While there are some similarities in terms of the composition of the broadcast authority of Trinidad and Tobago and that of Guyana, they differ starkly in that it is the ceremonial President of that Caribbean island nation that appoints the Board, while in Guyana’s case it is the executive president.
Officials of the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) were in Guyana last week at the behest of the Government of Guyana and they shared their experience in getting their authority off the ground.
At the public forum that the government hosted last week, the officials of TATT implored the Guyana Government to look for ways of collaborating with