The Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) has wrapped up its 54 th General
Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda, where among other things, it presented its
annual Media Awards to deserving individuals and entities.
This year’s CBU Caribbean Media Awards (CMA) demonstrated its continued
appeal as the region’s premier competition for media professionals creating content
for television, radio, digital, and print platforms.
The event was held at Government House, under the auspices of Antigua &
Barbuda’s Governor General, His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams and Lady
Sandra Williams. They presided over a glittering event, celebrating media output
from 2022 at which, thirty-five award winners were acknowledged with the
presentation of plaques. There were also fourteen (14) entrants whose submissions
were given special mention by the panel of judges.
RECORD NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Three hundred and fifty-five (355) entries
were received overall, a more than forty percent (40%) increase over last year’s,
two hundred and forty-eight (248) entries.
STRONG PARTICIPATION BY NON-MEMBERS: Along with the many
CBU members who participated, this round of awards saw a marked increase in the
number of non-member organizations who submitted entries. The number of
organizations that are not currently part of CBU, but participated in the
competition went up by thirty-five percent (35%) to fourteen (14) from nine (9)
last year. The fourteen (14) non-member organizations represented Antigua &
Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad &
Tobago, and the Turks & Caicos.
NEW CATEGORIES: This year’s competition featured three (3) new themed
categories in Media and Information Literacy, Healthy Food Nutrition Policy, and
Climate Change. The category sponsors were the Caribbean Community Climate
Change Centre (CCCCC), the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), the United
Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and Sagicor.
JUDGING PANEL: The hundreds of entries were judged by a four-member panel
comprising Dr. Sharon Marshall, Mr. Andrew Millington, and Mr. Steve
Maximay. The late Chief Judge, Ms. Beverly Sinclair was recognized during the
In Memoriam segment of the Opening Ceremony of the Assembly.
NEW AWARDS SPONSORS: During the Awards event new sponsors for the
coming round of the competition were announced, including the Caribbean
Division of The Nature Conservancy as well as SAEDI Consulting. They, along
with returning sponsors, will be presenting prizes at the Gala to be hosted in Belize
on August 13, 2024, during the 55 th Annual General Assembly.
The full list of Award and Special Mention winners for the 2022 edition of the
CMA is presented below.
PRODUCTION AWARDS
1. PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD:
o Winner – Antigua Observer Newsco Limited
“The Headkerchief” Produced by Joanne C. Hillhouse
2. BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME TELEVISION:
o Winner – Guardian Media (CNC3, Trinidad & Tobago)
“Concordat” Produced by Ryan Bachoo
o 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
3. BEST MAGAZINE PROGRAMME TELEVISION:
o Winner – TTT (Trinidad & Tobago)
“Penny on Point: The Hon. Shamfa Cudjoe” Produced by Penny Gomez & Colin
Greaves; Presenter Penny Gomez; Editor NH Productions TT
o Special Mention – WESN Content Capital (Trinidad & Tobago)
“Nicole Larsen Show Broadcast Feb 12, 2022” Produced by WESN Content Capital
4. BEST NEWS ITEM TELEVISION:
o Winner – CCN TV6 (Trinidad & Tobago)
“Manzanilla Marooned” Produced by Urvashi Tiwari-Roopnarine and Immanuel
Nunez
o Special Mention – RJRGLEANER Communications Group (Television Jamaica)
“Transportation Crisis” Produced by Anthony Lugg, Glenford Campbell, and Uton
West
5. BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORT TELEVISION:
o Winner – Great Belize Productions Ltd. (Channel 5)
“Tracing Illegal Firearms in Belize – Origins and the Interventions” Produced by
Duane Moody; Rick Romero Videographer/Editor
o 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
o Special Mention – CCN TV6 (Trinidad & Tobago)
“Five and Under vs. Under Five” Produced by Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh
6. BEST COMEDY ITEM TELEVISION: NO AWARD WINNER
o Special Mention – TTT (Trinidad & Tobago)
“Penny on Point: Ian Alleyne” Produced by Penny Gomez and Colin Greaves;
Presenter Penny Gomez; Editor NH Productions TT
7. BEST ENTERTAINMENT ITEM TELEVISION:
o Winner – WESN Content Capital (Trinidad & Tobago)
“We Christmas: Divali Mastani” Produced by WESN Content Capital
8. BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME RADIO:
o Winner – Instituto Cubano de Radio y Television
“By an Iron Way” Produced by Elizabeth Alvarez Hernandez
o Special Mention – IRIE FM (Jamaica)
“Children’s Cry” Produced by Myesha Broadie
9. BEST NEWS ITEM RADIO:
o Winner – RJRGLEANER Communications Group (RJR)
“Cost of Living Crisis in Jamaica” Produced by Giovanni Dennis
SPECIAL (ADVERTISING) AWARDS
1. BEST COMMERCIAL SPOT TELEVISION
o Winner – Great Belize Productions Ltd. (Channel 5)
Christmas Card 2022” Produced by Great Belize Productions Ltd; Rick Romero
Videographer / Joel Wesbey Editor
2. BEST PUBLIC SERVICE SPOT TELEVISION:
o Winner – Teleislas Channel (San Andres Island, Colombia)
“Responsible Tourism” Produced by Yessica Cifuentes, Julius Bent
o Special Mention – Barbados Government Information Service
“UNDP Human Trafficking Video 3” Produced by Paula Harper-Grant
3. BEST PUBLIC SERVICE SPOT RADIO:
o Winner – Instituto Cubano de Radio y Television (Radio Encyclopedia)
“Drugs Silence You” Produced by Alfredo Zamora Mustelier
