Press Releases

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 …

CARIB$ COMPLEMENTARY CURRENCY: A SOLUTION TO CARIBBEAN’S CROSS-BORDER CURRENCY PAYMENT CHALLENGES Read More »

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 …

CTU, ARIN, LACNIC and ICANN Host the High-Level Caribbean ICT Ministers’ Executive Briefing Session Read More »

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 …

CTU’S 47TH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ADDRESSES ICT ISSUES CRITICAL TO THE CARIBBEAN: OTTs AND GENDER PARITY Read More »

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 »