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with this Caribbean Telecoms giant for the last 21 years. Two other things are important to Steele they factor in to his decision making at LIME, formerly Cable and Wireless - Family and Corporate Social Responsibility across Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique. “I believe in people. I think it is important that we have goals in our lives that we work towards, it is important. Family is very important to have that structure that supports and guides us. I’m a strong believer in people development rather than spoon feeding and I believe in progress achieved through positive actions and I have no time for negativity. What you see is what you get,” Steele tells Business Grenada. LIME is preparing to launchits TV product in the region. There have been launches already to date in Barbados and Cayman and Jamaica Grenada is set to join the ranks by end of year 2013.“ It’s an exciting time for us with the impending rollout of TV. We know the challenges faced by customers with the current provider and we can proudly say that all of our content is legal. Furthermore, prospective customers can be re-assured that it is an English feed that they would be receiving. We have over 120 channels available covering movies, music, sports, news, home and garden, food, comedy and more. Customers will definitely love the choices we have in store for them.” Steele contends that there’s a lot to be proud of in terms of Telecoms in Grenada since deregulation of the sector, citing the free Wi-Fi spots all over the country as an example of how far the island has come. “We are the only operator with Wi-Fi spots in various locations in Grenada and Carriacou today and it is free. The aim is to have Wi-Fi spots in every parish so that visitors and locals alike can benefit equally.” Steele is quick to add. Steele also believes keeping Grenada businesses inter-connected here and abroad is crucial to growth as a country, and LIME is striving to improve its products and services in this area. “We are all about making businesses and the facilitation of business in the region easier. We build networks for our customers like Grace Kennedy and projects like CKLN , that fit their needs. SGU (St George’s University) for instance, we have built a whole network for them so that they are not only connected on island but also off island too with full connectivity to their head offices in New York and other places around the world. So we are assisting in that integration process. St George’s born and bred, Steele holds a Bsc in Electronics and General physics, a minor in Economics and a mini MBA in Telecoms and at 44 years of age, is one of the youngest executives in its 14 countries, to head LIMEs Grenada based operations. His appointment follows work stints at C&W in the BVI and St Vincent and the Grenadines and a period of research in Suriname. “I was the first Grenadian to head one of C&W businesses outside of Grenada.” He is a man who believes this leadership position he has embraced at LIME goes beyond the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) outlook of the company and has more to do with the national collective. “So much of the focus on what we do in bringing technology to Grenada, Carriacou & PM.We also have to look at how we move our people forward on pillars such as education, culture, sports and of course the Gov’t ICT agenda which we help to shape and form,” Steele says. The current global economic meltdown and continued gloomy global outlook, means it is no www.businessgrenada.com
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