THE Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) is set to operationalise its strategic plan for 2019 and National Awareness Campaign with the introduction and development of community radios. The areas targeted to launch a pilot project are Port Kaituma, Matthews Ridge, Essequibo Coast, Wakenaam, Leguan, Linden, Ituni, Kwakwani, Belladrum, Ithaca, Black Bush Polder, New Amsterdam, and […]
The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) is moving towards the implementation of community radio stations as part of a plan to empower citizens at the grassroots level. Chairman Leslie Sobers told Kaieteur News that community radio is a major part of the Authority’s work plan for this year. The aim, he said, is for the […]
Prime Minister tells regional radio conference MORE than 40 regional radio broadcasters, drawn from Indigenous communities in Regions One, Six, Seven and Nine and the Voice of Guyana in Region Four, recently participated in a Regional Radio Workshop held at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (ACCC) in Georgetown. The broadcasters were exposed to guidelines on […]
Government’s overhaul of the telecoms sector is continuing. On May 10, the National Frequency Management Unity (NFMU) will cease to exist under its current construct.It will be taken over by the Telecommunications Agency. . According to a notice in the Official Gazette of Guyana, on March 18th, Minister of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes, signed a […]
The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) says it will soon be publishing a list of compliant broadcasters. “Persons not indicated on that list would not have received licences for the year 2019; and consequently should not be broadcasting. Moreover, according to the Broadcasting Act of 2011, Section 43 (C), any person who carries on a […]
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From left: NCN Branch Manager, Reycia Nedd; GNBA Chairman, Leslie Sobers; MP Jermaine Figueira; Legal Adviser to the Minister of State, Mrs. Geeta Chandan-Edmond; Municipal Councillor, Fern McKoy; Mayor of Linden, Waneka Arrindell and GNBA Board Member, Ms. Aretha Campbell. LESS than two weeks after presenting the letter of approval for the licence to […]
The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority, Leslie Sobers, yesterday issued a letter of approval for Linden Broadcasting Network to be the recipient of a television broadcasting licence in the Secondary Zone. The network has satisfied all the necessary requirements of the GNBA. The approval letter was written to the […]
─ 6 regional radios in the Hinterland ─ ‘Radio Essequibo’ Coming soon ─ “Our radio stations provide food for the minds” – PM Nagamootoo ─ youth are being trained from respective communities to serve as broadcasters and deliver programming focused on development, health, agriculture, culture, history and traditions as well as a round-up of all […]
With government’s commitment to connect Guyanese from across the various regions, Prime Minister Moses Nagamotoo on Friday announced that a new radio station for Region Two will soon become a reality. During his visit to the region, the prime minister and his team inspected the building at Cotton Field that will be used to transmit […]
