December 7, 2023

CTO, CBU forge partnership to showcase Caribbean Week in New York

Source: Caribbean Tourism Organization NEW YORK (May 29, 2023) – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) have announced a joint partnership, which will have as its first action amplification of the coverage of the highly anticipated Caribbean Week in New York, scheduled to take place from June 5 to 8, […]

OECS Music Talk comes to Saint Lucia

Thursday, August 29, 2019 — The OECS Competitive Business Unit (CBU) continues its Music Mentorship and Artiste Development Programme in Saint Lucia with the third installment of the OECS Music Talk series, featuring four well-known local music mentors and well over 20 mentees, today Thursday 29 August at the Finance Administrative Centre, Pointe Seraphine, Castries. The OECS Music Talk is […]

OECS Music Talk continues in Grenada

OECS Media Statement Thursday, July 25, 2019 — Roseau, Dominica – The OECS Competitive Business Unit (CBU) continued its Music Mentorship and Artiste Development Programme in the Spice Isle, Grenada, with the second installment of the OECS Music Talk series, on Wednesday 24 July, at the Grenada Trade Center. Music Talk is a programme targeting emerging musical talents […]

OECS Competitive Business Unit launches new programme to boost fashion sub-sector

Roseau, Dominica – The OECS Competitive Business Unit (CBU) has announced plans to strengthen the value chain of the fashion sub-sector through an online training programme targeting twenty designers as part of the Unit’s competitiveness programme during this current fiscal year. The global fashion industry is a multi-billion dollar industry employing millions of people and […]

Caribbean urged to fully embrace digital technology

From Jamaica Observer NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Guyana’s Minister of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes, on Tuesday said that the Caribbean needs to commit to digital developments in the media, warning that telecommunications and digital technology are changing rapidly. Addressing the 48th annual general assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) in Bahamas, Hughes said technology […]

Caribbean broadcasters concerned over Olympic coverage

From Stabroek News GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC –The Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) has expressed concern about the state of a deal with the CANOC Broadcasting Incorporated (CBI) for the coverage of next year’s Olympic games in Brazil. Broadcasters raised their concern about a Memorandum of Understanding with CANOC as the 46th Annual General Meeting of CBU […]

Sonia Gill, new Secretary General of Caribbean Broadcasting Union

From RJR newsonine Sonia Gill, a journalist, media regulator, and attorney at law, is the new Secretary General of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union. Her appointment will take effect on January 20, 2014. Ms Sonia Gill is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and the University of London. She recently completed a tour […]