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2nd December 2022  The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (the CTU) would like to thank the government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for their kind and gracious hospitality over the past week, as well as offer congratulations to the UN IGF Secretariat on an impactful and successful 17th IGF.  The CTU is an intergovernmental, mutistakeholder …

STATEMENT DELIVERED BY NIA NANAN AT THE 17TH INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM IN ETHIOPIA Read More »

Bridgetown, Barbados, November 28, 2022 – The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) and the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) today signed a memorandum of understanding at CARICAD’s Bridgetown offices. The Caribbean-based organisations both operate in the space of capacity building across the region and not only share several member states, but also share a focus …

CTU AND CARICAD SIGN MOU ON COOPERATION Read More »

Good morning to all our visitors and those joining us online wherever you may be across the globe. Welcome to IEEE GEM 2022, the premier global conference that brings together academia, researchers, practitioners and students in the game, entertainment and media space to discuss and explore trends, development and innovation in the GEM industry. My …

OPENING REMARKS DELIVERED BY GARY KALLOO ON BEHALF OF SECRETARY-GENERAL RODNEY TAYLOR AT THE IEEE GEM CONFERENCE IN BARBADOS Read More »

Mr. Nigel Cassimire, Deputy Secretary-General and Head of Regional Policy Development participated in a panel discussion titled “Towards a Regional Digital Market: governance and regulation in the areas of commercial and productive integration.” The discussion took place at the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC 2024) in …

CTU Deputy Secretary-General Nigel Cassimire participates in a panel discussion at the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean Read More »

“About three billion people in the world live without internet access. And because of this, we have some very ambitious targets around connecting those unconnected to provide economic opportunities for education and to enable them to earn a likelihood.” stated Secretary-General Rodney Taylor of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) during a panel discussion on ‘Securing …

SECRETARY-GENERAL RODNEY TAYLOR PARTICIPATES IN THE GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY FORUM Read More »

Wednesday 2 November 2022 Hilton Trinidad Centre Dr. Kim Mallalieu Deputy Chairman of the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago and Vice Chair, Network of Women in ITU-D Members of the Board of the Directors of the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago Mrs. Cynthia Reddock-Downes Chief Executive Officer of TATT Ms. Jennifer Manner Senior …

Feature Address – Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) at the CTU-SPONSORED Network of Women (NoW) 4WRC LUNCH @ 40TH PCC.II Read More »

The recent launch of a new internet exchange point in Saint Martin has propelled the territory towards a better, faster and more resilient Internet. An internet exchange point, or IXP, is a piece of physical infrastructure that allows network operators to interconnect and exchange traffic locally without having to resort to expensive international routes. The …

SAINT MARTIN LAUNCHES SMART-IX INTERNET EXCHANGE UNDER CARIBIX PROJECT Read More »

A Caribbean delegation from the Caribbean Telecommunications Union met with Dr. Cosmas Zavazava in a hybrid meeting on the side lines of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP-22) in Bucharest, Romania.

In the spirit of strengthening cooperation and collaboration, the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) signed, for the first time since either organisation was established, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) on Thursday 6th October 2022.

Marigot, Saint Martin. October 11, 2022—The Saint Martin internet exchange point (IXP) will officially launch on October 21, in a formal event hosted by the Collectivity of Saint Martin. The launch of the Saint Martin IXP, called Smart-IX, comes under the auspices of the CaribIX project, which is coordinated by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU).   …

SAINT MARTIN INTERNET EXCHANGE TO LAUNCH UNDER CARIBIX PROJECT Read More »