A note from Francis Joseph, Press Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister:
On Page A5 of today's (Sat. 28 December 2013) Guardian, there is a story headlined "PM off to visit sick sister in NY".
Date: 27th December 2013
The Honourable Kamla Persad Bissessar SC, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, leaves for New York tonight, Friday 27 December, 2013, on a private visit.
Mrs. Persad-Bissessar is making this visit to be at the bedside of her eldest sister Sally, who has encountered a serious medical situation and is in hospital requiring surgery.
The Honourable Prime Minister is taking the time off on compassionate grounds to be close to her family at a time of great need.
During her absence the Minister of Labour, the Honourable Errol Mc Leod would act as Prime Minister.
Communications Unit
Office of the Prime Minister
"Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was scheduled to leave last night, on a private jet, for New York to be at the bedside of her sister Sally Ahamad. Ahamad, the PM’s eldest sister, is scheduled to undergo surgery for an undisclosed medical condition next week."
On Page A5 of today's (Sat. 28 December 2013) Guardian, there is a story headlined "PM off to visit sick sister in NY".
In the very first line of the article, it stated that Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was scheduled to leave last night, "on a private jet."
For yet another occasion, I am correcting erroneous information in the Guardian newspapers.
The Honourable Prime Minister was aboard a Caribbean Airlines flight, BW 520 which left Trinidad at 12.35 am today (Sat. 28 Dec. 2013). I trust that the erroneous information would be corrected as soon as possible.
With kind regards,
Francis Joseph | Press Secretary Office of the Prime Minister
Here is the full media release sent out Friday by the Communications Unit of the Office of the Prime Minister:
Attention: HEAD OF NEWS and EDITOR IN CHIEF
MEDIA RELEASE
The Honourable Kamla Persad Bissessar SC, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, leaves for New York tonight, Friday 27 December, 2013, on a private visit.
Mrs. Persad-Bissessar is making this visit to be at the bedside of her eldest sister Sally, who has encountered a serious medical situation and is in hospital requiring surgery.
The Honourable Prime Minister is taking the time off on compassionate grounds to be close to her family at a time of great need.
During her absence the Minister of Labour, the Honourable Errol Mc Leod would act as Prime Minister.
Communications Unit
Office of the Prime Minister
JYOTI and the other media got the story right. How did the Guardian determine that the PM was leaving on a private jet? Here is the offending line taken from the Guardian:
Here is the link to the story:
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