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Celebrating Girls in ICT – Girls Can Do It Too!
Port of Spain, 29/4/15 – Over 130 girls of the Bishop's Centenary College were introduced to the limitless possibilities for women in ICTs to commemorate International Girls in ICT Day. The initiative is backed by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) member states to create a global environment that empowers and encourages girls and young women to consider careers in the burgeoning…
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CSM, private sector engagement, Cuba feature prominently at COTED
Action to ensure that the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) is placed on a more efficient footing to benefit Community nationals; the importance of standards and consumer protection; and the role of the private sector in Regional development, were among the key matters Trade Ministers took decisions on when they met in Georgetown, Guyana, 23-24 April, 2015. CSME Ministers, at the Fortieth Meeting…
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Opening Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque Secretary-General, Caribbean Community at The Fortieth Council For Trade and Economic Development (COTED)
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I welcome you all to this Fortieth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). I extend a particularly warm welcome to our Chairman, Minister Claude Hogan who, while not a stranger to this Council, is attending his first COTED as Minister. Today’s welcome is special, given that Montserrat…
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Cable and Wireless completes US$1.85bn acquisition of Columbus
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday April 2, 2015, CMC – The British telecommunication company, Cable and Wireless Communications, Plc (CWC) Tuesday announced it had completed its US$1.85 billion acquisition Columbus International Inc (CII). “This is a transformational deal for Cable and Wireless Communications. Columbus Communications is an outstanding business; not only do we add significant fibre optic submarine backhaul and terrestrial broadband…
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How Much the Caribbean Needs to Spend on Science and Technology
By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean governments must devote at least 1 percent of their Gross Domestic Product to science and technology, according to Dr Cardinal Warde of the CARICOM Science Foundation. Warde said that proportion was necessary for the region to make significant progress in this area. “I think if we can achieve those, some sooth of a one…
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CARCIP partners with local college to expand internet access in St Lucia
CASTRIES, St Lucia — The Saint Lucia ministry of public service, information and broadcasting is partnering with the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College to conduct a series of surveys, as part of an in-depth analysis of the nation’s urban and rural broadband Internet connectivity gaps. The exercise is being rolled out in communities across the island, including Micoud, Soufriere, Vieux…
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Caribbean Export, OAS partner to enhance businesses through ICT
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS) partnered with the Information and Communication Technology (CTIC) for the implementation of a training programme for ICT Advisors from 11 CARICOM countries. The countries are Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and…
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Tech entrepreneurs head for training in Jordan
Three local start-up technology companies have been selected to benefit from a US$90,000 ($10.3 million)-investment and a trip to Jordan-based accelerator company Oasis500. Last year, Oasis500 inked a deal with the Government and the World Bank to invest up to US$30,000 in the tech entrepreneurs under the Youth Employment in Digital and Creative Industries (YEDCI) project. The three start-up projects,…
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World Bank funds ICT workshops
CASTRIES, St Lucia, Mar. 26, CMC – The World Bank is funding a series of training workshops intended to strengthen St.Lucia's information and communications technology (ICT) sector. The workshops are part of a wider Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (CARCIP), project run by the ministry of public service, information and broadcasting, in collaboration with the ministry of education. They will…
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Barbados, Eastern Caribbean youth for animation, software development training
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Four hundred young men and women in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean will be equipped to participate in the global multi-billion dollar mobile application and animation industries. The Caribbean Development Bank, along with partners, will fund training under the Caribbean Animation and Technology Capacity Building Programme (Carib-AniTech). CDB will jointly finance the two-year capacity building programme which…
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