One Caribbean Media

One Caribbean Media Limited (OCM)

Company type	Private
Traded as	TTSE:  OCM
Industry	Media
Headquarters	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago
Area served	Trinidad and Tobago Barbados Grenada St. Lucia
Key people	Faarees Hosein chairman Dawn Thomas CEO Karlene Ng Tang CFO & Company Secretary
Products	Newspapers, Radio Stations, Broadcasting
Services	Printing, Media Buying, Video Production and Editing
Revenue	TT$301.17 million (2024) TT$317.99 million (2023)
Total assets	TT$794.16 million (2024) TT$897.62 million (2023)
Number of employees	724
Divisions	Newspapers Television Radio Internet New Media
Subsidiaries	The Caribbean Communications Network (CCN) Group (Trinidad and Tobago) The Nation Corporation Group (Barbados)
Website	ocmgroup.co/t

One Caribbean Media Ltd (OCM) is a vertically integrated holding company based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The new company was founded in December 2005, following the merger of the Caribbean Communications Network (CCN) of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Nation Corporation of Barbados. The merger of the respective conglomerates was pursued after both companies held a sizable financial stake in each other for a number of years.

The company still currently holds a large financial stake in both the Jamaica Observer , Jamaica's daily newspaper, as well as Guyana's Stabroek News .

The current chairman is Faarees Hosein, ^[1] with the chief executive officer being Dawn Thomas, ^[2] and the Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary being Karlene Ng Tang. ^[3] The Trinidad Guardian reported that OCM's revenue for 2024 was TT$301.17 million and total assets as TT$794.16 million . ^[4] The National Investment Fund (NIF), ^[5] a government own company, owns 23% shares in OCM. ^{[6] [7]}

Prize

Since 2011, the company has sponsored the annual OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. ^[8]

Subsidiaries

The Caribbean Communications Network (CCN) Group (Trinidad and Tobago)

Newspaper

• The Trinidad Express Newspaper

Television

• CCN TV6
• Grenada Broadcasting Network (60%)
  • GBN Television

Radio

• One Caribbean Media (60%)
  • Klassic Radio
  • Sun FM
  • Hott 93

ISPs

• Green Dot Limited Trinidad and Tobago

New Media

• Internet Express
• CCN TV6

The Nation Corporation Group (Barbados)

Newspapers

• The Nation Newspaper

Radio

• Starcom Network Inc.
  • HOTT 95.3 FM
  • Voice of Barbados (790 VOB)
  • 104 Radio
  • Life 97.5 FM

New Media

• One Caribbean Media
• NationNews
• Hott 95.3FM
• VOB
• Love FM
• Life FM

CCCL

• Hott 93.5FM (Trinidad)
• The Wave 93.7/94.5FM (St. Lucia)
• The Caribbean Super Station (CSS) (Antigua, Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Nevis and Trinidad)

Citadel Group

• i95.5 FM TT
• RED 96.7FM
• Hitz107.1FM

See also

• Guardian Media Limited
• TTT Limited
• Caribbean Media Corporation

References

1. "Board of Directors | One Caribbean Media Limited" . Retrieved 2025-04-05.
2. Sorias, Leah (2017-06-07). "OCM CEO confident of bright future *". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
3. "Karlene Ng Tang - OCM.TT | One Caribbean Media Ltd. - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
4. "OCM declares loss of $61.77M". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
5. "National Investment Fund – Holding Company Limited". nif-tt.com. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
6. "OCM shareholders reject Govt nominees for board". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
7. "NIF Bond – National Investment Fund". nif-tt.com. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
8. The OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature

External links

• One Caribbean Media website