Finally the contract is signed for better connectivity for Guyana! This new optical fibre cable begins in Trinidad and connects to Guyana and Surinam. Since it is under-sea straight to Georgetown it should be much more reliable than the existing Americas II which has a very long and trouble-prone over-land section from French Guiana to Georgetown.
According to the Stabroek News GT&T CEO Major General (ret’d) Joe Singh said that the new cable "will ensure sufficient capacity to more than cover all foreseeable transmission requirements". I hope Joe will not mind if I say that feel that even in ten years time this will change and there will be a need for even more bandwidth. By that time there will be more 'cell phones' (or what they have become) each of which may be using 100 times the bandwidth they currently do. And home PCs (or whatever) will be using 10-100 times the bandwidth they do now.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The Day the Earth Stood Still
One of the best movies of the year in my opinion - excellent. Has a very timely message too in this era of global warming and other environmental issues!
Friday, November 28, 2008
CIVIC - the Caribbean Virtual Community
I recently returned from the Dominican Republic where I attended an uplifting and inspiring workshop on IT issues for CIVIC - the Caribbean Virtual Community.
The community presently revolves around its email list and related web sites. Beginning on 2002 after a conference in Barbados, the community has grown steadily from 80 to more than 300 and continues to grow and prosper. The email list is used primarily to share information about Caribbean ICT issues.
The meeting in DR focused on strategies for the future of CIVIC and was a great success.
A new web site is under development which makes use of improved online tools. This is being done by the Carisnet Consortium which is working to strengthen CIVIC.
Links
Carisnet Consortium
Caribbean ICT4D Clearinghouse
The community presently revolves around its email list and related web sites. Beginning on 2002 after a conference in Barbados, the community has grown steadily from 80 to more than 300 and continues to grow and prosper. The email list is used primarily to share information about Caribbean ICT issues.
The meeting in DR focused on strategies for the future of CIVIC and was a great success.
A new web site is under development which makes use of improved online tools. This is being done by the Carisnet Consortium which is working to strengthen CIVIC.
Links
Carisnet Consortium
Caribbean ICT4D Clearinghouse
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Poverty of ...
Poverty... what to say? Upon reflection the world is not poor. The
resources are there. The problem lies with us, people. Those who control
the resources suffer from a poverty of vision, of unity and justice.
resources are there. The problem lies with us, people. Those who control
the resources suffer from a poverty of vision, of unity and justice.
"Let your vision be world-embracing, rather than confined to your own
self." Baha'u'llah
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Some interesting new local web sites
There is the new GuyanaWiki site which is of considerable educational value. Much of the content is from Wikipedia but additional content and some great pictures have been added of wildlife etc.
And there is also much useful new content on the site of the Pesticide & Toxic Chemicals Control Board. This kind of information is really needed in Guyana for those in agriculture and should also be useful for students.
Also of interest are relatively new sites for the Police , the GDF , the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Energy Agency.
And there is also much useful new content on the site of the Pesticide & Toxic Chemicals Control Board. This kind of information is really needed in Guyana for those in agriculture and should also be useful for students.
Also of interest are relatively new sites for the Police , the GDF , the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Energy Agency.
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