Caribbean News Now
| Nos operor non opinio notitia, nos partum notitia novus. | |
 Presenting Page of Caribbean News Now (November 03, 2015), with the headline story reporting on Trinidad minister condemns attacks on national security officers. | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Online Newspaper |
| Founder(s) | Barry Randall |
| Publisher | Global News |
| Managing editors | Barry Randall |
| Founded | July 3, 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Dallas,Texas |
| Circulation |
(as of October 2015) |
| Readership | 60.9K Monthly Global Uniques: |
| OCLC number | 849663426 |
| Website |
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Caribbean News Now is an online news media company, that is considered the leading voice for Caribbean regional news, information and opinion and is the successor to Caribbean Net News (2003-2010).
Published by and through the collaborative efforts of a number of individual contributors and other sources, Caribbean News Now provides extensive regional news coverage that no other agency provides, covering almost 40 nations and territories in the wider Caribbean, as well as six regional organisations, and focusing on the latest political and regional news, as it happens; when it happens.
With an emphasis on delivering up to date news and current opinion from around and throughout the regional Caribbean basin, keeping Caribbean nationals worldwide in touch with issues of national and international importance, government leaders, other senior public officials, and captains of regional industry rely on the daily content provided by Caribbean News Now.
In addition to regional sports and business coverage, a wide range of cultural content that reflects and defines the people of the Caribbean is also featured, including poetry, entertainment and literature, along with portals for user-submitted material of interest to the people of the Caribbean and the worldwide Diaspora.[1]
The website attracts some 100,000 visitors and 210,000 page views a month, with the majority (84%) of the readership split equally between North America and the wider Caribbean.
History
Caribbean News Now released its first headline in July 2010 under managing editor Barry Randall.
Coverage
Coverage of news headlines, lead stories and cover stories including the following regions of:
| DUTCH CARIBBEAN | CARIBBEAN GREATER ARCHIPELAGO+ (Windward Islands) | CARIBBEAN LESSER ARCHIPELAGO (Leeward Islands) | SOUTH AMERICA | CENTRAL AMERICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curacao | Bahamas | US Virgin Islands | Venezuela | Mexico |
| Aruba | Bermuda | British Virgin Islands | Suriname | Costa Rica |
| St. Maarten | Turks & Caicos Islands | Anguilla | Guyana | Panama |
| Bonaire | Haiti | Antigua & Barbuda | French Guiana | Nicaragua |
| Dominican Republic | Dominica | Colombia | Honduras | |
| Puerto Rico | Grenada | Guatemala | ||
| Cuba | Montserrat | Belize | ||
| Jamaica | Guadeloupe | |||
| Cayman Islands | Martinique | |||
| St. Kitts & Nevis | ||||
| St. Lucia | ||||
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | ||||
| Barbados | ||||
| Trinidad & Tobago |
Caribbean News Now specializes in news and information in the following areas:
- Recent News and Daily Headlines
- Sports
- Opinion
- Features (Including: Ask Nina an Advice Column by Josefina Josepha)
- Business
- Health
- Technology
- Travel
- Weather
- Education
- Letters (to The Editor)
- Climate
Advertising
Caribbean News Now is not sold in paper copies, and receives the majority of their funding through advertising support purchased over the approximately 12 daily divisional pages of the website with each having a maximum of 7 Positional Advertising Page Area Sectionals [PAPAS] which includes:
- The Leaderboard,
- Main Banner,
- Between Stories Banner,
- Right Side Medium Rectangular Banner,
- Left Side Mini Vertical Banner,
- Right Side Skyscraper Banner, and;
- The Foot of Page Banner.
Expansions and Improvements
In November 2015, Caribbean News Now announced a series of internal and external points of interest which it was considering for the best interest of its subscribers and visitors.
The site is considering investing in video blogging, with many of the site contributors contributing via video, capturing clips in the media and posting them on the site much like The Huffington Post started in 2006.
Affiliations, Associations, Collaborations & Partnerships
Presently, Caribbean News Now has a number of affiliated working relationships in the news media industry.