Broadcast authority looking to raise standards in television

The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) is working to ensure that an acceptable standard of broadcast is delivered to the public, Chairman Leonard Craig said last week.

“…The Board wishes to protect the morals of our younger generation and is restricting broadcasting of certain television ratings in keeping with good practices and international standards,” he said during a press conference.

Reading from a prepared statement, Craig said the current Board, on assuming office in November 2015, inherited a Broadcasting Authority with no effective managerial, monitoring, enforcing, or regulatory procedures as