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Association of Caribbean Media Workers
Trinidad, WEST INDIES


ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – The Media Workers
Association of Grenada (MWAG) Tuesday said there had
been overwhelming response to its first ever “Media
Award” scheduled for December 2.

MWAG said that it had received entries for the radio, television and print categories and that all
submissions would be sent to Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago for judging by a select panel chosen by the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM), the regional media organization.

MWAG said that local journalists would compete in
various categories including Best News Story, Best
Feature/Documentary, and Best Stories in agriculture, business, tourism and sports.

MWAG’s first Vice President, Rawle Titus, said he was encouraged by the number of entries from the local media houses.

"We have seen evidence of development and we would
like to think that that trend will continue" Titus
said, indicating that several radio and television
stations were now providing daily news bulletins.

"It would strengthen the media because it has
implications for an independent press as well as press freedom in Grenada so those words I echo and I know my president, Michael Bascombe, would identify with them" Titus said.

MWAG recently signed a partnership agreement with
Cable and Wireless in relation to the awards and
Anselm Mathurin, Vice President of Retail and Sales at the British-owned telecommunication company, said he was pleased with the relationship.

"Our work cannot be done without the assistance of the media houses in Grenada. I can say that over the last 12 months or so we have had a very productive
relationship," he added.