The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) yesterday said that its monitoring and compliance department is fully functional.
A release from the GNBA said that the department serves to critically analyse broadcast content. It is also responsible for archiving content broadcast by local radio and television stations in keeping with the Act of 2011 and its 2017 Amendment as well as the Guidelines for Broadcasters established by the Authority. Operators in the broadcasting sector and other stakeholders are reminded that these may be accessed on the website gnba.gov.gy.
The release said that the department boasts a full complement of staff, trained and equipped as Broadcast Monitoring and Compliance Officers. The department’s core objective is ensuring that broadcasters adhere to legal and other obligations under the law. The department monitors and identifies all content contravening the Act, Amendment and Guidelines.