– over unauthorised use of their images on Facebook flyer

TWO popular entertainers and public figures have expressed anger over the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) use of their images on a Facebook flyer for political and promotional purposes.

Both 2019 Chutney monarch, Steven Ramphal and Stand-up Comedian-Actor Kirk “Chow Pow” Jardine, whose images appear on the Facebook flyer, took to their Facebook pages to clear the air on the issue.

‘Chow Pow’, in his condemnation of the act, said the image used in the flyer was taken during the Carib Soca Monarch 2019 final when he managed Brandon Harding to his second victory.

“That was the celebration upon hearing the margin was by one point,” Jardine said in his post, adding “That’s me on a flyer of a party that I do not support.”

As to the flyer calling for an end to the 2am curfew, Jardine went on to say, “I also support the 2am lockdown, so they have got both wrong here.”

Questioning the legality of the PPP taking such liberties with his photograph, Jardine said, “I am using this post to ask them to kindly remove me from their material, and to please refrain from using such in the future.”

He opined that to use a person’s image, especially a very popular entertainer and public personality like myself and Stephen, on political adverts without their permission is wrong.
He ended his comments by saying “So I will use this to say I strongly support the ‘Coalition’ APNU+AFC government the next time elections are held in Guyana, May Allah make it easy for us.”

Meanwhile, in a close to five-minute video post on Facebook, Ramphal said he is simply asking for the image posted on Facebook by the political party to be immediately removed.