BRADES, Montserrat (January 28, 2010) – Chief Minister Reuben T. Meade says he will champion the cause of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) on a regional level.
Speaking to Bernadette Lewis, Head of the CTU who visited the island this week to look at plans for hosting the ICT Roadshow in Montserrat, the chief minister said his government was committed to promoting the use of communications technology on all levels.
Hopes and Dreams, an exclusive Destination Wedding Consultation & Professional Photography firm offers the best of two worlds under one umbrella in Antigua and Barbuda. Hopes and Dreams is the brainchild of Antiguan born Entrepreneur Ken Joseph and together with the Web Development Company, Search Antigua Inc., the Hopes and Dreams Signature Destination portfolio is offered to the Wedding Destination clientele overseas, local and regional Wedding Couples.
With the BlackBerry Smart Phone growing ever so popular in our society we have created an event that both caters to the current blackberry users and potentially new BlackBerry users to get involved with “the boom.”
Teaming up with the Bigger, Better Network; Digicel and BlackBerry parent company RIM ( Research In Motion ), LymeLight Entertainment will present a unique opportunity for persons within both the corporate sector and the general public , to experience the chic and trendsetting image of the worlds leading smart phone.
The Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Science & Technology is sending two officers to Seoul, South Korea to participate in an e-Learning training programme.
Michele Michael and Velva Willet of the award-winning Connect Antigua and Barbuda Initiative, will represent the nation at the three-week programme, which will be conducted by the Korean National IT Industry Promotion Agency.
Information Minister Dr Edmund Mansoor revealed that the recently concluded ICT Fest and other IT initiatives are all part of the government’s attempts “demystify” ICTs, bridging not only the digital divide but, the divide between the developed and developing world. “It’s a great equaliser,” he said. One of the latest initiatives, announced at the fest is the plan for increased penetration of ICTs for educational purposes – building on what the Connect Antigua Barbuda Initiative has done with the Community Access Centres, the award winning mobile IT classrooms project, etc.
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