NGC 35TH CBU CARIBBEAN MEDIA AWARDS

In partnership with Title Sponsor of the thirty fifth Caribbean Media Awards – The Nationwide Fuel Firm of Trinidad and Tobago Restricted (NG)C – the CBU is happy to announce the winners of this 12 months’s competitors.

On Tuesday, August 13, on the Umaya Lodge in Placencia Belize, Award and Particular Point out winners have been introduced in a stay telecast hosted by Nice Belize Productions Restricted – Channel 5.

Displays of trophies and certificates have been made in fifty-five (55) classes.  A file variety of these – twenty-four (24) – have been themed classes supported by class sponsors:

 

•            UNDP CariSECURE 2.0

 

•            The Caribbean Group Local weather Change Centre

 

•            The Wholesome Caribbean Coalition

 

•            Sagicor Monetary Firm Restricted

 

•            The Caribbean Growth Financial institution Fundamental Wants Belief Fund,

 

•            The Nature Conservancy Caribbean Division,

 

•            The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Managementand

 

•            SAEDI Consulting Restricted

 

NEW CATEGORY SPONSOR COMES ON BOARD

Throughout the Gala occasion, the Caribbean Tradition Fund (CCF) introduced will probably be partnering with the CBU for the thirty sixth version of the competitors, with the prizes to be introduced in the course of the 56th Annual Normal Meeting scheduled for Barbados in August 2025.

TOP PERFORMERS FROM JAMAICA AND BELIZE

The organisation with the biggest variety of wins is RJRGLEANER Communications Group from Jamaica, with sixteen(16) awards and 4 (4) particular mentions throughout its media providers.

Subsequent in line is Nice Belize Productions – Channel 5 – with eight (8) wins and two (2) particular mentions.

Trinidad and Tobago was nicely represented with Trinidad Categorical fielding 5 (5) award winners and garnering 4 (4) particular mentions. From that nation, TTT Restricted was subsequent in line profitable 4 (4) awards in addition to a particular point out. The Guardian Group was profitable in 5 (5) classes with two awards for CNC-3, in addition to two (2) particular mentions for the tv service and one (1) for the print arm – the Guardian newspaper.

FIRST-TIME WINNERS

For the primary time the Nation Newspaper of Barbados gained an award within the CBU competitors whereas the primary ever entry from the Cayman Islands, Division of Communication earned a Particular Point out.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS

2.       PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
3.       AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Tv Jamaica) “Many years of Christmas for Seniors” – Romardo Lyons – Reporter; Ivan Shaw, Uton West – Editors
4.       PRODUCTION AWARDS (RADIO)
5.        Greatest Documentary Programme

AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Radio Jamaica 94FM) “The Males in Psychological Well being” – Dadrian Gordon

SPECIAL MENTION: Starcom Community (Barbados) “World Meals Day 2023 Tribute” – Shantelle Legall-Gibson

3.        Greatest Drama Programme

AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Radio Jamaica 94FM) “A Place Known as Yaad” – by Radio Jamaica 94FM

4.        Greatest Information Story

AWARD: IRIE FM (Jamaica) “Crime Places Damper on Christmas Cheer” – by Myesha Broadie

SPECIAL MENTION: Starcom Community (Barbados) “Respiratory Sicknesses & COVID” – by Vonardo Corbin

5.        Greatest Sports activities Story

AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Radio Jamaica) “West Indies Failure to Qualify for the World Cup” – Jerome Foster

6.        Greatest Investigative Report

AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Radio Jamaica) “White Collar Crime in Jamaica” – Giovanni Dennis

7.        Greatest Comedy Merchandise

SPECIAL MENTION: Starcom Community (Barbados) “The Corniest Joke I Ever Heard” – Michelle Spencer

8.        Greatest Leisure Programme

AWARD: TTT Ltd (Trinidad &Tobago) “Saturday Brunch: Kyle Hernandez” – Government Producer TTT Ltd; Speak Metropolis 91.1; Producer & Presenter Jayron “Rawkus” Remy

9.      PRODUCTION AWARDS (TELEVISION)
10.        Greatest Documentary Programme

AWARD: TTT Restricted (Trinidad &Tobago) “Greatest Village: Episode 2” – Government Producer TTT Restricted, Producer Shamelia Thomas-Ashby, Editor Renaldo de Bourg, Digital camera Romano Francois, Kashawn Cedeno.

SPECIAL MENTION: Cayman Islands Division of Communication “Who We Are” – Division of Communications, Cayman Islands Authorities

10.   Greatest Journal Programme

AWARD: Nationwide Communications Community (Guyana) “Guyana Rising” – Ilapil Bipta, Neaz Subhan

SPECIAL MENTION: Nice Belize Productions Restricted “Open Your Eyes: Easter Particular” – Hosts – Sabreena Dalyand John Palacio; Producers – Viannie Reyes and Brianna Bennett; Videographers—Rick Romero and Joel Westby

11.   Greatest Information Story

AWARD: Nice Belize Productions Restricted “A Competency-Based mostly Method to Training in Belize” – Reporter – Paul Lopez; Videographer – Darrel Moguel; Videographer – Kenroy Michael

12.   Greatest Sports activities Story

AWARD: Nice Belize Productions Restricted “Robotics Formally Declared a Sport” – Reporter Paul Lopez; Videographer George Tillett

13.   Greatest Investigative Report

AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Tv Jamaica) “Who Shall Stay: Dialysis Dilemma” – Shemala Pullen,Uton West, Richard Brown, Milton Reid

14.   Greatest Comedy Merchandise

AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Tv Jamaica) “876 Comedy Membership” – by Dahlia Harris, Trevor Johnson, Judith Alberga, Garnet Lewis, and TVJ Studio Crew

15.   Greatest Leisure Programme

 

AWARD: Teleislas (San Andres Islands,Colombia) “True Islander II” – Teleislas, Antillean Movies

16.      PRODUCTIONS AWARDS (PRINT)
17.   Greatest Information Story

AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica Gleaner) “Piecing Collectively a Shattered World” – Tanesha Mundle

SPECIAL MENTION: Jamaica Observer “Shameful” – Romardo Lyons

17.   Greatest Sports activities Story

AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica Gleaner) “Senior SSL Officers Knew of Bolt’s Welljen Account” – by Jovan Johnson

18.   Greatest Leisure Merchandise

AWARD: Trinidad Categorical “A Childhood Dream Comes True for Ancil Harris” – by  Essiba Small

19.   Greatest Investigative Merchandise

AWARD: Trinidad Categorical “Electronic mail Hacks and The Israel Connection” – Mark Bassant

20.        PRODUCTION AWARDS (DIGITAL)
21.   Greatest Information Story

AWARD: Trinidad Categorical “Loving Leela” – Richard Charan

SPECIAL MENTION: TTT Ltd (Trinidad & Tobago) “See Your self: Plant One Tree And Eat For Free” – Government Producer TTT Ltd; Journalist, Mahalia Joseph

21.   Greatest Sports activities Story

AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (One Spot Media) “The Creation of a World Champion” – Jerome Foster

22.   Greatest Leisure Merchandise

AWARD: TTT Ltd (Trinidad &Tobago) “Mash Up, the Music That Made Us – Rapso” – Government Producer TTT Ltd; Producer Stacy Wyke; Digital camera Operator, Carlos Walcott

SPECIAL MENTION: Trinidad Categorical “The Closing Chapters” – Richard Charan

23.   Greatest Investigative Merchandise

AWARD: Trinidad Categorical “A Grave Far From Residence” – Richard Charan

SPECIAL MENTION: Trinidad Categorical“The Darkish Secret At St. Ann’s”- Khamarie Rodriguez

SPECIAL MENTION: Nice Belize Productions Ltd “Bert Vasquez Stays on Remand” – Hipolito Novelo

24.        ADVERTISING AWARDS
25.   Greatest Industrial Spot (Tv)

AWARD: Nice Belize Productions Ltd “UNITEX: No Worries With A Spark Seashore Cruiser” – by Rick Romero

25.   Greatest Public Service Spot (Tv)

AWARD: TTT Restricted “Ministry of Well being Males’s Psychological Well being” – Government Producer, TTT Ltd; Producer Cherisse Gibson; Editor Renaldo de Bourg

SPECIAL MENTION: Teleislas “How To Love SAI” – by Teleislas and Joel Peñalosa

26.      THEME AWARDS (RADIO)
27.   Greatest Information Story on Poverty Discount & Empowerment of Susceptible Teams – Sponsored by the Caribbean Growth Financial institution Fundamental Wants Belief Fund

AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Radio Jamaica 94FM) “Interval Poverty and Local weather Change” – Giovani Dennis

27.   Excellence in Accountable Reporting on Youth Involvement in Crime – Sponsored by CariSECURE2.

SPECIAL MENTION: Starcom Community “Truce Function” – Vonardo Corbin

28.      THEME AWARDS(TELEVISION)
29.   Excellence in Environmental Reporting on Mangrove/Seagrass Beds – Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy Caribbean Division

AWARD: Public Broadcasting Company of Jamaica “Defending Jamaica’s Personal” – by Carol Francis, Marlon Samuels and Gabrielle Samuels

29.   Protection of Wholesome Diet Meals Coverage – sponsored by Wholesome Caribbean Coalition

AWARD: Authorities Info Service of Barbados “Develop Inexperienced Barbados: Episode 3 – Natural Farming” – Aisha Reid, Mikul Elcock, David Bynoe, Esther Jones, Kathy Ann Husbands

30.   Greatest Information Story on Poverty Discount & Empowerment of Susceptible Teams – Sponsored by the Caribbean Growth Financial institution Fundamental Wants Belief Fund

AWARD: Nice Belize Productions Restricted “Don’t Tax My Femininity” – Reporter: Duane Moody; Videographers: Darrel Moguel & Rick Romero

31.   Excellence in Accountable Reporting on Youth Involvement in Crime – Sponsored by CariSECURE2.0

AWARD: CNC3 Information (Trinidad &Tobago) “Youths And Critical Crime” – Carisa Christie Lee

32.   Excellence in Accountable Reporting on Trafficking in Individuals – Sponsored by CariSECURE 2.0

AWARD: CNC3 Information (Trinidad &Tobago) “Face It And Repair It” – by Soyini Gray and Akash Samaroo

33.   Greatest Local weather Change Documentary – Sponsored by the Caribbean Group Local weather Change Centre

AWARD: Caribbean Broadcasting Company (Barbados) “Data Perception: Rum & Sargassum” – by Myles Eversley, Joshua Hinkson & Sherwood McCaskie

 

SPECIAL MENTION: CNC3 Information (Trinidad& Tobago) “Woodland: The Saltwater Disaster” – Kalain Hosein, Kerlon Orr (Editor) Brent Pinheiro (Drone Operator)

34.   Greatest Local weather Change Information Merchandise – Sponsored by the Caribbean Group Local weather Change Centre

AWARD: Nice Belize Productions Restricted “Cultivating Hope: Belize’s Seaweed Farming Trade Takes Root” –Reporter Hipolito Novelo; Videographer Darrel Moguel

35.   Greatest Local weather Change Investigative Report – Sponsored by the Caribbean Group Local weather Change Centre

AWARD: Information Room Inc (Guyana) “Washed Away: Folks Who Assist Defend the Turtles Are Dropping Their Residence” – by Vishani Ragobeer and Shaconeil Burnette

SPECIAL MENTION: CNC3 Information (Trinidad& Tobago) “Why is it Flooding?” – by Kalain

Hosein

36.   Greatest Manufacturing on Land Degradation Neutrality – Sponsored by the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Administration

AWARD: Information Room Inc (Guyana) “Why is Guyana Spending Huge To Replant Patches In Its Forest” – Neil Marks, Shatanand Anude

37.   Monetary Literacy Journalism – sponsored by Sagicor

AWARD: Caribbean Broadcasting Company (Barbados) “Information pulse Episode 4: Monetary Well being with Trade Museum” –Stacey N. Russell

38.   Well being Training Journalism – sponsored by Sagicor

AWARD: Nice Belize Productions Restricted “Bridging the Gaps of Psychological Sickness Remedy” – Reporter – Paul Lopez; Videographer – Chris Mangar

39.          THEME AWARDS (DIGITAL)
40.   Greatest Information Story on Poverty Discount & Empowerment of Susceptible Teams – Sponsored by the Caribbean Growth Financial institution Fundamental Wants Belief Fund

AWARD: Information Room Inc (Guyana) “The Girls Operating Forestry Operations in Guyana” – by Neil Marks and Yusuf Ali

SPECIAL MENTION: Information Room Inc (Guyana) “Guyana’s Carbon Credit Deal” – by Vishani Ragobeer

40.   Excellence in Accountable Reporting on Youth Involvement in Crime – Sponsored by CariSECURE2.0

AWARD: Caribbean Investigative Journalism Community (Barbados) “The Tropical Journey of a Firearm” – by Esther Jones

SPECIAL MENTION: Caribbean Investigative Journalism Community (Barbados) “Psychological Break” – by Esther Jones

41.   Greatest Local weather Change Investigative Report – Sponsored by the Caribbean Group Local weather Change Centre

AWARD: Information Room Inc (Guyana) “Cash From Bushes: Amerindian Chiefs Say Rights not Violated” – Neil Marks and Shatanand Anude

42.          THEME AWARDS (PRINT)
43.   Protection of Wholesome Diet Meals Coverage – sponsored by Wholesome Caribbean Coalition

AWARD: The Nation Publishing Firm (Barbados) “It’s Warfare” – Donna Sealy

SPECIAL MENTION: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica Gleaner) “Hungry Stomach Kids Can’t Study” – Andre Williams

43.   Greatest Information Story on Poverty Discount & Empowerment of Susceptible Teams – Sponsored by the Caribbean Growth Financial institution Fundamental Wants Belief Fund

AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica Gleaner) “Gulotta Requires Removing of Mentally Ailing Individuals from Prisons” – Andre Williams

SPECIAL MENTION: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (The Star – Jamaica) “Seaview Gardens Jackson 5” – Simone Morgan-Lindo

44.   Excellence in Accountable Reporting on Trafficking in Individuals – Sponsored by CariSECURE 2.0

SPECIAL MENTION: Trinidad Categorical“Bond Clears the Air: Human Trafficking Controversy” – Anna Ramdass

45.   Greatest Local weather Change Information Merchandise – Sponsored by the Caribbean Group Local weather Change Centre

SPECIAL MENTION: Guardian Newspaper (Trinidad & Tobago) “Historical past at COP 28: Loss and Injury Fund Adopted”– Kalain Hosein

46.   Greatest Local weather Change Investigative Report – Sponsored by the Caribbean Group Local weather Change Centre

AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica Gleaner) “These Lecture rooms Are Furnaces” – Sashana Small

47.   Greatest Article on Land Degradation Neutrality – Sponsored by the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Administration

AWARD: Jamaica Observer “Save the Mangroves” – by Romardo Lyons

48.   Monetary Literacy Journalism – Sponsored by Sagicor

AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica Gleaner) “Breaking the Cycle of Previous Age Poverty”– Sashana Small

SPECIAL MENTION: Trinidad Categorical “TT Falls Sufferer to Get Wealthy Fast Scheme” – Melissa Maynard

SPECIAL MENTION: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica Gleaner) “Rita Threw Away Almost 1BN” – Jovan Johnson

49.   Well being Training Journalism – sponsored by Sagicor

AWARD: Trinidad Categorical “Who Cares for the Disabled? Developmental Incapacity and Entry to Public Well being Care” – Khamarie Rodriquez

50.       CONTENT CREATION AWARDS
51.   Greatest Social Media Content material Creator

AWARD: Authorities Info Service, Barbados – Mikul Elcock, Aisha Reid and Tyson Henry

51.   Greatest Videographer

SPECIAL MENTION:  Information Room Inc (Guyana) – Shaconeil Burnette

52.   Greatest Producer (TV)

AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Jamaica) – Khadene Foote

SPECIAL MENTION: Caribbean Broadcasting Company (Barbados) – Stacey Russell

53.   Greatest Director (TV)

AWARD: Nice Belize Productions Restricted – Rick Romero

54.   Greatest Sound Engineer (Radio)

 

AWARD: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Radio Jamaica 94FM) “Behind the Headlines: Yr in Evaluation Half 4” – by Giovanni Dennis

 

SPECIAL MENTION: RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Radio Jamaica 94FM) “Lights, Digital camera, Motion” – by Dadrian Gordon

55.   Greatest Sound Engineer (TV)

AWARD: Nice Belize Productions Restricted “Open Your Eyes: Metal Band Efficiency” – Luis Sosa

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