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WE ARE MOVING TO BAOBAB TOWERS

The Public is hereby notified that the Telecommunications Unit will be relocating its Headquarters from Trinity Business Centre, Country Road, St. Michael on 12th August 2019.

The Telecommunications Unit will join its parent Ministry, the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology at Baobab Towers.

The new address, effective 13th August 2019 is:

The Telecommunications Unit

Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology

3rd Floor

Baobab Towers

Warrens

St. Michael

To facilitate this relocation and ensure a smooth transition, the Telecommunications Unit will be closed to business on 12th August 2019 and reopen at its new location on 13th August 2019. 

The Management and staff of the Telecommunications Unit regret any inconvenience caused by this disruption on the 12th August 2019, but pledge to continue its high level of service at its new location.

All Telephone Numbers, Email addresses and Websites remain unchanged.

Please be guided accordingly. 

Updated 7 Aug 2019 

What's New November 2018

Barbados country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) ".bb" is DNSSEC Ready.

 

What's New November 2018

New Amateur Radio Regulations will be Ready for Implementation before 1 January 2019.

  

Amateur Radio enthusiasts who were clamoring for the removal of the requirement to pass a Morse Code Test will be pleased to learn that the changes in the Regulations to achieve such are almost completed. The changes would allow for persons to be granted differing classes of Amateur Radio Licences.

 

“We are closer to implementation of the new Regulations. The Minister signed the Regulations on 12^th of November, Parliament meets on November 14, 2018 and we expect the laying of these Regulations then.  Forty days after, the Regulations will become Law. That date should be December 24, 2018,” declared a cheerful and relieved Acting Chief Telecommunications Officer, Mr. Clifford Bostic. “It took long in coming but it will be finally here before the New Year,” he added.

 

The Telecommunications Unit expects a significant increase in the number of applications for Amateur Radio Licences as it augurs well for the future of the Barbados Amateur Radio Association and for Barbados in general.

 

The full text of the Regulations will be posted on this website shortly.

 Updated 14 November 2018

  

What's New October 2018

 

Two Stalwarts Announced Their Retirement

Two stalwarts of the Telecommunications Unit have announced their retirement during the previous months. 

They are The Chief Telecommunications Officer - Mr Reginald Bourne and his Executive Secretary - Ms Marva Griffith. 

 

On behalf of the Minister responsible for Telecommunications Senator the Honourable Kay McConney, the Permanent Secretary Mr Charley Browne, the Acting Chief Telecommunications Officer Mr Clifford Bostic and the staff of the Telecommunications Unit, we thank them for the valuable service they rendered to the department and wish them a long, happy and healthy retireme nt.

 

Updated: 25 October 2018

What's New May 2018

Temporary Ban On Drones Extended

 JAMAL WEEKES MAY 9, 2018 - GIS Barbados

The Civil Aviation Department of the Ministry of Tourism and International Transport advises the public that the temporary suspension on the importation and licensing of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, also known as Unmanned Aircraft Systems or drones, has been extended for a further 12 months.

Updated 11 May 2018

 

Procedure for Obtaining a Licence under the Extension for Visitors

 

Updated 31 May 2018

What's New January 2018

 

All ".bb" Domain Names which have expired over 60 days will be automatically removed from our DNS Server

on the upgrade to our new DNS Software.

 

The upgrade is scheduled for 4.30 p.m. on 31 January 2018.

 

The domain names which have expired can be accessed through the link below.

 

        Expired Domains.pdf

 

 Updated: 1 Dec 2017

What's New

 

Barbados establishes National Computer Incident Response Team

Port of Spain, Trinidad, 9 August 2013 – ITU and the Government of Barbados have signed an agreement to establish a National Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT), a key mechanism to strengthen cybersecurity, detect the threat of cyber-attacks and manage a timely response.

Established within the framework of the ITU-IMPACT initiative on strengthening cybersecurity, the project will provide Barbados with the necessary skills and technical capabilities to build a national point of contact to respond in an effective manner to cybercrimes and cyber-attacks.

IMPACT – the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats – is the operational home of ITU’s Global Cybersecurity Agenda providing facilities and resources to ITU’s 193 Member States to effectively address cyber threats, as well as assisting United Nations agencies in protecting their ICT infrastructures. The ITU-IMACT collaboration will support the establishment of the CIRT in Barbados, providing elements in project management as well as incident management software applications needed to properly combat cyber-attacks.

The agreement to set up the CIRT was signed by Mr Brahima Sanou, Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau and Mr Reginald Bourne, Chief Telecommunication Officer in the Division of Energy and Telecommunications in the Prime Minister’s Office in Barbados.

ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré said the setting up of National Computer Incident Response Teams in the region would firmly establish critical mechanisms to deal with cyber threats, referring to the CIRT established earlier in Jamaica.

“The two CIRTs in Barbados and Jamaica will be able to collaborate and encourage other countries to build such national capabilities, which are critical in the battle to improve the capacity to strengthen cybersecurity both at the national as well as regional levels,” Mr Brahima Sanou noted. “All this support comes from the strong commitment that the countries in this region have expressed and the signature of this agreement with Barbados is an expression of this commitment.”

Signing the agreement on behalf of the Government of Barbados, Mr Reginald Bourne said “This is another indication of the government’s commitment to ensuring a safe and secure environment for the people of Barbados and all its investors and its visitors using ICTs.” 

Courtesy of ITU  Updated:14 August 2013.

 What's New

Consultation on the Data Protection Bill, 2005 at the Telecommunications Unit, Country Rd.

The Chief Telecommunications Officer is requesting the cooperation of all stakeholders attending the Consultation on the Data Protection Bill, 2005, to download and complete the below questionnaire.

Attendees are reminded to bring the completed forms to the consultation.

Those persons who cannot attend are asked to submit the completed questionnaire and comments to the Chief Telecommunications Officer via email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Data Protection Questionnaire (word)

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE

This Questionnaire has been prepared in connection with the regional activities carried out under the ITU and the HIPCAR project “Enhancing Competiveness in the Caribbean through the Harmonization of ICT Policies, Legislation and Regulatory Procedures” and with Barbados’ Data Protection Bill, 2005.

The HIPCAR project has prepared Model Legislative Texts and Model Policy Guidelines for the Caribbean during its first phase, having focused on

1. (1)Information Society Issues concerning e-Commerce (Transactions); e-Commerce (Evidence); Privacy and Data Protection; Interception of Communications; Cybercrimes / e-Crimes; and Access to Public Information (Freedom of Information) as well as on
2. (2)Telecommunications matters such as Universal Access / Service; Interconnection and Access; and

Download questionnaire (pdf)

 

Updated 2 July 2013