On May 17th 2015 the International Telecommunication Union will be celebrating 150 years since the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telegraph Union. For a century and a half since 1865, the International Telecommunication Union has been the center of advances in communications- from telegraphy through to modern world satelites, mobile phones and the internet.

Before the signing of the first Ineternational Telegraph Convention the medium for sending messages were by horseback or on a ship.
The story of ITU is one of international cooperation. among governments, private companies and other stakeholders. The mission going forward is to achieve the best practical solutions for integrating new technologies as they develop, and to spread their benefits to all.

Join the Tobago Emergency Management Agency and its Stakeholders on the transition of telecommunication. The past, present and future.