{"id":108494,"date":"2017-09-25T06:30:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T11:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=108494"},"modified":"2017-09-26T16:29:52","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T21:29:52","slug":"roundup-week-24-september-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2017\/09\/roundup-week-24-september-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 24 September 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 18 September 2017 to Sunday 24 September 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 18 September 2017<\/h3>\n

ALIV Assists in Aftermath of Hurricane Irma<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 ALIV, The Bahamas\u2019 newest mobile network, has begun assisting those throughout the county affected by Hurricane Irma\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC launches national text-to-donate campaign<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) will launch a national text-to-donate campaign drive, allowing all Bahamians to participate in fundraising efforts to assist those most affected by Hurricane Irma\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Dominican Channel Seeks Restoration on DirecTV, U-Verse<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 Televisi\u00f3n Dominicana, as its name suggests a channel targeted to Americans with ties to that country, held a rally in New York Monday to try and get AT&T to put it back on co-owned\u00a0DirecTV\u00a0and\u00a0AT&T’s U-Verse MVPD\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Efforts moving apace to establish regulatory unit for operating drones<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Cvil Aviation Authority, (GCAA) is moving to establish a regulatory unit for the operations of drones, across the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

C&W Communications Joins Relief Effort for Markets Affected by Hurricane Irma<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 C&W Communications (C&W) has announced its latest involvement in joining the vast relief effort underway for those impacted by Hurricane Irma, the company said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel sends crucial supplies to islands hit by Irma<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Digicel team in Trinidad & Tobago is working feverishly to load a 210 ft barge with crucial supplies to send to Caribbean countries severely affected by Hurricane Irma, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 19 September 2017<\/h3>\n

\"\"Digicel BVI sites offline to ensure fast recovery after Maria<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Communications leader Digicel advised customers, ahead of the passage of\u00a0Hurricane Maria in the British Virgin Islands, that all its BVI\u00a0sites would be going offline at 10:00 am on Tuesday, September 19, with the exception of sites in Road Town\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel’s network in Anguilla, TCI suffers storm damage<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 A significant portion of Digicel’s network in Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in the Caribbean has suffered “extensive damage” after the passage of Hurricane Irma\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BlackBerry KEYone will be available in the Dominican Republic in the coming weeks!<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 The\u00a0BlackBerry KEYone\u00a0continues to make its way into new markets, and this time around, TCL has announced the device will be available in the Dominican Republic in the coming weeks, unlocked for approximately $600 and from local carriers on their competitive plans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Launches 4GLTE in Grand Fashion<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia<\/em> \u2013 aint Lucia joined other Flow territories in the Caribbean, including Barbados, Cayman, Antigua, St Kitts, British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Turks and Caicos, in launching the latest, fastest mobile data \u2013 4GLTE on Thursday evening with a launch event at Flow Saint Lucia\u2019s Bay Walk branch… more<\/a><\/p>\n

iQor creates 600 local jobs<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) firm iQor has created 600 jobs in Trinidad and Tobago since commencing operations last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel TCI readies for Hurricane Maria<\/h4>\n

Turks and Caicos Islands<\/em> \u2013 The large contingent of Digicel network restoration teams already on the ground in the Turks and Caicos Islands are now turning their attention towards preparing for the potential threat of Hurricane Maria bearing down on the area over the next couple of days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 20 September 2017<\/h3>\n

Barbadian Alan Emtage inducted into Internet Hall of Fame<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Alan Emtage has become the first person from Barbados and the Caribbean to be inducted into the\u00a0Internet Hall of Fame\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Power play<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 IT\u2019S ALL AT YOU to keep your landline phone up and running during a power outage\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"My Beef With FLOW<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir:\u00a0 I reside overseas and pay the family home utility bills for my mother, who is in her 90s. I have been doing this since having left the island not so long ago and was careful to request all service providers – the Jamaica Public Service Company, National Water Commission, and FLOW – to email me their bill each month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cuba, Dominica Top Internet Innovation Awards<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 When Dr. Gustavo Cervantes Montero got the good news, he didn’t celebrate, not at first\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The internet and economic development<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 The Internet has revolutionised the way we all work, socialise, create and share information. Despite its growing presence in society, many parts of the Caribbean are not able to make the full use of internet connectivity\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 21 September 2017<\/h3>\n

Digicel Barbados staff give to hurricane-ravaged neighbours<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 The staff of Digicel Barbados Limited have\u00a0been touched by the impact of severe weather systems on their Caribbean neighbours and have mobilised to help in whatever way they can\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Another person arrested for stealing GTT\u2019s cable<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Thursday said another person was arrested for theft of its cable, this time at a scrap-metal dealer in Albouystown, Georgetown\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

C&W launches charitable foundation<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 One of the biggest telecommunications and entertainment providers in the region has launched a charitable foundation to help Caribbean islands impacted by catastrophic hurricanes this season\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

C&W\u2019s reaches out to hurricane-ravaged countries<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Cable & Wireless, the parent company of Flow Barbados, today launched the Cable & Wireless Charitable Foundation with seed funding of BDS$1 million to help support humanitarian efforts across the region following the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Mobile networks to refund customers calling Mexico and the Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Virgin Media, O2, Three, EE and Vodafone have all tweeted their support for those with loved ones in the Caribbean and Mexico affected by Hurricane Maria and the earthquake\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Court orders cellular dealer to pay $9m debt *<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 LOLLABEE Cellular Ltd, which was up until recently an authorised Digicel dealer, has been ordered by the High Court to clear an almost $9 million debt owed to the telecommunications giant from in-store bill payments, or risk the chance of having its assets seized\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

E-testing only after CXC house is in order<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE EDITOR: I commend the Ministry of Education for not running headlong into e-testing, just because CXC is requesting such a step\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT and e-idcot sign joint venture agreement for data centre in Tobago<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 This hurricane season has been the most active in several years, and many Caribbean islands are suffering, in some cases total devastation, as a consequence of growing weather systems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 22 September 2017<\/h3>\n

C&W ANNOUNCES PARTIAL RESTORATION OF MOBILE NETWORK IN DOMINICA<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean telecoms leader\u00a0Cable & Wireless Communications\u00a0\u00a0(C&W) today announced that it has begun the successful restoration of mobile services to Dominica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow offers free credit in Dominica<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (C&W), the parent company of Flow, says it has begun the successful restoration of mobile services to Dominica and has extended free credit to help mobile customers communicate with family and friends\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Purchaser of stolen GTT cable held in scrap yard<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 A purchaser of stolen Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) cable was apprehended by law enforcement officers at Pasha\u2019s Scrap Yard in Albouystown on Wednesday night\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GK Capital Rolls Out First Phase Of BPO Project – Working On Financing For Gas Power Plant, Solar Farm<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 In June, GraceKennedy Limited commissioned space under a business process outsourcing project that it began working on two years ago in downtown Kingston\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Saint Lucia Supports Dominica<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia<\/em> \u2013 In the past few weeks, the Caribbean region has been rocked by two of the strongest hurricanes ever in this part of the world, striking within days of one another, and visiting still untold devastation on more than half a dozen territories\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"All TelEm Group personnel asked to report for work 9:00 a.m. Monday morning.<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten<\/em> \u2013 TelEm Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, is instructing all company personnel to report for work 9.00 a.m. Monday September 25th, to begin the process of normal work routines following the passage of Hurricane Irma and Tropical Storm Maria\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Poor customer service just the norm in T&T<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 I must vent a little about an ongoing problem with one of our mobile service providers. First to begin with, when you visit their head office to make a complaint, your name is taken and you are asked to wait in an area until a customer care representative calls you\u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 23 September 2017<\/h3>\n

A broadcaster without a home<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0\u201cI can say I\u2019m homeless,\u201d Pastor Clifton Francois, owner and operator of Barbuda\u2019s lone radio\/television outfit Abundant Life Radio and The Barbuda Channel said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Businessman, Digicel square off over payments<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Businessman Sheldon Stephen is assuring telecommunications giant Digicel that they will be paid all outstanding monies owed to them\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWU official slams Elias performance<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Clyde Elder, Secretary General of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) described Emile Elias’s tenure as Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT’s) chairman as \u201cdismal.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel still owed nearly $9M in customer payments by cellular dealer<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Almost two months following a Trinidad High Court order, Lollabee Cellular Limited is reportedly yet to pay a sum of almost $9 million debt to telecommunication company Digicel… more<\/a><\/p>\n

After Hurricane Maria, Digicel making full network restoration in TCI<\/h4>\n

Turks and Caicos Islands<\/em> \u2013 Multiple teams of engineers and technicians are now working across the Turks and Caicos Islands to deliver full restoration of service to Digicel customers following the passage of Hurricane Maria\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 24 September 2017<\/h3>\n

Advancement of E- Governance project\u2026Three new ICT hubs commissioned in September<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em> \u2013 Efforts by the Ministry of Public Telecommunications to implement components of the E-governance project are moving apace with the launching of at least three Information Communications Technology (ICT) hubs in locations across Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Conduent To Hold Invitation-Only Job Fair<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Business process outsourcing firm Conduent Jamaica says it needs 300 workers and will be holding a job fair for pre-selected applicants, in a departure from its open-door invitations last year that resulted in the company\u2019s complex being swamped with jobseekers during that recruitment drive\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits: \u00a0Megan Trace<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em>Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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