The President of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) Mr. Gary Allen today congratulated the winners of the 2016 Caribbean Broadcasting Awards.
The Awards were presented during a live television event at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in Nassau, the Bahamas during the 48th CBU Annual General Assembly.
During the show, the Executive Director of the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities announced that it will be introducing a new sponsored category to recognize the best Caribbean coverage of persons living with HIV.
The CBU wishes to thank all fourteen (14) of the member entities from ten (10) countries who submitted a total of one hundred and seventeen (117) entries across twenty (20) categories as well as this year’s awards sponsors: UNESCO, PAHO Eastern Caribbean Office, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency and the Caribbean Development Bank.
This year’s entries were assessed by a three-person judging panel drawn from Barbados, Jamaica and Grenada.
AWARD WINNERS
TELEVISION
Best Documentary Programme
1. Award Winner: The Vote at 70 – Parliament of Trinidad & Tobago – Trinidad & Tobago
Producer/Production Team: Sunity Maharaj, Maria Nunes, Colleen Holder, Candice Dubarry
Best Magazine Programme
2. Award Winner: Jamaica Beat – Creative Production & Training Centre – Jamaica
Producer/Production Team: Andre Bidwell, Keisha O’Meally, Simeon Hedge
Best Investigative Report (Sponsored by UNESCO)
3. Award Winner: A Race for Life (Part I) – Caribbean Communications Network – Trinidad & Tobago
Producer: Mark Bassant
Climate Change & Renewable Energy (Sponsored by CDB)
4. Award 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)
5. Award Winner: Healthy Living: Sugar Tax for Healthier Living in Barbados – Great Belize Productions Ltd. – Belize
Production Team: Marleni Cuellar, Jorge Tabora
Best Public Service Spot
6. Award Winner: Ministry of Health – Health & Wellness Message (Zika) – Great Belize Productions Ltd. – Belize
Production Team: Great Belize Productions, Ministry of Health
Coverage of Disaster Risk (Sponsored by CDEMA)
7. Award Winner: Healthy Living Looks at Water Safety Post Hurricane – Great Belize Productions Ltd. – Belize
Production Team: Marleni Cuellar, Shawn Tewes
RADIO
Best Documentary Programme
8. Award Winner: En La Memoria De Un Pueblo – Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – Cuba
Producer: Michael Garcia Perez
Best Magazine Programme
9. Award Winner: Desde La Musica – Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – Cuba
Producer: Elizabeth Alvarez Hernandez
Best Drama Programme
10. Award Winner: Perdoname Conciencia – Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – Cuba
Producer: Enrique Irsula Acebo
Best Investigative Report (Sponsored by UNESCO)
11. Award Winner: Del Intento De La Vida – Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – Cuba
Production Team: Rebeca Diaz Acosta, Indira La O Herrera
Climate Change & Renewable Energy (Sponsored by CDB)
12. Award Winner: SOS Planeta – Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – Cuba
Producer: Raiza Fernandez
Coverage of Disaster Risk (Sponsored by CDEMA)
13. Award Winner: Escape De Amoniaco – Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – Cuba
Producer: Suly Mary Carrasco Fonte
ENTRIES RECOGNIZED BY SPECIAL MENTION
TELEVISION
Best Documentary Programme
1. Special Mention: En Contra Del Viento – Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – Cuba
Producer: Television Serrana
Best Magazine Programme
2. Special Mention: EnviroConnect Belize Competition: Terrestrial Resource Protection – Great Belize Productions Ltd. – Belize
Producer: Rick Romero
Best Drama Programme
3. Special Mention: De Blanco – Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – Cuba
Producer: Dionad Cesar Pire Rojas
Best News Item
4. 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)
5. Special Mention: Iron Monsters (Part III) – Caribbean Communications Network – Trinidad & Tobago
Producer: Mark Bassant
Clare Forrester Award for Best Health Journalism (Sponsored by PAHO Barbados & the Eastern Caribbean)
6. Special Mention: Scanning the Truth – Caribbean Communications Network – Trinidad & Tobago
Production Team: Mark Bassant, Brandon Benoit, Anthony Nelson
7. Special Mention: Salud De Primera Mano – Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – Cuba
Producer: Yordany Salazar Arcia
Best Commercial Spot
8. Special Mention: World Wildlife Fund – Save Our Heritage Ad – Great Belize Productions Ltd. – Belize
Production Team: Great Belize Productions, World Wildlife Fund
Coverage of Disaster Risk (Sponsored by CDEMA)
9. 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
10. Special Mention: Bajan Fishermen – Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation – Barbados
Production Team: Janelle Gilkes, Colbert Goddard
11. Special Mention: Scammed – Radio Jamaica Ltd. – Jamaica
Production Team: Archibald Gordon, Ivan Shaw
Best Magazine Programme
12. Special Mention: The Youth Perspective: Independence – Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas – The Bahamas
Production Team: Keshagen Adderley
13. Special Mention: Rhythm N’ Youth – Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas – The Bahamas
Producer: Keeshan Fowler
Best Drama Programme
14. Special Mention: Barquito De Papel – Instituto Cubano De Radio Y Television – Cuba
Producer: Elizabeth Alvarez Hernandez
15. Special Mention: Bajan Values, Attitudes and Beatitudes – The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation – Barbados
Production Team: Anthony Thompson, Colbert Goddard
