May 2018 – Guyana National Broadcasting Authority

May 29, 2018

by GNBA in Press Releases

GNBA Stakeholder Engagement with Broadcasters- Press Release

GNBA HOSTS STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT WITH BROADCASTERS The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority, last Friday, May 25, hosted its first Stakeholder Engagement for 2018. This event is the first in a series of Stakeholder Engagements with Broadcasters and was held at the Herdmanston Lodge. The Authority saw participation from approved broadcasters and their Station Managers. The governing […]

May 26, 2018

by GNBA in News

GNBA urges stakeholders to be original

… Stop being copycats, promote more local content BROADCASTERS approved by the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) were invited by the body to participate in an exclusive stakeholder engagement meeting on Friday to discuss pertinent issues. The meeting was limited to heads of a number of licensed broadcasting agencies, which met the criteria of the […]

May 22, 2018

by GNBA in Media, News

Brutal Group Inc. to launch MAAD 97.5 FM in July

BRUTAL Group Incorporated is set to launch its multi-million-dollar state-of-the-art radio station – MAAD 97.5FM, in July, 2018, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Christian Duncan disclosed when a high-level team from the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) visited the group’s headquarters on Monday. Chairman of GNBA’s Board of Directors, Leslie Sobers and GNBA’s CEO, Dr. […]

May 22, 2018

by GNBA in Notices, Radio, Television

GNBA advises against profanity and/or vulgarity in songs and audiovisual content

The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority advises broadcasters to desist from the screening and promotion of vulgar content, through songs and videos. The Authority’s Monitoring and Compliance Department continues to report instances where broadcasters are in breach of the Broadcasting Act (Section 19), particular, through the promotion of discourteous content, with evidence of profanity. Moreover, it […]

May 16, 2018

by GNBA in News, Publications, Regulatory Policy and Practices

Broadcasting Commission (Jamaica) to address a range of Media problems

ASTROLOGICAL AND PALM READING ADS The Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica has received a number of complaints about some of the claims advertised by people offering astrological and palm-reading services. Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission, Cordel Green, said that the main concern was that some of the advertisements claimed or implied that they could […]

May 3, 2018