A roundup of ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 22 July to Sunday 28 July 2013.
Monday, 22 July 2013
LIME’s day for Blackberry
Barbados – LIME kicked off the first in a series of BlackBerry Days at its Sheraton retail store… more
Haiti – Training : New technologies and institutional capacity building
Haiti– The Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe, who recognizes the importance of Information Technology and Communication (ICT), has decided to make of them a ool of governance, in accordance with its general policy statement… more
Breaking Bread With LIME
Jamaica – It was a power breakfast – and then some. Last Friday morning, telecoms company LIME invited its top clients to start the day with them at the historic Devon House on Waterloo Road in St Andrew… more
New Business Incubator Up And Running
Jamaica – On Thursday evening, JGX Labs, a technology incubator, was officially launched at Bolt’s Tracks & Records in Kingston… more
The Caribbean needs more local digital content – Columbus
Regional – Producing more local digital content remains one of the most effective means of increasing internet penetration in any market. Local content production can also create significant opportunities and positively impact both social and economic development… more
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
LIME interns encouraged to dream, lead
Barbados – DREAM, believe, innovate and lead. This message was sent loud and clear to a group of approximately 30 lucky school leavers who were chosen after an interview process to take part in the annual LIME’s summer Internship Programme… more
ICT Roadshow In Curaçao
Curaçao – The theme of the ICT Roadshow, to be held on Curaçao from 9-11 September 2013, is ‘Harnessing The Power Of Innovation -The Engine For ICT-Enabled Development’… more
DCP Richardson: E-mail probe results almost there
Trinidad & Tobago – Lead investigator in the e-mail investigation Deputy Police Commissioner Mervyn Richardson has said “things are happening” in the probe and police have a “little way” to go with it again… more
Wednesday, 24 July 2013
BTC Spends $2 Million Plus in Helping Create Circuit TV
Bahamas – The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is close to the completion of the transport network that supports the closed-circuit television network (CCTV) for the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) to allow the monitoring of their selected public spaces such as Bay Street and other high traffic areas… more
Govt ‘let down’ by BTC
Bahamas – National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage said the government has been “let down” by the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), which he said is primarily responsible for the delay of the launch of the island-wide CCTV program… more
LIME looking to region for CEO
Barbados – Cable & Wireless (Barbados) is set to hire a foreigner to be its new chief executive officer following the departure of Alex McDonald from the telecommunications company… more
Security boss for court over stolen OLPF computers
Guyana – Owner of Strategic Action Security Limited, Richard Kanhai, could appear in court on the West Demerara as early as Friday in relation to the discovery of a number of stolen items at his Laluni Street, Queenstown property, a little over a month ago… more
Haiti – Education : Priorities of ICTs in education
Haiti – Last Friday, the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP), held at the Hotel Montana, the second thematic workshop to identify priorities for the strategy of Information Technology and Communication for Education (ICTE) around the theme “ICTE for the strengthening of pre-school education, basic and secondary.”… more
Casserly Ready To Roll On Mobile Money
Jamaica – PayToo Corp CEO Michel Poignant has swiftly denied claims emanating from inside his company that a mobile money partnership with Jamaica’s Patrick Casserly was at risk… more
Regional broadcasters to discuss digital transition next month
Jamaica – The Barbados-based Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) says it will hold its 44th annual general assembly in Guyana next month… more
Telephone Price War: Remembering The Telegraph
Jamaica – It is an absolute delight to see the dramatic drop in call rates as the telephone companies battle for market under a bit of necessary regulatory guidance by Government. Consumers benefit from the competition… more
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union enter into a strategic alliance
Regional – The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to assist their common stakeholders to utilise Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) more effectively for development, by combining the strengths of the premier ICT organisations of the Commonwealth and the Caribbean… more
Bmobile kicks off BlackBerry 10 Summer Experience
Trinidad & Tobago – The weekly Friday evening ritual known as the after work lime just got even more significant with the recently unveiled BlackBerry 10 Summer Experience… more
Caribbean needs more digital content
Trinidad & Tobago – Producing more local digital content remains one of the most effective means of increasing internet penetration in any market. Local content production can also create significant opportunities and positively impact both social and economic development… more
Caribbean youth encouraged to Innovate
Trinidad & Tobago – The region needs more young poeple getting involved in technology innovation and digital entrepreneurship. That is the message being delivered to young people attending a special technology camp now underway in Port of Spain… more
The CTO Helps Trinidad & Tobago With A Pioneering Project To Provide ICT Access For All
Trinidad & Tobago – The CTO has been assigned to lead a project under the Commonwealth Connects programme, a Pan-Commonwealth initiative that seeks to leverage the strengths of ICTs for socio-economic development, to establish a telecentre in Trinidad and Tobago… more
Thursday, 25 July 2013
Digicel clamps down on retailers who inflate phone card cost
Jamaica – Telecommunications provider Digicel is clamping down on retailers who inflate the cost of phone credit… more
Cable & Wireless Communications Plc: Interim Management Statement
Regional – This interim management statement provides an update on the performance and financial position of the Group since the year ended 31 March 2013… more
Mobile apps for business – Developing local digital content
Regional – Mobile technology has grown and evolved dramatically in the last few years. Improvements in the technology, easier to use devices, falling handset prices, and increasing availability and affordability of mobile Internet service, have opened the market well beyond its initial high-end business user audience… more
Friday, 26 July 2013
BTC Explains Delays In Island-Wide CCTV Project
Bahamas – The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) said it is nearly finished setting up a transport network needed to support the government’s closed circuit television (CCTV) network… more
BTC spends $2 million to create CCTV network
Bahamas – The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is close to completion of a $2 million closed-circuit television network (CCTV) for the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF)… more
BTC union fears layoffs
Bahamas – President of the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) Bernard Evans and government-appointed Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) board member Leon Williams yesterday expressed fear that more than 100 BTC employees may soon be laid off… more
Small businesses to get online boost
Barbados – By 2016, 100 per cent of the members of the Small Business Association (SBA) would have their own websites… more
Frustration for LIME customers
Cayman Islands – The LIME telecommunications system took a double hit in July with two unrelated issues that caused headaches for customers… more
More ganja, cell phones found during separate prison incidents
Cayman Islands – A BlackBerry cell phone and charger and about five ounces of what was believed to be ganja were recovered last weekend at Her Majesty’s Prison, Northward… more
Telecommunication Authority to get new building
Guyana – Apparently, renaming the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) to the Telecommunication Authority is not the only change that body will experience. The existing building that the entity uses in Hadfield Street, Lodge, is to be torn down and a three-storey concrete structure erected… more
Fujitsu Launches Cloud-Based Security System For Businesses
Jamaica – Fujitsu has launched a new cloud-based solution that minimises the risks, costs and complexity of ensuring robust messaging security… more
Letter: Seymour is gone: What will happen next to LIME TCI?
Turks & Caicos Islands – Dear Sir: The resignation of Drexel Seymour raises so many serious and far-reaching questions about LIME or Cable & Wireless that we as a community need to probe and look further. His departure seems voluntary and pleasurable? … more
LIME restores email access; loses general manager
Turks & Caicos Islands – LIME internet customers who use the telecoms provider’s email services in the TCI are now able to access their messages after a break of several days… more
Saturday, 27 July 2013
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Sunday, 28 July 2013
Blaze trio aims to revolutionise the way you pay
Jamaica – THE existence of a feasible mobile payment market against the background of customer demand to carry out cashless transactions prompted Jason Scott, Kevin Leyow, and Jonathan Cooper — co-founders of Blaze Payment — to start the business… more
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