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Montserrat Formulating EGovernment Strategy
BRADES, Montserrat — More than 15 senior members of staff from various government departments in Montserrat began a two-day workshop on developing an E-Government strategy during last month. The workshop comes on the heels of the successful ICT Roadshow which highlighted the necessity for the island to develop a national information communication technologies (ICT) strategy, which would stimulate the island’s…
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Montserrat Innovators present at BVI ICT Roadshow
BRADES, Montserrat — Daniel Joseph of Lavabits, a software development firm on Montserrat was one of the featured presenters at the Caribbean ICT Roadshow BVI, which began on Tortola on Sunday, 16 May. Joseph is part of a trio of young nationals who began the company last December to develop software for the global market. Daniel and his brother Samuel,…
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Jamaica Leg of ICT Roadshow Launched
MANDEVILLE, Jamaica (JIS) — As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) will be staging a regional Caribbean Information and Communication Technology (ICT) road show. The Jamaica leg of the road show was launched on Wednesday under the theme, 'Harnessing the power of innovation – the engine for ICT-enabled Caribbean Development'. The aim of the road…
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MADRID DECLARATION ISSUED BY THE VI EUROPEAN UNION-LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (EU-LAC) SUMMIT, 18 MAY 2010, MADRID, SPAIN
1. We, the Heads of State and Government of the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean, the President of the European Council and the President of the Commission, have convened in Madrid on 18 May 2010, in order to reaffirm our commitment to continue promoting and strengthening our Bi-regional Strategic Partnership based on our common principles, values and…
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Foreign affairs ministers fine-tuned ‘Madrid Documents for EU-LAC Summit approval’
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the European Union (EU), Latin America and the Caribbean (EU-LAC) met in Madrid, Spain on Monday to finalise the “Madrid Documents” for approval by Heads of State and Government attending the Sixth EU-LAC Summit on Tuesday. The endorsement of the Madrid Documents would represent a new strategic relationship between…
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COTED to evaluate CARICOM’s ICT progress
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Measures to accelerate the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be in focus at the Thirty-Fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which convenes 28 May, in St. Georges, Grenada. This Special Meeting of the COTED will bring together Ministers Responsible for…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE EU-LAC MEETING FOR THE COORDINATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS, 13 MAY 2010, MADRID, SPAIN
Hon. Celestino Corbacho, Minister of Labour and Immigration Mr. Laszlo Andor, European Union Commissioner Hon. Ministers of Social Security from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean Other Distinguished Delegates Representatives of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I wish first of all to congratulate the Hon. Celestino Corbacho, Minister of Labour and Immigration, for the hosting of this…
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CARICOM MOUNTS SEARCH FOR MISSING PERSONNEL
Subsequent to earlier information, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has learnt that four delegates who were attending the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS), in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, have not been accounted for. The delegates include a national of Saint Lucia, a national of Trinidad and Tobago and two nationals of…
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BROADBAND INTERNET CAN SPUR ANTI-POVERTY EFFORTS, UN AGENCY SAYS
New York, May 10 2010 12:05PM Information and communication technologies, such as high-speed internet, can help drive social and economic development and accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals , the head of the United Nations telecommunications agency said today. “The truly transformational power of broadband networks can help us get the MDGs back on track,” Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY PHILIP KENTWELL, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF AUSTRALIA TO CARICOM, 30 APRIL 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency High Commissioner Philip Kentwell Deputy Secretary General and other Members of Staff of the Secretariat Representatives of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen Excellency, it is an honour for me to welcome you to the CARICOM Secretariat on the occasion of the presentation of your credentials to the Caribbean Community. This Ceremony is historic as it…
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