The ACM Welcomes International Journalists to Port of Spain Port of Spain, June 21, 2012 – The Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers welcomes delegates to the World Congress of the International Press Institute (IPI) in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Over the past 18 months, the Local Organising Committee, co-chaired by the ACM and the Trinidad and […] Read more
Message of ACM President, Wesley Gibbings on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2012 May 3, 2012 Observance of World Press Freedom Day 2012 provides the Caribbean with an opportunity to take stock of its progress as a region in which rights and freedoms are held to be fundamental pillars of the development process. […] Read more
ACM Concerned About Grenada Dismissal March 29, 2012 – The Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM) acknowledges receipt of correspondence from its affiliate, the Media Workers Association of Grenada (MWAG) on the issues leading to the termination of the services of the Editor of the Grenada Advocate, Rawle Titus. The ACM is treating this incident as […] Read more
ACM Condems Raid on TT Newspaper February 11, 2012 – The Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) joins with its affiliate, the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago in strongly condemning the police raid on the offices of “Newsday” newspaper and the home of journalist Andre Bagoo. According to ACM’s information, on February 9, 2012, […] Read more
IPI Press Freedom Hero for T&T Media Congress VIENNA, 17 Jan. 2012 – The International Press Institute (IPI) today named two-time Pulitzer Prize winning American author and foreign affairs columnist David Rohde as its 63rd World Press Freedom Hero. The Vienna-based group will formally present the award – which recognizes individuals who have made a […] Read more
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
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