Freedom of information legislation will allow people to ask tough questions and demand answers.
Group senior executive at RJRGleaner Communications, Gary Allen, made the point as he took part in Starcom Network’s radio call-in programme Brass Tacks Sunday yesterday to mark World Press
Freedom Day.
It featured local and regional media managers and journalists, including general manager of Starcom Network Inc. and president of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU), Anthony Greene; adviser for communication and information at the UNESCO Office for the Caribbean, Dr Paul Hector; president of the Media Institute of the Caribbean, Kiran Maharaj; and media consultant and former CBU president
Dr Claire Grant.
Allen referenced Jamaica’s Access To Information Act.
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