CTU PRESS RELEASE Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (22nd March 2021) – “My identity should allow me to access digital services as I move throughout the CARICOM Single ICT Space. It is as good or as valuable as the services which can be accessed by it. As such we also need to ensure our […]
Continue ReadingA Tribute from the Caribbean Telecommunications Union “Women of the world want and deserve an equal future free from stigma, stereotypes and violence; a future that’s sustainable, peaceful, with equal rights and opportunities for all. To get us there, the world needs women at every table where decisions are being made.”- UN Women The Caribbean […]
Continue Reading1. Congratulations on your new appointment as Secretary General. What motivated you to return to the CTU, this time as Secretary General? My heart has been with the CTU and its mission since I started working there in June of 2010. I embraced its mandate and saw how critical its role was in driving digital […]
Continue ReadingRODNEY TAYLOR APPOINTED CTU SECRETARY GENERAL CTU PRESS RELEASE Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (1st March 2021) – The CTU welcomes Mr. Rodney Taylor as its Secretary General from 1st March 2021, after a public, Caribbean-wide recruitment process. A national of Barbados, Mr. Taylor joins the CTU from the Barbados Ministry of Innovation, Science […]
Continue ReadingPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (22nd December 2020) – At a Special Meeting of the General Conference of Ministers of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) on 21st December 2020, Ministers and many invited guests took the opportunity pay tribute to a true Caribbean stalwart, Ms. Bernadette Lewis, who held the position of Secretary General […]
Continue ReadingCTU PRESS RELEASE Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (28th September 2020) – Represented by Hon. Melford Nicholas, Minister for Information, Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Antigua and Barbuda was re-elected to the position of President of the General Conference of Ministers of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) for a further two-year term. Trinidad and […]
Continue ReadingCTU PRESS RELEASE Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (28th September 2020) – Dr. The Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and CARICOM Chair for Science and Technology, including ICT, in the CARICOM Quasi-Cabinet, made the call for regional leaders to adopt a new strategy towards achieving digital transformation. Sitting in Grenada, Prime […]
Continue ReadingCaribbean Telecommunications Union 21st July 2020 Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated most pointedly the interdependency of the countries of the world in several respects. It has led to unprecedented conditions in peacetime. No one knows how long these conditions will last or what the longer-term consequences will be. The World Health Organisation defines a […]
Continue ReadingPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (26th June 2020) – For the Caribbean, COVID-19 has delivered some tough, but invaluable lessons. The race to move government and private sector services online in response to lock-down requirements, remote-work imperatives, closed schools and other such disruptions, shone light on long-standing challenges regional governments and businesses have faced. As part […]
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has caused unprecedented levels of disruption for everyone as our mobility has been restricted, we are forced to stay at home and our financial situation has become uncertain. Sadly, this is the situation most people with disabilities experience every day. Thankfully, technology has made it possible to provide solutions for our mobility challenges and […]
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