On Sunday, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) met in Georgetown, Guyana, at its 11th Biennial General Assembly and elected a new executive that will function between 2023-2025.
Following the meeting, the ACM said that Harvey Panka of Suriname was uncontested for President, while Nazima Raghubir of Guyana was elected First Vice President (Finance).
The second Vice President position is Milton Walker of Jamaica; Denis Chabrol of Guyana was elected General Secretary; Soyni Grey of Trinidad and Tobago is the Assistant General Secretary, while the floor members are Myriam Malmin of Martinique and Andre Huie of St Kitts Nevis.
Some 22 persons from 12 regional associations and focal points attended the meeting, where country reports were tabled and discussed.
Two resolutions were tabled. One solution was referred to a Special Meeting of the ACM, while the other was passed to widen geographical representation.
The new ACM executive stated that it would continue to address issues of press freedom and professional development of the media and further enhance our relationship with international space of expression organizations.
The ACM also plans to continue working closely with the Media Institute of the Caribbean to deliver training programs and other opportunities for journalists across the Caribbean.
Meanwhile, two long-standing members of the ACM, Peter Richards and Bert Wilkinson, were both presented with ACM’s Lifetime Journalism Award for their contribution to journalism in the region.
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