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Word in the journalistic fraternity is that Roy Morris will be returning to the Nation Newspaper come 5 September. Ever since a week-and-a-half ago when the Newspaper advertised for an Editor-in-Chief the phones have been buzzing in Fontabelle about the imminent return of the PERVERT Morris, who at present is the Editor-in-Chief at the fledging on-line Newspaper Barbados Today.
Well for those suffering from short memory it was back in July 2007 that Morris, the then Managing Editor of the Nation Publishing Company, was fired after he invited a 16 year old girl he met whilst the girl was visiting the Nation, on a night ride in his jeep. As the story unfolded, after making his play for sex and was turned down by the teenager, Morris placed his licensed firearm on the dashboard, the sight of which persuaded the young lass not to resist.
To cut a long story short, on reaching home the young lady reported she was raped. When the police was looking for Morris he was hiding out by his then colleague and friend Roxanne Gibbs, who at the time was Deputy Managing Editor of the Nation. The long and short is that after surfacing he was fired by Publisher of the Nation, Anne Gittens. That giggling Harold Hoyte had already retired as Publisher and Editor-in-Chief.
Then on August 15, 2007 Morris was charged with rape. Whatever became of the case only Jesus, Morris, the girl and her parents know. Anyway in January 2010 Morris lured a few journalists away from the Nation to start the on-line newspaper Barbados Today, with the first edition being released on January 26, 2010.
Now in the Nation’s quest to rebuild the brand, word is that Morris will bee returning to assume leadership of the country’s leading newspaper, a job he always had his eyes on when Harold Hoyte was sitting in the seat. In fact Hoyte was the one who had groomed Morris to replace him on retirement. But Morris’ doggie kept getting in the way. First he was accused of trying to rape MP, then a reporter at the Nation. He was forgiven by Hoyte, who persuaded the Board to merely require that Morris go for counselling, which Morris in his arrogance hardly undertook since he did not think he did anything wrong. After the MP incident it seemed that Morris got worse but no matter how bad he got, that giggling she-she Hoyte forgave him. Now with Hoyte at present Chairman of the Board of the Nation Newspaper, he has organised for the return of the prodigal son.
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