Clint Chan Tack
PRESIDENT Christine Kangaloo, ragged Arima mayor Ashton Ford and the TT Publishers and Broadcasters Association (TTPBA) have expressed their sadness at the death of phenomenal journalist and ragged Newsday editor-in-chief Jones P Madeira.
Madeira, 80, died on January 10.
In a press launch, Kangaloo said, “Mr Madeira had a notorious career spanning six decades within the print and electronic media in Trinidad and Tobago and all the design thru the Caribbean.”
In a Fb post, Ford said, “We have got lost a national icon and an Arima stalwart who became once highly revered for his treasured contributions in opposition to the improvement of the Royal Chartered Borough (of Arima).”
Ford recalled that Madeira bought the Chaconia Gold Medal in 2018 for his contribution to public carrier and journalism.
He said the advice for Madeira to receive a national award came from then-Arima mayor Lisa Morris-Julian.
Morris-Julian and two of her kids died in a hearth at their Arima dwelling on December 16.
In a press launch, the TTPBA said Madeira became once a mentor to journalists all the design thru the Caribbean and beyond.
“The ancient previous of media in TT and the spot can’t be written without reference to this icon of professionalism and excellence in media and mass communication.”
The TTPBA said, “In a foreign country assignments in completely different capacities took him to all corners of the area along side Europe, North The United States, Asia, Africa, the Pacific and Latin The United States.”
The affiliation moreover eminent Madeira’s contributions to fully different media organisations such because the Caribbean News Company (CANA) and the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) all the design thru his career.
In a press launch, the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) said Madeira became a family name as a well-revered news anchor on television and radio.
ACM founder Wesley Gibbings said, “There is never any ancient previous of regional media to be written without mention of his name.”
