A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 6 August to Sunday 12 August 2018.
Monday, 6 August 2018
Linden youths flock community NGO for ICT training
Guyana – The Linden Youth Network (LYN) is being flocked with young people wishing to participate in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workshop that the organisation would be facilitating… more
ECC gets grant to create more robust, secure IT system
Jamaica – THE Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is the recipient of a US $83,000 grant from the Organization of American States to create a Child Care Education and Health Development Integration System (CCEHDIS) which facilitates the exchange of data within ECC’s five independent software applications created on separate databases… more
Puerto Rican AI startup to receive funding from US seed accelerator YCombinator
Puerto Rico – BrainHi is the lucky first Puerto Rican artificial intelligence startup that has just been chosen to be part of San Francisco-based accelerator YCombinator… more
Digicel TT gets new CEO
Trinidad and Tobago – RUSSIAN Jabbor Kayumov has been appointed the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Digicel TT… more
Telecommunications company TSTT in Trinidad and Tobago rolls out blockchain technology
Trinidad and Tobago – With the integration of a cloud storage support service platform designed to enable blockchain technology for digital information and data sharing, TSTT has added to the innovations available to its customers… more
Tuesday, 7 August 2018
URCA Sets Ultimatum Over Resale Broadband
Bahamas – THE country’s two major communications players have been given until month’s end to “amend and resubmit” revised resale broadband offers to the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA)… more
Jamaica Police Increasing Use of Technology to Arrest Crime
Jamaica – Within the next three years, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) personnel will be using more technological solutions in their daily operations in a bid to reduce incidents of crime and their likely occurrence… more
Flow Apologizes For ‘Temporary Interruption’ Of Internet And Digital TV Services
Saint Lucia– ONE of the island’s leading internet service providers is appealing to its customers to continue to bear with it as it tries to fix a problem that’s been troubling the for some time now… more
TATT Not Responsible For Cable & Internet Rates, But Urges Customers To Choose Wisely
Trinidad and Tobago – The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) is reminding citizens that they have the power to choose value for money… more
Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Guyana closer to digitised Government
Guyana – TWO experts from the eGovernance Academy (eGA) of Estonia have returned to Guyana on a second visit as part of the first phase in a project to develop the Action Plan for the creation of a Digital Governance Roadmap… more
Students to benefit from ICT workshop at Lethem
Guyana – First Lady, Sandra Granger on Monday declared open the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Training Programme for over 30 participants in Lethem, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine)… more
Liberty Latin America Reports Q2 and H1 2018 Results
Regional – Liberty Latin America Ltd. (“Liberty Latin America”) (NASDAQ: LILA and LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) today announced its financial and operating results for the three months (“Q2”) and six months (“YTD” or “H1”) ended June 30, 2018… more
Importance of Regulation
Saint Lucia – WHEN the framers of our laws came up with the idea or establishing the legal mechanisms to regulate public utility companies, one of their main objectives was to ensure the companies treat customers fairly… more
Lack of data retards T&T in Global Innovation Index
Trinidad and Tobago – TRINIDAD and Tobago (T&T) fell five spots deeper into the un-innovative half of the world, The University of the West Indies (UWI) Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business (Lok Jack GSB) heard yesterday at the Yara auditorium of the Mt Hope campus, Mt Hope… more
TATT says it cannot prevent increases in cable prices
Trinidad and Tobago – The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) has issued a customer advisory informing that it is unable to prevent increases in cable prices… more
Thursday, 9 August 2018
EDITORIAL – TechCayman: Silicon Valley, ‘island-style’
Cayman Islands – Today is a good news day in the Cayman Islands because it foreshadows the dawn of a new industry based on innovation and digital exploration… more
New tech venture planned for Cayman
Cayman Islands – Thursday was touted as a red-letter day for Cayman’s technology sector with the launching of TechCayman, a business platform that aims to attract software developers and other entrepreneurs to the territory, and to provide Caymanians with the tools they need to start their own companies… more
ARIN makes historic Caribbean appointment to its Board of Trustees
Regional – Former CANTO head Regenie Fräser becomes the first Caribbean person to be appointed to ARIN’s board of trustees… more
CANTO Secretary General talks Caribbean development
Regional – What is CANTO’s vision for developing the regional telecommunications sector? Teresa Wankin, Secretary General, explains… more
Cable & Wireless Reports Preliminary Q2 2018 Results
Regional – Cable & Wireless Communications Limited (“C&W”) is a leading telecommunications operator in its consumer markets, which are predominantly located in the Caribbean and Latin America, providing entertainment, information and communication services to 3.3 million mobile, 0.6 million internet, 0.6 million fixed-line telephony and 0.4 million video subscribers… more
Benchmarking LTE in TT
Trinidad and Tobago – OVER THE last ten days, I’ve been testing the LTE (long-term evolution) implementations of Digicel and bmobile against each other… more
Friday, 10 August 2018
APUA seeks a solution to wage row
Antigua and Barbuda – The Antigua and Barbuda Public Utilities Authority, or A.P.U.A., says that it’s committed to finding a solution, as a row between the company and the union representing its workers continues over a salary dispute… more
TECHCAYMAN LAUNCHED, AIM TO JUMP START A LOCAL DIGITAL ECONOMY
Cayman Islands – A new tech venture aims to open Cayman’s economy to opportunities in the digital technology… more
Digicel Feeds Data Addiction, But Talk Is Not Dead
Jamaica – Millennials are driving demand for data services, in Jamaica and across the region, leading to a fivefold growth in usage on Digicel Jamaica’s network in half a decade, according to CEO Justin Morin… more
Free Wi-Fi at Emancipation Park by December – USF
Jamaica – Visitors to Emancipation Park in St Andrew will benefit from free access to the Internet via their mobile devices by December 2018… more
Internet experts call for more Community Networks in the Caribbean
Regional – A group of experts is calling for a different approach to providing Internet access to the poor, remote and underserved parts of the Caribbean region… more
Saturday, 11 August 2018
GTT-supported STEM Guyana team ready for Robotics Challenge in Mexico
Guyana – With every intention of showcasing what they have to offer, a 10-member STEM Guyana team is gearing to head to Mexico to participate in the 2018 First Global Robotics Challenge. The event will be held at the Arena Ciudad De Mexico from August 15 – 18… more
Major forum next week to discuss new mobile, broadcast technologies
Guyana – Government has announced two major fora next week to discuss developments in the mobile and broadcast businesses… more
Sunday, 12 August 2018
Garfield Sinclair Deployed To Bahamas On A Mission To Grow BTC
Bahamas – Garfield Sinclair joined the embattled Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) this month with an explicit mission to grow revenues in the affluent Caribbean territory… more
British Virgin Islands, the second largest cryptocurrency market in the world
British Virgin Islands – British Virgin Islands [BVI] emerged as a runner-up in the cryptocurrency market battle. The data compiled by Cryptowatch indicates that BVI is second biggest cryptocurrency market in the world, according to a report by Cryptobriefing… more
GTT complying with order for 350 new landlines every quarter – PUC
Guyana – The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which was ordered last September to increase the number of new landlines, appears to be complying… more
Flow Jamaica shines in C&W Q2 report
Jamaica – Flow Jamaica managed to offset losses for parent company Cable & Wireless Communications Limited (C&W) from its upgrades and product enhancements such as ‘Flow Evo’ for the second quarter of C&W’s 2018 financial year… more
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