Michelle Garcia

A very pleasant Good Morning to all of you. Before I begin, I would like to convey Minister Bacchus’ sincere regrets for his absence owing to pressing Cabinet obligations. The words I speak are his. Cognisant of the importance of the Executive Council in providing invaluable administrative oversight of the work being undertaken by the …

Welcome Remarks by Mr Wendell Mitchell, National Chief Digital Officer on behalf of the Hon. Hassel Bacchus, Minister of Digital Transformation and Chairman, General Conference of Ministers March 27, 2023 Read More »

16th March 2023 – On behalf of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, I would like to express our sincere appreciation and congratulations to you, Manal, for your exemplary leadership of ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee in your extended tenure since 2017.  You have presided over a period of unprecedented change in the life of ICANN and indeed …

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL NIGEL CASSIMIRE PAYS TRIBUTE TO OUTGOING ICANN CHAIR Read More »

Bern, Switzerland – 3rd March 2023 – The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) and the United Nations Universal Postal Union (UPU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and promote digital transformation in postal services in the Caribbean region. The MoU was signed by the heads of both organisations, Mr. Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General of the …

CTU AND UPU TO PROMOTE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN POSTAL SERVICES IN THE CARIBBEAN Read More »

Bern, Switzerland – 3rd March 2023 – The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) and the United Nations Universal Postal Union (UPU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and promote digital transformation in postal services in the Caribbean region. The MoU was signed by the heads of both organisations, Mr. Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General of the …

CTU AND UPU TO PROMOTE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN POSTAL SERVICES IN THE CARIBBEAN Read More »

GSMA MWC Barcelona 2023 (Mobile World Congress) Conference – the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem, is being held from 27th February to 2nd March 2023. Several high-level Caribbean participants are in attendance at MWC Barcelona 2023, including CTU ICT Ministers – Senator the Hon. Hassel Bacchus, Minister of Digital Transformation, Trinidad …

CARIBBEAN CONTINGENT ATTENDS MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS IN BARCELONA, SPAIN Read More »

Bridgetown, Barbados, 14th February 2023 – The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) and The Commonwealth Secretariat are jointly hosting a three-day workshop on Effective Legal Frameworks for Building the Digital Economy, which is being held in Barbados from 13th to 15th February 2023.  The event welcomed 40 in-person and 100 online participants from 24 countries from the Caribbean and around …

CTU AND THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT HOST SUCCESSFUL 3-DAY WORKSHOP ON EFFECTIVE LEGAL FRAMEWORKS FOR BUILDING THE DIGITAL ECONOMY Read More »

Spectrum Management Task Force Meeting 5th February 2023 Montego Bay, Jamaica The Honourable Dr. Norman Dunn, State Minister, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Government of Jamaica Professor Lloyd George Waller, Executive Director, Global Tourism Resilience, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus Board of Directors of the Spectrum Management Authority, Jamaica Mr. Alvin Augustin, Chair …

Opening Remarks – Secretary General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union Read More »

The University of the West Indies (UWI), in collaboration with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) and the Spectrum Management Authority of Jamaica (SMA), will host the quarterly Caribbean Spectrum Management Task Force Meeting (SMTF) from 6th to 8th February 2023. It will be held at IberoStar, Rose Hall Beach, Jamaica and is the first physical …

UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES (MONA CAMPUS) HOSTS CARIBBEAN SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT MEETING FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Read More »