BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC 26/07/2007- The Caribbean Media Corporation promises comprehensive coverage of the 2007 Jamaica general elections via television, radio, the World Wide Web, and mobile multimedia services beginning with the LIVE broadcast of the Jamaica Debates on August 8 leading up to Election Day coverage on August 27.
CMC’s 24-hour cable channel CaribVision, its online newswire CANANews.com, and CANANews Mobile, the newest addition to the organisation’s news services, will keep the region and the Caribbean Diaspora abreast of the latest developments of the 2007 general elections in Jamaica. Viewers can also expect daily reports during the CMC’s popular news programmes Caribbean Today, Caribbean Newsline, Prime Time Caribbean and Headline News & Sports.
“Our in-depth and comprehensive approach to the Jamaica general elections is evidence of CMC’s dedication to excellence in communication services,” says Chief Operating Officer Errol Clarke.
CMC’s 24-hour cable channel, CaribVision, will broadcast LIVE coverage of the much-anticipated Jamaica Debates on August 8, 10, and 11. Election Day coverage on August 27 will encompass a series of five-minute morning, midday, and evening reports, a one-hour panel discussion of Jamaican analysts and experts from 9:30-10:30pm, followed by a LIVE feed at 10:30-12pm East Caribbean time compliments of CMC’s partner station Television Jamaica (TVJ) of the RJR Group of Companies.
CaribVision is available regionally throughout 19 Caribbean territories and in the United States on DirecTV channel 2181.
The newest addition to CMC’s multimedia services – CANANews Mobile – will provide video clip and text coverage of the upcoming general elections to customers with 3G and WAP enabled mobile phones throughout the Caribbean, North America, Europe, and the U.K.
CMC’s team of journalists and field correspondents will provide up-to-the-minute detailed print, audio, and video coverage via its online newswire service CANANews.com.
According to Mr. Clarke, “CMC will be there every step of the way via radio, television, print, and new media services delivering the latest news developments to both a regional and an international audience.”
To access CMC’s range of communication services call Toll Free 1-877-542-8958 (CaribVision), log on to CANANews.com at www.cananews.com, and/or CANANews Mobile at wap.cananews.net.