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

Canadian Media Trainer Completes Assignment In St Vincent And The Grenadines February 26 – Broadcast journalists attached to the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) and St Vincent and the Grenadines Television (SVGTV) have ended a three-week in-house programme of training provided by Canadian media trainer and journalist, Nick Fillmore, through the Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM). […] Read more

ACM Statement On The Impending Closure Of The BBC Caribbean Service January 25, 2011 – The Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) is saddened by the announcement by the British Broadcasting Corporation that its popular Caribbean Service is to be closed. The ACM wishes to pay tribute to the West Indian men and women and […] Read more

Address by Ms. Kiran Antoinette Maharaj President of the Trinidad & Tobago Publishers and Broadcasters Association (The Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Hotel – Thursday 25th November 2010) 2010 marks the seventh consecutive year for the TTPBA’s Awards for Media Excellence …. The 75th year for the first radio broadcast ever in Trinidad and Tobago…. The 75th […] Read more

Food sovereignty replaces food security as major Caribbean theme GEORGE’S, Grenada (ACM) – Changing tactics to suit today’s circumstances, Caribbean government are to focus more on food sovereignty than food security following lessons learned from recent international crises including the September 11 attacks when a ban on air travel triggered a chicken meat shortage in […] Read more

Caricom Minister – Let’s Feed Ourselves ACM: St Georges, Grenada October 19, 2010 – Regional ministers of agriculture are to begin a series of important meetings here as part of the 2010 edition of Caribbean Week of Agriculture. However, even before they sit at the roundtable, they are going to be confronted with a series […] Read more

ACM: St Georges, Grenada October 18, 2010 – Three senior and well known Caribbean agricultural experts have warned about imminent dangers to the region if not enough is done by developed and other nations to roll back the pace of greenhouse gas emissions that are slowly increasing global temperatures and threatening marine life in the […] Read more

Climate Change and Agriculture in the Caribbean St Georges, Grenada, October 17, 2010 – Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) was launched in Grenada on Sunday October 17 with the focus on Climate Change and its impact on regional agriculture. The Climate Change component of the observance includes a workshop which aims at convening integrated discussions […] Read more

CTA, CARDI & ACM team up on Agriculture St Georges, Grenada, October 16, 2010 – Issues affecting agricultural development in the region, including the role of the media, will be discussed in Grenada next week when the island hosts the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA). The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and […] Read more