Close to a month since Lethem’s first radio station was commissioned, Maba-ruma has now followed suit with Radio Mabaruma which was commissioned on Saturday by Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo.
Like that of Lethem, Radio Mabaruma is the first radio station to have been launched in the new Municipality and aims to bridge the communication gap between the hinterland and coastland.
In delivering the feature address, the PM described the launching in the North West District as a momentous achievement; one that he said will benefit not only residents of Mabaruma, but the entire Region One as they will now be in tune with what is happening in the rest of Guyana.
“People in the hinterland areas must be brought on stream with what is happening in the rest of Guyana”, he said, while positing that this would facilitate two-way communication between Guyana’s coastal and interior regions.
The PM went on to note that apart from facilitating a more inclusive vision for the people of the interior, the new radio station would also play a part in promoting local produce and commodities, while fostering development at both a personal and community level.
“Communication in the realest sense is knowledge and knowledge in the real world is power,” he said, while adding that radio communication is a means of strengthening the mind.
“Because you are on par intellectually with other parts of Guyana, it is your intellect and your access to information and knowledge that would connect you as equal citizens of this Republic of Guyana…you don’t need to anymore be considered as people of the forest or children of the bush,” he stated.
