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BAHAMAS: The Press Club Media Awards – Meet The Nominees

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#Nassau, November 6, 2018 – Bahamas – The best in Bahamian media would be recognized for their hard work and dedication in the field of journalism and mass communications, during The Bahamas Press Club Media Awards scheduled for Saturday, November 10, 2018.

The Black Tie, Red Carpet event will be held in the Governor’s Ballroom at the British Colonial Hilton, under the Patronage of Her Excellency the Most Hon Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

This year’s theme is: “Celebrating 45 Years of Bahamian Media 1973-2018”, and Title Sponsor is IL Cares Foundation and Verizon Media Group. Other major sponsors are Aliv, Sunshine Holdings Ltd. Royal Fidelity, ZNS, The Nassau Guardian, The Tribune, The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) and many other supporters of Bahamian media.

The night’s top award is The Etienne Dupuch Lifetime Achievement Award and the recipient is veteran broadcaster and owner of Island FM, Sir Charles Carter. The Pioneer Award goes to Ivan Johnson, Publisher of The Punch and The Press Club Person of The Year will be revealed at the awards ceremony, as well as The People’s Choice Award being voted online by the public.

 

CATEGORIES & NOMINEES

 

Best Cinematography Award

  1. Eyewitness news – Eyewitness News – Sentenced to suffer
  2. Andrew Burrows – Ministry of Agriculture – We can feed ourselves ( North Andros & Long Island)

 

Best Editing for Television News Story

  1. Terran Knowles – NB 12 – Tradewinds

 

Best Editing for Television News Story or Documentary

  1. Andrew Burrows – Ministry of Agriculture – Can We Feed Ourselves – Abaco

 

Best Newscast

  1. Clint Watson – Eyewitness News – Labour day newscast

 

Best Producer Award – Packaged

  1. Apryl Sands and Shameko Gilbert – Eyewitness News – Autism: Special Place for Special People
  2. Clint Watson – Eyewitness News – Newscast Oct 4 Beyond the Headlines
  3. Andrew Burrows – Ministry of Agriculture – Can We Feed Ourselves – North Andros
  4. Genea Noel-Ferguson & Kendeno Knowles – Eyewitness News – Newscast October 1st – Cancer Registry Long Overdue

 

Best Television Documentary

  1. Deandre Williamson – ZNS – A history of Fox Hill
  2. Andrew Burrows – Ministry of Agriculture – Can We Feed Ourselves (Long Island & Abaco)
  3. Eyewitness News – Sentenced to Suffer
  4. Carla Palmer – ZNS – Agriculture Now
  5. Jerome Sawyer – REV TV- Lifeline to Crooked Island

 

Best Television News Story

  1. Jasmine Brown – NB12/Nassau Guardian – Phenton Neymour Shares Cancer Battle
  2. Kyle Walkine – Nassau Guardian – Johnathon’s Prom Night
  3. Deandre Williamson – ZNS – Shantytown Eviction Deadline Update
  4. Apryl Sands – Eyewitness News – Shanty Town Residents
  5. Genea Noel-Ferguson – Eyewitness News -Ashes or Dirt?
  6. Sancheska Brown – Eyewitness News – Girl Needs Help
  7. Theo Sealy – Eyewitness News- Child Murdered in Cross Fire

 

Best Video Editing Award

  1. Rossano Deal – Nassau Guardian – Special Needs Prom Night
  2. Rossano Deal – Nassau Guardian – Minnis to address the OBAN issue
  3. P Giovanni Armbrister – Eyewitness News – Tyler’s Place
  4. Shemako/Shamiko Gilbert – Eyewitness News – Labour Day Family Victim Mourns
  5. Agatha Christie – Eyewitness News – Johnson Prepares for Fight

 

Bursell Brandshaw Press Photographer of the Year

  1. Torrell Glinton – Nassau Guardian – Munning Road Vigil
  2. Eric Rose – BIS – Youth and Culture in The Park A Hit in St. Barnabas
  3. Eric Rose – BIS – Coverage of E. Clement Bethel Arts Festival
  4. Elizabeth Bryan – The Eleutheran -The Eleutheran

 

Cyril Stevenson  Award for Outstanding Political Journalism

  1. Vaughnique Toote – NB12- Minnis on Oban BPC Report

 

Kenneth Nathaniel Francis Award for Newspaper Design and Composition

  1. Ayhisha Small-Cleare – The Nassau Guardian
  2. Vernal Bryan – Volume 11, Issue 9 – The Eleutheran Newspaper
  3. The Tribune – The Tribune

 

Leon Turnquest Award for Sports Print Journalism

  1. Sheldon Longley -The Nassau Guardian – We’ve Come a Long Way in The Men’s 400m
  2. Sheldon Longley – The Nassau Guardian – Steven, Shaunae shine in Shanghai
  3. Renaldo Dorsett – 10 Year Seniors – The Legend of Deandre Ayton: Part II
  4. Renaldo Dorsett – 10 Year Seniors – There Can Only Be One
  5. Simba French – The Nassau Guardian – A breakdown of The Bahamas’ medals at CARIFTA
  6. Simba French – The Nassau Guardian – Unstoppable

 

Leslie Higgs Feature Writer of the Year

  1. Rogan Smith – The Punch – Now, Let Me Be More Pacific, How To Avoid Getting Catfished In Classified Ads
  2. Sloan Smith – The Nassau Guardian- We Wanted the Death Penalty
  3. Cara Hunt – The Tribune – Shaunae Miller and Natajia Miller interviews
  4. Elizabeth Bryan – The Eleutheran – An Eleutheran Profile: Dorothy Elaine, Neely Rahming

 

Outstanding Sports Broadcast Journalism

  1. Randy Smith – Eyewitness news – Johnson Preparing for Fight
  2. Amajahl Knowles – ZNS – Klay, Mychal Thompson speak about Giving Back

 

  1. Anthony White Columnist of the Year
  2. Inigo ‘Naughty’ Zenicazelaya – A Comic’s View: Dey Can’ Be Serious With This Political BS
  3. Inigo ‘Naughty’ Zenicazelaya – A Comic’s View: Left In The Dark – Again
  4. Rogan Smith – All Fun And Jokes Aside, To Beat Or Not To Beat
  5. Felicity Ingraham – A Blind Love
  6. Felicity Ingraham – Face to Face

 

Social Media Award of the Year

  1. Hadassah Deleveaux – Blog – Over The Hill…The Other Side
  2. Timothy Bain – 2018 Deandre Ayton NBA Draft Recap
  3. Ras De’Niro Thompson – YSC PR – Current Affairs Podcast

 

Student Media Journalism Award

  1. Kenton Hepburn – UB TV – Sherwood Rahming
  2. Laurencis Smith – UB TV – Ken Mullings
  3. Leah Cooper, Andrea Darville, Berthony McDermott, Jade Bethel – UBTV – UB Grad Day
  4. Ginelle Longley – Eyewitness News – Eyewitness News

 

Website of the Year

  1. Rogan Smith – Blog
  2. Spice Media Group – The Eleutheran
  3. Eyewitness News

 

Tickets are $150 per person.

Contact

To learn more, please contact:

Lindsay Thompson

Secretary

242-434-5643

For more about the Bahamas Press Club 2014, visit www.bahamaspressclub.org

Facebook: The Bahamas Press Club 2014

 

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Twist To Win Ends in a Grand Style with Four $5,000 Mall at Marathon Shopping Sprees  

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Twist To Win grand finale winners (l-r) Brian Bethel, Taraceta Neely, Ashia Demeritte and Merlin Adams posing along with their winnings from the shopping spree.

NASSAU, Bahamas — Caribbean Bottling Company (CBC), local producers and distributors of Coca-Cola and Dasani products concluded their 10 weeklong Twist To Win campaign with four $5,000 Mall at Marathon shopping sprees.

The campaign which was available throughout the entire Bahamas allowed consumers to enter by purchasing a 20oz bottle with a yellow cap from the following brands: Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola No Sugar, Sprite, Fanta Orange, or Fanta Grape. Each yellow-cap had a unique alpha numeric code underneath which they submitted to the Twist To Win WhatsApp number.

With each qualifying purchase, participants residing in The Bahamas were entered to win instant prizes and into a grand prize draw to win one of four $5,000 shopping sprees at the Mall at Marathon.

Participants also enjoyed exciting instant prizes such as: Airpods, JBL Speakers, premium Coca-Cola merchandise, $500 Visa gift cards and Amazon, Spotify and Apple Music digital gift cards.

Out of 76,000 plus submissions, Brian Bethel, Ashia Demeritte, Merlin Adams, and Taraceta Neely won the coveted Mall at Marathon shopping sprees at the following select stores, Kelly’s House & Home, The Sports Center, John Bull, Brass & Leather, and BTC.

Leading up to the grand finale shopping spree, Coca-Cola hosted a Trivia Showdown with the eight finalists to determine the four winners. Finalists were tested on their knowledge of World History, Pop Culture, Caribbean Bottling Company and Coca-Cola Facts!

After a few rousing rounds of trivia, the four winners were declared after each winning their spot in the shopping spree by answering their questions correctly and choosing the “Grand Prize” Coca-Cola labeled bottles at random.

The morning of the shopping spree Coca-Cola gave the winners exclusive access to the Mall at Marathon and its participating stores before their usual operating hours. Grand prize winners were greeted with wide smiles from Coca-Cola brand representatives and morning bites before the big event.

At the start of the thirty-minute clock the grand prize winners along with each of their Coca-Cola shopping assistants ran to the various stores collecting items in their arms and carts.

Merlin Adams, a husband and father of four was proud to have executed his game-plan at the end of the shopping spree. With toys, a new phone and materials for his home from Kelly’s, Adams felt accomplished in what he gathered.

Taraceta Neely, a winner from Eleuthera collected beautiful bags for herself and relatives from Brass and Leather and Brian Bethel bought matching athletic and outdoor wear from The Sports Center for his family.

The final winner Ashia Demeritte bought linens and household items in addition to a new phone from BTC right in time for Christmas.

Caribbean Bottling Company is proud to share the real magic of Coca-Cola with the grand prize winners and the may instant prize winners across the Twist To Win campaign. For more updates on new products, promotions, and events follow www.cbcbahamas.com.

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 The Coca-Cola Art Project Astonishes Art Lovers at The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival  

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NASSAU, Bahamas — Caribbean Bottling Company (CBC), local producers and distributors of Coca-Cola and Dasani products displayed their astonishing Coca-Cola Art Project (CCAP), during Baha Mar’s five-day Culinary & Arts Festival.                                                                                                                                                                              Earlier this year, Coca-Cola partnered with The University of The Bahamas’ Visual Art and Design Department for a culturally rich art competition. UB’s art students were challenged to create pieces surrounding the theme, Bahamian music.

As a result, 20 student works of art were made, with four students declared as winners at the CCAP exhibit opening in Baha Mar’s ECCHO: Art Gallery in August. To recreate the culturally stimulating magic felt at the exhibit’s premiere, the CCAP was featured at the FUZE Art Tent during The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival.

Nine incredible pieces of art lined the walls of the Coca-Cola Art Project, four of which included the winning pieces from Jhanaisia Cole, with ‘Gaulin Bride’; Alyssa Pinder, with ‘Shotgun Wedding’; Nelson Gray, with ‘Untitled’; and Jaela Bowe, with the piece ‘Whims of Obeah, a Folktail’.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Additionally, an intimate listening room was built. It displayed students’ artistic processes, UB Visual Art and Design representatives, and a recap of the exhibit opening for audiences.

Art enthusiasts also enjoyed premium limited-edition CCAP keepsakes at the booth. Journals which featured a collage of all 20 student submissions on the front and back cover, postcards with an art piece on the cover along with the student’s name, title, dimension and materials on the back and pens designed with the CCAP’s dynamic logo.

Throughout the art festival diverse groups of people visited the art tent taking in the displays while enjoying the artistic insights from the listening booth.

Community and culture are always at the forefront of Caribbean Bottling Community, and it was boldly showcased during The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival for the third consecutive year.

For more details on the Coca-Cola Art Project, events and new products visit www.cbcbahamas.com today!

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CWS Brings a Galore of Bubbles at Annual Jollification Festival  

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Caribbean Wines & Spirits team members smiling behind one of the company’s two bars at Jollification

NASSAU, Bahamas — Caribbean Wines & Spirits (CWS), The Bahamas’ premier wines and spirits distributor delighted Jollification attendees with bubbles from their Bottega and Bouvet Ladubay sparkling wines and Besserat de Bellefon champagne lines.

Located in the Monument Circle on The Retreat grounds, CWS transformed The Retreat Garden into a lush lounge with Besserat, Bouvet and their latest product addition, Bottega, during the two-day affair.

The festivities kicked off Friday during BNT Member’s Night. Guests enjoyed exclusive offerings from CWS’s catalogue, offered exclusively to members.  Complimentary mixes or glasses on the rocks included El Tequileno tequila, Hard Truth whiskey, House of Angostura rum, Cross Keys gin, Nemiroff vodka and a slew of wines such as Fonesca Bin, Bottega and Besserat.

Guests also savored the ‘Jolly Paloma’ cocktail, an instant favorite made with El Tequileno tequila, Schweppes Grapefruit and Domaine de Paris rose wine.  To end the night, guests were treated to branded limited-edition wine tumblers as keepsakes.

On Saturday and Sunday, Jollification attendees delighted in glasses or bottles of champagne and sparkling brut or rosé wines while taking in the comfort of the chic lounge.  In addition to purchasing bottles for onsite consumption, consumers were also able to purchase bottles as gifts whether for themselves or someone special.

The sophisticated “bubble lounge” lounge was decked with velvet couches, gold rimmed cocktail tables, blue and pink pillows, and a white floral branded backdrop created for capturing the perfect picture.

Caribbean Wines & Spirits, a historic partner of the Bahamas National Trust was pleased to support Jollification 2025 to kick off the festive season and share their expansive range of spirits.

To keep up to date with all CWS products and events, visit their website at www.cwsbahamas.com today.

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