POLICY STATEMENT DELIVERED BY THE HON. JAMAHL STRACHAN PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY IN THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS ON BEHALF OF THE HON. MICHAEL HALKITIS MINISTER OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR. Thank you Madam Session Chair, It is a great honour for me to share with you …
n six months, Barbados and Jamaica are set to become the first Caribbean territories to access a new pan-Caribbean digital payment settlement system, called CaribDollar (Carib$). Carib$, a stablecoin, is the creation of partners Abed Ventures Inc., out of Barbados, and German entrepreneur, Dr. Jan Schröder. This revelation came at the Caribbean Telecommunications Union’s (CTU) webinar, Demystifying Cryptocurrency and Digital Cash in the Caribbean held, virtually, on Friday 3 June 2022, which was moderated by Amit Uttamchandani, Technology and Business Professional from Barbados.
The governments of Guadeloupe, St. Barthélemy and St. Martin received courtesy visits from Mr. Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU).
The Caribbean Telecommunications Union joins the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in celebrating World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD). WTISD has been celebrated annually every 17 May since 1969 to mark the founding of the ITU and the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865. WTISD is observed to help raise awareness …
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The governments of Guadeloupe, St. Barthélemy and St. Martin will this month receive a delegation headed by Mr. Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU). While in the territories, Mr. Taylor will pay courtesy visits to H.E. Ary Chalus, President of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe, H.E. Xavier Lédée, President of the Collectivité …
A newly launched initiative, called CaribIX, is bringing together Internet development expertise from around the world to help improve the quality of Internet service of Guadeloupe, St Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Secretary-General Rodney Taylor presented at the 33rd Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, on 02 March 2022, on the Declaration of St George’s on the Reduction of Roaming Charges.
Secretary-General Rodney Taylor presented at the 33rd Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, on 02 March 2022, on the Declaration of St George’s on the Reduction of Roaming Charges.
Secretary-General Rodney Taylor presented at the 33rd Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, on 02 March 2022, on the Declaration of St George’s on the Reduction of Roaming Charges.
The Parties to this Declaration are Cable & Wireless Communications, LLC (CWC), the Digicel Group (Digicel) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Lead Head of Government with responsibility for Science and Technology. This Declaration seeks to promote the reduction of intra-CARICOM roaming charges and facilitate the provision of seamless mobile (cellular) services, including voice, SMS text …
