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37th CBU Media Awards

Celebrating The Best in Caribbean Broadcasting

For nearly three decades the CBU has presented its annual awards competition to celebrate the best of content created by media houses in the Dutch, English, French and Spanish Caribbean.

Originally the Caribbean Broadcasting Awards was open only to radio and television content. But it has now broadened to become the Caribbean Media Awards to reflect the expansion of the CBU’s membership to include digital and print content creators.

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The CBU is pleased to invite Caribbean print, digital, television and radio content creators to submit entries for the 37th edition of the CBU Media Awards.

This year’s competition features brand new categories for photographers with the introduction of Best News Photograph and Best Sports Photograph. CBU is also pleased to welcome media professionals in training with the introduction of five (5) categories dedicated to media and communications students.

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Call for Entries – 37th CBU Media Awards

The CBU is pleased to invite Caribbean print, digital, television and radio content creators to submit entries for the 37th edition of the CBU Media Awards. Watch the announcement here by CBU President…

Our Award Winners

2013

2013 Awards List

Television

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
The 85th Annual Cross Country Cycling Classic
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Producer/Presenter: James Adderley

Best Drama Programme

No Winner

Special Mention:
The Belize Apprentice
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Producer/Presenter: Sharmane Garcia/ Marleni Cuellar/ Mary Mangar; Director/Editor: Shawn Tewes / Rick Romero

Best News Feature

Winner:
Cocaine in Cayman
Cayman International Television Network – CAYMAN ISLANDS
Producer/Presenter: Paul Kennedy

Best Investigative Reporting

Winner:
All Angles: The Bleaching Phenomenon
RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
Producer/Presenter: Dionne Jackson-Miller/ Andre Jebbinson /Archibald Gordon; Videographer/Editor: Walford Jebbinson/ Glenford Campbell/ Ivan Shaw/ Shakir Brown

Theme Award : Regional Awareness

No Winner

Special Mention:
In Conversation with Lamming
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation – BARBADOS
Producer/Presenter: Beverley Bascombe

Theme Award : Sport

Winner:
A Bigger Goal
Cayman International Television Network – CAYMAN ISLANDS
Producer/Presenter: Kevin Morales

Theme Award : Education / Culture(Sponsored by UNESCO)

Winner:
Land of Legends: David Rodigan
RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
Producer/Presenter: Keisha-Ann Smith

Theme Award : Health / Environment

Winner:
San Ignacio Hospital
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Presenter/Producer: Mike Rudon; Videographer/Editor: George Tillett

Theme Award : Children / Youth Issues(Sponsored by UNICEF)

Winner:
Visual Impairment Does Not Hinder Rowan Garel from Diving the Blue Hole
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Presenter/Producer: Isani Cayetano; Videographer/Editor: Chris Mangar

Best Public Spot

Winner:
Give Thanks
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Presenter/Producer: Great Belize Productions Ltd.

Radio

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
La Madre Negra De Marti
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – CUBA
Producer: Michael Garcia Perez

Best Drama Programme

Winner:
Las Rosas Que Manana No Tendras
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – CUBA
Producer: Cardid Martinez Gonzalez

Best News Item

Special Mention:
Summer Programmes: Massaging Children’s Imagination
National Broadcasting Corporation – St. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
Producer: Rawdica Stephens

Responsible Coverage of Children's Issues
(Sponsored by UNICEF)

Special Mention:
Face to Face: Children Learning Through Play
National Broadcasting Corporation – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
Producer: Desmond Arrindell

Clare Forrester Award for Best Health Journalism
(Sponsored by PAHO)

Special Mention:
En Defensa De La Vida
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – CUBA
Producer: Michael Garcia Perez

Climate Change
(Sponsored by UNESCO)

Special Mention:
Communities Mobilizing to Mitigate Climate Change
National Broadcasting Corporation – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
Producer/Production Team: Johnny Straker

2014

2014 Awards List

Television

People's Choice Award

Winner:
Ordinary People – August 2014
Bahamas Broadcasting Corporation – THE BAHAMAS
Presenters: Beverly Curry, Robert Johnson

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
Roots, Rock, Soca
Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Producer/Presenter: Jabari Fraser

Special Mention:
Explore Dominica
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation – BARBADOS
Producer/Presenter: Belle Holder

Best Magazine Programme

Winner:
Making The News: The Year in Review 2014
Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Producer/Presenter: Faine Richards

Best Drama Programme

Winner:
Anejo Cinco Siglos
Instituto Cubano de Radio Y Television – CUBA
Producer/Presenter: Magda Gonzalez Grau

Special Mention:
Penumbras
Instituto Cubano de Radio Y Television – CUBA
Producer/Presenter: Charlie Medina

Best News Item

Winner:
La Verdad De La Historia
Instituto Cubano de Radio Y Television – CUBA
Producer/Presenter: Hector Jose Ochoa Carrillo

Special Mention:
Haitian Repatriation Dilemma
The Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas – THE BAHAMAS
Producer/Presenter: Shantz Collymore/Clint Watson

Best Investigative Report

Winner:
The Great Heist (Part One)
Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Producer/Presenter: Mark Bassant

Citizen Security & Community Safety in Trinidad and Tobago
(Sponsored by the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator, Trinidad and Tobago)

Special Mention:
Prison Confidential (Part Two)
Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Producer/Presenter: Desha Rambhajan

Indigenous Peoples of Suriname
(Sponsored by UNDP Suriname)

Winner:
Mercury Contamination: Suriname’s Silent Public Health Menace (Regulation and Clean-Up)
ATV Telesur – SURINAME
Producer/Presenter: Horatio Indiaan/Richard Wortman

Education / Culture (Sponsored by UNESCO)

Winner:
Speightstown, A Forgotten Treasure? (Programme #14)
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation – BARBADOS
Producer/Presenter: Sherwood McCaskie

Special Mention:
Benque Viejo’s Crucifixion Re-Enactment
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Producer/Presenter: Duane Moody
Producer/Presenter: Shantz Collymore/Clint Watson

Children/Youth Issues
(Sponsored by UNICEF)

Winner:
Healthy Living: Deaf Girl in a Hearing World
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Producer/Presenter: Marleni Cuellar

Best Healthy Lifestyle Feature
(Sponsored by CARPHA)

Winner:
Healthy Living: Lifesaving Skills for ‘Sugah Bellys’
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Producer/Presenter: Marleni Cuellar

Clare Forrester Award for Best Health Journalism(Sponsored by PAHO)

Winner:
A Matter of the Heart
CITN/Cayman 27 – CAYMAN ISLANDS
Producer/Presenter: Kevin Watler

Best Investigative Reporting on Health Issues

Winner:
A Black Lie (Part III)
Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Producer/Presenter: Mark Bassant

Best Commercial Spot

Winner:
Sister Islands Promo
CITN/Cayman 27 – CAYMAN ISLANDS
Producer/Presenter: Monica Walton

Best Public Service Spot

Winner:
Drunk Driving Campaign: Ashley’s Story
Great Belize Productions Ltd.- BELIZE
Producer/Presenter: Great Belize Productions

Radio

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
The Panama Diary
Starcom Network Inc. – BARBADOS
Producer/Presenter: Carol Roberts-Reifer

Special Mention:
Coloured Bars: West Indians in World War II
CARIMAC – JAMAICA
Producer/Presenter: Jessica Mars

Best Drama Programme

Winner:
Pabellon
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – CUBA
Producer/Presenter: Alfredo Fuentes Perez

Best Magazine Programme

Winner:
The Best of 630
Starcom Network Inc. – BARBADOS
Producer/Presenter: David Ellis

Coverage of Children and Youth
(Sponsored by UNICEF)

Winner:
Amanecer Feliz
Instituto Cubano de Radio Y Television – CUBA
Producer/Presenter: Michael Garcia Perez

Education / Culture (Sponsored by UNESCO)

Special Mention:
Barbados Tuition
Radio Jamaica Ltd. – JAMAICA
Producer/Presenter: Marilyn Facey

Best Commercial Spot

Winner:
Boogie Ras
NBC Radio – ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Producer/Presenter: Shevrell McMillan

2015

2015 Awards List

Television

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
The West Indies at War (Part I): Emperors, Kings and Power
Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Production Team: Mariel Brown, Colleen Holder & Candice Dubarry

Special Mention:

  • Below the Poverty Line
    RJR Communications Group – JAMAICA
    Production Team: Edgar Lewis & Jervis Tomlinson
  • Cries of the Innocent: Sexual Abuse and Killing of Children in Jamaica (Part I)
    RJR Communications Group – JAMAICA
    Producer: Edgar Lewis
  • Ni Hao
    Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
    Producer: Dominic Kalipersad

Best Drama Programme

Winner:
Sin Capitan De Barcos
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Production Team: Alejandro Lopez Perez, Yandy Santana, Yusniel Machado, Valdivie Cardin, Carlos Martinez, Adnaloy Perez, Luna Fernandez & Pablo Carrillo

Special Mention:
Vuelo Real
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Production Team: Alejandro Lopez Perez, Gerardo Fleites, Pedro Martinez, Esperanza Diaz, Rita Arbolay, Nelson Rodriguez, Yamirsys Hernandez, Mariangel Guerra, Adnaloy Perez

Best Magazine Programme

Winner:
Cuisine Caravan
Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Producer: Lesley-Anne Charklerie

Special Mention:
Arts & Entertainment Showcase #6
Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas – THE BAHAMAS
Production Team: Julian Anderson Rolle & Melissa Knowles

Best Investigative Programme

Winner:
Who Killed Dana? (Part I)
Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Production Team: Mark Bassant, Immanuel Nunez, Devon Parker & J’von Pollonais

Special Mention:

  • The ISIS Files (Part II)
    Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
    Producer: Mark Bassant
  • Life Fund Scandal: Stealing From Children (Part I)
    Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
    Production Team: Mark Bassant & Anthony Nelson

Best News Item
(Sponsored by ACM)

No Winner

Special Mention:
The Harmonium Doctor
Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Production Team: Jabari Fraser, Immanuel Nunez & Christopher Greaves

Responsible Coverage of Children's Issues
(Sponsored by UNICEF)

Winner:
I Count
Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Production Team: Candice Dubarry & Stephen Doobal

Special Mention:
No Ordinary Life: Growing Up in a Hospital
Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Production Team: Faine Richards, Immanuel Nunez & Christopher Greaves

Best Commercial Spot

Winner:
Belize Bank – Mother’s Day
Great Belize Productions Ltd – BELIZE
Production Team: The Belize Bank, Rick Romero & Marleni Cuellar & Shawn Tewes

People's Choice Award

Winner:
The Rise of Buddy Hield
Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas – THE BAHAMAS
Producer: Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas

Indigenous Peoples of Suriname
(Sponsored by UNDP Suriname)

Special Mention:
Suriname
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – CUBA
Producer: Sistema Informativo De La Television Cubana

Clare Forrester Award for Best Health Journalism
(Sponsored by PAHO)

Special Mention:
Paging Doc
RJR Communications Group – JAMAICA
Production Team: Kayon Vaz, Michael Sharpe, Tamaya Henry, Dr. Kurdell Espinosa & Jervis Tomlinson

Agriculture (Sponsored by FAO)

Special Mention:
Bamsi Feeding the Nation
Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas – THE BAHAMAS
Producer: Beverly Curry

Coverage of Disaster Risk
(Sponsored by Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency)

Special Mention:
Heavy Rains Affect Residents in Belize City
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Duane Moody & Rick Romero

Climate Change
(Sponsored by UNESCO)

Special Mention:
Corn Farmers Lose Millions
Great Belize Productions Ltd – BELIZE
Production Team: Mike Rudon & Chris Mangar

Best Public Service Spot

Special Mention:
Dia De La Cultura Nacional 20 de Octubre
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – CUBA
Production Team: Rigoberto Fontela & Ana Vivian Mora

Radio

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
Armadale: Never Again Pt. 1
RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
Presenter/Producer: Marilyn Facey

Best Magazine Programme

Winner:
This Week November 3rd, 2013
Starcom Network Inc. – BARBADOS
Producer/Presenter: Carol Roberts-Reifer; Technician: John Stoute

Best News Feature

No Winner

Special Mention:
Vincentian Stalwarts: Dr. JP Eustace
NBC – ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Producer/Presenter: Shevrell McMillan

Theme Award : Children / Youth Issues

Winner:
Armadale: Never Again Pt. 1
RJR Gleaner Communications Group  – JAMAICA
Presenter/Producer: Marilyn Facey

Best Commercial Spot

Winner:
Life
Starcom Network Inc. – BARBADOS
Producer/Presenter: Ronald Clarke / Phil Archer; Production Team: Dave Husbands/ James Leacock/ Tamara Marshall

2016

2016 Awards List

Television

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
The Vote at 70
Parliament of Trinidad & Tobago – TRINDAD AND TOBAGO
Production Team: Sunity Maharaj, Maria Nunes, Colleen Holder, Candice Dubarry

Special Mention:
En Contra Del Viento
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Producer: Television Serrana

Best Magazine Programme

Winner:
Jamaica Beat
Creative Production & Training Centre – JAMAICA
Production Team: Andre Bidwell, Keisha O’Meally, Simeon Hedge

Special Mention: 
EnviroConnect Belize Competition: Terrestrial Resource Protection
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Producer: Rick Romero

Best Drama Programme

No Winner

Special Mention:
De Blanco
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Producer: Dionad Cesar Pire Rojas

Best News Item

No Winner

Special Mention:
Part I: Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 53
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Isani Cayetano, Chris Mangar

Best Investigative Report(Sponsored by UNESCO)

Winner:
A Race For Life (Part I)
Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Production Team : Mark Bassant

Special Mention:
Iron Monsters (Part III)
Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Producer: Mark Bassant

Climate Change & Renewable Energy(Sponsored by Caribbean Development Bank)

Winner:
An Interagency Approach to Fighting Illegal Fishing
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Isani Cayetano, Chris Mangar

Clare Forrester Award for Best Health Journalism(Sponsored by PAHO Barbados & the Eastern Caribbean)

Winner:
Healthy Living: Sugar Tax for Healthier Living in Barbados
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Marleni Cuellar, Jorge Tabora

Special Mention:

  • Scanning the Truth
    Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
    Production Team: Mark Bassant, Brandon Benoit, Anthony Nelson
  • Salud De Primera Mano
    Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
    Producer: Yordany Salazar Arcia

Best Commercial Spot

No Winner

Special Mention:
World Wildlife Fund – Save Our Heritage Ad
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Producers: Great Belize Productions, World Wildlife Fund

Best Public Service Spot

Winner:
Ministry of Health – Health & Wellness Message (Zika)
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Producers: Great Belize Productions, Ministry of Health

Coverage of Disaster Risk(Sponsored by Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency)

Winner:
Healthy Living Looks at Water Safety Post Hurricane
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Marleni Cuellar, Shawn Tewes

Special Mention:
Hundreds of Residents Displaced in the Aftermath of Hurricane Earl
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Duane Moody, Darrel Moguel

Radio

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
En La Memoria De Un Pueblo
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Producer: Michael Garcia Perez

Special Mention:

  • Bajan Fishermen
    Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation – BARBADOS
    Production Team: Janelle Gilkes, Colbert Goddard
  • Scammed
    Radio Jamaica Ltd. – JAMAICA
    Production Team: Archibald Gordon, Ivan Shaw

Best Magazine Programme

Winner:
Desde La Musica
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Producer: Elizabeth Alvarez Hernandez

Special Mention:

  • The Youth Perspective: Independence
    Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas – THE BAHAMAS
    Producer: Keshagen Adderley
  • Rhythm N’ Youth
    Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas – THE BAHAMAS
    Producer: Keeshan Fowler

Best Drama Programme

Winner:
Perdoname Conciencia
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Producer: Enrique Irsula Acebo

Special Mention

  • Barquito De Papel
    Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
    Producer: Elizabeth Alvarez Hernandez
  • Bajan Values, Attitudes and Beatitudes
    Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation – BARBADOS
    Production Team: Anthony Thompson, Colbert Goddard

Best Investigative Report(Sponsored by UNESCO)

Winner:
Del Intento De La Vida
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Production Team: Rebeca Diaz Acosta, Indira La O Herrera

Climate Change & Renewable Energy(Sponsored by Caribbean Development Bank)

Winner
SOS Planeta
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Producer: Raiza Fernandez

Coverage of Disaster Risk(Sponsored by Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency)

Winner
Escape De Amoniaco
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Producer: Suly Mary Carrasco Fonte

2017

2017 Awards List

Television

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
Peace: The Story of August Town
RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
Production Team: Vasha Brown, Glenford Campbell & Tamika Carter

Special Mention:

  • Devastation in Dominica
    RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
    Production Team: Herman Green & Anthony James
  • Waste
    RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
    Production Team: Janella Precius, Glenford Campbell & Tamika Carter
  • The Power of Yoga: Transforming Lives
    Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
    Production Team: Andrea Polanco & Rick Romero
  • Inside Irma
    Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas – THE BAHAMAS
    Production Team: Andrew Burrows

Best Magazine Programme

Winner:
Veranda Tales: Episode 1 (Honeyguide Bird/Monkey’s Heart)
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Stephanie Daniels & Rick Romero

Best News Item

Winner:
Terror Taxis
RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
Production Team: Giovanni Dennis

Special Mention:

  • Yertle The Turle
    Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
    Production Team: Andrea Polanco & Chris Mangar
  • Little Progress: A Look at How Special Needs People Are Treated
    RJR Gleaner Communications Group – Jamaica
    Production Team: Giovanni Dennis

Best Investigative Report

Winner:
Huge Cell Phone Bill
RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
Production Team: Andrea Chisholm, Milton Walker & Archibald Gordon

Special Mention:
Maya Define Land Space
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Isani Cayetano & Chris Mangar

Coverage Of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment, Care & Support
(Sponsored by CVC)

Winner:
Why Men Get Tested
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Marleni Cuellar & Rick Romero

Special Mention:
Capturing the Impact of HIV Through Art
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Andrea Polanco & Chris Mangar

Best Health Journalism
(Sponsored by PAHO Jamaica)

Special Mention:
Celiac Disease (Child Health & Nutrition)
Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Production Team: Samantha John & Romel Best

Best Commercial Spot

Winner:
Talking Prints
ATV Telesur – SURINAME
Production Team: Kevin Headley

Special Mention:
WULF – The Label
ATV Telesur – SURINAME
Production Team: Kevin Headley

Disaster Resilience
(Sponsored by UNESCO Caribbean)

Winner:
The Impact of Hurricane Earl One Year Later
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Isani Cayetano & Chris Mangar

Responsible Coverage of Children's Issues
(Sponsored by UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Office)

Winner:
Inclusive Education System (Children With Disabilities)
Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Production Team: Samantha John & Romel Best

Climate Change
(Sponsored by Public Media Alliance (PMA))

Winner:
Monkey River & Punta Negra Tourism
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Isani Cayetano & Chris Mangar

Special Mention:
Hydroponics: The Answer To Food Production In a Changing Climate?
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Andrea Polanco & Kenny Michael

Golden Conch Shell Award
(Sponsored by Island Media Marketing)

Special Mention:
Coverage of Hurricane Maria
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: News 5

People's Choice Award

Winner:
Triple Joy
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Andrea Polanco, Duance moody, Darrel Moguel & Rick Romero

Radio

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
Bullying: The Unchecked Monster
RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
Production Team: Giovanni Dennis

Special Mention:
Revolution Reminiscing
Radio Anguilla – ANGUILLA
Production Team: Paul Ketteridge & Farrah Banks

Best Magazine Programme

Winner:
Hablemos De “La Radio”
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Production Team: Doris Lidia Cruz Toledo, Milka M. Gonzalez, Alejandro de Armas & Lis Sierra

Best Drama Programme

Winner:
La Muerte Y Doncella
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Production Team: Antonio Quinones Duarte

Best News Item

Winner:
Gas Leak
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Production Team: Lilian Reyna Heredia

Best Investigative Report

Winner:
Moravian Scandal Deepening
RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
Production Team: Damion Mitchell

Climate Change
(Sponsored by Public Media Alliance (PMA))

Winner:
Clarendon Rain & Climate Change
RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
Production Team: Giovanni Dennis

Best Public Service Spot

Special Mention:
Returned To Life
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – CUBA
Production Team: Ada Duran del Rio & Sadir Perez

Digital / Print Publication

Disaster Resilience
(Sponsored by UNESCO Caribbean)

Special Mention:
Tourism Industry Sees Urgency in Climate Change Prepwork
RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
Production Team: Petre Williams-Raynor

Golden Conch Shell Award
(Sponsored by Island Media Marketing)

Winner:
Plight of the Children
RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
Production Team: Erica Virtue

2018

2018 Awards List

Television

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
Pothole Paradise
RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
Production Team: Giovani Dennis

Special Mention:
The Perfect Storm
RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA

Best Magazine Programme

Winner:
Sitio Del Arte Voces Del Caribe
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA

Special Mention: 
Agriculture Now: Women in Agriculture
Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas – THE BAHAMAS

Best Drama Programme

No Award Presented

Best News Item

Winner:
Pok-Ta-Pok, an Ancient but Re-emerging Sport in Belize
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team : Hipolto Novelo, Kenroy Michael, Ricardo Romero

Special Mention:
It Can Be Done-Working Moms Who Successfully Breastfeed
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE

Best Investigative Report

Winner:
Controversial FLA License
RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
Production Team : Andrea Chisholm

Special Mention:
Huge Amounts of Sargassum Invade San Pedro’s Beaches
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE

Coverage Of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment, Care & Support(Sponsored by CVC)

Winner:
In the Fraction of the Moon
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Production Team: Michael Marcos Marrero, Zaralys Rodriguez Zaldivar, Julio Cesar Sanchez Guerra, Agustin Serrano Torres, Fidel Casanas Diaz, Maibi Diaz Sanchez

Special Mention:
Hardship To Hope: A Special Report on HIV in Jamaica
RJR Television Jamaica Ltd. – JAMAICA

Best Commercial Spot

Winner:
The Belize Bank Ltd. First Time Home Ownership Loans
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Rick Romero, Joel Wesbey

Disaster Resilience(Sponsored by UNESCO)

No Winner

Special Mention:
Teaching Business and Disaster Risk Reduction (TV)
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE

Responsible Coverage of Children's Issues(Sponsored by UNICEF)

Winner:
Children Need Help For Surgeries
CCN TV6 – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Production Team : Nisha John-Mohammed, Immanuel Nunez

Climate Change (Sponsored by 5 C's)

Winner:
Gender Day at COP 24
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Andrea Polanco, Rick Romero

Golden Conch Shell(Sponsored by Island Media Marketing & Communication Inc.)

Winner:
Climate Change
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Producer: Andrea Polanco

Best Public Service Spot

Winner:
Cosecha Vida- Life Harvest
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Producer: Ana Vivian Mora Hernandez

Radio

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
Un Domingo A las Once/One Sunday at Eleven
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Producer: Lazaro Sarmiento Sanchez

Best Drama Programme

Winner:
El Cuento
Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television (ICRT) – CUBA
Producer: Vilieka Consuegra Suárez

Best News Item
(Sponsored by NEWCOM)

Winner:
Walker’s Place of Safety
RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA

Disaster Resilience
(Sponsored by UNESCO)

Winner:
Lessons Learnt
Starcom Network Inc. – BARBADOS
Producer: Anthony Greene

People's Choice

Winner:
San Pedranos Vent On Cayo Rosario Development
Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Andrea Polanco, Chris Mangar

2019 & 2020

2019 & 2020 Caribbean Media Awards Show

2019 & 2020 Awards List

Television

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
‘Category 6: A Hurricane Dorian Documentary’

The Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas – THE BAHAMAS
Production Team: Megan Shepherd, Gershon Swain

In honour of CBU Caribbean Media Hall Of Famer, Stewart Krohn  

Best Drama Programme

Winner:
‘Don’t Give Up’

Teleislas – COLOMBIA
Production : Edwin Salcedo

In honour of CBU Caribbean Media Hall Of Famer, Victor Torres Crespo

Best News

Winner:
‘The Benefits of a Migrant Community: Spanish Lookout’

Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team : Andrea Polanco, Chris Mangar

Sponsored by : The Embassy of the United States of America, Bridgetown

Best Investigative Report

Winner:
‘Ganja Farmers’

RJR Gleaner Communications Group – JAMAICA
Production : Giovanni Dennis

In honour of CBU Caribbean Media Hall Of Famer, Jones Madeira

Highlighting The Resilience Of Caribbean People To Natural Disasters And/Or Health Crises In The Caribbean

Winner:
‘Dominica: Resilience and Recovery’

CCN TV6 – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Production Team : Alicia Boucher, Immanuel Munez, Anthony Nelson

Sponsored by : UNESCO

Responsible Coverage Of Children's Issues

Winner:
‘The Serious & Growing Problem of Obesity Among Children’

Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Marleni Cuellar , Rick Romero

Sponsored by: UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Area Office

Best Commercial Spot

Winner:
‘Sargent Peppers Pasta Ad’

Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Rick Romero

In honour of CBU Caribbean Media Hall Of Famer, Vic Fernandes

Best Public Service Spot

Winner:
‘Your Vote, Our Future’

DIME Network Ltd.. – SURINAME
Production Team : CDQ Universal (concept by Daniella Tauwnaar)

In honour of CBU Caribbean Media Hall Of Famer, Dame Olga Lopes-Seale

Best Health Education Journalism

Winner:
‘The Neglected HIV Vulnerable Population’

Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Marleni Cuellar, Joel Westby, Rick Romero

Sponsored by: Sagicor

People's Choice

Winner:
‘Corona the Hawksbill Embarks on an Information Gathering Journey’

Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production Team: Andrea Polanco, Chris Mangar

In honour of CBU Caribbean Media Hall Of Famer, Shida Bolai

Radio

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
‘We are from Mayabeque’

Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Televisión (ICRT) – CUBA
Producer: Elizabeth Álvarez Hernández

In honour of CBU Caribbean Media Hall Of Famer, Rose Willock

Best Drama Programme

Winner:
‘Paper Boat’

Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Televisión (ICRT) – CUBA
Producer: Elizabeth Álvarez Hernández

In honour of CBU Caribbean Media Hall Of Famer, Rafiq Khan

Best News

Winner:
‘Climate Change in Jamaica’

Radio Jamaica – JAMAICA
Producer: Giovanni Dennis

Sponsored by: The Embassy of the United States of America, Bridgetown

Best Magazine

Winner:
‘Beyond the Headlines’

Radio Jamaica – JAMAICA
Production Team: Dionne Jackson-Miller, Camille Williams , Giovanni Dennis

In honour of CBU Caribbean Media Hall Of Famer, Lester Spaulding

Best Health Education Journalism

Winner:
‘HIV/AIDS: What Next’

The Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas – THE BAHAMAS
Production Team: Lynette Deveaux 

Sponsored by: Sagicor

2021

2021 Awards List

People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Award

Winner:
‘No Art Academy in Belize, So Kevin Morales Finds His Inspiration Online’

Great Belize Productions Ltd.- BELIZE
Production : Andrea Polanco, George Tillett

 

Production Awards (Radio)

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
‘Fighting Crime’

Starcom Network Inc. – BARBADOS
Production Team: Scott Headley, Dennis Johnson, Charmaine Burns and Anthony Greene

 

Best Magazine Programme

Winner:
‘Beyond the Headlines (January 14, 2021)’

RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
Production  : Dionne Jackson Miller, Earl Moxam, Camille Williams

Best News Item

Winner:
‘SIM Swap Scam’

RJRGLEANER Group  – JAMAICA
Production : Giovanni Dennis

Production Awards (Television)

Best Documentary Programme

Winner:
‘Housing Crisis’

RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
Production : Glenford Campbell, Janella Precious, Kemar Taylor

Best Magazine Programme

Winner:
‘Penny on Point (POP) S2E1 -The Re-cap Show’

TTT Limited – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Production : Penny Gomez, Colin Greaves , NH Productions TT

Special Mention :

  • ‘Bahamas Naturally: Story Coral Tissue Loss Disease’
    The Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas – BAHAMAS
    Production : Julian Reid, Antonio Coakley
  • ‘Entertainment Report- December 10, 2021’
    RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
    Production : Anthony Miller

Best Drama Programme

Winner:
‘Demonios en la almohada (Demons in the pillow)’

Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Televisión (ICRT) – CUBA
Production : Elena Palacios

Best News Item (Sponsored by : Trinidad & Tobago Unit Trust Corporation)

Winner:
‘Fish Right, Eat Right—Catch to Kitchen App Tested’

Great Belize Productions Ltd.. – BELIZE
Production : Paul Lopez, Rick Romero

Special Mention:

  • ‘Hackney Carriage Taxi Harassment’
    RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
    Production : Giovanni Dennis
  • ‘Walkers Fire: Three years on Part 1’
    RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
    Production : Giovanni Dennis

Best Investigative Report

Winner:
‘Coastal Piracy – An Interagency Approach to Combating Criminal Network at Sea’

Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production : Duane Moody , Rick Romero

Special Mention:

  • ‘Mad Mini Buses’
    RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
    Production : Richard Brown

Best Comedy Item

Winner:
‘We Comedy’

WESN Content Capital – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Production : WESN- The Content Capital

Best Entertainment Programme

Winner:
‘Marcia Griffiths’

RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
Production : Anthony Miller

Special Mention:

  • ‘Baby Cham’
    RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
    Production : Anthony Miller
  • ‘Penny on Point (POP) S1E10 Farmer Nappy’
    TTT Limited – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
    Production : Penny Gomez, Colin Greaves , NH Productions TT

Special Awards

Best Commercial Spot (Television)

Winner:
‘Nex’Us Promotional Adv’

Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production : Rick Romero

Best Public Service Spot (Radio)

Winner:
‘Kibri Wi Mama Gron’

DIME Network Ltd.- SURINAME
Production: Daniella Tauwnaar , Zulile Blinker

Best Public Service Spot (Television)

Winner:
‘COVID-19 – Contact Types Explained’

Barbados Government Information Service – BARBADOS
Production: Paula Harper-Grant, Mikul Elcock

 

Theme Awards

Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Winner:
‘Oxygen Crises: Perspectives & Probe’

RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
Production: Giovanni Dennis

Responsible Coverage of Children's Issues (Television) (Sponsored by UNICEF Eastern Caribbean)

Winner:
‘Venezuelan Migrants Want Help to School Children’

Caribbean Communications Network – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Production: Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh

Coverage of Disaster Risk Reduction (Televsion) (Sponsored by UNDRR)

Winner:
‘Erosion in the East’

RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
Production : Krista Campbell, Christopher Forbes, Richard Brown , Wilton Tyson

Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic (Television)

Winner:
‘COVID Stories 246 – Not the Common Cold’

Barbados Government Information Service – BARBADOS
Production: Shamkoe Pilé, Joel Bowen, Ian Inniss, Carl Allman , Sharon Austin Gill-Moore

Coverage of People with Disabilities (Television)

Winner:
‘Visually Impaired Students Adapt and Excel Despite COVID’

Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production: Marion Ali, Darrel Moguel

Health Education Journalism (Televsion) - Sponsored by Sagicor (Barbados)

Winner:
‘COVID:Crisis:National Chest Hospital’

RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
Production : Dionne Jackson Miller, Kelesha Williams, Jevaughn Gordon, Jeovani Heslop , Christopher Plummer

Financial Literacy Journalism (Television)sponsored by Sagicor(Barbados)

Winner:
‘Doing Business Under COVID

Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
Production: Paul Lopez, Chris Mangar

Special Mention:

  • ‘Almost a Year Later, Economic Activity on Ambergris Caye Sluggish’
    Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
    Production : Duane Moody, Kenroy Michael
  • ‘Grocery Shoppers Thriftier This Christmas’
    Great Belize Productions Ltd. – BELIZE
    Production : Marion Ali, Chris Mangar

Coverage of People with Disabilities

Winner:
‘Missing Without A Trace: The Jasmine Deen Story’

Nationwide News Network – JAMAICA
Production: Cliff Hughes, Sonya Stewart, Shawn Wynter, Frank Beckford, Travolta Alexander, Nigel Austin, Gavin Patterson, Tauna Thomas, Brithney Clarke, Marjorie Gordon , Joan Forrest-Henry

Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Winner:
‘A COVID-19 Story: The Mathematics of a Virus

Barbados Government Information Service – BARBADOS
Production : Esther Jones

Coverage of Disaster Risk Reduction (Print) - Sponsored by UNDRR

Winner:
‘We’re Taking This Global’

RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
Production: André Williams

Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic (Print)

Winner:
‘Holness Faces the Music’

RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
Production : André Williams

Coverage of People with Disabilities (Print)

Winner:
‘Dread for the Disabled’

RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
Production: Corey Robinson

Health Education Journalism (Print) - Sponsored by Sagicor (Barbados)

Winner:
‘Pregnant Kids Alarm’

RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
Production : Corey Robinson

Special Mention :

  • ‘Hellish Homes’
    RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
    Production : Corey Robinson

Financial Literacy Journalism (Print)sponsored by Sagicor (Barbados)

Winner:
‘Instacrooks’

RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
Production : Corey Robinson

Content Creation

Best Producer(Television)

Winner:
‘Big Youth’

RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
Production: Anthony Miller

Special Mention:

  • ‘Epilepsy Awareness with Dr. Judy Tapper’
    RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
    Production: Khadene Foote, Neville Bell, Dahlia Harris

Best Director (Television)

Winner:
‘CLIPFEST The Last Drum’

Teleislas – COLOMBIA
Production : Teleislas , Sergio Bent

Best Sound Engineer (Radio)

Winner:
‘Year in Review-2020’

RJRGLEANER Group – JAMAICA
Production: Giovanni Dennis

Best Sound Engineer (Television)

Winner:
‘Emancipation Freedom Concert Live’

Teleislas – COLOMBIA
Production : Teleislas, Mateo Luque

2022

2022 Awards List

Production Awards

People's Choice Award

Winner – Antigua Observer Newsco Limited – “The Headkerchief” Produced by Joanne C. Hillhouse

Best Documentary Programme (Television)

Winner – Guardian Media (CNC3, Trinidad & Tobago)– “Concordat” Produced by Ryan Bachoo

Special Mention – RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Television Jamaica) – “Girl from Wood Hall: The Story of Portia Simpson-Miller” Produced by Giovanni Dennis, Dionne Jackson Miller, Shernette Johnson, Ivan Shaw, Kemar Harris, Milton Reid, Uton West & Wendy Rudd

Best Magazine Programme (Television)

Winner – TTT (Trinidad & Tobago) – “Penny on Point: The Hon Shamfa Cudjoe” Produced by Penny Gomez & Colin Greaves; Presenter Penny Gomez; Editor NH Productions TT

Special Mention – WESN Content Capital (Trinidad & Tobago) – “Nicole Larsen Show Broadcast Feb 12, 2022” Produced by WESN Content Capital

Best News Item (Television)

Winner – CCN TV6 (Trinidad & Tobago) – “Manzanilla Marooned” Produced by Urvashi Tiwari-Roopnarine and Immanuel Nunez

Special Mention – RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Television Jamaica) – “Transportation Crisis” Produced by Anthony Lugg, Glenford Campbell and Uton West

Best Investigative Report (Television)

Winner – Great Belize Productions Ltd (Channel 5) – “Tracing Illegal Firearms in Belize – Origins and the Interventions” Produced by Duane Moody; Rick Romero Videographer/Editor

Special Mention – RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Television Jamaica) – “All Angles Investigates: Work & Travel Misfortune” Produced by Giovanni Dennis, Ivan Shaw, Jelani Campbell, Paul Davis, Marvin Moodie, Dionne Jackson Miller & Jevaughn Gordon

Special Mention – CCN TV6 (Trinidad & Tobago) – “Five and Under Vs Under Five” Produced by Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh

Best Comedy Item (Television)

NO AWARD WINNER

Special Mention – TTT (Trinidad & Tobago) – “Penny on Point: Ian Alleyne” Produced by Penny Gomez and Colin Greaves; Presenter Penny Gomez; Editor NH Productions TT

Best Entertainment Item (Television)

Winner – WESN Content Capital (Trinidad & Tobago)– “We Christmas: Divali Mastani” Produced by WESN Content Capital

Best Documentary Programme (Radio)

Winner – Instituto Cubano de Radio y Television – “By an Iron Way” Produced by Elizabeth Alvarez Hernandez

Special Mention – IRIE FM (Jamaica) – “Children’s Cry” Produced by Myesha Broadie

Best News Item (Radio)

Winner – RJRGLEANER Communications Group (RJR)– “Cost of Living Crisis in Jamaica” Produced by Giovanni Dennis

Special (Advertising) Awards

Best Commercial Spot (Television)

Winner – Great Belize Productions Ltd (Channel 5) Christmas Card 2022” Produced by Great Belize Productions Ltd; Rick Romero Videographer / Joel Wesbey Editor

Best Public Service Spot (Television)

Winner – Teleislas Channel (San Andres Island, Colombia)– “Responsible Tourism” Produced by Yessica Cifuentes, Julius Bent

Special Mention – Barbados Government Information Service – “UNDP Human Trafficking Video 3” Produced by Paula Harper-Grant

Best Public Service Spot (Radio)

Winner – Instituto Cubano de Radio y Television (Radio Encyclopedia) – “Drugs Silence You” Produced by Alfredo Zamora Mustelier

Theme Awards

Best Climate Change Documentary (Television)

Sponsored by Intra-ACP EU-GCCA+ Project, Enhancing Climate Resilience in CARIFORUM countries

Winner – Guardian Media Limited (CNC3, Trinidad & Tobago) – “COP 27 No Action, No Future” Produced by Kalain Hosein

Best Climate Change News Item (Television)

Sponsored by Intra-ACP EU-GCCA+ Project, Enhancing Climate Resilience in CARIFORUM countries

Winner – Great Belize Productions Limited (Channel 5) – “Vulnerability & Livelihood Assessment for Fisheries Sector” Produced by Duane Moody; Chris Mangar – Videographer/Editor

Special Mention – CCN TV 6 (Trinidad & Tobago) – “Sunset Beach Coastal Erosion” Produced by Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh

Special Mention – Great Belize Productions Limited (Channel 5) – “A Space for Children and Youth at COP27” Produced by Duane Moody; Kenroy Michael – Videographer/Editor

Best Climate Change Investigative Report (Television)

Sponsored by Intra-ACP EU-GCCA+ Project, Enhancing Climate Resilience in CARIFORUM countries

Winner – Great Belize Productions Limited (Channel 5) – “Is Monkey River Drowning?” Produced by Duane Moody; Kenroy Michael/ Rick Romero – Videographer/Editor

Best Climate Change Public Service Spot (Television)

Sponsored by Intra-ACP EU-GCCA+ Project, Enhancing Climate Resilience in CARIFORUM countries

Winner – Great Belize Productions Limited (Channel 5) – “UNICEF Climate Change in Dangriga” Produced by Great Belize Productions Ltd; Rick Romero – Videographer/Editor

Coverage of Disaster Risk Reduction (Television)

Sponsored by UNDRR

Winner – CCN TV 6 (Trinidad & Tobago) “Flashpoint” Produced by Alicia Boucher

Advancement of Media and Information Literacy (Television)

Winner – News Room Inc (Guyana) – “Guyana Made History By Earning Billions From Special Carbon Credits But What Does that Mean” Produced by Vishani Ragobeer (Journalist) Shatanand Anude (Videographer)

Coverage Of The COVID-19 Pandemic (Television)

Winner – Great Belize Productions Ltd (Channel 5) – “Beyond COVID” Produced by Viannie Reyes; Videographer Rick Romero

Financial Literacy Journalism (Television)

Sponsored by Sagicor

Winner – Great Belize Productions Ltd (Channel 5) – “Learning Financial Literacy for the Future” Produced by Paul Lopez, Rick Romero Videographer/Editor

Special Mention – Great Belize Productions Ltd (Channel 5) – “Young Entrepreneurs Prepare for Super Sale” Produced by Paul Lopez; Joel Wesbey/ Kenroy Michael – Videographer/Editor

Health Education Journalism (Television)

Sponsored by Sagicor

Winner – WESN Content Capital (Trinidad & Tobago)– “What’s Up Doc” Produced by WESN Content Capital

Best Climate Change News Item (Digital)

Sponsored by Intra-ACP EU-GCCA+ Project, Enhancing Climate Resilience in CARIFORUM countries

Winner – Guardian Media (Trinidad & Tobago)“US$150M Funding for green energy projects coming to Caribbean” Produced by Kalain Hosein

Best Climate Change Investigative Report (Digital)

Sponsored by Intra-ACP EU-GCCA+ Project, Enhancing Climate Resilience in CARIFORUM countries

Winner – Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (CIJN) “The Climate Test of Guyana’s Mangroves” Produced by David Nathaniel Papannah

Special Mention: – Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (CIJN) – “The Cost of Being a Climate Change Champion” Produced by Esther Jones

Coverage Of Disaster Risk Reduction (Digital)

Sponsored by UNDRR

Winner – Guardian Media (Trinidad & Tobago) “UN Spending 3.1B To Fix Early Warning Issue” Produced by Kalain Hosein

Coverage Of The COVID-19 Pandemic (Digital)

Winner – Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network “COVID-19 Reset, Barbados” Produced by Esther Jones

Best Climate Change News Item (Print)

Sponsored by Intra-ACP EU-GCCA+ Project, Enhancing Climate Resilience in CARIFORUM countries

Winner – Guardian Media (Trinidad & Tobago)“Antigua & Barbuda Moving Into the Blue Economy” Produced by Kalain Hosein

Special Mention: Stabroek News (Guyana) – “Solar power leads energy transition pathway amidst Guyana’s oil boom” Produced by David Nathaniel Papannah

Coverage Of The COVID-19 Pandemic (Print)

Winner – Guardian Media (Trinidad & Tobago) – “T&T Crosses 3,000 COVID-19 Deaths” Produced by Kalain Hosein

Health Education Journalism (Print)

Sponsored by Sagicor

Winner – The Daily Observer (Jamaica) – “Painful” Produced by Brittny Hutchinson

Best Climate Change Investigative Report (Print)

Sponsored by Intra-ACP EU-GCCA+ Project, Enhancing Climate Resilience in CARIFORUM countries

Winner – Skrifi Foundation (Suriname) “Paramaribo versus water: The Effects of Climate Change on Paramaribo” Produced by Kevin Headley

Healthy Nutrition Food Policy (Print)

Sponsored by the Healthy Caribbean Coalition

Winner – RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Sunday Gleaner – Jamaica) – “The Blood of Jesus Is Against That Lying Tongue” Produced by Tanesha Mundle

Special Mention: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Sunday Gleaner – Jamaica) “The Sweeter The Better” Produced by Corey Robinson

Coverage Of Disaster Risk Reduction (Print)

Sponsored by UNDRR

Winner – RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Sunday Gleaner – Jamaica) – “Poor Quality Building Blocks” Produced by Jovan Johnson

Special Mention: Winner – The Daily Observer (Jamaica)– “Shut It Down” Produced by Romardo Lyons

Financial Literacy Journalism (Print)

Sponsored by Sagicor

Winner – RJRGLEANER Communications Group(Jamaica Gleaner) – “Wehby: Diaspora of Strategic Important to Jamaica” Produced by Andre Williams and Kimone Francis

Content Creator Awards

Best Videographer

Winner – Kenroy Michael of Great Belize Productions Ltd (Channel 5)

Best Producer (Television)

Winner – Doriel M. Vaughn of Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (Barbados)

Best Director (Television)

Winner – Rick Romero of Great Belize Productions Limited (Channel 5)

Best Sound Engineer (Radio)

Winner – Giovanni Dennis of RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica)

2023

2023 Awards List

FULL LIST OF WINNERS

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

  • AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Television Jamaica) “Decades of Christmas for Seniors” – Romardo Lyons – Reporter; Ivan Shaw, Uton West – Editors

PRODUCTION AWARDS (RADIO)

  • Best Documentary Programme
    AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Radio Jamaica 94FM) “The Men in Mental Health” – Dadrian Gordon
    SPECIAL MENTION: Starcom Network (Barbados) “World Food Day 2023 Tribute” – Shantelle Legall-Gibson
  • Best Drama Programme
    AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Radio Jamaica 94FM) “A Place Called Yaad” – by Radio Jamaica 94FM
  • Best News Story
    AWARD: IRIE FM (Jamaica) “Crime Puts Damper on Christmas Cheer” – by Myesha Broadie
    SPECIAL MENTION: Starcom Network (Barbados) “Respiratory Illnesses & COVID” – by Vonardo Corbin
  • Best Sports Story
    AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Radio Jamaica) “West Indies Failure to Qualify for the World Cup” – Jerome Foster
  • Best Investigative Report
    AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Radio Jamaica) “White Collar Crime in Jamaica” – Giovanni Dennis
  • Best Comedy Item
    SPECIAL MENTION: Starcom Network (Barbados) “The Corniest Joke I Ever Heard” – Michelle Spencer
  • Best Entertainment Programme
    AWARD: TTT Ltd (Trinidad & Tobago) “Saturday Brunch: Kyle Hernandez” – Executive Producer TTT Ltd; Talk City 91.1; Producer & Presenter Jayron “Rawkus” Remy

PRODUCTION AWARDS (TELEVISION)

  • Best Documentary Programme
    AWARD: TTT Limited (Trinidad & Tobago) “Best Village: Episode 2” – Executive Producer TTT Limited, Producer Shamelia Thomas-Ashby, Editor Renaldo de Bourg, Camera Romano Francois, Kashawn Cedeno
    SPECIAL MENTION: Cayman Islands Department of Communication “Who We Are” – Department of Communications, Cayman Islands Government
  • Best Magazine Programme
    AWARD: National Communications Network (Guyana) “Guyana Emerging” – Ilapil Bipta, Neaz Subhan
    SPECIAL MENTION: Great Belize Productions Limited “Open Your Eyes: Easter Special” – Hosts – Sabreena Daly and John Palacio; Producers – Viannie Reyes and Brianna Bennett; Videographers—Rick Romero and Joel Westby
  • Best News Story
    AWARD: Great Belize Productions Limited “A Competency-Based Approach to Education in Belize” – Reporter – Paul Lopez; Videographer – Darrel Moguel; Videographer – Kenroy Michael
  • Best Sports Story
    AWARD: Great Belize Productions Limited “Robotics Officially Declared a Sport” – Reporter Paul Lopez; Videographer George Tillett
  • Best Investigative Report
    AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Television Jamaica) “Who Shall Live: Dialysis Dilemma” – Shemala Pullen, Uton West, Richard Brown, Milton Reid
  • Best Comedy Item
    AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Television Jamaica) “876 Comedy Club” – by Dahlia Harris, Trevor Johnson, Judith Alberga, Garnet Lewis, Johnny Live Productions and TVJ Studio Crew
  • Best Entertainment Programme
    AWARD: Teleislas (San Andres Islands, Colombia) “True Islander II” – Teleislas, Antillean Films

PRODUCTION AWARDS (PRINT)

  • Best News Story
    AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica Gleaner) “Piecing Together a Shattered World” – Tanesha Mundle
    SPECIAL MENTION: Jamaica Observer “Shameful” – Romardo Lyons
  • Best Sports Story
    AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica Gleaner) “Senior SSL Officials Knew of Bolt’s Welljen Account” – by Jovan Johnson
  • Best Entertainment Item
    AWARD: Trinidad Express “A Childhood Dream Comes True for Ancil Harris” – by – Essiba Small
  • Best Investigative Item
    AWARD: Trinidad Express “Email Hacks and The Israel Connection” – Mark Bassant

PRODUCTION AWARDS (DIGITAL)

  • Best News Story
    AWARD: Trinidad Express “Loving Leela” – Richard Charan
    SPECIAL MENTION: TTT Ltd (Trinidad & Tobago) “See Yourself: Plant One Tree And Eat For Free” – Executive Producer TTT Ltd; Journalist, Mahalia Joseph
  • Best Sports Story
    AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (One Spot Media) “The Creation of a World Champion” – Jerome Foster
  • Best Entertainment Item
    AWARD: TTT Ltd (Trinidad & Tobago) “Mash Up, the Music That Made Us – Rapso” – Executive Producer TTT Ltd; Producer Stacy Wyke; Camera Operator, Carlos Walcott
    SPECIAL MENTION: Trinidad Express “The Closing Chapters” – Richard Charan
  • Best Investigative Item
    AWARD: Trinidad Express “A Grave Far From Home” – Richard Charan
    SPECIAL MENTION: Trinidad Express “The Dark Secret At St. Ann’s”- Khamarie Rodriguez
    SPECIAL MENTION: Great Belize Productions Ltd “Bert Vasquez Stays on Remand” – Hipolito Novelo

ADVERTISING AWARDS

  • Best Commercial Spot (Television)
    AWARD: Great Belize Productions Ltd “UNITEX: No Worries With A Spark Beach Cruiser” – by Rick Romero
  • Best Public Service Spot (Television)
    AWARD: TTT Limited “Ministry of Health Men’s Mental Health” – Executive Producer, TTT Ltd; Producer Cherisse Gibson; Editor Renaldo de Bourg
    SPECIAL MENTION: Teleislas “How To Love SAI” – by Teleislas and Joel Peñalosa

THEME AWARDS (RADIO)

  • Best News Story on Poverty Reduction & Empowerment of Vulnerable Groups
    Sponsored by the Caribbean Development Bank Basic Needs Trust FundAWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Radio Jamaica 94FM) “Period Poverty and Climate Change” – Giovani Dennis
  • Excellence in Responsible Reporting on Youth Involvement in Crime
    Sponsored by CariSECURE 2.0

    SPECIAL MENTION: Starcom Network “Truce Feature” – Vonardo Corbin

THEME AWARDS (TELEVISION)

  • Excellence in Environmental Reporting on Mangrove/Seagrass Beds
    Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy Caribbean DivisionAWARD: Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica “Protecting Jamaica’s Own” – by Carol Francis, Marlon Samuels and Gabrielle Samuels
  • Coverage of Healthy Nutrition Food Policy
    Sponsored by Healthy Caribbean Coalition

    AWARD: Government Information Service of Barbados “Grow Green Barbados: Episode 3 – Organic Farming” – Aisha Reid, Mikul Elcock, David Bynoe, Esther Jones, KathyAnn Husbands
  • Best News Story on Poverty Reduction & Empowerment of Vulnerable Groups
    Sponsored by the Caribbean Development Bank Basic Needs Trust Fund

    AWARD: Great Belize Productions Limited “Don’t Tax My Femininity” – Reporter: Duane Moody; Videographers: Darrel Moguel & Rick Romero
  • Excellence in Responsible Reporting on Youth Involvement in Crime
    Sponsored by CariSECURE 2.0AWARD: CNC3 News (Trinidad & Tobago) “Youths And Serious Crime” – Carisa Christie Lee
  • Best Climate Change Documentary
    Sponsored by the Caribbean Community Climate Change CentreAWARD: Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (Barbados) “Info Insight: Rum & Sargassum” – by Myles Eversley, Joshua Hinkson & Sherwood McCaskie
    SPECIAL MENTION: CNC3 News (Trinidad & Tobago) “Woodland: The Saltwater Crisis” – Kalain Hosein, Kerlon Orr (Editor) Brent Pinheiro (Drone Operator)
  • Best Climate Change News Item
    Sponsored by the Caribbean Community Climate Change CentreAWARD: Great Belize Productions Limited “Cultivating Hope: Belize’s Seaweed Farming Industry Takes Root” – Reporter Hipolito Novelo; Videographer Darrel Moguel
  • Best Climate Change Investigative Report
    Sponsored by the Caribbean Community Climate Change CentreAWARD: News Room Inc (Guyana) “Washed Away: People Who Help Protect the Turtles Are Losing Their Home” – by Vishani Ragobeer and Shaconeil Burnette
    SPECIAL MENTION: CNC3 News (Trinidad & Tobago) “Why is it Flooding?” – by Kalain Hosein
  • Best Production on Land Degradation Neutrality 
    Sponsored by the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land ManagementAWARD: News Room Inc (Guyana) “Why is Guyana Spending Big To Replant Patches In Its Forest” – Neil Marks, Shatanand Anude
  • Financial Literacy Journalism
    Sponsored by SagicorAWARD: Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (Barbados) “Newspulse Episode 4: Financial Health with Exchange Museum” – Stacey N. Russell
  • Health Education Journalism
    Sponsored by SagicorAWARD: Great Belize Productions Limited “Bridging the Gaps of Mental Illness Treatment” – Reporter – Paul Lopez; Videographer – Chris Mangar

THEME AWARDS (DIGITAL)

  • Best News Story on Poverty Reduction & Empowerment of Vulnerable Groups
    Sponsored by the Caribbean Development Bank Basic Needs Trust Fund AWARD: News Room Inc (Guyana) “The Women Running Forestry Operations in Guyana” – by Neil Marks and Yusuf Ali
    SPECIAL MENTION: News Room Inc (Guyana) “Guyana’s Carbon Credits Deal” – by Vishani Ragobeer
  • Excellence in Responsible Reporting on Youth Involvement in Crime 
    Sponsored by CariSECURE 2.0AWARD: Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (Barbados) “The Tropical Journey of a Firearm” – by Esther Jones
    SPECIAL MENTION: Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (Barbados) “Mental Break” – by Esther Jones
  • Best Climate Change Investigative Report 
    Sponsored by the Caribbean Community Climate Change CentreAWARD: News Room Inc (Guyana) “Money From Trees: Amerindian Chiefs Say Rights not Violated” – Neil Marks and Shatanand Anude

THEME AWARDS (PRINT)

  • Coverage of Healthy Nutrition Food Policy 
    Sponsored by Healthy Caribbean CoalitionAWARD: The Nation Publishing Company (Barbados) “It’s War” – Donna Sealy
    SPECIAL MENTION: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica Gleaner) “Hungry Belly Children Can’t Learn” – Andre Williams
  • Best News Story on Poverty Reduction & Empowerment of Vulnerable Groups
    Sponsored by the Caribbean Development Bank Basic Needs Trust Fund AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica Gleaner) “Gulotta Calls for Removal of Mentally Ill Persons from Prisons” – Andre Williams
    SPECIAL MENTION: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (The Star – Jamaica) “Seaview Gardens Jackson 5” – Simone Morgan-Lindo
  • Excellence in Responsible Reporting on Trafficking in Persons
    Sponsored by CariSECURE 2.0SPECIAL MENTION: Trinidad Express “Bond Clears the Air: Human Trafficking Controversy” – Anna Ramdass
  • Best Climate Change News Item
    Sponsored by the Caribbean Community Climate Change CentreSPECIAL MENTION: Guardian Newspaper (Trinidad & Tobago) “History at COP 28: Loss and Damage Fund Adopted” –Kalain Hosein
  • Best Climate Change Investigative Report
    Sponsored by the Caribbean Community Climate Change CentreAWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica Gleaner) “These Classrooms Are Furnaces” – Sashana Small
  • Best Article on Land Degradation Neutrality
    Sponsored by the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land ManagementAWARD: Jamaica Observer “Save the Mangroves” – by Romardo Lyons
  • Financial Literacy Journalism
    Sponsored by SagicorAWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica Gleaner) “Breaking the Cycle of Old Age Poverty”– Sashana Small
    SPECIAL MENTION: Trinidad Express “TT Falls Victim to Get Rich Quick Scheme” – Melissa Maynard
    SPECIAL MENTION: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica Gleaner) “Rita Threw Away Nearly 1BN” – Jovan Johnson
  • Health Education Journalism
    Sponsored by SagicorAWARD: Trinidad Express “Who Cares for the Disabled? Developmental Disability and Access to Public Health Care” – Khamarie Rodriquez

CONTENT CREATION AWARDS

  • Best Social Media Content Creator
    AWARD: Government Information Service, Barbados – Mikul Elcock, Aisha Reid and Tyson Henry
  • Best Videographer
    SPECIAL MENTION: News Room Inc (Guyana) – Shaconeil Burnette
  • Best Producer (TV) 
    AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica) – Khadene Foote
    SPECIAL MENTION: Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (Barbados) – Stacey Russell
  • Best Director (TV)
    AWARD: Great Belize Productions Limited – Rick Romero
  • Best Sound Engineer (Radio)
    AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Radio Jamaica 94FM) “Behind the Headlines: Year in Review Part 4” – by Giovanni Dennis
    SPECIAL MENTION: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Radio Jamaica 94FM) “Lights, Camera, Action” – by Dadrian Gordon
  • Best Sound Engineer (TV)
    AWARD: Great Belize Productions Limited “Open Your Eyes: Steel Band Performance” – Luis Sosa

2024

2024 Awards List

FULL LIST OF WINNERS

A. PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

  1. BEST NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS REEL
    Award – RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica Gleaner Instagram & Facebook)
    Gleaner Journalist Stranded in St. Elizabeth During Hurricane Beryl:
    Andre Williams
  2. BEST MUSIC REEL
    Award – RJRGLEANER Communications Group (TVJ News Instagram)
    Mile End Road Woes
    Romardo Lyons and Lloyd Hinds
  3. BEST COMEDY REEL
    Award – Greater Belize Media (Facebook News 5 Live)
    Michael Peyrefitte; You Can Call Me Fat, But You Can’t Call Me Thief
    Benita Keme Palacio
  4. BEST EDUCATIONAL REEL
    Award – RJRGLEANER Communications Group (TVJ Facebook & UN Facebook)
    Romardo Talks Sustainable Development Goals
    Romardo Lyons

 

B. PRODUCTION AWARDS (RADIO)

  1. BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME
    Award – Barbados Government Information Service
    On the Call of the Captain – Part 1
    Shayla Murrell and Andre Olton
  2. BEST MAGAZINE PROGRAMME
    Award – Instituto de Información y Comunicación Social Cuba (Radio Ciudad Bandera)
    Our America: Fifty Years of Musical Excellence
    Roberto Antonio González González
  3. BEST DRAMA PROGRAMME
    Award – Instituto de Información y Comunicación Social Cuba (Mayabeque Radio Station)
    Barquito de Papel
    Elizabeth Alvarez Hernández
  4. BEST NEWS STORY
    Special Mention – Starcom Network Inc Barbados (VOB 92.9FM)
    After Hurricane Beryl: The Road to Recovery
    Tonisha Rock Yaw and John StouteAward – RJRGLEANER Communications Group Jamaica (Radio Jamaica)
    Child Killer – Kayodi Satchell
    Racquel Porter
  5. BEST SPORTS STORY
    Award – Instituto de Información y Comunicación Social Cuba (Rebel Radio)
    Discussion of Mijain López’s Gold in Paris 2024
    Dulier Reyes Gómez
  6. BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
    Award – Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (CIJN’s Spotify Audio Channel)
    Seniors: Climate Change Forgotten Ones
    Esther Jones, Natalee Legore and Ryan Bachoo
  7. BEST COMEDY ITEM
    Award – Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation Barbados (94.7 FM and 100.7 Q FM)
    T’was the Night Before Bajan Christmas
    Andre Harewood and Kimberley Skeete
  8. BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
    Award – TTT Ltd Trinidad & Tobago (Talk City 91.1 FM)
    Saturday Brunch featuring Nessa Preppy
    Executive Producer TTT Ltd, Talk City 91.1 FM; Producer & Presenter Jayron “Rawkus” Remy

C. PRODUCTION AWARDS (TELEVISION)

  1. BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME
    Special Mention – Teleislas San Andres Island, Colombia
    San Andres Historical Decades – The 40s
    TeleislasSpecial Mention – TTT Ltd Trinidad & Tobago
    Sankofa: Return to Self
    Executive Producer TTT Ltd, Producer Shamelia Thomas-Ashby, Editor Renaldo De BourgAward – RJRGLEANER Communications Group Jamaica (Television Jamaica’s All Angles)
    Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
    Giovanni Dennis, Jelani Campbell, Dionne Jackson Miller, Ivan Shaw, Paul Davis, Reuben Nunes, Victor Johnson and Milton Reid
  2. BEST MAGAZINE PROGRAMME
    Special Mention – TTT Ltd Trinidad & Tobago
    Penny on Point (POP) Lyrikal and Teddyson John Season 3 Eps 11
    Producer Penny Gomez & Colin Greaves;  Presenter Penny Gomez;  Editor NH Productions TT; Distributor TTT LtdAward – RJRGLEANER Communications Group Jamaica (Television Jamaica)
    Countdown to Paris 2024
    Camille Barrett, Ornella Taylor, Jordan Forte, Television Production Crew
  3. BEST DRAMA PROGRAMME
    Award – Instituto de Información y Comunicación Social Cuba
    Valientes
    Canal Cubavision
  4. BEST NEWS STORY
    Special Mention – National Communications Network Guyana (NCN News)
    GPL Emergency
    Nakasia LoganSpecial Mention – Guardian Media Trinidad & Tobago (CNC 3 TV)
    New St. Joseph School Wastes Away
    Akash Samaroo and Timothy ChasteauSpecial Mention – RJRGLEANER Communications Group Jamaica (Television Jamaica’s Prime Time News)
    Distracted on Duty Part 1
    Reporter Producer, Giovanni Dennis; Technical Editor, Omar SamuelsAward – Greater Belize Media (Channel 5)
    Retired Public Officers Protest During Budget Debate, Again
    Reporter Paul Lopez; Videographer Joel Wesbey
  5. BEST SPORTS STORY
    Special Mention – RJRGLEANER Communications Group Jamaica (Television Jamaica)
    From Junior Standout to Olympian
    Denise Walters
  6. BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
    Special Mention – CCN TV6 Trinidad & Tobago
    Life in Dudley Beharry Trace
    Cindy Raghubar TeekersinghAward – Greater Belize Media (Channel 5)
    News 5 Investigates Caribi Bleu Casino
    Reporter Paul Lopez; Videographers Joel Wesbey and George Tillett
  7. BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
    Special Mention – WESN Content Capital Trinidad & Tobago
    12 Carols of Christmas
    Rodney Ghany, Joash Alexander, Myel Wood, Ryan G. Burke and Neil StuartSpecial Mention – TTT Ltd Trinidad & Tobago
    Penny on Point Yung Bredda and Pimpin’ Season 3 Episode 12
    Producer Penny Gomez & Colin Greaves;  Presenter Penny Gomez; Editor NH Productions TT; Distributor TTT LtdAward – The National Channel Belize
    Glazed Out the Competition: Season 3
    The National Channel

D. PRODUCTIONS AWARDS (PRINT)

  1. BEST NEWS STORY
    Special Mention – Guyana Chronicle
    “Too Hot To Handle”: Are Rising Temperatures Searing Mental Health?
    Naomi ParrisAward – Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
    Resident: Gangs Keep St. Paul Streets Safe
    Gregory McBurnie and Sharlene Rampersad
  2. BEST SPORTS STORY
    Special Mention – Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
    Bassarath on Back Foot Over Club Grants
    Enrique Rupert and Stephon Nicholas
  3. BEST INVESTIGATIVE ITEM
    Special Mention – Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
    Ex Gang Members: “Spare the Innocents”
    Narissa FraserSpecial Mention – RJRGLEANER Communications Group Jamaica (Sunday Gleaner)
    Ghost Schools
    Corey RobinsonAward – Guardian Media (Trinidad & Tobago Guardian)
    Warner in the Mix
    Joshua Seemungal
  4. BEST ENTERTAINMENT ITEM
    Special Mention – RJRGLEANER Communications Group Jamaica
    It Was An Expected Ruling
    Tanesha MundleAward – Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
    Guitarist Kyle Peters’ Persistence Pays Off
    Narissa Fraser

E. PRODUCTION AWARDS (DIGITAL)

  1. BEST NEWS STORY
    Special Mention – Barbados Government Information Service (gisbarbados.gov.bb)
    “Build Your Own Door” Project Gets Thumbs Up From Participants
    Sharon Austin & Eyvette McCleanSpecial Mention – Greater Belize Media (Channel5belize.com)
    Will the Sea Cucumber Industry Sink or Swim? A Look at Its Future Amidst Overfishing Concerns
    Hipolito NoveloAward – Starcom Network Inc Barbados (@starcomnetworknews; @vob92.9FM; @thebeat104)
    After Hurricane Beryl: The Road to Recovery
    Tonisha Rock-Yaw and Gabrielle Williams
  2. BEST SPORTS STORY
    Special Mention – Barbados Government Information Service (gisbarbados.gov.bb)
    Riding The Wave of Success: Barbados Surf Pro
    Mikul Elcock, Aisha Reid and Sheena Forde-CraiggAward – Greater Belize Media (Channel5belize.com)
    I Am Not Disabled; I Am THIS Abled!
    Hipolito Novelo
  3. BEST INVESTIGATIVE ITEM
    Special Mention – Starcom Network Barbados (Starcomnetwork.net)
    The Streets
    Stetson Babb

    Special Mention     – Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (www.cijn.org)
    Barbados’ Forgotten Few
    Esther Jones, Natalee Legore and Ryan BachooSpecial Mention – Greater Belize Media (Facebook News 5 Live)
    Rushed Conservation: Is Belize’s Blue Bonds Deal Sacrificing Fishermen for Global Praise?
    Hipolito NoveloAward – RJRGLEANER Communications Group (1spotmedia.com)
    Underground Bloodsport: Cockfighting in Jamaica
    Giovanni Dennis and Omar Samuels
  4. BEST ENTERTAINMENT ITEM
    Award – TTT Ltd Trinidad & Tobago (Facebook Next 99.1FM)
    Mash Up: The Music That Made Us – Pan
    Executive Producer TTT Limited: Producer Stacy Wyke; Host Keston Trotman; Camera Operators Peron D’Herieux and Kashawn Cedeno

F.    ADVERTISING AWARDS

  1. BEST COMMERCIAL (RADIO)
    Special Mention – Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation Barbados (98.1 The One FM; 94.7 FM; 100.7 Q FM)
    Route 246
    Andre Harewood and Shayne “DJ Ras” EdwardsSpecial Mention – Radio Turks & Caicos (89.1FM)
    Welcome to Caicos Café in Grand Turk
    Vaughn Hinds aka “R.I.G.”Award – National Broadcasting Corporation St. Vincent & the Grenadines (NBC Radio)
    Building & Loan Merry Money
    Jason Bess
  2. BEST COMMERCIAL (TELEVISION)
    Award – Greater Belize Media (Channel 5)
    Channel 5 Christmas Card 2024
    Rick Romero, Cleon Barrow and Monilee Aspinall
  3. BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ADVERTISEMENT (DIGITAL)
    Award – Barbados Government Information Service
    Be Beach Smart Quiz 1 – Flags
    Esther Jones
  4. BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ADVERTISEMENT (TELEVISION)
    Award – Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica
    World Diabetes Day 2024 – Put Wellbeing At the Heart of Diabetes Care
    Sherez Jackson, Gabrielle Thompson Jackson and Claud Watkis

G. THEME AWARDS (RADIO)

  1. EXCELLENCE IN RESPONSIBLE REPORTING ON YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN CRIME
    Award – Starcom Network Inc Barbados
    The Surge in Youth-Related Violent Crime in Barbados
    Shantelle Legall-Gibson
  1. EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA COVERAGE OF CARIBBEAN ARTS AND CULTURE – SPONSORED BY THE CARIBBEAN CULTURE FUND
    Special Mention – Instituto de Información y Comunicación Social Cuba (Mayabeque Radio Station)
    Martha Jean Claude: A Woman Between Two Islands
    Elizabeth Alvarez HernándezAward – RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Radio Jamaica)
    Fading Into History Jamaica’s Dying Christmas Tradition
    Kemon White

H. THEME AWARDS (TELEVISION)

  1. EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING ON MANGROVE/SEAGRASS BEDS – SPONSORED BY THE NATURE CONSERVANCY CARIBBEAN DIVISION
    Special Mention – Greater Belize Media (Channel 5)
    Belize’s Reefs Improving but Still Need Saving
    Reporter Marion Ali; Videographer Darrel MoguelAward – RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Television Jamaica)
    Rocking the Boat
    Romardo Lyons, Ivan Shaw and Uton West
  2. CHILD RIGHTS CHAMPION: INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING STORY – SPONSORED BY UNICEF BELIZE
    Award – Greater Belize Media (Channel 5)
    “I Am A Child Not A Bride” Ending Child Marriage in Belize
    Reporter: Britney Gordon; Videographer Joel Wesbey
  3. CHILD RIGHTS CHAMPION: ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN (EVAC) – SPONSORED BY UNICEF BELIZE
    Award – Greater Belize Media (Channel 5)
    How Is TCC Fighting Bullies
    Reporter Britney Gordon; Videographer Kenroy Michael
  4. CHILD RIGHTS CHAMPION: CHILDREN WHO INSPIRE STORY – SPONSORED BY UNICEF BELIZE
    Award – Greater Belize Media (Channel 5)
    Fifteen-Year-Old Aspiring Politician Shines At International Debate Conference
    Reporter Britney Gordon: Videographer Kenroy Michael
  5. COVERAGE OF HEALTHY NUTRITION FOOD POLICY – SPONSORED BY HEALTHY CARIBBEAN COALITION
    Award – Barbados Government Information Service
    This is My Life: Stories From People Living With NCDs – Olvin Forde
    Esther Jones, Melissa Rollock, Aaron Greenidge
  6. EXCELLENCE IN RESPONSIBLE REPORTING ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
    Special Mention – WESN Content Capital
    The Situation in Venezuela – 10 Questions
    Rodney Ghany, Andy Johnson and Joash Alexander
     
  7. EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA COVERAGE OF CARIBBEAN ARTS AND CULTURE – SPONSORED BY THE CARIBBEAN CULTURE FUND
    Special Mention – RJRGLEANER Communications Group Jamaica (Television Jamaica)
    Ishion Hutchinson – Entertainment Report
    Anthony MillerAward – TTT Ltd Trinidad and Tobago
    Skin to Steel
    Executive Producer TTT Ltd; Producer Akeisha Francis; Camera Operators Nicholas Peters and Isaiah Matheson; Editor Renaldo De Bourg
  8. BEST PRODUCTION ON LAND DEGRADATION NEUTRALITY – SPONSORED BY THE PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT
    Award – Greater Belize Media
    The Cost of Deforestation At the Supermarket
    Reporter Paul Lopez; Videographer Kenroy Michael
  9. FINANCIAL LITERARY JOURNALISM – SPONSORED BY SAGICOR
    Special Mention – WESN Content Capital Trinidad & Tobago
    Dollars & Sense: Importance of Financial Literacy
    Rodney Ghany and Daron JacobsSpecial Mention – Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica
    The Business Report: November 11, 2024
    Producer Dennise WilliamsAward – Greater Belize Media (Channel 5)
    Budgeting for Belizean Christmas Traditions
    Reporter Paul Lopez; Videographer Joel Wesbey

I. THEME AWARDS (DIGITAL)

  1. EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING ON CORAL REEFS – SPONSORED BY THE NATURE CONSERVANCY CARIBBEAN DIVISION
    Award – Barbados Government Information Service
    Our Fragments of Hope
    Esther Jones
  2. EXCELLENCE IN RESPONSIBLE REPORTING ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
    Award – Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network
    Tricked Into Sex Slavery: Global Crackdown Hasn’t Stopped Caribbean Traffickers
    Natanga Smith, Marion Ali, Soyini Grey, Valerie Fris and Roseann Pile
  3. EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA COVERAGE OF CARIBBEAN ARTS AND CULTURE – SPONSORED BY THE CARIBBEAN CULTURE FUND
    Special Mention – TTT Ltd
    Mashup: The Music That Made Us – Chutney
    Executive Producer TTT Ltd;  Producer Stacy Wyke; Host Keston Trotman;  Camera Operators, Peron D’Herieux, Kashawn CedenoAward – Joanne C. Hillhouse Antigua & Barbuda (The Observer)
    Creative Space #20 of 2024: St. John’s, City of Stories
    Joanne C. Hillhouse

 

J. THEME AWARDS (PRINT)

  1. COVERAGE OF HEALTHY NUTRITION FOOD POLICY – SPONSORED BY HEALTHY CARIBBEAN COALITION
    Award – RJRGLEANER Communications Group
    Youth Advocates Hungry For School Nutrition Policy
    Sashana Small
  2. EXCELLENCE IN RESPONSIBLE REPORTING ON YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN CRIME
    Award – Nation Newspaper Barbados
    Plea for Peace
    Tre Greaves
  3. EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA COVERAGE OF CARIBBEAN ARTS AND CULTURE – SPONSORED BY THE CARIBBEAN CULTURE FUND
    Special Mention – RJRGLEANER Communications Group Jamaica (The Gleaner)
    Jonkunnu: Ghosts of Christmas Past
    Sashana SmallAward – Guardian Media (Trinidad Guardian)
    Cultural Experts: Vybz Kartel’s Concert Shows Need for Foreign Validation
    Soyini Grey
  4. HEALTH EDUCATION JOURNALISM – SPONSORED BY SAGICOR
    Award – RJRGLEANER Communications Group Jamaica (The Gleaner)
    Disease Transfer Eliminated
    Sashana Small

K. CONTENT CREATION AWARDS

  1. Best Social Media Content Creator/s
    Award – Barbados Government Information Service
    Taste of the Holidays: “Pigtail Blaster”; “Xmas Traditions”; “Trevon Stoute” (video); “Local Talent” (reel)
    Mikul Elcock, Aisha Reid, Sheena Weekes, Andre Olton, Anthony Husbands and Fabian Belgrave
  2. Best Producer (TV)
    Special Mention – RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Television Jamaica)
    All Angles: January 10, January 24, July 31, and August 14, 2024
    Giovanni DennisAward – Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica
    Know Your Natives and Endemics: August 4, August 11, August 18 and August 25, 2024
    Carol Francis
  3. Best Sound Engineer (Radio)
    Special Mention – Barbados Government Information Service
    A Matter of Interest – School Travels: Seatbelt Safety – August 28, 2024; In Case You Missed It #16 – December 5, 2024; Jus Ah Conversation – Mekkin Sport at Sports – December 22, 2024; Hurricane Preparedness 2024 (PSA) – May 24, 2024
    Andre Olton

 

 

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