Kayleaser Deveaux-Isaacs. (BIS PHOTOS)
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS General Manager of the Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas (BCB) Kayleaser Deveaux-Isaacs has been appointed vice president of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) with effect from December 9, 2020.
Deveaux-Isaacs was elected by the board at its monthly meeting to fill a vacancy created when Amalia Mai of Great Belize Production demitted office recently.
She has been a member of the board for over three years and her BCB organization which operates ZNS Radio and Television has been a member of the CBU for almost three decades.
CBU President Gary Allen congratulated the new vice president, noting she takes on additional responsibilities in the union at a time when broadcasters in the region have been called upon to do a lot more public service due to the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). He noted that her role in leading ZNS through two recent hurricanes and the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic i
Kayleaser Deveaux-Isaacs
Bridgetown, Barbados - The General Manager of the Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas, BCB, Mrs. Kayleaser Deveaux-Isaacs has been appointed Vice President of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union, CBU, with effect from December 9, 2020. She was elected by the Board at its monthly meeting to fill a vacancy created when Mrs. Amalia Mai of Great Belize Production demitted office recently.
Mrs. Deveaux-Isaacs has been a member of the Board for over three years now and her BCB organisation which operates ZNS Radio and Television has been a member of the CBU for almost three decades.
President of the Union, Gary Allen congratulated the new Vice President noting that she takes on additional responsibilities in the Union at a time when broadcasters in the region have been called upon to do a lot more public service due to the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). He noted that her role in leading ZNS through two recent hurricanes and
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