Talk show host George "Umbala" Joseph has been relieved from his duties at I95.5FM–a member of the Citadel Group. This was confirmed by sources yesterday, one day after the Grenada-born host of the Today Show reportedly went too far in his criticism of Louis Lee Sing, chairman of Citadel Ltd.
Lee Sing said yesterday he had nothing to say about the matter when contacted for comment. Umbala, as he was popularly called on radio, had been dropped from the station on at least two previous occasions and subsequently reinstated. "He is not coming back this time," a source said yesterday.