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Caribbean journalists 'scoop' awards

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

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Holiday Wales 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 honours during the awards presentation.

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Cottage Holiday In Wales "Each of these journalists has demonstrated a strong commitment to their trade, and they understand the importance of sustainable tourism development to the Caribbean region," said Dr. Basil Springer, Chairman of Counterpart Caribbean, co-producers of the CMEx series of meetings.

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Caravan Holiday In Wales Dr. Springer said Counterpart International and Counterpart Caribbean, are committed to recognising excellence in the media, who he believes are key Caribbean development partners. "The media are internal auditors for social partnership," said Dr. Springer who encouraged reporters across the region to be "bold and brave" in investigating the news, pursuing the truth, and highlighting the positive aspects of Caribbean life.

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Camping Holiday Wales CMEx, mounted by Counterpart International and hosted by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, examined the theme "Exploring Niche Markets for Caribbean Tourism". Dynamic interactive exchanges were spiced by interventions on topics such as strategies for targeting the African American and other niche markets, involvement of the Diaspora, the role of the Black Media, institutional arrangements, communications and ethics, preserving the environment, and focused product and cultural development.

St. Director of Tourism Since 1998 Mr. Peter Hilary Modeste has served, as the Director of Tourism of the St. Lucia Tourist Board. President of the St. Lucia Hotel & Tourism Association, Mr. Modeste has been employed within the tourism sector for a number of years. He was educated at the University of Wales and is married with three children. A former Minister of Education, Mr. Modeste has served on a number of national organizations including the St. Lucia Development Bank.

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