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Jamaica has the highest ranking for press freedom in western hemisphere
The seven-member Organization of East Caribbean States (OECS) fell eight places to 34th because of “often direct pressure from the political authorities on news media and the failure to move ahead with the decriminalization of defamation.
Haiti was ranked fourth in the Caribbean for press freedom; the report said the situation “is still largely unchanged although some journalists have accused President Michel Martelly of hostility towards them.”
On Guyana, the report said the country’s ranking “continues to suffer from the state’s monopoly of radio broadcasting.”
The Dominican Republic rose 15 places to 80th because of “a decline in violence and journalists and legal proceedings that threaten freedom of information.”
Barbados was not included in the report.
The full report is available here…
