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.
Our Award Winners
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Hall of Famer, Stewart Krohn
Best Drama Programme
Winner:
‘Don’t Give Up’
Teleislas – COLOMBIA
Production : Edwin Salcedo
In honour of CBU 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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