Tuesday, 2 August 2011
BTC to eliminate phone cards
Bahamas – The Bahamas Telecommunications company is moving toward completely eliminating phone cards by 2014, in a move the company says will increase efficiency and place BTC in line with international practices… more
Cable Bahamas To Offer IP Phone Service
Bahamas – Cable Bahamas is joining voice over cable and announced on Wednesday it will be the first to offer high-quality IP telephone service… more
Financial services looking to e-govt for competitive boost
Bahamas – E-government can lend cachet to The Bahamas’ financial services industry, in some regards putting the sector on equal footing with key global players, according to an industry leader… more
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
Government and media talk Information Bill
Saint Lucia – The Ministry of Communications, Works, Transport and Public Utilities in collaboration with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), under HIPCAR Project Phase II held consultations on June 16 and 17 to update and modernize the Freedom of Information Bill… more
Major features of the new Telecommunications Legal Regime
Guyana – The Government of Guyana is inviting all stakeholders to a presentation on the new Telecommunications Legal Regime, to be held at the International Conference Centre (GICC), Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, beginning at 09:00 hrs today… more
Rampant vandalism affecting GT&T
Guyana – EVEN as the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GT&T) laments the unnecessary delay in its expansion schemes due to wanton vandalism, vandals have again struck on the East Coast of Demerara. GT&T, in a statement, said it received a report yesterday morning of a 300 pair Distribution Cable in Better Hope South, East Coast Demerara being vandalized… more
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Framework to liberalise telecoms sector complete
Guyana – After more than two years of engagements with stakeholders to foster growth in the local telecommunications sector, authorities have unveiled a draft legal framework… more
Friday, 5 August 2011
Tufton Pushing ICT Sector For Job Creation
Jamaica – The Government will be looking to the information, communication and technology (ICT) sector to provide thousands of well-needed jobs over the next 12 to 18 months and Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of industry, investment and commerce, is confident that this can be achieved… more
VIDEO: ICT jobs, jobs, jobs
Jamaica – THE Government, criticised for failing to provide the thousands of jobs promised during the 2007 election campaign, yesterday announced a five-point plan to drive expansion of the information communications technology/ business process outsourcing (ICT/BPO) sector in the short term, with a view to at least doubling the sector’s 11,000 jobs in a few years… more
VIDEO: Casserly to be appointed ICT ambassador
Jamaica – THE Government plans to appoint former e-Services shareholder, Patrick Casserly, as Ambassador/Special Envoy with responsibility for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC)… more
Saturday, 6 August 2011
Telecoms bill allows automatic licences for current providers
Guyana – The new Telecommunications bill proposes the establishment of a Telecommunications Agency which will receive and review applications for licences, but GT&T, Digicel, E-Networks Inc, Quark Communications Inc. and i-Net Communications Inc will be granted individual licences and frequency authorisation without any application… more
Go For It! Paulwell Backs Tufton’s Plan To Target Ict Sector To Create New Jobs
Jamaica – FORMER TECHNOLOGY minister Phillip Paulwell has applauded the government for its decision to target the information, communication and technology (ICT) sector to speedily create thousands of jobs… more
Sunday, 7 August 2011
Smart Mobile in the works
Barbados – AN ONLINE telecommunications company is looking to take over the mobile market in Barbados by offering clients cheap rates, unlimited international calling, and free lifetime membership to the security forces… more
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