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CBU And UNICEF Belize Collaborate for Special Television Media Awards

CBU — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:42:41 +0000

UNICEF Belize is pleased to advise that it has received a total of eighteen (18) entries for the UNICEF Belize supported categories of the 36^th CBU Media Awards. Consequently, only fifteen (15) are eligible for judging and are currently being reviewed by the Awards judges. Congratulations to those who have submitted entries!

UNICEF notes the breakdown of entries as:

Child Rights Champion: Investigative Reporting – TV – six (6) entries of which one was ineligible since it was submitted by a media house based in Trinidad & Tobago
Child Rights Champion: Elimination of Violence Against Children – TV – six (6) entries of which one was ineligible since it was submitted by a media house based in Trinidad & Tobago
Child Rights Champion: Children Who Inspire Story – TV – six (6) entries of which one was ineligible since it was submitted by a media house based in Guyana.

Please stay tuned for notices on upcoming engagements coordinated by CBU and UNICEF Belize. As we enter the second year of this partnership we will be planning an Editor’s Breakfast session for media houses and practitioners in Belize to share information and guidance for those who will submit entries for the 37^th edition of the CBU Media Awards.

UNICEF Belize looks forward to strengthening our partnership with the media and enhancing the media’s role to advocate for children and their families.

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Sagicor Financial Company Ltd. Supports CBU 36th Media Awards

CBU — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:37:50 +0000

Bridgetown, Barbados: Sagicor Financial Company Ltd. has once again signed on to support the outstanding work of Caribbean media practitioners through its category sponsorship of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union’s (CBU) Caribbean Media Awards.

Since 2021, the financial services entity has sponsored awards in the categories of Financial Literacy and Health Education journalism. The health education journalism award recognises current affairs content that focuses on and promotes national and regional understanding of health, while the financial literacy award recognises news or current affairs content that focuses on and promotes an understanding of finance.

Last year’s Sagicor-sponsored awards were won by a plethora of media houses from across the region including the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation in Barbados, the RJRGLEANER Communications Group in Jamaica, the Trinidad Express, as well as Great Belize Productions, Belize.

Ingrid Card, Vice President, Communications and Brand Experience, Sagicor Financial Company Ltd. said, “We are proud to continue our support of the Caribbean Media Awards for a fifth straight year. The work of the media is very important and as such deserves support and recognition. Financial literacy and health education are important, and the media has an integral role to play in ensuring that the region’s populace is informed. We look forward to the exceptional work that is presented each year and wish all entries the best.”

Anthony Greene, CBU President notes the importance of the ongoing partnership with Sagicor Financial. “Ensuring stakeholders such as Sagicor engage with media organisations and professionals is a great benefit both to CBU members and to the wider society. This support leverages multiple inputs to create a much larger benefit as we all seek together to tackle the development issues of the region.”

For more than three decades, the CBU has annually presented its CBU Media Awards to celebrate the best of content created by print, digital, television and radio media houses in the Dutch, English, French and Spanish Caribbean.

The 36^th CBU Media Awards Gala will be hosted in Barbados on August 20, 2025.

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Get inspired for the 36th CBU Media Awards

CBU — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:29:31 +0000

If you’re getting ready to enter the 36^th CBU Media Awards, here’s some inspiration. Take a look at this round-up of the presentations to winners in the NGC 35th CMA at the Gala produced by CBU member Channel 5 in Placencia, Belize in August 2024.

And when you’re ready to submit your entries for the upcoming Awards competition take a look at our website for the complete 36th CMA Rules and entry form. Remember entries close February 28, 2025! CBU looks forward to you being the one on stage to collect your prizes during the 36th CMA Gala in Barbados, in August 2025.

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Call for Entries – 36th CBU Media Awards

CBU — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:01:29 +0000

The CBU is pleased to invite Caribbean print, digital, television and radio content creators to submit entries for the 36^th edition of the CBU Media Awards.

This year’s competition features a revamped People’s Choice Award dedicated to the best of social media reels. The CBU will encourage the public to go to its social media pages and website to “like” or vote for short-form digital content in the categories of News and Current Affairs, Music, Comedy and Education.

And as announced at the most recent Awards Gala, there will be new categories rewarding Excellence in Media Coverage of Arts and Culture, sponsored by the Caribbean Culture Fund as well as new categories for Children’s Media Champions supported by UNICEF Belize.

The CBU is pleased to welcome back category sponsors, the Healthy Caribbean Coalition, The Nature Conservancy Caribbean Division, the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management, and SAEDI Consulting (Barbados) Inc..

Potential entrants are invited to review the full list of categories as well as the eligibility rules and entry form before submitting entries and forms online.

The winners will be announced and the prizes presented at the CBU Media Awards Gala in Barbados on August 20, 2025 during the 56th Annual General Assembly.

Important Dates

Closing Date For Entries

Midnight (12.00 AM) Atlantic Standard Time
on Friday, February 28^th, 2025

Announcement of Winners

CBU Media Awards Gala in Barbados
on August 20, 2025

Downloads

36^th CBU Media Awards Entry Form

CBU Media Awards Rules (iss. 02/12/25)

Entry and Eligibility Rules Highlights

Below are the key guidelines for submitting entries to the CBU Caribbean Media Awards. For complete details, download the full rules here (PDF).

Who Can Enter?

Non-Member Entities: Caribbean organizations not part of the CBU can enter specific categories if they meet eligibility requirements.
Advertising Agencies: Non-member agencies can submit entries in the Advertising Awards but only for ads published in CBU member media during the eligible period.
CBU Members: Only active members in good financial standing can qualify for cash prizes.

Prize Eligibility

No cash prizes are awarded in the People’s Choice or Advertising categories.
Special Theme Awards have eligibility restricted to specific countries or territories. Check the detailed rules for country-specific criteria.

Key Conditions for Submission

All entries must be original works produced by the submitting entity.
Entries must first be published or transmitted between January 1 and December 31, 2024.
Content submitted in past competitions cannot be re-entered.
Submissions must meet authorial and copyright requirements, ensuring all rights and permissions are properly secured.

Theme-Specific Awards

The following awards are open only to eligible entities from specified countries:

Healthy Nutrition Policy: Open to eligible entities operating from: Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the British Virgin Islands; the Commonwealth of Dominica; Grenada; Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat; St. Kitts & Nevis; St. Lucia;
Youth Involvement in Crime: Open only to entities from Barbados, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Trafficking in Persons: Open to eligible entities from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Land Degradation Neutrality: Open to CARICOM member nations.
Excellence in Caribbean Arts and Culture Coverage: Open to organizations in the Dutch, English, French, and Spanish Caribbean.

Additional Rules

Submissions must not be created by immediate family members of judges, sponsors, or CBU staff.
Disqualified entries may result if rules on eligibility, rights, or submission criteria are not met.
By submitting, entrants grant the CBU and Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) permission to use submitted content across platforms, with appropriate credit.

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