Bahamas Press Club Holds Black Tie Awards Event Honouring Best in Media

Bahamas Press Club Holds Black Tie Awards Event Honouring Best in Media

NASSAU, The Bahamas - The best in Bahamian media were awarded during The Bahamas Press Club Second Annual Media Awards held at the British Colonial Hilton on Saturday, November 20, 2016.

It was held under the distinguished Patronage of Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

The Black Tie event was held in the Governor’s Ballroom, at which The Most Honourable P J Patterson, former Prime Minister of Jamaica delivered the Keynote Address.

Mr. Patterson addressed “A Responsible Press” and noted the hallmarks of journalism including ethics, accountability, integrity and not only getting the news first, but getting it right.

He also congratulated The Bahamas Press Club for organizing such an event honouring media professionals in the country.
Also in attendance was the Hon Fred Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs who introduced keynote speaker Patterson.

President of The Bahamas Press Club Anthony Newbold congratulated the winners for their hard work and also encouraged other members of the media, in the country, to “get involved” in building the organization.

Nine awards were handed out during the ceremony hosted by journalist, lawyer and talk show host Jeffrey Lloyd.

The Etienne Dupuch Lifetime Achievement Award went to His Excellency Calsey Johnson, Bahamas High Commissioner to Canada; former broadcast journalist, the Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas (ZNS).

Also receiving awards were:

• The Leon Turnquest Award for Sports Print Journalism – Nassau Guardian Sports Editor, Sheldon Longley for his story:” Dive For Gold" - The Shaunae Miller Olympic Gold Medal Win in the Women’s 400m.

• Website of the Year - Tribune242.com

• The Kenneth Nathaniel Francis Award for Newspaper Design and Composition - The Tribune: "Diving For Gold"

• The Leslie Higgs Feature Writer of the Year Award – Journalist/writer Tosheena Robinson-Blair "The Life and Times of a Master Hotelier".

• The Award for Best Television News Story –News Reporter, Clint Watson "Life Lost During Storm" – Hurricane Matthew

• The Bursell Bradshaw Press Photograph of the Year Award - Photographer, Ahvia Campbell, photojournalist, The Nassau Guardian "After The Storm" – Hurricane Matthew

• The Best television Documentary – Karissma Robinson & Andrew Burrows, ZNS - "The Underneath: Transgenders in The Bahamas".

• The Cyril Stevenson Award for Outstanding Political Journalism- Lamech Johnson, Reporter, The Tribune – “$150,000 fine for Jerome Fitzgerald in Save The Bays email row”.