This is a roundup of the ICT/technology news across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 28 November to Sunday 4 December 2011.
Monday, 28 November 2011
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Tuesday, 29 November 2011
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Wednesday, 30 November 2011
LIME signs videoconferencing pact with CARICOM, Guyana included
Guyana – Telecommunications firm LIME has signed an agreement with the CARICOM secretariat to provide videoconferencing equipment and services to Jamaica and seven other member countries, as well as five other territories in the region… more
Digicel seals deal with Claro in Jamaica and sells operations in Honduras
Jamaica – Digicel Group Limited has announced the completion of its acquisition of Claro in Jamaica and the sale of its business in Honduras to America Movil — the company that owns Claro… more
Draft CARICOM Digital Development Strategy receives finishing touches
Guyana – Senior officials with responsibility for Information and Communication Technologies in the Caribbean will meet in Grenada tomorrow and Friday to put the finishing touches on a draft plan for the Regional Digital Development Strategy (RDDS)… more
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Digicel turns hotelier in Haiti
Haiti – After a decade of providing telecommunications services across the Caribbean, Digicel is branching out into a whole new field – the hospitality sector… more
Digicel now biggest mobile provider in Jamaica
Jamaica – Telecommunications company Digicel announced yesterday that it has completed its acquisition of Claro in Jamaica and the sale of its business in Honduras to América Móvil, Claro’s parent company… more
St. Maarten Cable TV Planned Outage To Prepare For Digital Upgrade
Sint Maarten – St. Maarten Cable TV today announces another step forward to upgrade the cable TV system to an all-digital platform in the spring of 2012… more
Friday, 2 December 2011
Digicel acquires América Móvil’s operations in Jamaica and sells its operations in Honduras
Jamaica – Mobile telephone service provider Digicel Group has announced the completion of its acquisition of América Móvil’s business in Jamaica and the sale of its business in Honduras to América Móvil… more
Digicel Group Announces 16% Revenue Growth In Its First Half Results
Jamaica – Digicel, the best value mobile operator in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific today reported strong financial performance for the six months ended September 30, 2011… more
Jamaica Ready For US$B BPO Industry
Jamaica – Jamaicans in the diaspora have been challenged to exploit the country’s potential for realising a significant share of the United States (US) billion-dollar business process outsourcing (BPO) industry… more
Legal risks lurking in cyberspace
Jamaica – In today’s brave new digital world the power of the Internet as a driver of business growth is unparalleled. Recognising this the best led regional enterprises continue to augment their models of market engagement to include an interactive presence in cyberspace… more
PIOJ To Focus On Science And Technology Policy Framework
Jamaica – Deputy Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Everton McFarlane, has said the agency will be placing greater focus on enhancing the country’s science and technology policy framework… more
Saturday, 3 December 2011
CARICOM ICT strategy ready for implementation
Grenada – More than 30 senior officials with responsibility for information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) along with development partners, knocked heads and hands together to fine-tune short, medium and long term strategic actions distilled from the five strategic objectives of the comprehensive draft implementation plan for the CARICOM regional digital development strategy (RDDS)… more
Sunday, 4 December 2011
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