Guyana Times, Evening News win 6 journalism awards
Guyana Times and Evening News won six journalism awards on Saturday at the annual Guyana Press Association (GPA) Awards ceremony, which was held at the Pegasus Hotel.
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The GPA recognised journalists, photographers and videographers for their work in areas such as sports, agriculture, business, politics, environment, human rights, finance, and arts and culture, among others.
Three journalists from Guyana Times and Evening News were among the winners.
Lakhram Bhagirat, a journalist with Guyana Times, won third for best newspaper feature and second for his story on arts and culture.
Utamu Belle, Guyana Times’ correspondent from Linden, Region 10 (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), copped two third places in the business and arts and culture categories.
Devina Samaroo won second place for best television feature for a story aired on Evening News/Television Guyana Inc (TVG).
She also came in second for best online feature and first for best article highlighting LGBT rights for stories she produced whilst a journalist in another section of the media.
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