Secretary-General Rodney Taylor, and Director of Business Development, Mr. Gary Kalloo paid a courtesy call on Hon. Farley Chavez Augustine, Chief Secretary, Tobago House of Assembly (THA), and his team. The CTU is pleased to offer its services in support of the plans and initiatives of the THA. We have agreed to conduct a workshop …
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The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) technical team of experts is currently in the island of Saint Barthélemy to work together with the Collectivité of St. Barthélemy to execute the implementation of the Saint-Barth Internet Exchange (SBH-IX).
2022-06-10 KIGALI, RWANDA The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), Mr. Rodney Taylor and Director of Caribbean Affairs for the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), Mr. Bevil Wooding, announced joint plans to accelerate digital transformation and strengthen collaboration to enhance the development and growth of the digital economy in the Caribbean. The announcement …
A CTU delegation held a World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC) Stakeholder Meeting with Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), to discuss the work of the BDT, in particular in the area of the need for the implementation of emergency communications plans.
By CTU Secretary General 13th June 2022 Kigali, Rwanda, WTDC22 Secretary General of the ITU, Excellencies, distinguished guests……….. Good evening! Let me begin by thanking our host, the government, and people of Rwanda for the excellent hospitality, the world-class hosting facilities, the professionalism, and support here at World Telecommunications Development Conference, WTDC- 22. It being …
REMARKS MADE BY SG RODNEY TAYLOR ON THE OCCASION OF THE BAHAMAS’ ITU COUNCIL SEAT BID Read More »
The Covid-19 pandemic has further widened the digital gap globally. A joint report by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Microsoft, has highlighted that nearly 224 million people, or 32%, in Latin America and the Caribbean have no internet access. Responding to this critical issue, the Caribbean …
CTU “PARTNERS TO CONNECT” FOR ICT-ENABLED DEVELOPMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN Read More »
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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