Prime Minister Samuel Hinds this Thursday in the National Assembly is being forced to come clean on the allocation of radio and TV licences.In fact, Parliamentarian Cathy Hughes has asked the Prime Minister to dish out all the details regarding the issuing of TV and radio licences since the current PPP/C took office in 1992.Parliamentarian Cathy HughesHughes wants the Prime Minister to say which channels and radio frequencies have been allocated for television and radio broadcast in Guyana.Further, she has asked the Prime Minister to provide the names of the individuals and companies, including their directors, or entities that have been allocated or are using each allocated frequency/channel and the numeric frequency/channel assigned from 1992 to 2012.Further, Hughes is asking the Prime Minister to state the date of granting of the licences for each of the frequencies/channels assigned.In addition, Hughes has asked for a listing of the frequencies that are currently available for television and radio broadcasts.The Prime Minister has also been asked by Hughes to state whether NCN is receiving monetary remuneration or fees for managing the entity,Wholesale Jerseys, CCTV, on behalf of the Government of China.Hinds has also been tasked with detailing the procedure that was followed by NCN to obtain the relevant licence for the CCTV operation and to say what fees were paid to the National Frequency Management Unit.Veteran broadcaster, Enrico Woolford, has been pressing for the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) to reveal who has been allocated what frequencies in Guyana,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys China, but to no avail.“The government of Guyana gave China a 24-hour channel on Guyana’s ‘limited electro-magnetic spectrum’ ahead of its own and CARICOM Citizens under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy mechanism,” Woolford recently charged.Woolford has argued that aside from frequency allocation,Wholesale Jerseys, the fact that Guyana has Chinese content TV on a frequency paid for and essentially operated by a foreign Government through a State to State mechanism, ought to raise eyebrows in any normal sovereign democratic nation.According to Luncheon,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, in 2001, Jagdeo and former Opposition Leader Desmond Hoyte established a Task Force to ascertain how media houses operate and the entire question of granting licences for media houses. He said that the embargo was instituted following recommendations from the Task Force.According to Woolford, who was part of the Task Force, he is concerned that the State has given a foreign state,Wholesale China NFL Jerseys, in fact an emerging superpower, access to a frequency without a fair, equitable and transparent public process, while not displaying the same alacrity to issue licences to Guyanese and CARICOM nationals.Prime Minister Samuel HindsHe pointed out that granting licences to a foreign country has to be done with full public knowledge, complete and transparent disclosure, since part of the country’s limited resources is being utilised.Woolford said that it is important that the public should know what the existing frequencies are and what is available. He made reference to the fact that prior to the embargo,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, requests were made for local television, and to date nothing has been done.

More than 15 months after starting operations to Guyana, Panamanian-owned Copa Airlines has announced plans to add two more flights every week.Copa’s Regional Sales Director, Diego Bermudez Parra, and Sales Manager,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, Nadine Oudkerk yesterday.That will make it a total of four flights weekly by the airline and would signal a good response by Guyanese.Speaking with the media yesterday, ahead of the busy Christmas season,Cheap Jerseys, Regional Sales Director, Diego Bermudez Parra, said that the additional flights will go into operation from December 16.The request by the airline to increase the number of these flights was recently approved by the regulatory body, Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).? Copa will operate the two additional flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays.Copa Airlines, with its Panama hub,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, has 74 destinations in 31 countries around the Caribbean and Americas.“We bring with us an impeccable safety and security record and on-time service that is now rated number one in Latin America. The airline has been extremely proud to serve this beautiful country and its people and provide a way by which Guyana’s tourism product could be further enhanced,Jerseys Wholesale,” the director said.The executive, during the press conference at Cara Lodge, yesterday, also pointed out that Copa Airlines’ partnership as a Star Alliance member means that there are many more opportunities for Guyanese to travel, covering 1,321 destinations in 193 countries with more than 18,Cheap NFL Jerseys,500 daily flights and more than 1,000 VIP lounges.“This is why we urge you to enroll for a frequent flyer card of our Connect Miles programme because we know that once you experience our world class service you will become regular patrons of it.”Bermudez, assuring that Copa Airlines is here to stay, said that the local operations have been doing well, averaging passengers’ loads of over 75 percent.With complaints by other operators that incoming passengers are being turned back by immigration officers using questionable procedures, Copa Airlines insisted that it adheres to procedures when accepting passengers.Since starting in July last year, Copa Airlines said it has moved over 25,000 passengers to and from Guyana.According to the Director, the airline as part of its strategy, has been marketing Guyana as a destination.Nadine Oudkerk, Sales Manager, noted that the response from Guyana over the last year has been overwhelming with very healthy load factors in our flights departing and landing in the country.“As we further enhance our service, Copa Airlines is also looking to forge greater social partnerships with the people of Guyana. The airline takes very seriously our corporate social responsibility and as such, we are always ready to assist groups or entities involved in fostering social development,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, in giving travel tickets or donations of necessities.”Guyana has been battling to attract new airlines, especially to North America. With high fares and a large Diaspora a problem in past, the situation has improved but still has a long way to go.

Bids were opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) on Main Street yesterday. These tenders were for the procurement of medical supplies for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and the provision of security services for 2017.The procuring entities were listed as the GPHC and the Ministry of Agriculture-Fisheries Department respectively.Six companies placed bids for the procurement of medical supplies for the GPHC,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, with the highest being submitted by the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (New GPC) Incorporated.Bids were also opened for the provision of security services for 2017. This tender was broken into two lots – lot one was for the provision of security services at the Anna Regina Fish Culture Station,Authentic NFL Jerseys Cheap, Region 2.Lot 2 was for the provision of security services at Satyadeow Sawh Aquaculture Station,Jerseys China Wholesale, Mon Repos,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, East Coast Demerara. Three companies placed bids for this tender.