Barbados:
CBC Radio, Barbados, has a long history of collaborative relationships with broadcast entities in the Caribbean Community on development and integration issues.
Since the early 1970s, with the advent of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union, we have provided personnel and financial resources for regional broadcasters to travel for coverage of culture and aspirations of peoples throughout the Region. Indeed, over time, we have become a part of the very essence of the Caribbean Community; fulfilling our role in building an informed and educated society.
We welcome Radio CARICOM, therefore, with its promise of dependable and regular information about the Community, soon to become a Single Market and Economy.
This is Allyson Leacock for CBC Barbados on the Launch of Radio CARICOM.
Saint Lucia:
This is Tessa St. Ange in St. Lucia
Radio St. Lucia's affiliation with Radio CARICOM is a natural element of St. Lucia's active support for, and participation in all major initiatives of the Caribbean Community. This is demonstrated both at the level of the Wider Community of 15 Member States and 5 Associate Members, as well as at the level of the sub-regional grouping, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, which has its Seat here in St. Lucia.
We see potential in the relationship with Radio CARICOM and believe that we have a great deal to offer the Community, particularly in the area of communicating in Creole, which is also spoken in the newest Member State, Haiti. The responsibility for governance among Heads of Government, held by St. Lucia's Prime Minister, gives Radio St. Lucia an even greater responsibility in the dissemination and exchange of information in the Community.
Good luck to Radio CARICOM in this period of testing and refinement.
This is Tessa St. Ange for Roger Joseph in St. Lucia.
Grenada:
This is Alvin Dabreo.
The Grenada Wireless Entertainment and Education FM Network, known as WEE FM, is committed to accelerating its public education offerings in support of the integration of Caribbean peoples, through exchange of information on developments and opportunities in the Region.
Our pleasure at the start-up of Radio CARICOM has prompted us to offer partnership which includes provision of studio facilities, hosting of Radio CARICOM servers at our Headquarters at Gouyave, and its transmitters on our towers on Mt. St.Catherine, Grenada's highest peak. In the process, we stand to benefit from the introduction of new ICT transmission technologies through our interaction with Engineer Calvin Paul of the CARICOM Secretariat, and the Radio CARICOM team.
This could be the start of a very productive relationship.
Belize:
From Love FM, Belize, this is Rene Villanueva in Belize City.
Love FM is pleased to be associated with Radio CARICOM pilot phase and beyond. We in Belize, at the extreme North of the Caribbean Community welcome any source of authentic information about the rest of the Community, and believe that Radio CARICOM will fill that need.
We are therefore happy to host the Radio CARICOM server and transmitter at our studios in Belize City. Radio CARICOM will certainly benefit also, from our network of 13 repeater sites throughout Belize.
The link between Love FM and Radio CARICOM has great potential.
This is Rene Villanueva in Belize City
