President David Granger yesterday commissioned Radio Essequibo 95.5 FM, the first radio station on the Essequibo Coast, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.
He said that the coalition’s objective was to bring about equality and the concept of the Regional Radio Programme does just that.
Sharing a brief insight into the Regional Radio Programme, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo noted that Radio Essequibo was the seventh newly-commissioned radio station under the Coalition Government, DPI said.
He said that the idea for regional radio stations was birthed after a conversation with the president, whose vision was to decentralise government services and ensure equal access across the country.
Communities like Adventure, Akawini Mission and Bethany to Mashabo and Kabakaburi and up and down the Pomeroon River, can now tune into Radio Essequibo 95.5FM, DPI said.
The project, which cost more than $12 Million, will serve some 46,000 people.
