Caribbean American Heritage Awards

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

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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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2024

Trailblazer

Jamaica

Outstanding Community Service

Guyana

Outstanding Public Service

JAMAICA

Excellence in Sports

Dominica

Vanguard

Trinidad & Tobago

Outstanding Entrepreneur

haiti

Lifetime Achievement

Trinidad & Tobago

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