CTU, Press Release Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (22nd December 2020) – At a Special Meeting of the General Conference of Ministers of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) on 21st December 2020, Ministers and many invited guests took the opportunity pay tribute to a true Caribbean stalwart, Ms. Bernadette Lewis, who held the position of Secretary General for seventeen years.
Under her leadership, the CTU’s mission and mandate for telecommunications was expanded to include information and communication technologies (ICT) and its membership broadened to include private sector and civil society organisations. The CTU became a multi-stakeholder organisation and is now at the forefront of activities to harmonise policies and practices for the development of the Caribbean ICT sector. It also established a demonstrated track record for the successful coordination of regional ICT Projects.