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CARICOM moves ahead with Single ICT Space
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will focus over the next two years on unveiling the Single Information Communication Technology ICT Space as the digital layer of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government, Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, said…
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FOCUS ON 25TH INTERSESSIONAL MEETING – MARCH 10-11 ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to position itself to take full advantage of opportunities to spur economic growth and development and, by extension create the kind of environment in which its peoples are comfortable and safe, it has increased its focus on Information and communication technologies (ICTs) given the importance and pervasiveness of…
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C@ribNET – a step in the right direction for CARICOM says Secretary General LaRocque
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has stated that C@ribNET was a step in the right direction for CARICOM. He was speaking to Ministers and delegates at the opening ceremony for the forty-eighth (48th) Special Meeting of the Council on Trade and Economic Integration (COTED) on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)…
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ICT and Human Resource Development, the catalyst to sustainable economic growth and development for CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) ICT and Human Resource Development fused together could be the catalyst to enhancing prospects for sustainable growth and development for CARICOM. That was the sentiment expressed by Prime Minister of Grenada Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell at the opening ceremony for the forty-eighth (48th) Special Meeting of the Council on Trade and Economic…
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ICT new frontier for regional integration – SG
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ministers and delegates to the Caribbean Community’s Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), led by the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr the Rt Honourable Keith Mitchell, were given a demonstration of the cutting edge of technology in the Region. The opening in Grand Anse, Grenada of the…
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C@ribnet demo makes impact at ICT Ministerial meeting
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ministers and delegates to the Caribbean Community’s Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), led by the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr the Rt Honourable Keith Mitchell, were given a demonstration of the cutting edge of technology in the Region. The opening in Grand Anse, Grenada of the…
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Opening Remarks By Ambassador Irwin LaRocque Secretary-General, Caribbean Community At The Forty-Eighth Special Meeting of the Council For Trade and Economic Development (COTED) On Information Communication and Technologies (ICT)
I am very pleased to welcome you, to this long overdue Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Information and Communication Technologies. At the outset I must acknowledge the instrumental role of the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr the Rt. Honourable Keith Mitchell on whose initiative this critical Meeting is being held. It was the…
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GREETINGS FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ON THE OCCASION OF THE Joint Meeting of THE 27TH Executive Council, 16TH General Conference of Ministers, And THE 12TH Caribbean Ministerial Strategic ICT Seminar OF THE CARIBBEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION JAMAICA 3 December 2013
I would like to begin by thanking the CTU – under the leadership of Secretary-General Bernadette Lewis – for the invitation to bring greetings to this Opening Ceremony of the 12th Caribbean Ministerial Strategic ICT Seminar, as part of the CTU “ICT Week”. I would have been pleased to be here in person with you, but this week I am…
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Ministers to chart strategic direction of COTED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) When Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers responsible for trade meet in Georgetown at week’s end, a major undertaking will be charting the strategic direction of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). The traditional two-day year-end regular Meeting of the COTED will be split to allow for the day-long meeting of Ministers on Friday…
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ICTs a way towards a successful future in agriculture
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) within the agriculture industry is a tool for changing the agricultural sector in the Caribbean. Speaking at the launch of a two-day workshop entitled “Strengthening ICTs in Agricultural Value Chains – Towards increased integration in ICTs for growth and productivity”, Michael Hailu, director, Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural…
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