Broadcasting Authority pushes for more local content in programming

Sep 11, 2018 News

GNBA and other officials at a session of the retreat at Lake Mainstay Resort

The governing board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority and its senior officials are pushing for more local content in the programming of local television and radio stations.
This was announced at the authority’s Strategic Management Retreat, held at the Lake Mainstay Resort, between August 31 and September 01, 2018.
According to the authority, the strategic meeting was specifically designed to develop its Strategic Management Plan for the period September 2018 to December 2019.
Communication Specialist and Board Members, Dr. Rovin Deodat, spearheaded the proceedings.
Presentations were conducted by Attorney-at-Law and Chairman of the Board, Leslie Sobers, former UNESCO Communication Specialist and Board Member, Mrs. Jocelyne Josiah, Attorney-at-Law and Member of the Monitoring and Compliance Committee, Mrs. Deborah Barrow-Graham and managers from the respective departments of the authority.
Sobers, in outlining the board’s vision for the authority and the broadcasting sector, emphasized that the guiding vision of the authority is to encourage and maintain harmonious relations with the broadcasting community and other stakeholders.
The idea is to also create an enabling environment for the development of local content, while engendering a sense of pride, professionalism and the adoption of best practices and provision of quality broadcasting services.
The Chairman further noted that the GNBA intends to strive for and maintain financial viability of the authority, being cognizant of the parameters set by the constitution and other enabling legislation.
The GNBA, he said, will be focused on promoting innovation in the sector and empowering audiences, thus encouraging citizen monitoring, and enhancing sectoral sustainability.
Presentations of divisional strategic plans were conducted by senior staff, who outlined their department’s mandate.
GNBA said it looks forward to the execution of its strategic plan, which envisages a regulated and sustainable broadcasting environment.
“Consequently, the authority remains optimistic that broadcasters will stand in solidarity with the GNBA, in the development of this important sector,” according to a statement.
The authority was established a few years ago to handle the applications for broadcasting licences and monitoring their operations.

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