* In 1993 Anthony Vieira had applied for a radio licence but his application had never been acknowledged. He later moved to the courts challenging this.
* Vieira in 2001 was charged with operating an unauthorised radio station. However this charge was subsequently dismissed. Prior to the dismissal of the charge against Vieira, Prime Minister Hinds had disclosed that Vieira and the other aspiring radio broadcasters had to wait until the outcome of talks between then Leader of the Opposition,
