Why has URCA allowed Gems Radio to campaign live on Radio before the polls close?

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BROADCAST RULES REGARDING POLLING DAY ARE AS FOLLOWS:

6.7 Prohibitions on polling day Licensees shall not be permitted to broadcast within any programmes the following to the public on any polling day until after the close of the poll:

(a) discussion and analysis of election and referendum issues;

(b) the result or purported result of the voting in a constituency or electoral district before the close of all of the polling stations in that constituency or electoral district;

(c) the results of any opinion poll;

(d) any political advertisements, political broadcasts or any other election programming produced by or on behalf of a candidate, political party or other person or entity. So can someone please explain to Bahamas Press how come GEMS 105.9FM was allowed to report Laing on its station this morning??? AND NOW IN THIS AUDIO here is FNM former Chairman Carl Bethel. And later the PLP Chairman.

THE POLLS ARE STILL OPEN!!!