CaribNation Television

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	Loriston (Larry) Sindass Creator/Executive Producer: Loriston Sindass is the creator of the longest running Caribbean public affairs television show in the Americas, CARIBNATIONTV. Started as a franchise program for a university cable station, CaribNation TV expanded to worldwide syndication within a couple of years under Mr. Sindass’s direction. In 1999, viewership reached a whopping 5 million, with shows airing in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, New York, Florida, [Canada] and the Caribbean. Since its inception in 1995, CaribNation TV and Mr. Sindass have been honored by Caribbean communities in North America and the Caribbean, including the 1999 Caribbean Business and Professional Outstanding Service Award. lsindass@caribnationtv.com
	David Hinds Ph.D Senior Producer/Principal Anchor: David Hinds joined the CaribNation family in February 1996, two months after the initial show. Since then, he has been an integral part of CaribNation, having hosted more than 60% of its programs. He has developed into a confident and competent interviewer who is not afraid to ask hard, controversial, but sensible questions. David's strength is his grasp of the issues, especially in the areas of politics, economics and culture. dhinds@caribnationtv.com
	Derrice Deane Principal Anchor: Derrice Deane is a Barbadian national who brings to CaribNation a varied background, having been raised mainly in Guyana, with a short childhood stint in Trinidad and Tobago. She possesses a passionate interest in the Caribbean, its people and affairs. During her four years with CaribNation Television, she has interviewed Caribbean authors, artists, diplomats, government ministers and business entrepreneurs. This provides Derrice the opportunity to fulfill her quest to explore and highlight the lives and works of successful Caribbean people, and some of the issues and events affecting the lives of all Caribbean people. ddeane@caribnationtv.com
	John Blake Contributing anchor of CaribNation Television. He is that special correspondant who does the enterainment and business beat for the show. John also occationally, host another Caribbean program, Trinidad and Tobago Television from Washington D.C. He serves as master of ceremonies, moderator and host at numerous Caribbean events. He is a senior vice president of John Blake and Associates doing business as Primerica Financial Services in Largo, Maryland. For the past ten years he has had the opportunity to help numerous individuals, families and businesses in the pursuit of financial independence. jblake@caribnationtv.com
	Goulda A. Downer, Ph.D. Health Correspondent. She is the President and CEO of METROPLEX Health and Nutrition Services in Washington, D.C. She is the Director of Medical Education for the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in Washington D.C., where she directs and develops curricula for medical schools, graduate nursing, and physician assistance programs, nationally. gdowner@caribnationtv.com
	PaulNehru Tennassee, Contributing Anchor. Paul Tennassee joined CaribNation Television in 1998 as a special correspondent for Non-English Caribbean/Latin American Affairs. His interviewing and journalistic style soon gain popular support by our viewers, and in 1999, Paul was promoted to Contributing Anchor. Paul Tennassee is no stranger to the wide spectrum of issues that affects and shape the Caribbean region. His accomplishments read as a recipes list of a Guyanese/ Caribbean Nationalist: . ptennassee@caribnationtv.com

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