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Caribbean Heads of Government to Make ICT a Priority

Above: CARICOM Headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Heads of Government will be making Information and Communication Technology a major focus at their next Intercessional meeting, which is slated to take place in February. The announcement was made by […]

Project Tackles Caribbean Cybercrime

Above: Jacques Gabriel, Works Minister, Haiti; Barbados FM Maxine McClean and ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun Toure in 2010 (Photo: C. Zavazava) Barbados and 14 other CARICOM countries are heeding a call to safeguard their information technologies, and useres, throughout the […]

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Belize to Host First National Cybersecurity Symposium

By GERARD BEST CJ Contributor BELIZE CITY, Belize—In response to a growing incidence of cyber-threats, Belize will host its first national cyber security symposium from April 24 to 27. “We have observed a disturbing rise in threats to critical network […]

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St Maarten to Host Major Tech Conference

CaribNOG is coming to St Maarten By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Sint Maarten will host the twelfth meeting of the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) from October 24 to 26. CaribNOG is the Caribbean’s first volunteer-based community of network engineers, […]

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Belize Has Big Internet Plans

Local IXP Seen as the Launch Pad for Developing Local Technical Capacity in Belize By Gerard Best CJ Contributor HAVANA —Errol Cattouse is a man on a mission. He’s the Chief Operating Officer of Centaur Cable and the newly appointed […]

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BVI Eyes Next-Level Internet Development

By Gerard Best CJ Contributor British Virgin Islands is stepping up efforts to get the most from its internet infrastructure. On June 4, 2011, the British Virgin Islands became only the second country in English-speaking Caribbean to establish an internet […]

A Boost for Internet in Belize

By Gerard Best CJ Contributor The Belize Public Utilities Commission announced that Belize’s first Internet exchange point, named BIXP, was successfully launched in Belize City last week at the campus of the University of Belize. The launch was the culmination of […]

Trinidad Hosting Major Tech Conference

Senior Caribbean government technocrats will this week explore new mechanisms to use technology to foster development. The first Caribbean ICT Collaboration Forum, which is being convened by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), will be held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and […]

Grenada Launching Business Grants for Innovators, Entrepreneurs

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities. The Grenada Ministry of Communications, Works, Physical Development, Public Utilities, ICT and Community Development will […]

Belize Is Getting Faster Internet

Above: the signing ceremony in Belize City By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Sometimes the best solution to a technical problem is social engineering. After a journey of two years, that’s exactly how Belize has come to a major milestone in […]

Digicel Joins St Lucia Internet Exchange

Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Saint Lucia’s Internet users can look forward to better connectivity and faster speeds between local Internet service providers (ISPs). Digicel signed a memorandum of understanding on April 2, agreeing to […]

How St Lucia Is Developing Its Technology Sector

Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Saint Lucia is rolling out a series of training workshops intended to strengthen its information and communications technology (ICT) sector. The workshops will provide orientation and accreditation to eligible institutions or […]

Trinidad and Tobago “Very Active” in Global Internet Debate

Above: Raul Echeberría  By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Trinidad and Tobago has come in for praise from the international community supporting the global Internet. Raul Echeberría, vice president of global engagement at the Internet Society, described T&T as “very active” in […]

Growing Trinidad’s Internet Economy

By Gerard Best CJ Contributor The recent establishment of an Internet exchange point (IXP) in Trinidad and Tobago is a necessary step in strengthening the country’s local Internet economy. But it is not enough, says Bevil Wooding, Internet Strategist with […]

St Vincent Offering Grants, Training to Budding Tech Businesses

Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By Gerard Best CJ Contributor St Vincent and the Grenadines is making strides towards creating a new cadre of local entrepreneurs. Vincentians with dreams of developing their own businesses can now apply for government grants […]

Regional Tech Experts Gather in Trinidad

Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Technology experts from across the region will this week gather in Trinidad for a two-day meeting at the Telecommunications Authority (TATT) office. Shernon Osepa, manager of regional affairs for the Internet Society (ISOC) […]

St Lucia, St Vincent, Grenada Work to Improve Regional Telecom Network

Above: St Vincent and the Grenadines (CJ Photo) By Gerard Best Governments of the Eastern Caribbean have taken what could be a significant step toward harmonizing their countries’ investments in telecommunications infrastructure. A regional project, called the Caribbean Regional Communications […]

St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia Look to Improve Local Internet

Above: Bevil Wooding, Internet Strategist with Packet Clearing House, facilitates the CTU CARCIP workshop in St Vincent and the Grenadines By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), together with US-based research firm Packet Clearing House (PCH), is […]

St Lucia, Grenada and St Vincent to Receive Broadband Improvements

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia, Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines will be part of the first phase of a 10-year Information and Communication Technology programme funded by the World Bank. The Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Programme […]

Montserrat Drafts ICT Strategy

By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat has unveiled the first draft of its Information and Communication Technology plan, with the first review coming last week by a consulting team from the Caribbean Telecommunications Union. The three-person team, which was led […]

Exporting Jamaican Television

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Creating TV Content for Export Some years ago as the General Manager of Television Jamaica (TVJ) a senior technocrat told me that news did not count as a local TV programme. I was aghast. […]

World Bank Concludes Antigua Visit

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank recently concluded a three-day visit to Antigua and Barbuda to explore a development policy loan for the country. The team came to Antigua from Feb. 12 to Feb. […]

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s Message for Jamaica 50

The following is the text of Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s message to the country on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its independence. My fellow Jamaicans at home and in the Diaspora, our visitors and our well-wishers, […]

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