[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200"] Chairman, Wayne J. Aranha[/caption] Georgetown, GUYANA - July 25, 2012: I am pleased to be serving as chairman of The Organisation of Caribbean Utility Regulators (OOCUR), which commemorates its 10th anniversary this year, having been established by agreement as a non-profit body on 26th July 2002. It comprises a membership of twelve full members, including regulatory bodies with responsibilities in telecommunications, electricity, natural gas, water and transportation sectors in the Caribbean. OOCUR is dedicated to improving utility regulation and fostering transparent and stable utility regulation through autonomous and independent regulators in member countries. Since its founding,…
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) announces the appointment of Mr. Stephen Bereaux as Director of Policy & Regulation (DPR) with effect from July 17, 2012. The appointment, which is for a three-year term, concludes a competitive search began in April of this year, when former DPR Kathleen Riviere-Smith was named Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr Bereaux most recently held the position of Senior Case Officer at URCA, since September 2010. Prior to joining URCA, he was the Senior Manager for Legal and Regulatory Affairs at the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT), from December 2004 to August…
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) invites qualified persons to apply for the position of ASSISTANT CASE OFFICER, ECONOMICS. Interested persons must submit their interest no later than July 20, 2012. A job description and details on how and where to submit your interest may be accessed via the below noted link. Downloads Job Description, ACO Economics
The Bahamas Telecommunication Company Ltd (BTC) has requested and been granted by the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) a one-week extension of its reporting deadline, regarding the June 18th and 19th network outages, from July 9th to July 16th. On June 22, 2012 URCA launched an investigation into BTC’s actions regarding these outages. The operator is required to provide URCA with a detailed report.
