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ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, OCTOBER 14, 2011_ Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has lauded the efforts of Grenada’s National Telecommunications and Regulatory Commission (NTRC) for its management of the telecommunications sector in Grenada.

In remarks launching the NTRC Headquarters, on the Maurice Bishop Highway in Grand Anse on Thursday, the Prime Minister said the efforts of the Commission has assisted in positioning Grenada to take advantage of the opportunities that were once only available to populations of first world countries.

He said the steps taken by the NTRC provide “a platform on which we can successfully construct the framework for a knowledge based society that meets the challenges of this global environment, including employment, communications and education.”

“The work of the Commission has marked a new dispensation of competition among telecommunications providers that ensures that ordinary people have access to and enjoy the latest technology, wherever they live or do business in our country,” the Prime Ministers said.

He welcomed the Commission’s “bold initiative” to establish its own Headquarters as a “most significant achievement.“

“This decision places the NTRC on a development path that, I am sure will provide the environment for our government’s thrust to increase the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for the development of our country.”

Prime Minister Thomas, who has responsibility for ICT and is the lead Head in CARICOM for Science and Technology, including ICT, pointed to several milestones which he said place Grenada among the leaders in the development of the sector in the region.  

He acknowledged that NTRC Grenada is the first of the ECTEL member states to officially establish its very own headquarters, which will serve as the  official hub of the GREX - IXP, the first of its kind to be established in the Eastern Caribbean.

The Prime Minister called for greater use of ICT in various sectors of the economy, including Agribusiness, Health and Education.

“Our generation must therefore not be afraid to embrace change, embrace new technologies, embrace the new realities…..Grenada will be better for it,” he said.