Government Denies Moving Towards Silencing Observer Media Group
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government has denied allegations that it is moving to silence the OBSERVER Media Group (OMG) and has distanced itself from the action taken by the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) to recover outstanding debts owed to it by the media group.
Earlier this week, the Chief Executive Officer of the OBSERVER Media Group, Darren Derrick, said that the APUA’s claim in the High Court for the payment of EC$1,198,598.86 from Observer Publications Limited and EC$387,500.88 from Observer Radio Limited was “an attack on the only independent media house in Antigua & Barbudaâ€.
Derrick said that the Group intends to appeal the High Court ruling in favour of the APUA and “have it set aside†adding that “we are very confident†the court would rule in the Group’s favour.
Information Minister Melford Nicholas, speaking at the weekly Ca
binet news briefing, told reporters that the claim by the OBSERVER Group was misleading and that the Gaston Browne led administration had no intention of silencing the media house.
“I want to be forceful in this positon – there is no such intent on behalf of the Gaston Browne administration Read more
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