Open Publishing in a Box

Download URL: NGO in a Box<

We like to recomend places to stay in St Vincent and the Grenadines from time to time and the photo attached is a great little place and conveniently situated in the Capital Kingstown. You will need to book early though, as there are only 6 rooms which are usually booked well in advance.
Suitability: Business Persons
Rate: $80 to $140 usd
Tag: Fab views of the capital and the harbour
Services: Wireless Internet.
Small family run Inn
Web: www.caribbeansunenterprises.net
Special promotions: Say U were advised by Bottomtown.com

This U Tube video is most graphic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE

The following is the agenda for the inaugural meeting of the Regional ICT
Steering Committee in Georgetown, Guyana and Wednesday May 16, 2007 at 9:30
AM. As per our previous deliberations, Devnet is attending this meeting as
the mandated representative of the Caribbean ICT virtual community (CIVIC).

1. OPENING REMARKS:

1.1. CARICOM Secretariat

1.2. European Commission Delegation

2. INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS

3. ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON AND DEPUTY CHAIR

4. DISCUSSION AND FINALISATION OF THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND METHOD OF
WORK

5. DETERMINATION OF WORKING GROUPS

Thursday, May 03, 2007
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said Jamaicans should prepare themselves to become victors and not victims of globalization and the Caribbean Single Market, by taking advantage of the various opportunities to educate themselves,
including those offered through distance education.
She was speaking on Thursday (May 3) at the opening of an Educational Conference hosted jointly by the Council of Heads of Caribbean Hospitality Schools in Jamaica (CHOCHS) and the Western Hospitality Institute under theme, 'Distance Education Breaking New Frontiers.' Presenters at the conference included Dr. Roger Sublett, President of the Union Institute and University of which the Prime Minister is a graduate.

Do I know you? User Recognition without Identification
Juho.Heikkila@hut.fi
Telecommunications Software and Multimedia Laboratory
Helsinki University of Technolo

EXTRACT: "The emphasis of this paper is on concept rather
than on implementation. The purpose is to further privacy, bring forward alternatives to strong identification and outline ideas for a
Public Key Infrastructure to be used both for recognition between users and as access control to online services."

SEE: Attachment for full text

Below is the opening address by Daewon Choi Chief, ICTP, UNESCAP
At the Fifth International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution in Liverpool UK, 19 April 2007.
Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Fifth Annual Forum on Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), hosted by the University of Liverpool in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
As you know, ODR is an important area as it is becoming a priority for governments eager to promote e-commerce and technological development. ODR serves to build trust in online and cross-border commercial activities through the smooth resolution of disputes that could arise from these activities: ODR is reducing the friction cost associated with electronic commerce and encouraging its growth.

As the Cold War ended,the technological revolution begun with promises that "globalization" would usher in a new era of freedom of expression across the globe based not on human rights and politics but economics.This new era would level the playing field accross world trade boundaries and Developing countries will subsequently get the opportunity to enhance their global trade initiatives.
This new era is heralded as enabling free speech whilst curtailing sensorship
A recent article by Kevin Voigt via CNN tell another story:"In fact, Internet censorship is picking up steam around the world. Thailand banned YouTube after a video was posted belittling the king. In Malaysia, the government is increasing the heat on bloggers, telling mainstream media outlets not to publish information from Web logs.

April 24, 2007).
http://www.programafrida.net
CALL FOR ICT RESEARCH PROJECTS
The Regional Fund for Digital Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean – FRIDA – announces the opening of its 2007 Summons (www.programafrida.net) and invites regional research organizations to present Projects seeking to be financed through the fund.
Research projects must focus on the development and exploration of innovative technologies, building capacity, access problems, interconnection, e-government, Internet Governance and institutional frameworks; and its influence on the design and application of public policy that enable the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) at the service of the region’s development.

VAT now well upon us here in St Vincent & the Grenadines.

Is vat suitable for the caribbean Community?
See this PDF: http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8/01/MPRA_paper_8.pdf

My own Layman's guide & Overview of the VAT System
St Vincent & the Grenadines.
send your comments to : rudi.daniel@gmail.com or use "Contact us" on this website.

Value Added Tax is a tax on the amount of value added to goods and services at each stage of the production process.

Stage 1:
A business grows trees and sells them to a boat builder for $500 plus $75.00 VAT
The VAT charged by the tree grower is due to Customs and Excise and will eventually be paid to

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Automobile Association was established in 1971 and was officially registered on the 19th November 1973. The members of the very first executive consisted of Richard Joachim, Patrick Punnette, Kenny Coombs, R. P. Mc. Leish, K. Williams, C. F Richardson and Franklyn Huggins.
At that time the association staged Hill Sprints Dirt Track Races, even island wide special stage rallies and treasure hunts. Associated members visited Barbados regularly to compete in their June Rally and also compete at the now famous Bushy Park. Bajan Competitors also came over to St. Vincent to engage in the Hill Sprint competition on the dirt track. Vincentian racers also visited Trinidad regularly to compete on the Wallerfield Circuit. Friendships forged and continues to this day.

The goal of the project is to enhance the effectiveness of CIVIC as a permanent multi-stakeholder forum, a mechanism able to build a common vision/perspective on ICTs in the region, promote a Caribbean strategy and foster regional Caribbean wide actions that address critical development issues.

This web site contains

- information about the CarISnet project (including FAQ)
- information about the CIVIC virtual community
- documents related to the project implementation
- the repository of the CIVIC contributions automatically translated into 2 other languages - the Caribbean ICT clearinghouse ( resource centre / data base) which will be put online in first quarter of 2006)

Use "Contact Us" to send us your business file!!
You can also register and log in to post comments and your business details.
If you have any business info. to trade and or offer to other business owners accross CARICOM, u can also post it here.
We are happy to put your business profile on this site.
Photo: Dennis O'Brien of Digicel.
In 2001, Denis O’Brien established Digicel and launched a GSM cellular phone service in the Caribbean. After six years of operations Digicel has extended its operations to twenty-two markets with over 4 million subscribers in the Caribbean, Central and South America region. The Digicel Group is one of the fastest growing cellular companies in the world. Digicel Pacific recently acquired a business in Samoa and has secured licenses in Fiji and a number of other markets in the region.

St Vincent & the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph E Gonsalves traveled to Cuba on the 13th April where he is expected to spend the next two weeks recovering from injuries he sustained in a vehicular accident last Monday the 9th.

The Prime Minister was reported to have sustained injuries to his mouth when the vehicle in which he was traveling was involved in a collision with a truck in the Peruvian Vale area.

According to a release, the trip is intended to provide the Prime Minister with rest and relaxation after being placed on bed rest by a team of doctors at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH).

ENGLISH
Red GEALC Announces excelGOV07 E-Government Awards Competition
The excelGOV awards aim at recognizing those Latin American and Caribbean
governments that have made remarkable contributions to the promotion of
public sector transparency and citizen participation using the information
and communication technologies (ICTs).
Recognized institutions in each of the categories will receive the
following prizes:
Best solution
20 scholarships to attend OAS e-government courses.
A technical mission to Canada to know in depth the e-Government experience worldwide leading country in the area of e-Government (all expenses covered person during one week).