President David Granger, said that it is the right of every Guyanese, regardless of their geographic location, to access public services, particularly public information, which will ensure that they are equipped to make informed choices and decisions and to have their voices heard. The President was at the time delivering the feature address at the […]
THE Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has approved six new radio broadcasters for the year 2018, chairman of the entity, Leslie Sobers, told the Guyana Chronicle on Wednesday night. The six broadcasters will be the first set of new licensees under the amended broadcasting legislation. Sobers told the Guyana Chronicle that it would be inappropriate […]
The Authority’s records indicate pending applications for the acquisition of a broadcast licence. The GNBA hereby solicits an acknowledgment of continued interest in acquiring said licence, from those applicants who have not recently communicated with the Authority. GNBA continues its efforts to keep broadcasters fully compliant, increasingly with the passage of the new Broadcast Amendment Act […]
First Vice President and Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo met today, with board members of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) at the Authority’s office on Lamaha Street. The Prime Minister welcomed the members to their new location and congratulated the organization on their work completed so far, and also for their recommendations that were made […]
Local broadcasters were urged to self-regulate or have the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) regulate them, with the warning that this would come with consequences. This caveat was issued by Chairman of the GNBA Leslie Sobers, while he lectured members of the local broadcasting fraternity on their social responsibility of the content they broadcast, as […]
BACKGROUND TO GUIDELINES FOR BROADCASTING The Broadcasting Act, 2011, identifies a number of functions of the Authority at section 18. Within these functions is the making of rules, guidelines and standards covering different areas of broadcasting. The following rules are identified in the Act: Rules to govern the timing, duration, frequency and content of advertising […]
The Ministry of Public Telecommunications has purchased three Spectrum Monitoring Systems, to better manage and trace frequencies in Guyana. The systems were commissioned at the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) building in Charlotte Street, Georgetown. The NFMU allocates radio and television licenses for the use of the spectrum. Minister of Public Telecommunications Catherine Hughes in […]
The Girls in ICT Social Media Launch held on Friday last ( April 07), in the Conference Room of the National Library, was an event, among a series of events planned by the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) to celebrate Girls in ICT Day 2017. This event was hosted by Officials of the NFMU. Each […]
