Latest update August 19th, 2026 8:14 PM
Protest against Commissioner of Information continues today
Kaieteur News- A protest organized against the Office of the Commissioner of Information, Charles Ramson SC, will continue today on East Street, Georgetown.
A scene from last week’s picket exercise
Today’s exercise marks the third consecutive week since citizens have been taking to the streets to demonstrate against the Commissioner’s failure to fulfill his duties in accordance with the Access to Information Act (2011).
The picket will be held from 12 noon outside the Commissioner’s office on East Street, between Middle and Quamina Streets.
In a statement to the media, Attorney-at-Law Christopher Ram, who organised the activity, explained that he and other citizens have been attempting to obtain information from the Office. He said those requests were never met due to “ridiculous reasons”, including Ramson’s demand that he be addressed as Justice with S.C. O.R. following his name. Ram said the Commissioner of Information has been “playing games” with applicants, dismissing their requests with his personal interpretation of the Access to Information Act.
Protestors argued that the Act is not achieving its objective, although the Office receives some $40 million each year. Questions have also been raised about the operations of the Office and the lack of transparency surrounding its activities since a single annual report, as required by the Act, has not been tabled in the National Assembly to date.
The protest by Ram demands the true operationalisation of the Act, followed by a review and amendment more than a decade after its passage.
“The idea is to hold this picket for four weeks outside the Office of the Commissioner of Information at 340 East Street, Georgetown, and if there is no positive response from the government, to take it to the Office of the President, as it has portfolio responsibility,” Ram stated.
(Protest against Commissioner of Information continues today)
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