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The Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network, CKLN, is an inter-governmental Agency of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, established to assist Caribbean member states enhance their global competitiveness by upgrading and diversifying the skills and knowledge of human resources through greater regional collaboration and connectivity.

 Bridgetown, Barbados, May 3, 2012

The Inaugural Assembly of Caribbean National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) opened today with over sixty representatives from around the region. Hon. Ronald Jones, Minister of Education and Human Resources, Barbados, the keynote speaker, encouraged the representatives from tertiary institutions, governments, libraries and research institutions to use the Assembly to shift to a knowledge economy more aggressively.

The Minister said that with C@RIBNET now established, the region’s research and education sector can take its place alongside other international networks. He noted that the region has much to share with the world, and with C@ribNET, the region can contribute even more significantly.

The participants, all members of NRENs from across the region, will establish the regional framework for collaboration, collective content, shared services and use of C@RIBNET. The Inter-American Development Bank, IDB, who have been instrumental in developing NRENs in Latin America ad the Caribbean, supported the inaugural Assembly. The outcomes will guide NREN development in the Caribbean and the use of C@ribNET.

St. George\'s, GRENADA - April 26

The Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network (CKLN), a regional organisation established by the heads of government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has today implemented a high capacity broadband research and education network called C@ribNET.   This network connects all CARICOM countries and is connected to the world’s research and education community, through AMPATH to North America, through Géant to Europe and RedCLARA to Latin America. The network was financed by a contribution of ten million euros by the European Union.

Mr. Ken Sylvester, CEO of CKLN, made the announcement at the Internet 2 Meeting in Arlington Virginia on April 22. He told network partners from around the world, "For too long, international research and education maps and language have excluded the Caribbean, as we had no network or way of connecting. That is now a thing if the past and I urge you to rapidly update your maps and language to include the Caribbean with C@ribNET! "

March 1, 2012

During the first 2 weeks of March, the final phase of installation for the backbone of the Caribbean’s dedicated research and education high-speed fiber optic network, C@ribNET will be completed. Central to this process is the installation of access and backbone nodes at the designated sites in the Phase 1 countries - Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican Republic, the OECS (Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States) and Barbados.

 With equipment recently delivered to these and other CARICOM countries, CKLN’s network engineer consultant, Mr. Eriko Porto, will manage the final installation process with support from Mr. Juan Bailey, CKLN’s Information Systems Manager.  Technical representatives from the respective national research and education networks (NRENs) will also be assisting with the installation process, which is estimated to take two (2) working days per country.

Once installed, the network will be available for use in these countries with connections to Europe, USA and South America. The CKLN will be working with these countries to implement the first applications to use the network. The formal launch of the network is scheduled during the month of May.