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Friday, June 28, 2013KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has sought to distance his administration from a policy adopted by the police as it relates to the accreditation of media workers in St Vincent and the Grenadines.“I don’t know if the press thinks that we should have some agency to do some accreditation but the truth of the matter is this, you have freedom of the press, freedom of expression in this country and freedom of expression includes freedom of the press,” Prime Minister Gonsalves said.Earlier this year, Assistant Superintendent of Police Jonathan Nicholls, who is also head of the Public Relations and Complaint Department of the constabulary, said that freelance journalist Kenton Chance, who is also the founder of the local website, I-Witness News, would not be placed on a mailing list to receive public information notices from the police.“Well, I am the minister of national security and I answer your questions all that time,” the prime minister said Wednesday, adding seemingly light-heartedly that he has not visited I-Witness News since Chance took a brief hiatus in May.The senior police officer suggested that Chance write to the Commissioner of Police Keith Miller, requesting that he be allowed to receive the police notices.
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Gonsalves bats for press freedom despite police policy
