Change is gradually gaining ground Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) with the arrival of the new Director General (DG), Alain Gordon-Gentil. The 7:30 p.m. television news presented last night was in a new format. We will come back to this in our next edition. The modification of the news comes almost a week after editorial adjustments.
The CEO of MBC sent a letter to journalists on January 6 to inform them of the changes at the head of the editorial team. Responsibility was given to Selvina Chadien-Sungeelee, a career journalist, already senior news editorwho will thus have more responsibilities. MBC management is convinced that she has the right material and qualities to lead a team due to her long experience, while remembering that she has proven herself in the past. In the letter, the new boss of the MBC asked the members of the editorial staff to collaborate fully with the new manager.
In addition, David Boodhna, Kessen Budhoo and Ashok Beeharry, three contract journalists, who were among the editorial managers, left their posts. The new management did not wish to continue collaborating with them. These journalists and former managers of the national radio and television had taken voluntary retirement, but the former CEO of the MBC, Anooj Ramsurrun, then offered them a contract. According to our information from some MBC employees, the new management is waiting for the end of the contract of various administrative executives to evaluate their performance before renewal. Several people, who had retired, would be affected.
