Guyana plan protest march

A march around central Georgetown has been planned for today to protest the actions by President Bharrat Jagdeo to close down the country’s most watched television station, CNS Channel 6.



As persons plan to march, the opposition leaders are calling on the government to reverse the decision.



Opposition Leader, Robert Corbin said there appears to be a concerted effort to shut down the channel, which is owned by Chandra Narine Sharma.



Reports are that a female caller on Sharma’s Voice of the People programme just after the February 17 Bartica massacre, threatened to kill President Bharrat Jagdeo, if any of her children was hurt in the current crime wave.



Mr. Corbin said he understands that given the live nature of the programme there might be instances of the use of intemperate language, but he said the government ought to be more lenient on Sharma.