Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister to Open IPI World Congress VIENNA, 13 Jan. 2012 – Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Trinidad and Tobago’s first female prime minister, will open this year’s IPI World Congress, the International Press Institute (IPI) announced today. Persad-Bissessar, a former attorney general, won a landslide victory in elections in May 2010, pledging to bring […] Read more

ACM/IFEX-ALC Concerned About Office Of OAS Special Rapporteur Port of Spain, 12 Jan. 2012 Open Letter to OAS Permanent Council Members: Esteemed member of the Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Council: We, the undersigned members of the IFEX-ALC – an alliance of 16 organisations, members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), based […] Read more

Communicating Rights at Work: a training workshop for media professionals Work is one of the few experiences common to all humanity. So the conditions under which we work – and the standards that govern them – concern all levels and all kinds of societies; whether we are employees, self-employed, small business owners, managers, public service […] Read more

ACM President Leads TT PM Delegation on IPI Congress 2012 Port of Spain, July 21 – A delegation led by ACM President, Wesley Gibbings, on June 21 held talks with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, regarding plans for the staging of the 62nd International Press Institute (IPI) World Congress in Port of Spain […] Read more

ACM elected to IFEX Executive Committee The Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM) has been elected to the Council of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange(IFEX)and its 5-member Executive Committee. The Trinidad-based organisation was elected during the Biennial General Meeting of IFEX in Beirut, Lebanon on May 31. ACM President, Wesley Gibbings, will serve alongside representatives […] Read more

Regional Journalists to Receive Environmental Training May 12, 2011 The Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem and Adjacent Regions (CLME) Project and the Integrating Watershed and Coastal Areas Management in Small Island Developing States (GEF-IWCAM) Project have joined with the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) in hosting a training workshop for journalists on covering natural resources […] Read more

CARDI/IICA/ACM Excellence in Caribbean Agricultural Journalism Awards 2011 The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM) announce the launch of the First Excellence in Caribbean Agricultural Journalism Awards. The Awards are open to all Caribbean full-time and freelance journalists in the print, […] Read more

Excellence in Caribbean Agricultural Journalism Awards Launched A new showcase for the best Caribbean journalism on agriculture has been launched. The 2011 Caribbean Media Awards for Excellence Agricultural Journalism has been inaugurated by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and the Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM) […] Read more

Vacancy Media Networking Consultant The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) an autonomous Institute funded by member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) invites applications for a short term consultancy (6 months) on Media Networking at its Headquarters in, UWI Campus St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, beginning on April 4, 2011. Read full official […] Read more