THE Government Information Agency (GINA) is complaining that “Kaietuer News operatives” have been misrepresenting themselves as that agency’s communication officers. If true, this would be a rather strange twist of identity theft.

GINA says the practice of impersonating one of their officers goes “against the principles of journalism.”

I expect that we would be hearing soon from that bastion of journalistic integrity, the Guyana Press Association (GPA). Undoubtedly they have launched an investigation into what could be a serious breach of the professional ethics they claim to so staunchly uphold.

The GPA says it is “fully cognisant of the importance of the need for social responsibility and the adherence to internationally recognised professional ethics in the gathering and dissemination of information.”  Really? So I guess their silence so far is because their investigation is ongoing. I am looking forward to hearing from them in this matter, though I am not holding my breath.
JUSTIN de FREITAS.