The Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) founded in 1970 is a not-for-profit association of public service and commercial broadcasters in the Caribbean. Its secretariat is located in Barbados.
Beginning in the mid-1980s, the CBU created several regionally syndicated programmes including CaribScope, Caribbean Newsline, Caribbean News Review, Caribbean Business Weekly, Talk Caribbean, the Caribbean Song Festival, Riddim Express and the CaribVision television news exchange, among other programmes.
Leadership of the association is mainly rotated between representatives of the affiliated media houses. On 9 June 2000 the commercial operations of the CBU and the Caribbean News Agency were merged into the Caribbean Media Corporation, also based in Barbados, which has carried on the business of television production begun by the CBU.
The CBU's current mandate includes the facilitation of some broadcast services, representation, and training of the staff of member stations in support of a unified Caribbean community. It holds an Annual General Assembly (AGA) in one of the member nations every August. Member stations are drawn from the 15 member nations of the Caribbean Community, with the exception of Haiti. Other member stations are drawn from several nations in the Caribbean area.
Membership Full members As of May 2026, 23 public and private organizations have full memberships. These organizations range from radio and television broadcasters, newspapers, magazines, and media educational institutions. Country Broadcasting organisation Abbr. Year Radio Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Service ABS Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas ZNS Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation CBC Starcom Network Greater Belize Media GBM Teleislas 2017 ICS TeleCuracao National Communications Network NCN Newsroom Guyana Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (formerly Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation) PBSJ (JBC) RJRGleaner Richès Karayib RK 2026 Radio Montserrat ZJB ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation ZIZ Algemene Televisie Verzorging ATV DIME Network Caribbean Communications Network CCN Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago (Corporate Communications Department) TTT Limited formerly Trinidad and Tobago Television TTT Content Capital TV WESN Radio Turks and Caicos
Associate members As of May 2026, 8 public and private organizations are associate members. Country Broadcasting organisation Abbr. Year Barbados Government Information Service BGIS UWITV Global (University of the West Indies) UWI Belize Broadcasting Authority BBA Government Information Service Guyana National Broadcasting Authority GNBA Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication CARIMAC Creative Production & Training Centre CPTC Mersu Caribbean Consulting Group
Former members This is a list of known former full and associate members are found from archived sources. As of September 2025, 20 were found as former members. Country Broadcasting organisation Abbr. Defunct Defunct Reason Kreative Communications Network KCN No Bermuda Broadcasting Company BBC No Cuban Institute of Radio and Television ICRT Yes Replaced by the . SAT Telecommunications SAT Yes Acquired by Digicel and later rebranded as Digicel Play. Columbus Communications Yes Grenada Broadcasting Network GBN No Multi Technology Vision MTV No Phase 3 Productions No Radio Jamaica RJR No Martinique 1ère No Government Information Service Unknown Radio St. Lucia (rebranded as Saint Lucia FM) RSL Formerly was Shutted down on due to financial reasons. The frequency has been revived by the local government on August 1, 2025 as Saint Lucia FM. Sint Maarten Cable TV (formerly operated by Viya) Yes Acquired by the TelEm Group. National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC Radio) SVGNBC No Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Broadcasting Corporation (SVG-TV) SVGBC No STVS No DirecTV Trinidad No Caribbean New Media Group (C TV) CNMG & C TV Yes Replaced by TTT Limited. Viya No
Non-member affiliates & associates North American National Broadcasters Association (NANBA) National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) Caribbean News Agency (CANA) European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Union des Radiodiffusion et télévisions Nationales d'Afrique (URTNA) Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) Asociación Internacional de Radiodifusión (AIR) Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CBA)
List of presidents of the CBU
1970–1973: Ray Smith 1973–1975: Leo de Leon 1975–1976: Ron Sanders 1976–1980: Frits Pengel 1980–1984: Terrence Holder 1984–1987: Frits Pengel 1987–1991: J.A. Lester Spaulding 1991–1999: Vic Fernandes 1999–2002: Gordon “Butch” Stewart 2002–2013: Vic Fernandez 2013–2018: Shida Bolai 2018–2021: Gary Allen 2021–2022: Kayleaser Deveaux-Isaacs 2022–2024: Claire Grant 2024–present: Anthony Greene
See also Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) Latin American Union of News Agencies
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References
External links - The Caribbean Broadcasting Union online