Caribbean American Heritage Awards

...A Celebration of Excellence...A Tribute to Triumph & Transformation

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Celebrates the achievements of the Caribbean American community and the contributions that Friends of the Caribbean make in support of Caribbean American interests.


The CARAH Awards has come to be recognized as the premiere celebration of the Caribbean American community, when Caribbean Americans and Friends of the Caribbean celebrate all that is good about who we are and where we come from.

HOST AWARDS GALA

Ava-joye Burnett is an EMMY and National Association of Black Journalists award-winning journalist. She’s currently a National Political Correspondent with Scripps News.

Ava-joye previously worked at WJZ-TV in Baltimore MD, WRIC-TV in Richmond, VA. and WHAG-News in Hagerstown, MD. She has a Masters of Studies in Law from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from American University.

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HONOREES

2023

Excellence in Science and Technology Award

Guyana

Luminary Award

Jamaica

Outstanding Social Entrepreneurship Award

HAITI

Trailblazer Award

Jamaica

Outstanding Public Service Award

Jamaica

Forerunner Award

Antigua & Barbuda

Outstanding Contributions to Corporate America Award

St Vincent & the Grenadines

Marcus Garvey Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Sports

Trinidad & Tobago

VANGUARD AWARD

Barbados

CARAH GALA HIGHLIGHTS

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Institute of Caribbean Studies

Washington, DC