DALE ENOCH, president of the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) has given his colleague John Victor, president of the almost dead Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) an ultimatum of one week to set “a new date for a general election to discuss the way forward and allow for a new mandate.”

Enoch a former president of the local media body described his call as one “to get the association out of the coma it has been in for the past two years.

DALE ENOCH:
“MATT too silent,
unassertive.”

Since succeeding Enoch as president, the Victor-led MATT executive has failed to hold the interest or motivate members of the media fraternity.

Speaking on behalf of the ACM, Enoch stated: “We in the ACM are fully aware of the challenges you and your executive have faced over the past two years.

“It should also be noted that your issues are not unique and have been experienced by far too many associations in the region.

“When these situations occur, innovative ways must be found to motivate and empower members.

“It is clear your executive has not been able to do that.

“The failed attempt to hold a general meeting and election recently was indicative of this.

“There is an obvious lack of interest on the part of the members and it appears now that what was once the most vibrant journalist body in the region is dying.”

The ACM said it also noted that “several issues in Trinidad and Tobago and the region, on which MATT has been too silent, missing opportunities to assert itself and make its members feel protected.

“This is unacceptable and defeats the purpose for which national associations function.”