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Media Institute of the Caribbean (MIC) president Kiran Maharaj has been appointed to the steering committee of the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD).

A release from the institute on July 30 said the announcement was made on July 16 during an extraordinary general assembly of the forum, after an online vote by member organisations.

The release said she will represent Latin America and the Caribbean, along with Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism executive secretary Adriana Garcia. They join an influential group of representatives from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia; Europe (northern, southern and western); the Middle East and North Africa; North America; and key global and policy-focused organisations.