{"id":113788,"date":"2017-11-20T06:44:29","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T11:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=113788"},"modified":"2017-11-19T22:21:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T03:21:37","slug":"roundup-week-19-november-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2017\/11\/roundup-week-19-november-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup:  for the week ending 19 November 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 13 November to Sunday 19 November 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\">Monday, 13 November 2017<\/h3>\n<h4>Government of Anguilla Announces World\u2019s First Blockchain Token Offering Registration Process for &#8220;Utility Token Offerings&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p><em>Anguilla <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Anguilla today announced its plan to enact the first cryptocurrency regulatory regime for registration of initial offerings of specified categories of cryptocurrency&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.investorideas.com\/news\/2017\/bitcoin\/11133Cryptocurrency-Anguilla.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Grand Bahama Technology Summit Brings Hope For the Future<\/h4>\n<p><em>Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Like many Bahamian events the 2017 Grand Bahama Technology Summit began with a prayer and ended with a party. In between a plan started to emerge for the revitalization of Grand Bahama as a hub for technology and innovation\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebahamasweekly.com\/publish\/community\/Grand_Bahama_Technology_Summit_Brings_Hope_For_The_Future56209.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Dominican Republic launches AWS spectrum tender<\/h4>\n<p><em>Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 The Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) has announced the launch of a tender for a 30MHz block of spectrum in the 1700-2100MHz (AWS) band that remained unsold in a previous auction dating back to 2014\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecompaper.com\/news\/dominican-republic-launches-aws-spectrum-tender--1220168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>C&amp;W Networks recognized as best carrier in Latin America<\/h4>\n<p><em>Regional <\/em>\u2013 C&amp;W Networks, a division of C&amp;W Communications (C&amp;W) and a Liberty Global company (LiLAC Group), which owns and operates the largest state-of-the-art subsea multi-ring fibre-optic in the Caribbean and Latin America won two significant awards on October 25 at the 13th Global Carrier Awards in London\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cwc.com\/news-and-media\/press-releases\/cw-networks-recognized-as-best-carrier-in-latin-america.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>That cellphone ban<\/h4>\n<p><em>Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The possession of cellphones (camera phones in particular) during school hours has once again come to the fore. The question is, should students be allowed to retain these devices while school is in session? \u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/newsday.co.tt\/2017\/11\/13\/that-cellphone-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"pd_a_9878918\"><\/a><div class=\"CSS_Poll PDS_Poll\" id=\"PDI_container9878918\" style=\"\"><\/div><div id=\"PD_superContainer\"><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/polldaddy.com\/p\/9878918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take Our Poll<\/a><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\">Tuesday, 14 November 2017<\/h3>\n<h4>Cell phone ban coming<\/h4>\n<p><em>Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Sweeping new regulations are coming that will outlaw the use of cell phones while driving, ban stunts on the roads and those who organize such activities, make it illegal to drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and introduce breathalyzer testing for drivers\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barbadostoday.bb\/2017\/11\/14\/cell-phone-ban-coming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>FTC launches surveys on mobile telecoms and hotel industries<\/h4>\n<p><em>Barbados<\/em> \u2013 The Fair Trading Commission has launched two market studies in fulfilment of its mandate under the Fair Trading Commission Act, CAP. 326B. The objective of these studies is to determine the existence of unfair contractual terms, anticompetitive or unfair trade practices within the tourism and telecommunications industries, respectively\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationnews.com\/nationnews\/news\/102126\/ftc-launches-surveys-mobile-telecoms-hotel-industries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>New family radio launched<\/h4>\n<p><em>Barbados <\/em>\u2013 The Barbados media landscape has expanded with a new player aimed at attracting the family market with wholesome and educational programming\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loopnewsbarbados.com\/content\/new-family-radio-launched\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"49714\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2014\/01\/roundup-week-26-january-2014\/british_virgin_islands-flag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/British_Virgin_Islands-flag.jpg?fit=200%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,100\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"British_Virgin_Islands flag\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Virgin_Islands&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/British_Virgin_Islands-flag.jpg?fit=200%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/British_Virgin_Islands-flag.jpg?fit=200%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-49714\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/British_Virgin_Islands-flag.jpg?resize=200%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" \/>Phone number portability one step closer \u2013 Vanterpool<\/h4>\n<p><em>British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Minister with responsibility for telecommunications, Mark Vanterpool has informed that the Government is now in the process of engaging professionals who are capable of making phone number portability a reality for the territory\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/bvinews.com\/new\/number-portability-one-step-closer-vanterpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Digicel reports connectivity to 80 percent of customers<\/h4>\n<p><em>Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunication company, Digicel, has revealed that up to 80 percent of its customers are now connected to its networks since the passage of Hurricane Maria\u2026. <a href=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/business\/digicel-reports-connectivity-to-80-percent-of-customers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Discover Dominica Authority launches web page to update on tourism industry progress<\/h4>\n<p><em>Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Hurricane Maria\u2019s impact on Dominica can be seen and felt across the breadth of the Nature Island\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlucianewsonline.com\/discover-dominica-authority-launches-web-page-to-update-on-tourism-industry-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>FLOW restores over fifty percent of cell sites<\/h4>\n<p><em>Dominica<\/em> \u2013 FLOW, one of the islands two telecommunications companies, has to date restored service to over fifty percent of their cell sites\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dominicavibes.dm\/business-236481\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>November month end date set for launch of new core Tv service from Marpin<\/h4>\n<p><em>Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Stating the company\u2019s intention to not rebuild the old infrastructure of Marpin Telecoms, new owners Cable and Wireless Communications has set the end of November as the launch date for its new core television services\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dominicavibes.dm\/business-236496\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>NIDS Green Light &#8211; Senate Passes Nat&#8217;l ID Bill Despite Opposition Resistance<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica will have its National Identification System (NIDS) after all. Hot-tempered exchanges and unkind comments by senators marred the afternoon session of yesterday&#8217;s Senate deliberations on the NIDS Bill in the Upper House. However the contentious legislation was passed with 168 amendments at 9:13 p.m\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/lead-stories\/20171114\/nids-green-light-senate-passes-natl-id-bill-despite-opposition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Broadband Interruptions St. Kitts &amp; Nevis<\/h4>\n<p><em>Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Management and Staff of FLOW wish to advise our valued customers that we are\u00a0currently experiencing network issues which may result in Internet instability\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sknvibes.com\/news\/newsdetails.cfm\/103301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Startup Weekend looks to transform public sector<\/h4>\n<p><em>Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 National Solutions driven by Citizen Ideas. This is the theme of this year\u2019s Startup Weekend Trinidad and Tobago (SWTT), an entrepreneurial initiative that brings together people with ideas and gives them the opportunity to turn those ideas into an actual business\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinidadexpress.com\/20171114\/business\/startup-weekend-looks-to-transform-public-sector\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>TSTT accuses CWU of &#8216;misrepresenting&#8217; company&#8217;s operations<\/h4>\n<p><em>Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) is maintaining that the state-owned company demonstrates good corporate governance and accountability\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.looptt.com\/content\/tstt-accuses-cwu-misrepresenting-companys-operations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\">Wednesday, 15 November 2017<\/h3>\n<h4>Tough Questions Needed At Cable Bahamas&#8217; AGM<\/h4>\n<p><em>Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 TONIGHT, Cable Bahamas holds its first annual general meeting (AGM) in 16 months. Shareholders should come prepared to ask the tough questions that management is doing its best to avoid\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tribune242.com\/news\/2017\/nov\/15\/tough-questions-needed-at-cable-bahamas-agm\/?news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7418\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2013\/01\/roundup-week-27-january-2013\/barbados-flag-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Barbados-flag1.png?fit=200%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,133\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Barbados flag\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barbados&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Barbados-flag1.png?fit=200%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Barbados-flag1.png?fit=200%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7418\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Barbados-flag1.png?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/>Digicel responds to planned FTC crackdown<\/h4>\n<p><em>Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications company Digicel says it sees no reason to celebrate a move by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) to bring the hammer down on three local utility companies, including its main competitor Cable &amp; Wireless (C&amp;W), which operates here as FLOW\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barbadostoday.bb\/2017\/11\/15\/digicel-responds-to-planned-ftc-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Walwyn rolls out digital textbooks for grades 7 and 8<\/h4>\n<p>British Virgin Islands \u2013 It\u2019s official. Chalkboards and textbooks which have long been used as instruments of pedagogy inside the territory\u2019s classrooms have been replaced with digital textbooks\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/bvinews.com\/new\/walwyn-rolls-out-digital-textbooks-for-grades-7-and-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>eGovernment hubs commissioned in Region 10<\/h4>\n<p><em>Guyana<\/em> \u2013 Region 10 developments have now been boosted with the official launching of three Information and Communication Technology (ICT) hubs to benefit students and residents in Linden, government\u2019s Department of Public Information said\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/demerarawaves.com\/2017\/11\/15\/egovernment-hubs-commissioned-in-region-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Cable &amp; Wireless led gains during Tuesday&#8217;s trading<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable &amp; Wireless (CWJ) led gains of local denominated stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) for Tuesday\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loopjamaica.com\/content\/cable-wireless-led-gains-during-tuesdays-trading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Government\u2019s IT Infrastructure to be Upgraded<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 More than 70 per cent of the US$68 million projected for implementation of the National Identification System (NIDS) will be used to upgrade the Government\u2019s information and technology (IT) infrastructure\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/jis.gov.jm\/governments-infrastructure-upgraded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Canadian Company Targets Region With Block-Chain Remittance Solution<\/h4>\n<p><em>Regional<\/em> \u2013 Cuba Ventures Corp (CVC), a Canadian company, indicated last Thursday that it plans to develop a blockchain-based mobile application called Revolupay with its own cryptocurrency to target Cuba&#8217;s US$3.4-billion remittance market\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/business\/20171115\/canadian-company-targets-region-block-chain-remittance-solution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>C&amp;W Business Launches Hospitality IPTV In Saint Lucia<\/h4>\n<p><em>Saint Lucia<\/em> \u2013 The face of television is changing with Cable &amp; Wireless Business, as the region\u2019s leading telecommunications service provider has unveiled a new product specifically geared towards Saint Lucia\u2019s leading industry\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/2017\/11\/15\/cw-business-launches-hospitality-iptv-saint-lucia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>CWU willing to work with new TSTT chairman<\/h4>\n<p><em>Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has given Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley one week to intervene in the situation at the Telecommunication Services of T&amp;T (TSTT)\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/guardian.co.tt\/business\/2017-11-15\/cwu-willing-work-new-tstt-chairman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\">Thursday, 16 November 2017<\/h3>\n<h4>Barbados: QEH goes digital<\/h4>\n<p><em>Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Timely and accurate record keeping can save lives, and the state-run Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) today officially opened its newly refurbished Medical Records Department (MRD), with Director of Support Services Louise Bobb hailing the development as \u201ca new paradigm in the implementation of the core modules of a national health information management system\u201d\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/stluciatimes.com\/2017\/11\/16\/barbados-qeh-goes-digital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>B.T.L. Still a Bee in P.U.P. Bonnet<\/h4>\n<p><em>Belize <\/em>\u2013 On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied, without explanation, a review of the Government of Belize\u2019s case against the Belize Bank Limited in a long-standing arbitration settlement dating back to 2004\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/edition.channel5belize.com\/archives\/156164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Govt. launches another ICT Hub in East Berbice<\/h4>\n<p><em>Guyana <\/em>\u2013 As the Government pushes forward with its aim to make the country internet-ready, another ICT Hub was opened in the East Berbice Corentyne region\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaieteurnewsonline.com\/2017\/11\/16\/govt-launches-another-ict-hub-in-east-berbice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Minister Bartlett visits Digicel\u2019s Tech Lab<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Tourism Ed Bartlett earlier Thursday\u00a0called in on Digicel\u2019s Tech Lab to view the company\u2019s state \u2013of-the-art products including high speed fiber\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loopjamaica.com\/content\/minister-bartlett-visits-digicels-tech-lab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>bmobile partners with Unicomer for world-class data centre and business security solutions<\/h4>\n<p><em>Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 &#8220;The new data centre and business security solutions installed by bmobile are on par with any major global communications provider and have helped us to revolutionise the way we do business\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/newsday.co.tt\/2017\/11\/16\/bmobile-partners-with-unicomer-for-world-class-data-centre-and-business-security-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Leveraging the power of Facebook<\/h4>\n<p><em>Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 What\u2019s the one thing entrepreneurs should know in order to leverage their presence on Facebook? \u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/newsday.co.tt\/2017\/11\/16\/leveraging-the-power-of-facebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Local producers hope to cash in on Math game app<\/h4>\n<p><em>Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When some people hear the word mathematics they get an instant headache\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/newsday.co.tt\/2017\/11\/16\/local-producers-hope-to-cash-in-on-math-game-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5241\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/11\/cw-full-control-tstt\/tstt-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/TSTT-logo.png?fit=112%2C82&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"112,82\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TSTT logo (CANTO)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;https:\/\/www.canto.org\/blog\/tstt-keeping-trinidad-and-tobago-connected\/tstt-logo\/&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/TSTT-logo.png?fit=112%2C82&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/TSTT-logo.png?fit=112%2C82&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5241\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/TSTT-logo.png?resize=171%2C125\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"125\" \/>TSTT Closing Nine Retail Stores. Company Dismayed by CWU\u2019s Misrepresentations.<\/h4>\n<p><em>Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago says its decision to commission an independent Audit Report of the Oracle Universal License Agreement negotiations and present a full report to the company\u2019s Board of Directors is a firm demonstration of good corporate governance and accountability\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/news.power102fm.com\/tstt-closing-nine-retail-stores-company-dismayed-by-cwus-misrepresentations-49653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\">Friday, 17 November 2017<\/h3>\n<h4>EDITORIAL: E-questions continue<\/h4>\n<p><em>Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 On hearing the appeal from the Ministry of Education to parents to collect over 1,000 E-Book tablets, we have to ask the question: if the students require the tablets to get access to their e-books and they are still at the ministry, how are the students functioning? \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/editorial-e-questions-continue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>&#8216;70% of IDB loan to finance digital expansion&#8217;<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE Government has denied claims that it will be spending $9 billion (US$68 million) to finance the proposed national identification system (NIDS)\u2026<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamaicaobserver.com\/news\/-8216-70-of-idb-loan-to-finance-digital-expansion-8217-_117226?profile=1470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Global Tech Heavyweights Confirmed For Tech Beach Retreat<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Following on the success of the 2016 staging, Tech Beach Retreat will again be hosted this year in Montego Bay, St James, on November 30, 2017\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/news\/20171117\/global-tech-heavyweights-confirmed-tech-beach-retreat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Management Changes At TTech Come March<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Listed IT company tTech Limited has announced that Chris Reckord will lead the company as its new chief executive officer next year along with other board changes\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/business\/20171117\/management-changes-ttech-come-march\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Cable &amp; Wireless Core Earning Grow 38 Per Cent Despite Net Loss<\/h4>\n<p><em>Regional <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunication provider Cable &amp; Wireless Jamaica (C&amp;WJ), which trades as FLOW, said it remains on track to hit &#8220;key metrics&#8221; with core earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) up 38 per cent, despite recording a $378-million net loss\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/business\/20171117\/cable-wireless-core-earning-grow-38-cent-despite-net-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>CANTO\u2019s 34th AGM to Discuss Digital Adoption and Disaster Risk Management<\/h4>\n<p><em>Regional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Theme: \u201cGuiding Digital Adoption to Lead the Global Market\u201d CANTO and co-host TSTT invite you to join 200 industry professionals as we discuss \u201cGuiding Digital Adoption to Lead the Global Market\u201d\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canto.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\">Saturday, 18 November 2017<\/h3>\n<h4>Caribbean hurricanes lead to flat Digicel earnings<\/h4>\n<p><em>Regional <\/em>\u2013 Denis O\u2019Brien\u2019s telecommunications group\u00a0Digicel posted flat earnings in its second financial quarter as the impact of two hurricanes that hit several Caribbean islands in September weighed, according to sources\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/technology\/caribbean-hurricanes-lead-to-flat-digicel-earnings-1.3296193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Trini honoured for ICT initiative<\/h4>\n<p><em>Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Long before Dr Didacus Jules was Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, he\u2019d already decided to get in touch with Bevil Wooding\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/guardian.co.tt\/business\/2017-11-18\/trini-honoured-ict-initiati\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\">Sunday, 19 November 2017<\/h3>\n<h4><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5161\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/11\/roundup-week-4-november-2012\/guyana-flag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Guyana-flag.jpg?fit=200%2C120&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,120\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Guyana flag (Wikipedia)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guyana&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Guyana-flag.jpg?fit=200%2C120&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Guyana-flag.jpg?fit=200%2C120&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5161\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Guyana-flag.jpg?resize=200%2C120\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"120\" \/>Hackathon 2017 Commences\u2026 -teams expected to work for 48 hours<\/h4>\n<p><em>Guyana <\/em>\u2013 \u201cHack to the future\u201d is the theme the Ministry of\u00a0Telecommunication\u2019s annual Hackathon competition 2017\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaieteurnewsonline.com\/2017\/11\/18\/hackathon-2017-commences-teams-expected-to-work-for-48-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>NIDS Data Concerns &#8211; Cybersecurity Expert Supports Proposed System But Warns About Hackers<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 As public debate continues over the proposed National Identification System (NIDS), an international cybersecurity expert is expressing concern about the ability of the Government to protect the data it will capture from Jamaicans\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/lead-stories\/20171119\/nids-data-concerns-cybersecurity-expert-supports-proposed-system-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>The Young Entrepreneur&#8217;s Error<\/h4>\n<p><em>Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Recently one of my young readers wrote for help with his idea for a product he was working on. Let&#8217;s call him George, to keep his identity confidential. The conversation went like this\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/business\/20171119\/young-entrepreneurs-error\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Image credits: \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/10407505@N03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Virgin_Islands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><i><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barbados\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Telecommunications_Services_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guyana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>________________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 13 November to Sunday 19 November 2017. &nbsp; Monday, 13 November 2017 Government of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[77],"tags":[71,36,273,48,78,79,327,12],"class_list":["post-113788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-businesses","tag-devices","tag-disastersemergencies","tag-infrastructure","tag-news-roundup","tag-numbering","tag-radio-frequency-spectrum","tag-regulation","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Old-News-Story-and-New-Tools-journalismthatmatters-flickr.jpg?fit=640%2C374&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2iE1G-tBi","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113788"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113839,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113788\/revisions\/113839"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}