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Project by ITU/CTU/TATT Smart Seas Toolkit for Disaster Resilience 11th March 2023 Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, and valued partners, good morning! If you have ever visited any of the coastal and fishing communities in Trinidad and Tobago such as Icacos Point, overlooking Columbus Channel onto the Venezuelan coast, you would see small scale fishers …

Opening Remarks by Secretary-General Rodney Taylor at the Setting Priorities For Accessible Communications@Sea Solutions For Small-Scale Fishers Workshop Read More »

Delivered by Secretary-General Rodney Taylor 7th March 2024 Good day, I am Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) an inter-governmental organisation with 20 Member States and an observer member of the Government Advisory Council  (GAC). The Member States of the CTU fall into ICANN’s geographic region of Latin America and the Caribbean …

CTU Statement at ICANN Public Meeting at ICANN 79 in San Juan, Puerto Rico Read More »

ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2024  A SIDS side event  “Resilient prosperity: Strategic Partnerships to Advancing Science, Technology, and Innovation in Small Island Developing States”  January 30, 2024, 1:15 – 2:30 PM  Trusteeship Council Chamber, UN Headquarters, New York  Remark by Rodney Taylor, CTU Secretary General Thank you, Madam Chair,  Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen,  Let …

Remark by Rodney Taylor, CTU Secretary General at the ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2024 – A SIDS side event Read More »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 20th December 2023 – From national security to entertainment, countries and territories across the globe rely on the radio-frequency spectrum for daily life activities. Spectrum is an invisible resource utilised by all wireless communication technologies in a prescribed manner that is legally regulated by national regulatory authorities according to internationally …

NINE CTU MEMBER STATES ATTENDED WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE IN DUBAI 2023 Read More »

In 2020, the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) introduced the Caribbean Video Assistance Service (CVAS), an initiative to help people who are Deaf or Blind. Completely free to use, CVAS enhanced the quality of the lives of citizens Trinidad and Tobago and beyond.  The first of its kind in the Caribbean, CVAS allowed Deaf users to use …

CVAS WILL BE CLOSED Read More »

Miami, FL, 6th December 2023 — Mr. Rodney Taylor, Secretary General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), urged Caribbean governments to implement more effective policies to foster innovation and entrepreneurship across the region.   Mr. Taylor, a leading advocate for technological advancement in the region, highlighted the challenges faced by Caribbean entrepreneurs and innovators. His remarks …

CTU Secretary General Calls on Governments to Implement More Effective Policies to Support Caribbean Innovation and Entrepreneurship   Read More »

Date: 5th December 2023 The Honourable Philip Davis, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas Sir Ian Winder, Chief Justice of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas Other Senior Officials of the Caribbean Judiciary The Honourable Andre Laveau, Consul General of Trinidad and Tobago to New York Other Distinguished Members of the Diplomatic Corp. Mr. …

Opening Remarks by Secretary General Rodney Taylor at Connected Caribbean Summit – State of the Caribbean Internet – Many Streams One Mission Read More »

Mr. Wahab Almuhtadi, President Elect, IEEE Consumer Technology Society (CTSoc), Canada Prof. Nobuo Funabiki, IEEE CTSoc Vice President Conferences Other Distinguished members of the IEEE Organising Committee Professor Winston Moore, Deputy Principal, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus Other distinguished members of the UWI Cave Hill faculty Dr. Curtis Gittens, Executive Conference Chair, …

Remarks by Secretary-General, CTU during the IEEE GEM Conference Opening Ceremony Read More »

Miami, Florida  – 7 November 2023 – In an era of unprecedented and disruptive shifts sweeping across every sector, the Caribbean region stands at a pivotal crossroad. The need for innovative, collaborative and forward-thinking approaches has never been more pressing. It is within this dynamic context that the Connected Caribbean Summit 2023 promises to be …

Connected Caribbean Summit 2023 Takes Collaborative Approach to Accelerating Caribbean Development Read More »