DECEMBER 4 – NEW DATE
FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The Fourth General
Assembly of the Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM) has been
re-scheduled to Tuesday December 4, 2007 at the Cascadia Hotel in
Trinidad.
The Assembly was moved
from its original date, November 6, as a result of the announcement of
an election date of November 5 in Trinidad and Tobago.
The meeting coincides
with two other activities that have provided the Association with the
opportunity to optimise the presence of regional delegates at our
Assembly.
The ACM is on December 3
and 4 partnering with the United Nations Information Centre for the
Caribbean and the Dutch government in hosting a workshop for young
Caribbean journalists on the subject of The Media and the Rights of the
Child.
This activity will
culminate in a panel discussion on press freedom and its place in the
broader context of human rights. It will serve to also launch our
General Assembly on the evening of December 4.
We have already received
favourable responses from the Committee to Protect Journalists, the
Center for the Freedom of the Press in Puerto Rico and the Knight Center
for Journalism in the Americas to participate in the panel discussion.
The Assembly is also
expected to be attended by a representative of the International News
Safety Institute while the International Centre for Journalism has also
been invited to participate.
Agenda items include the
presentation of reports, resolutions and the election of officers for
the period 2007 to 2009. The Executive Committee comprises the following
officers: President; First Vice President; Second Vice President;
General-Secretary; Assistant General-Secretary and two Floor Members.
The Assembly will be
followed on December 5 by a workshop hosted by the ACM in collaboration
with Digicel T&T on New Telecoms Technology and the Media.
We are hoping that those
who had expressed an interest in attending the Assembly will be
available for this important event. In this regard, we are hoping you
would re-confirm your interest by email to:
acmmail@gmail.com so that arrangements initially put in place for
you and your delegation will be maintained.
Recognised
representative organisations are:
Antigua and Barbuda
Media Congress
Association of Haitian
Journalists/SOS
Association of
Surinamese Journalists
St Maarten Journalist
Association
Media Association of
Trinidad and Tobago
Media Workers
Association of Grenada
Media Workers
Association of Dominica
Press Association of
Jamaica
Guyana Press
Association
St Kitts and Nevis
Media Workers Association
Voting for election of
officers will be restricted to National Associations (2 votes) and
designated Country Focal Points as determined by the Executive
Committee.
Member organisations and individuals will be required to update their
status with the Association prior to
commencement of the Assembly. This includes completion of registration forms and
payment of annual membership dues. Biennial dues payable by national associations
are: US$75 and individuals: US$30.
The current Executive
Committee comprises:
President: Dale Enoch
First Vice President:
Peter Richards
Second Vice President:
Bert Wilkinson
General-Secretary:
Wesley Gibbings
Asst.
General-Secretary: Nita Ramcharan
Canute James
Michael Bascombe
Nominations for
election of Executive Members can be made prior to the Assembly and should be submitted to:
acmmail@gmail.com.
Wesley Gibbing
General-Secretary
Phone: (876) 571-0208
