Caribbean Journalists Scooped CMEx Awards

Three veteran journalists from the Bahamas, St. Kitts and Nevis and the Caribbean Diaspora in New York took the spotlight at the grand finale of the 2005 CMEx Caribbean Media Awards at the 7th Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx VII), held in Nassau, Bahamas, from December 8 to 12.

Bahamian Yolanda Deleveaux of the Nassau Tribune, Guyanese Clive Bacchus, general manager of WINN FM in St. Kitts and Nevis and Brooklyn-based Trinidadian Glenda Cadogan who freelances for outlets such as Caribbean Life and the New York Daily News took top honors during the awards presentation.

CMEx, mounted by Counterpart International and hosted by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, examined the theme "Exploring Niche Markets for Caribbean Tourism".