Soyini Grey was elected today to serve as the Assistant General Secretary on the new Executive of the ACM.

Harvey Panka from Suriname was elected as the new president.

Grey is a multi-media journalist from Trinidad and Tobago. She has lived and worked in media in Ecuador, T&T and the United Kingdom.

She is currently employed as a Senior Producer at Guardian Media Ltd and is the former Lead Anchor of teleSUR English’s flagship news programme From the South.

Ms. Grey has a passion for telling uniquely Caribbean stories with a deliberately Caribbean perspective. She believes in regional journalism and intends to work to help build capacity and output.

She was part of a team of regional journalists who compiled the ACM report: Through the Pandemic – State of Caribbean Media Report 2022.

Kandace Jackson, vice-president of MATT is currently in Guyana and was present at the 11th Biennial General Assembly of the ACM held today on Sunday March 12, 2023, at 1.00 p.m. at Cara Lodge Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana.

About the ACM

The Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) is an organisation of journalists and media worker associations spanning the Caribbean Basin.

It was established in Bridgetown, Barbados on November 28, 2001 at a meeting of media worker organisations and media practitioners.

Its membership includes media professionals and their representative organisations from countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dutch, Spanish and French-speaking Caribbean.

The ACM was established to…

Collaborate with national media associations and related organisations in promoting professional and ethical standards, safeguarding and promoting the rights and privileges of the media in all Caribbean countries

Respect and promote freedom of information, media freedom, and the independence of journalism

Encourage the formation and strengthening of national groupings and associations

Maintain and improve the professional status of its members and member associations

Protect and advance the interests of journalists and media workers at the national and regional levels

Facilitate the exchange of information about the media in the region

Undertake educational programmes for the furtherance of the professional skills of journalists and media workers in the Caribbean region

Promote greater understanding of media issues through research, seminars, and conferences

Promote co-operation and collaboration among members.