The Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) has written to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar requesting a meeting over what it describes as a lack of formal press access to certain Government events.

The association is also raising concerns about the exclusion of media from covering certain ministry-hosted functions that use State resources, warning that the trend threatens transparency and the public’s right to be informed.

In its letter to the Prime Minister, MATT stated that the current environment for journalists remains stable and that it does not consider the media to be under threat by her administration.