IRO members hope religious TV station helps nurture tolerance

A member of the Tamil organisation making a point

Members of the Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO) expect the long-in-the-works Guyana Inter-Religious Television (GIRTV) Station to serve as a tool to foster social cohesion while nurturing a tolerance for different cultures.

IRO members converged at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre at Lillendaal, East Coast Demerara on Monday for a consultation that was held for the establishment of the GIRTV and they voiced their hope that as a “subsidised” channel, it would be able to offer a platform for other organisations, such as those involved in social or national cohesion, to share views on issues of human development. Some members also suggested the inclusion of programmes addressing