The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is an intergovernmental organization established by CARICOM in 1989, to facilitate development of the telecommunications sector in the Caribbean.
Governance Secretaries-general +NameYearsDeoraj Ramnarine1990–1994CTU - GovernanceRoderick Sanatan1994–1999Laurent Justinian Coipel2000–2002Bernadette Lewis2003–2020Rodney Taylor2021–present
Regional initiatives Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF) In 2005, the CTU and the CARICOM Secretariat initiated the CIGF as a regional, multi-stakeholder, annual forum. As part of the 18th CIGF in 2022, the CTU hosted the inaugural Small Island Developing States Internet Governance Forum (SIDS IGF) in Trinidad and Tobago.
Other initiatives Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Programme (CARCIP) Caribbean Spectrum Planning and Management Project Caribbean Centre of Excellence Caribbean ICT Roadshow ICT for Persons with Disabilities Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG)
Member states
Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda The Bahamas Barbados Belize The British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Dominica Grenada Guyana Jamaica Montserrat St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Maarten St. Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago The Turks and Caicos Islands
Between September and October 2022, 13 of the CTU member states participated in the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-22) in Bucharest, Romania.
See also Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Caribbean Postal Union (CPU) Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal
References
External links
Public Utilities Commission (PUC) of Guyana