PRESS STATEMENT – CHAIRMAN OF THE GNBA BOARD November 27, 2019 Guyana National Broadcasting Authority is pleased to announce that today November 27, 2019 marks the commencement of its Citizen Monitoring Programme. At our first stakeholder engagement for this year 2019, we had indicated that this citizen monitoring programme forms part of […]
Executives of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority, comprising the Chairman of the GNBA Board, Mr. Leslie Sobers, Board Member and Chair of the Monitoring and Compliance Committee, Ms. Jocelyne Josiah, Board Secretary, Mrs. Violet Boyal, Head of the Monitoring and Compliance Department, Ms. Christina Bianchini and Public Relations Officer, Mr. Joel Ally, met yesterday with […]
Dear Editor FINALLY, the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has acted, flexing its muscles in keeping with its mandate as national broadcasting regulator, which is armed with enforcing laws. I refer to, “PPP affiliated radio and TV stations were sanctioned over 53 infractions,’’ News Source, October 17, 2019. Given the daily lawlessness–buttressed and supported by […]
Representatives of the European Union recently visited the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority and met with Chairman of the governing Board Mr. Leslie Sobers, as part of their exploratory and fact finding mission to determine whether they should propose additional (monitoring) support to Guyana at the upcoming General and Regional Elections. The primary focus of the […]
The Board of Directors of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) was appointed by President David Granger, as opposed to the Prime Minister, and is therefore legally constituted, according to Chairman Leslie Sobers. Section 4 (2) of the Broadcasting Act 2011 provides that all members of the board must be appointed by the President. However, […]
The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) on Thursday said that PPP-run Freedom Radio 91.1FM and PPP-aligned Multi Technology Vision Inc. (MTV) 14/65 were fined for breaching the Broadcasting Act after being warned. This is according to Chairman of GNBA’s Board of Directors Leslie Sobers, who at a press conference also refuted allegations by Opposition Leader […]
WITH the General and Regional Elections just around the corner, the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) will be seeking international assistance to monitor the local airwaves for infractions. “Many infractions are expected around elections time…so we will be seeking external assistance to monitor the airwaves…international assistance,” said Chairman of the GNBA, Leslie Sobers, during a […]
The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) yesterday afternoon held a press briefing in the boardroom of its headquarters to address a number of issues that have surfaced in the media. The GNBA is refuting claims that MTV and Freedom Radio were sanctioned and fined for comments against the president during which they called him a […]
THE Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has provided evidence that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) affiliated broadcast companies, MTV and Freedom Radio, have committed a total of 53 infractions since the start of the year and were rightfully sanctioned. The evidence was provided in response to Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, who claimed that […]
