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Register now for the International Press Institute (IPI) World Congress 2012 being held in Trinidad and Tobago from June 23-26, 2012 in collaboration with the Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM) and Trinidad and Tobago Publishers’ and Broadcasters’ Association.

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The International Press Institute (IPI) today named two-time Pulitzer Prize winning American author and foreign affairs columnist David Rohde as its 63rd World Press Freedom Hero.

The Vienna-based group will formally present the award - which recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to defending and promoting press freedom, especially, but not only, if it involved acts of resistance or bravery under harsh conditions - during a special ceremony at its 2012 World Congress, set for 23-26 June in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Full release can be found here.

Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Trinidad and Tobago's first female prime minister, will open this year's IPI World Congress, the International Press Institute (IPI) announced today. Persad-Bissessar, a former attorney general, won a landslide victory in elections in May 2010, pledging to bring transparency and accountability to all areas of government.

Full release can be found here.

OPEN LETTER TO OAS PERMANENT COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Esteemed member of the Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Council:

We, the undersigned members of the IFEX-ALC - an alliance of 16 organisations, members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), based in Latin America and the Caribbean1 - take this opportunity to bring to your attention the significant achievements of the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Organization of American States (OAS):

The Rapporteur actively promoted the decriminalisation of the crimes of slander and insult throughout the region, in particular "desacato" laws that protect public officials by criminalising expressions that offend them.

 

Full letter can be found here.

The ACM launches its Election Handbook for Caribbean Journalists to critical acclaim in both international and regional fora and has been designed by journalists for journalists.

The handbook was researched, written and designed by the Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM) with support from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), Eugenio Maria de Hostos Law School, Puerto Rico, the Austin Forum of the Knight Centre for Journalism in the Americas, and the United Nations Information Centre for the Caribbean Area.

The publication is meant to serve as a practical resource in equipping journalists to meet public and professional expectations for superior election coverage.

The editorial team was led by Lennox Grant and Wesley Gibbings and included: Peter Richards, Vernon Daley, Raoul Pantin, Naylan Dwarika, Sheila Velez Martinez and Tony Deyal.