A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 22 October to Sunday 28 October 2018.
Monday, 22 October 2018
AA goes cashless in Barbados
Barbados – American Airlines has announced that effective today, October 22, the airline will be going cashless at Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI)… more
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
Cayman’s National Weather Service releases mobile app
Cayman Islands – Wondering what the weather is like in Cayman? You can now find out at the press of a button… more
Government launches portal for business and drivers’ licensing
Cayman Islands – Government will present two new online services at a showcase event on Thursday, Oct. 25… more
Digicel has slashed capital expenditure in Guyana by 80%
Guyana – Over the past three years, Digicel has slashed its capital expenditure in Guyana, moving from investing US$14.3 million in 2016, to US$2.8 million in 2018, a cut of approximately 80 per cent… more
GTT enters partnership for cloud service
Guyana – GTT has announced a partnership with Fireminds, a regional provider for cloud services. Through this partnership the Guyana Data Centre will now be available… more
itelbpo’s Super Agents: Blending people with technology
Jamaica – All contact centers dream of having multi-functional agents who can cater to the wide ranging needs of customers. Locally-born business process outsourcing giant, itelbpo, seems to have found the formula and is set to redefine the industry “by combining technology and human touch to deliver optimized customer experiences… more
Airbnb Ranks St. Thomas No. 1 Destination in Caribbean
United States Virgin Islands – St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands has been ranked the No. 1 Caribbean destination on Airbnb with a 600 percent increase in bookings over last year… more
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Technology as an enabler of our collective health
Jamaica – THE world of business is shifting at an unmatched pace with technology driving change, both positive and negative, in just about every sector. Business competitiveness in the modern era is largely dependent on an organisation’s agility and ability to adapt to these shifts… more
CANTO 2019 – Advancing to a Digital Region
Regional – The stunning, ocean view Hyatt Regency Hotel located in Trinidad & Tobago, which offers unprecedented luxuries in the most desired location will be home to CANTO’s 35th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition (CANTO 2019)… more
Deep Blue Cable Partners With Digicel On Caribbean Project
Regional – Deep Blue Cable Limited, the start-up enterprise planning to create a new fibre-optic ring across the region, says it will partner with Digicel Group on a multi-government contract in the Caribbean… more
New software to improve HIV / TB data collection
Regional – The OECS Commission’s Health Unit has introduced new HIV/STI/TB Clinical Management Software to the region and has trained IT professionals in its use to vastly improve HIV / AIDS data collection across the Eastern Caribbean… more
bmobile launches Text-to-Donate for flood victims
Trinidad and Tobago – With just a simple text, bmobile customers can donate funds, to help families devastated by the recent floods… more
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Diane Phillips: Remember, Love Doesn’T Come In A Computer Programme
Bahamas– In 2013, the movie HER, the story of a lonely writer who falls in love with a computer, won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay… more
The Bahamas moving toward e-govt.
Bahamas– Minister of State for Grand Bahama Senator J. Kwasi Thompson and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Elise Delancy were invited to participate in an Executive Training for Caribbean policymakers and managers, sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank, which took place October 15th and 19th, 2018, in Tallinn, Estonia… more
No online court records until 2019
Cayman Islands – Cayman’s push to computerize its court records will not be completed this year… more
GT&T moves to hike landline rates … GCA urges Public Utilities Commission to reject proposal
Guyana – Telecommunications and Technology Provider, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT), is currently advocating for an increase in landline rates, as they’ve applied to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for “Approval of a Tariff Regime for Access and Landline Metered Charges”… more
Minister Johnson: Digital Innovation is Revitalization of National Economy.
Sint Maarten – The United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1972 established World Development Information Day (WDID) to draw the attention of the world to development problems and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them (resolution 3038 (XXVII)), according to the UN… more
Technology helps against crime
Trinidad and Tobago – NATIONAL Security Minister Stuart Young is confident that proper use of technology can turn the tide in the fight against crime in TT… more
Friday, 26 October 2018
PM fully supports digital money
Barbados – Barbadian businesses and consumers signing up to use the digital payment services of BITT Inc have been assured their digital money would be fully backed by cash… more
Cryptocurrencies Here To Stay
Jamaica– Cryptocurrencies, money that is generated and stored digitally, are here to stay. That’s the consensus of pundits as they examined the matter on the JNN/FG programme, The Exchange… more
Flow announces unlimited talk plans, WhatsApp messaging for prepaid customers
Jamaica– Flow Jamaica has announced four new plans that will allow prepaid customers to make unlimited calls to any network in Jamaica and access unlimited messaging using WhatsApp, starting today… more
Dauphin Telecom celebrates its 20th anniversary in St. Martin
Saint Martin – Telecommunications operator Dauphin Telecom celebrated its twentieth anniversary of doing business in St. Martin with a big party in the Lazy Bay car park in Marigot on Saturday afternoon… more
Crypto? Just say no
Trinidad and Tobago – It should be common knowledge by now that the world is moving towards a cashless society… more
MORE THAN 30 STUDENTS ATTEND WOMEN OF AT&T GIRLS IN FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES WORKSHOP
United States Virgin Islands – Coding. Aerodynamics. Astronomy. STEM careers. These were some of the topics young girls from 8 U.S. Virgin Islands schools learned about during a Girls In Future Technologies (GIFT) Workshop hosted by the U.S.V.I. & Puerto Rico chapter of Women of AT&T (WOA) at the University of the Virgin Islands… more
Saturday, 27 October 2018
E-governance broadband project gets US$37.6M injection from China
Guyana – The National Broadband Project moved closer to reality yesterday following the signing of a US$37.6 million loan agreement between Guyana and China and it should be completed by mid-2020… more
Station allowance shouldn’t be an issue for GTT
Guyana – Dear Editor, I am a retired employee of the Guyana Telecommunications Corporation (GTC) and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T)… more
ICT Authority to be established next year
Jamaica– THE proposed information and communications technology (ICT) authority is to be established next year as the Government moves to position Jamaica as an ICT leader in the region… more
JAMAICA: Education Ministry to Receive 10,000 ICT Devices
Jamaica– Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says a Jamaican diaspora organisation in the United States is to donate more than 10,000 inormation and communications and technology (ICT) devices to the education sector… more
Talk Until You’re Tired, Says FLOW
Jamaica – FLOW customers started yesterday to access unlimited calling to any network in Jamaica along with unlimited messaging using the popular social platform WhatsApp through four new plans being launched by the telecommunications company… more
Wi-Fi In Courts May Pose Threat To Witnesses, Says Chief Justice
Jamaica– Chief Justice Bryan Sykes yesterday raised concerns about the integration of technology in the nation’s courts as he believes that this may pose a threat to witnesses… more
Sunday, 28 October 2018
GTT blames sabotage for disruption to 12,000 customers
Guyana– Over 12,000 Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) customers experienced a disruption in service on Friday night after a cable providing service along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway was severed… more
The continued growth of GTT
Guyana – In 1990, GTC, the state owned telephone company, was being privatized. Given the statistics of 2012 census, GTT was born before more than 50% of the Guyanese population. At the time, there was one bidder for the state owned enterprise. The only bid was the reason that GTT was born… more
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