{"id":118899,"date":"2018-01-08T06:30:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T11:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=118899"},"modified":"2018-01-07T18:00:54","modified_gmt":"2018-01-07T23:00:54","slug":"roundup-week-7-january-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2018\/01\/roundup-week-7-january-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 7 January 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 1 January to Sunday 7 January 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 1 January 2018<\/h3>\n

IDB: T&T needs more 4G competitors<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Trinidad and Tobago has the highest percentage of homes with Internet access in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), but is woefully still short of the average of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

RC priest takes TATT to task<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Telecommunications Authority of TT (TATT) was taken to task by Roman Catholic priest Father Martin Sirju who said the policy of banning seemingly offensive songs had to be consistent and not dependant on race, class or politics\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TATT issues warning amid controversial song critical of the late mother of Prime Minister<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) has warned media houses here that they risk breaching the conditions of their licence if they play a song by a local Chutney artiste aimed at the late mother of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 2 January 2018<\/h3>\n

US Call Center Provider Etech Adds 200 Seats to Jamaica Operations<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 BPO and technology solutions provider Etech Global Services has bulked up in Jamaica, establishing a new contact center in the Montego Bay Free Zone\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TATT\u2019s absurd position<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Lo and behold! The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) awoke from its deep slumber last Friday to despatch a coded warning to the media against broadcasting Nermal \u201cMassive\u201d Gosein\u2019s controversial chutney song \u201cRowlee Mother Count\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT clears the air on employee redeployment<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Telecommunications Company of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) is clearing the air on allegations by some members of staff they did not properly inform employees about role reassignment prior to the closure of nine retail outlets on the first day of the year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 3 January 2018<\/h3>\n

House debates telecoms tax bill<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The House of Representatives last night opened debate on Telecommunications Tax Bill 2017, which will impose a tax on incoming overseas telecommunications if it becomes law\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Summit and symposium on 21st Century Government<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Government systems and processes that may have worked well before the digital revolution at the end of the 20th century, have now failed the tests of cost and time efficiency, productivity, transparency and competitiveness… more<\/a><\/p>\n

Bahamas Warned: Prepare For Bitcoin ‘Game Changer’<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A prominent realtor yesterday warned the Bahamas to prepare for Bitcoin and other digital currencies, describing it as a potential “game changer” for conducting real estate deals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jubilee Cryptocurrency Exchange to partner with DigiBank in Dominica<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Recently, Jubilee Exchange, an online cryptocurrency exchange platform has announced its partnership with DigiBank, an offshore bank with a Class A license sited in the Commonwealth of\u00a0Dominica, for the development of a new cryptocurrency \u2013 DGCoin\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Critical year for telecommunication liberalisation plans<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Public Telecommunications has set an aggressive agenda of achieving liberalisation in the telecommunications industry. This has been a pursuit for several years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWJ shareholder takes grouse to court<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0A shareholder of Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited (CWJ), Eric Jason Abrahams, has filed an application in the Supreme Court here against the telecoms giant, requesting permission to bring what is known as a derivative action in a court in Florida, USA, in name of and on behalf of CWJ against its parent company, as well as some of CWJ’s past, present and shadow directors\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Disruptive innovation and prospects for a prosperous 2018<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0There is hardly anything more frustrating than an individual, a company, a Government, or a country with obvious potential that has run out of ideas of how to rise above mediocre performance to attain excellence\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Fixed The Issue<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0THE EDITOR, Sir:\u00a0 Last week I submitted a letter to The Gleaner complaining about Flow’s customer service and problems I was having with the cable service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica: SSP Allen makes case for drones<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0SENIOR Superintendent of Police Calvin Allen says that unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, could better assist lawmen in the execution of their duties, and the force\u2019s hierarchy is on board with their use\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Liberty Global splits off Caribbean and Latin American arm<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 TV, cable and broadband giant, Liberty Global headed by American John Malone is to split off its Caribbean and Latin American arm as a stand-alone business\u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWU: Chaos as bmobile stores close<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 TSTT on Tuesday shut down all nine of its bmobile branches in Trinidad, rendering some staff fearful for their jobs and leaving customers to resort to agents such Lotto outlets which are ill-equipped to serve clients in their billing queries, Communication Workers Union (CWU) secretary-general Clyde Elder said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 4 January 2018<\/h3>\n

\"\"Cable & Wireless Jamaica plans to fight shareholder lawsuit<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited (CWJ), says it intends to vigorously oppose an application made by one of its shareholders seeking permission from the Supreme Court here to file a derivative action in a court in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Local TV Producers thrown out of business since Cable TV closes its doors<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Several persons that have been producing local television shows were thrown out of business since Cable TV ceased its operations on December 31st, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWU starts petition to save TSTT branches<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Clyde Elder Secretary General of the Communications Workers Union CWU) is calling on members of the public to sign a petition against the closure of nine retail TSTT outlets across the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 5 January 2018<\/h3>\n

B.T.L. and U.H.S. \u2013 1 of These Things is Not Like the Other<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 In reply, with assistance from Mesopotamia representative Michael Finnegan, Prime Minister Dean Barrow attempted to show how circumstances have changed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Clash over B.T.L. Loan; Does Government Have to Give Guarantee<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 The other major issue debated by the House today is a motion to approve a Taiwan ICDF loan to Belize Telemedia Limited for its Internet program\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The debate over the BTL loan motion<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 While the parliamentarians were not able to debate the UHS Bill, they did have a back and forth over the seventeen point five million US dollar loan being obtained by the government from the Republic of China, Taiwan\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Gov\u2019t launches \u2018BVI Open for Business\u2019 app<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 At a time when visitors have been invited back to the British Virgin Islands, Government has launched a \u2018BVI Open for Business\u2019 app\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CCT donates modem to school<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Students and Staff at the Ebenezer Thomas Primary School in Sea Cow\u2019s Bay are taking a step up back in the online world thanks to CCT BVI\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wheatley Urges Vigilance Against Spectre And Meltdown Computer Problems<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Science, Energy\u00a0and\u00a0Technology,\u00a0Dr\u00a0Andrew Wheatley is urging local businesses, government agencies and individuals to be vigilant in light of recent vulnerabilities found in microprocessors\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TelEm says it cannot reopen Cable TV office<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 The TelEm Group says it will not be able to open the St. Maarten Cable TV office as proposed by the St. Maarten Communications Union (SMCU) until the completion of the manpower assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 6 January 2018<\/h3>\n

Be Warned! – Billions Of Tech Devices At Risk As Spectre And Meltdown Unfold<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Even as technology companies race to fix a massive vulnerability unearthed this week in a wide array of technology products, consumers and the public at large are being warned to be vigilant when handling these devices, especially those using Intel processing chips\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica put on cyber alert as vulnerabilities found in microprocessors<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Jamaica has been put on alert by the Technology Ministry following the discovery of vulnerabilities in microprocessors which could allow unauthorised access to sensitive data\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Drone helps capture 2 men<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With help from a drone used by the police Air Support Unit, two suspects were chased and arrested on Thursday in the Tunapuna area\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sunday, 7 January 2018<\/h3>\n

Job Losses As NCB Suits Up For Digital Disruptors<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Job separation is a natural outcome of the constant drive to improve business processes, according to Dennis Cohen, the second in command at NCB Financial Group\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Caribbean Broadcasting Union partners donate equipment to hurricane-hit radio services<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) has thanked its international partners who helped with much-needed support for three radio stations hit by hurricanes Irma and Maria\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

IT experts advise CJ on leaked photos<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Photographs purportedly released by convicted felon Dillian Johnson, said to be a friend of Chief Justice Ivor Archie, have been confirmed by forensic experts to be photoshopped and fake\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits:\u00a0\u00a0Yukiko Matsuoka<\/a> (flickr);\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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