One Caribbean Media

One Caribbean Media emerged from the consolidation of two important Caribbean media groups: the Caribbean Communications Network of Trinidad and Tobago and the Nation Corporation of Barbados. The new company was established in December 2005 after the two organizations merged. The combination followed a period in which the predecessor companies had held sizeable financial interests in one another, creating a corporate and strategic basis for a unified regional media group. The merger brought together complementary assets. The Trinidadian side contributed newspaper, television, radio, internet, and other communications operations associated with the Caribbean Communications Network, while the Barbadian side brought the Nation Corporation's newspaper, broadcasting, and digital businesses. The resulting organization was designed as a vertically integrated holding company rather than a narrowly focused newspaper publisher. Its portfolio could therefore distribute news and advertising through multiple channels, including print, broadcast, online platforms, and radio networks. In Trinidad and Tobago, the group's newspaper interests include the Trinidad Express Newspaper, while television operations include CCN TV6. The wider portfolio also includes radio stations, internet services, and digital products. In Barbados, The Nation Newspaper and the Nation Corporation's associated broadcast and online brands form a central part of the company's presence. OCM has also held a 60% interest in the Grenada Broadcasting Network, extending its broadcast footprint into another Eastern Caribbean market. Over time, the group's activities expanded beyond directly operated assets through investments and affiliated holdings. OCM retains substantial financial interests in Jamaica's Jamaica Observer and Guyana's Stabroek News. These holdings provide regional exposure to influential newspaper businesses while complementing OCM's core operations in Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. The company has also been associated with a network of radio and digital brands across Trinidad, Barbados, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and other Caribbean territories. OCM's development reflects the structural changes affecting Caribbean media. Traditional newspaper companies increasingly needed television, radio, websites, and connectivity services to reach fragmented audiences and diversify revenue. By combining multiple media formats and markets under one corporate umbrella, OCM created a platform for shared capabilities and broader regional distribution. At the same time, its local brands continued to operate as recognizable news and broadcasting identities in their respective markets. The company also established a role in cultural sponsorship. Since 2011, it has sponsored the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. The annual prize associates the group with literary production and cultural life in the Caribbean, extending its public profile beyond commercial media operations. The available reference material identifies Faarees Hosein as chairman, Dawn Thomas as chief executive officer, and Karlene Ng Tang as chief financial officer and company secretary. It also reports 2024 revenue of TT$301.17 million and total assets of TT$794.16 million. OCM remains an active regional media holding company, although the supplied material does not provide a complete chronology of leadership changes, all subsidiaries, official corporate disclosures, or the precise terms of its listing and ownership structure.

• 2024

  Reported financial results

  [1]One Caribbean Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  The available reference reports 2024 revenue of TT$301.17 million and total assets of TT$794.16 million.

• 2011

  Launch of OCM Bocas sponsorship

  [1]One Caribbean Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  The company began sponsoring the annual OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature.

• 2005

  Formation through merger

  [1]One Caribbean Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  One Caribbean Media was formed in December 2005 through the merger of Caribbean Communications Network of Trinidad and Tobago and the Nation Corporation of Barbados.

A diversified Caribbean media group combining trusted local news brands with radio, television, digital publishing, connectivity services, and regional media investments.

• Newspaper

  Trinidad Express Newspaper

  A major Trinidad and Tobago newspaper within the group's Caribbean Communications Network portfolio. It represents OCM's core print-news business and contributes reporting, advertising, and public-affairs coverage to the company's broader multi-platform media offering.

• Newspaper

  The Nation Newspaper

  The principal newspaper brand associated with the Nation Corporation operations in Barbados. It forms one of OCM's central national news franchises and is complemented by the group's radio, television, and digital activities.

• Television broadcasting

  CCN TV6

  A Trinidad and Tobago television operation associated with the Caribbean Communications Network. It extends OCM's news and entertainment reach beyond print and provides a broadcast channel for the group's local content activities.

• Television and radio broadcasting

  Grenada Broadcasting Network

  A Grenadian broadcasting business in which One Caribbean Media holds a 60% interest. The operation gives OCM a direct presence in Grenada and supports the group's wider Eastern Caribbean broadcasting footprint.

• Digital news

  NationNews

  A digital news identity associated with The Nation and the Barbados side of the group. It adapts OCM's established newspaper journalism for online distribution and forms part of the company's network of digital media properties.

• Cultural sponsorship · 2011

  OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature

  An annual Caribbean literary prize sponsored by One Caribbean Media since 2011. Although not a conventional media product, it is a prominent cultural initiative that connects the company with Caribbean authors, publishers, and literary audiences.

• 2011OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature

  Caribbean

  One Caribbean Media began sponsoring the annual OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature as part of its cultural engagement and support for regional literary production.

  Outcome. The prize became an ongoing annual literary initiative associated with the company.

  Source

• 2005

  Merger of Caribbean Communications Network and Nation CorporationM&A

  Background

  The predecessor companies had held substantial financial interests in one another for several years, creating a basis for combining their media assets and regional operations.

  Action taken

  The two conglomerates merged in December 2005 to establish One Caribbean Media as a vertically integrated Caribbean media holding company.

  Aftermath

  The merger created a portfolio spanning newspapers, television, radio, digital media, internet services, and investments in other Caribbean media companies.

  Source

1. 1One Caribbean Mediaen.wikipedia.org