Come July 12th 2009, CANTO will present its 25th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition in Trinidad & Tobago, home of the CANTO Secretariat. The theme: “Advancing the Caribbean through Information … Read More
E-Business & ICT
Data Protection Office Reports
**George E. Rodgers Data Protection Commissioner** The **Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC)** recently submitted its Annual Report to the Prime Minister. The report covers the period 26th October … Read More
Regionwide Connectivity by 2015
**Leon Williams, President & CEO Bahamas Telecommunications Company** Addressing the 24th Annual General Meeting of the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organisations (CANTO) in Suriname, BTC President Leon Williams said … Read More
Role of ICT in Development & Prosperity
Almost 1,000 participants from over 60 countries gathered at the United Nations Centre in Addis Ababa to explore how the latest information and communication technology (ICT) can help countries overcome … Read More
Privacy Law
**George E. Rodgers Data Commissioner Elect** In 2003 the Bahamas Government introduced a series of acts designed to facilitate the development of e-commerce – and e-government. Included in these was … Read More
New Fibre Optic Cable Network
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) last Friday commissioned its $60+ million **Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network International (BDSNi)**. BTC President and CEO Leon Williams praised the engineering and managerial staff at … Read More
BGOL Launched
**Sen. the Hon. James Smith** The Bahamas Government Online (BGOL) logo was launched by the Minister of State for Finance this past week, as part of Phase 1 of a … Read More
Payments System Modernisation Initiative
The Clearing Banks Association of The Bahamas (CBA) hopes to see the first phase of the Automated Clearing House (ACH) in place by the end of the year. ACH systems … Read More
GSM Expansion
The **Bahamas Telecommunications Company** (BTC) has announced that it has awarded Canadian company **Nortel** a GSM expansion contract that is expected to triple the capacity of the BTC wireless network. … Read More
ARCOS Network Expands
New World Network, the principal owner of the **Americas Region Caribbean Optical-ring System (ARCOS)**, announced yesterday that it has successfully completed a multi-million dollar network expansion. The expansion more than … Read More