Contract extended with TVG for Learning Channel satellite uplink

At the request of the Education Ministry, Television Guyana (TVG) will continue to provide satellite uplink services for the Guyana Learning Channel (GLC) despite longstanding concerns that this contract was not necessary in the first place.

Education Minister Dr Rupert Roopnaraine told Stabroek News that the request until the end of February was made to allow for the National Communications Network (NCN) to work out their “issues”. He was referencing the discovery of equipment at NCN in October that was said to be capable of performing the same service