A roundup of the ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 6 August to Sunday 12 August 2012.
Monday, 6 August 2012
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Tuesday, 7 August 2012
A Record Number of ICT Ministers Attend CANTO 2012 in Miami
USA – Fourteen ICT government ministers, three (3) government representatives and the Honourable Perry Gladstone Christie, Prime Minister of Bahamas joined close to 600 delegates at CANTO’s 28th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition held at the Hyatt Regency in Miami, Florida from 22nd to 27th July 2012… more
Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Moody’s: BTC talks may hurt telecom competition
Bahamas – A top rating agency says greater government involvement in the telecommunications sector could jeopardize the presence of competition by 2014… more
AFC to table telecoms bills to facilitate fair liberalization
Guyana – The Alliance For Changed (AFC) on Wednesday announced that it would be tabling in the National Assembly telecommunications bills that take account of concerns of the two phone companies if there is to be a liberalized telecoms sector… more
ICT Training for Police
St. Kitts & Nevis – Police officers have been undergoing training for a Crime Information Management System… more
Thursday, 9 August 2012
URCA approves number portability plan
Bahamas – On August 3, 2012, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) issued its Final Determination on the Implementation of Number Portability in The Bahamas… more
URCA Releases Final Decision On Number Portability
Bahamas – The Utilities Regulation and Competition Committee has released its final determination on the implementation of number portability in the Bahamas… more
Dominica Closer To Realizing A Vibrant Geospatial Data Base Community
Dominica – Dominica is one step closer to realizing a vibrant geospatial data base community with the introduction of the Geonode technology… more
Digicel Jamaica CEO, Mark Linehan, promoted to Regional CEO for the Eastern Caribbean South
Jamaica – After four very successful years at the helm, Digicel Jamaica CEO, Mark Linehan, is to be promoted to the role of Regional CEO for the Eastern Caribbean South, with overall responsibility for the islands of Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, it was announced today… more
Friday, 10 August 2012
Digicel Jamaica appoints new CEO
Jamaica – Digicel has appointed a new head of its operations in Jamaica… more
Saturday, 11 August 2012
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Sunday, 12 August 2012
We ignore available technology
Guyana – In the coming days many parents will be celebrating with their children over the examinations results. They will sit back and say that it was worth every cent they spent. Some will say that they now have to look even further ahead… more
Columbus showcases cloud solutions for enhancing businesses
Jamaica – Columbus Business Solutions (CBS) has unveiled its latest cloud-based services to Jamaican businesses, a key target market for the company… more
Image credits: RambergMediaImages (flickr); thebahamasweekly.com
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