With the commissioning of Radio Lethem in May and that of Radio Mabaruma several weeks later, residents of Lethem and Mabaruma are still anticipating the airing of local programmes on their respective stations.
When contacted for feedback on the daily functions of the radio stations since the commissioning, residents in both communities had mixed views as they are uncertain of when local programmes will start airing.
Mike Williams, of the North Rupununi District Development Board (NRDDB), stated that the radio station has not yet been able to get any local programmes on air as yet and therefore residents continue to depend solely on the National Communi-cations Network (NCN) for live feeds.