Bridgetown, Barbados – 9th August 2023 – The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is pleased to announce that it will join the Advisory Group for Carib$ to further explore the development of Carib$ to facilitate financial transactions amongst businesses in CARICOM states. CTU and Abed Ventures 2 have signed an MOU on 4th August 2023, defining …
Ladies and gentlemen, Firstly, let me thank Cable and Wireless for the invitation to participate here today on behalf of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union. I am sure I can speak for all 20 of our Member States when I say that initiatives such as JUMP are very important and badly needed if we are to …
REMARKS BY SECRETARY-GENERAL RODNEY TAYLOR AT THE LAUNCH OF JUMP, BARBADOS Read More »
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – 14th June 2023 – The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) will be hosting the 2nd Meeting of Over-The-Top/Big Tech Companies and Caribbean Operators to be held at the Sheraton Miami Airport Hotel & Executive Meeting Centre on 23rd June 2023 from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. ET. The primary focus of the meeting is to discuss …
CTU HOSTS 2ND MEETING OF OVER-THE-TOP (OTT), BIG TECH COMPANIES AND CARIBBEAN OPERATORS Read More »
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – 29th May 2023 – Movement of capital in the Caribbean has long faced challenges due to heavy reliance on foreign correspondent banks and limited USD liquidity. This dependence has resulted in expensive, slow, and de-risking-prone cross-border payments. Consequently, the region’s financial disconnect hampers the development of the Caribbean …
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Wednesday 17th May 2023 On Tuesday 16th May 2023, nine (9) Caribbean Ministers and two (2) Senior Advisors with responsibility for Digital Transformation signed the ‘Port of Spain Commitment on Digital Integration.” This agreement marked the culmination of discussions that took place during the Executive Sessions on Digital Leadership …
CARIBBEAN LEADERS COMMIT TO REGIONAL DIGITAL INTEGRATION Read More »
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – 12th May 2023 – The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will host the Special Meeting of the CTU Ministers jointly with ARIN/LACNIC/ICANN, Executive …
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – 28th March 2023 – The 47th Executive Council meeting of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) took place on 27th March 2023. The EC, which comprises Permanent Secretaries and Technical Officers from CTU Member States, meets bi-annually to guide the affairs of the CTU, to approve its Work Programme …
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 …
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 »
