A new era in Caribbean telecommunications has been ushered in by liberalization in the late 1990s and early 2000s marking the emergence of many Caribbean countries from an era of monopoly control over the networks, broadband Internet, and cable television. Mobile phones have become more ubiquitous than toilets, and have sparked social and economic transformation, and given risen to robust diaspora communities. Here to discuss Caribbean telecommunications and beyond cel technology, is Denis O’...
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A new era in Caribbean telecommunications has been ushered in by liberalization in the late 1990s and early 2000s marking the emergence of many Caribbean countries from an era of monopoly control over the networks, broadband Internet, and cable television. Mobile phones have become more ubiquitous than toilets, and have sparked social and economic transformation, and given risen to robust diaspora communities. Here to discuss Caribbean telecommunications and beyond cel technology, is Denis O’...
Caribbean shipping: A key link in the global supply chain, a conversation with Juan Carlos Croston, President of the Caribbean Shipping Association
Diplomatically Speaking - The Podcast
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5 years ago
Caribbean shipping: A key link in the global supply chain, a conversation with Juan Carlos Croston, President of the Caribbean Shipping Association
Among the first news about the COVID-19 pandemic involved the shipping industry. Reports about passengers stranded at sea on cruise lines, cargo and cruise ships alike not being allowed to dock out of fear of infected passengers and crew members involved liners associated with the Caribbean, put Caribbean governments on their heels from a health, economic and branding perspective. My conversation today is with Juan Carlos Croston, President of the Caribbean Shipping Association, t...
Diplomatically Speaking - The Podcast
A new era in Caribbean telecommunications has been ushered in by liberalization in the late 1990s and early 2000s marking the emergence of many Caribbean countries from an era of monopoly control over the networks, broadband Internet, and cable television. Mobile phones have become more ubiquitous than toilets, and have sparked social and economic transformation, and given risen to robust diaspora communities. Here to discuss Caribbean telecommunications and beyond cel technology, is Denis O’...
