Hoyte of The Nation (1941-2019) Editorial, Barbados TODAY May 14, 2019 It is not a safe idea in small, independent developing nations such as ours: the notion of a free press. In what has long been considered the freest black nation on earth, Harold Hoyte might not have made that idea any safer – that remains the people’s job. What he did was make it safe for others to believe in that dangerous idea and to consider it essential, relevant and non-negotiable in a democracy. What he also made safe was an environment in which young, independent-minded, creative adults could practise their craft without having to peer over their shoulders constantly at a looming phalanx of ministers, merchants, lawyers and sycophants baying for their blood if not their pound of flesh. This is the mission of a visionary; such a man was Harold Hoyte, founder of the Nation Newspapers , without whom it is well-nigh impossible to conjure up additional upstart startups in a democra...
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