Andrea Perez-Sobers
Senior Reporter, Business:
We can express ourselves more freely without the fear or victimisation that we see with colleagues in other countries.
Bavita Gopaulchan
Senior Producer:
Freedom of the press shouldn’t be seen as a luxury. It’s a necessity for democracy. As a voice for the voiceless, journalists should be allowed to ask the important questions.
Shane Superville
Senior Reporter, Investigative:
It means shining a light on the media as an industry and getting the information to the public quickly and accurately.
Akash Samaroo
Senior Reporter:
It is a reminder that we operate in a space that gives me the liberty and constitutional right to fight to improve the quality of people’s lives and to aggressively seek social justice while unapologetically holding decision-makers to account.
Kejan Haynes
Lead Editor, Newsgathering:
On World Press Freedom Day, we acknowledge the freedoms and privileges we do have here in Trinidad and Tobago but we also acknowledge those who do not have the same freedoms that we do; those who are prosecuted or lose their lives in pursuit of the truth.
Rajiv Suratsingh
Reporter, Sport:
World Press Freedom means to give facts without threats.
Otto Carrington
Senior Reporter:
As the fourth estate, we play an integral role in balancing how the other three arms work. On a day like today, we celebrate what we do as the watchdogs.
Keith Clement
Lead Editor, Sport:
Press freedom means the ability to investigate matters of interest to the general public bringing the facts so they’re more aware and better informed about situations.
Caston Cupid
Senior Reporter
Like in calypso, the saga of truth may not sit well with everyone but that’s what we unearth and deliver.