GNBA’s readies to hire new chief; hands over five years annual reports

Jan 09, 2019 News

Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA), Leslie Sobers on Monday met with Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo to hand over annual reports for five consecutive years

GNBA Chairman Mr Leslie Sobers handing over the reports to Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo.

from 2013 to 2017.
During the meeting which was held at the Office of the Prime Minister, Sobers updated Prime Minister Nagamootoo on the annual reports that were submitted. He added that the GNBA is fully audited and is currently awaiting the final audit reports.
He noted that the auditors would have indicated minor discrepancies which were immediately dealt with.
With the GNBA being more financially stable, the authority is able to deliver better services to its broadcasters as well as being able to conduct internal training of staff.
Chairman Sobers also explained that the GNBA is now a member of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) and is in constant contact with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Sobers told Prime Minister Nagamootoo that before the first quarter of 2019 ends, the GNBA would be making efforts to employ a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Commenting on some of the plans and projections the authority has for 2019, “we are gearing towards the improvement of the broadcasting sector.”
The GNBA Chairman stressed that in this new year there will be a new strategy for the incentivizing of timely payment of fees by broadcasters and in like fashion “we would penalize persons for late payments.”

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