{"id":120110,"date":"2018-01-22T06:45:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T11:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=120110"},"modified":"2018-01-21T16:52:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T21:52:41","slug":"roundup-week-21-january-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2018\/01\/roundup-week-21-january-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 21 January 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 15 January to Sunday 21 January 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 15 January 2018<\/h3>\n

Aliv Hosts Social Media Workshop<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 BELIEVING in innovation and technology, ALIV is pleased to announce its support of Let\u2019s Get Social: Manage Your Business\u2019 Social Media, a workshop geared towards providing entrepreneurs, businesses and organisations with social media management skills\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Caribbean Telecom Markets \u2013 Anguilla to Bermuda<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The new report from\u00a0Telecoms and Computing Market Reports\u00a0has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWU marches against TSTT firings<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has filed an industrial relations offence complaint against TSTT\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 16 January 2018<\/h3>\n

\"\"C&W ruling lifted<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 The court injunction preventing Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited (C&W) from cancelling the shares of minority shareholders and delisting from the Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE) has been lifted\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Avasant Key Partner in Organizing the Largest BPO Youth Conference in Haiti<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 The Center for Facilitation of Investments in Haiti (CFI), in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Banj, and Avasant, successfully hosted the Haiti BPO Job Fair on November 29, 2017 at the Karibe Hotel in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Mona Business School using digital solutions to address youth unemployment in Haiti<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM), is collaborating with regional and international partners to research and address the challenge of the sustainable delivery of online education and digital skills training, the institution has said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Caribbean Telecom Markets \u2013 British Virgin Islands to Montserrat<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 The new report from\u00a0Telecoms and Computing Market Reports\u00a0has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Caribbean Telecom Markets \u2013 Netherlands Antilles to US Virgin Islands<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The new report from Telecoms and Computing Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Caribbean \u2013 Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband, and Digital Media \u2013 Statistics and Analyses<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms and Computing Market Report\u00a0has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Kitts and Nevis prime minister attends ICT Summit in Antigua<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St. Kitts and Nevis\u2019 Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Timothy Harris is presently attending an Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Summit in Antigua and Barbuda where regional leaders are expected to adopt modern technological solutions in order to build 21st century governments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Team Unity makes great strides in building a \u201821st century government\u2019 through technology development<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Timothy Harris is representing St. Kitts and Nevis at a high-level summit in Antigua and Barbuda today, Jan. 16\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 17 January 2018<\/h3>\n

Anguilla Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Anguilla Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

Anguilla <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms and Computing Market Report\u00a0has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Barbados Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Barbados Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 The new report from\u00a0Telecoms and Computing Market Reports\u00a0has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Belize Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Belize Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 The new report from\u00a0Telecoms and Computing Market Reports\u00a0has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

British Virgin Islands Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of British Virgin Islands Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Market<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms and Computing Market Report\u00a0has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cayman Islands Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Cayman Islands Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 The new report from\u00a0Telecoms and Computing Market Reports\u00a0has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Dominica Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Dominica Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Telecoms and Computing Market Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Dominican Republic Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Dominican Republic Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 The new report from Telecoms and Computing Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Grenada Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Grenada Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms and Computing Market Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

SWOPP Barter App to be launched soon<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em> \u2013 A young entrepreneur,\u00a0Shemar Spencer, is developing a barter app in Guyana in collaboration with the tech group\u00a0Intellect Storm\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haiti\"Haiti Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Haiti Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms and Computing Market Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWJ Directors Urge Minority Owners To Sell To Liberty<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The directors of Cable & Wireless Jamaica, CWJ, are recommending that minority shareholders sell out to CWC Cala Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Liberty Global\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica \u2013 Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband, and Digital Media \u2013 Statistics and Analyses<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms and Computing Market Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

RedBarrel launches online marketplace in Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 RedBarrel, the Caribbean\u2019s online marketplace, has officially opened its doors in Jamaica, allowing local customers to shop from over one million products with fast delivery to their home or office address\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

UTech, UWI to share $12m in computer equipment<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) is set to receive $12 million worth of computer network equipment from the Palisadoes Foundation to enhance its computer science education and research development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Single ICT space in focus at Prime Minsters\u2019 summit<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, and lead Head of Government for Science and Technology in\u00a0CARICOM<\/a>\u2018s Quasi Cabinet, on Tuesday 16 January delivered the keynote address at the Prime Ministers\u2019 Forum in Antigua and Barbuda\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Kitts and Nevis Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of St. Kitts and Nevis Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/em> \u2013 The new report from Telecoms and Computing Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Bitcoin not the answer to forex unavailability*<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 LOCAL economist Marla Dukharan says cryptocurrencies, which have dominated international business headlines for the last two months, cannot ease Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s (T&T) foreign exchange crisis, although they are convertible to US dollars\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GO WITH THE FLOW?<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Growing up in Trinidad is an education. It can also be a schooling for those so inclined but I learnt a lot more out of school than in it\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Trinidad & Tobago Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Trinidad & Tobago Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms and Computing Market Report\u00a0has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 18 January 2018<\/h3>\n

Better Flow<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Determined to hold on to the title of leading telecommunications provider on the island, Flow Barbados has responded to the increasing calls from customers for better service and speedier resolution of issues\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Blockchain In Cayman: An Interview With Cayman Enterprise City<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Carl Brenton,\u00a0Head of Fund Services\u00a0for\u00a0Intertrust Cayman, recently sat down with\u00a0Rachelle Peterson\u00a0andCharlie Kirkconnell, the\u00a0Global Business Development Manager\u00a0and\u00a0CEO\u00a0respectively, of\u00a0Cayman Enterprise City,\u00a0to talk about the large influx in blockchain related companies they are seeing entering Cayman’s Special Economic Zone\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Exploring SmartRoom Guyana \u2013 on the Journey to a Single Regional ICT Space<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 With the vision of the Single Regional ICT space in mind, Staff at the CARICOM Secretariat on Thursday experienced a hands-on demonstration of SmartRoom Guyana, at Guyana\u2019s National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Guyana Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Guyana Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The new report from Telecoms and Computing Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Complaints against Digicel pre-paid credit depletion drop<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says its intervention has reduced the number of complaints from pre-paid Digicel customers regarding the depletion of credit\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

IBEX eyes Hanover, May Pen, Mandeville for BPO expansion<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 After signalling its intention to add 5,000 jobs to Jamaica\u2019s business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, American company, Ibex, is eyeing areas outside the Corporate Area and Montego Bay for expansion\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"OUR to assess Digicel’s mitigation measures against credit depletion<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says it will be doing further assessments of mitigation measures implemented by Digicel in 2017 after customers complained of undue mobile credit depletion\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Lucia Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of St. Lucia Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms and Computing Market Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Outfoxed by Digicel<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR: Totally disrespectful and misleading. That is the only way I can describe the removal of Fox News from Digicel\u2019s channels line-up\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

UberTT: Driving between the lines<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 UberTT celebrated its first anniversary in this country on Tuesday… more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 19 January 2018<\/h3>\n

Digicel appoints Jamaican as CEO for Antigua and Barbuda operations<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Digicel on Friday\u00a0announced the appointment of Dwayne Tulloch as the new Chief Executive Officer for its Antigua and Barbuda operations effective immediately\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

PM Laments ‘Antiquated’ Paper-Based Approvals<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 THE Prime Minister yesterday lamented the “inefficient” and “antiquated” demands for businesses to obtain written confirmations and certifcations from different government agencies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Bank appoints new technology chief<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 CIBC FirstCaribbean has announced the appointment of Esan Peters as its chief information officer and managing director of Technology & Operations, effective February 1\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel leases HQ space to IBEX<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Jamaica has inked a deal with business process outsourcing (BPO) and contact centre provider Ibex to lease space at its waterfront building as the new Caribbean and Latin American headquarters of IBEX\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Gov\u2019t Training Personnel for BPO Sector<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says greater focus is being placed on the training of persons for the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, particularly for higher-end activities and high-value positions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

IBEX Global To Hire 1,000 BPO Workers At Downtown Headquarters<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Within the next six months, IBEX Global Solutions, which has become a major player in the local business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, will be embarking on a major recruitment drive to fill 500 to 1,000 vacancies at its newly opened branch on the Digicel building in downtown Kingston\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Outsourcing Sector Needs To Be Given More Priority, Says Caribbean Export Boss<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Given the existing contribution of the outsourcing sector to job creation in the Caribbean region, coupled with its potential for expansion, calls are being made for greater levels of priority to be given to the outsourcing sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Vincentian Makes YouTube \u2018100,000 Subscribers\u2019 List<\/h4>\n

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/em> \u2013 Vincentian Adriel Francois, known online as \u2018Cobracamp,\u2019 has made YouTube\u2019s 100,000 subscribers list\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TelEm Group technicians target Pelican cable repair, cabinet cutover Saturday<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten<\/em> \u2013 TelEm Group technicians are going all out Saturday to repair a faulty telecommunication cable in the Pelican area Saturday and are warning customers in the area to expect interruptions in mobile and internet services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"\"eTeck directors\u2019 appeal: Privy Council judges reserve ruling<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Attorneys representing former eTeck chairman Ken Julien and five directors have urged presiding judges at the Privy Council to allow their appeal and put an end to the almost decade-old case\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 20 January 2018<\/h3>\n

Online abuse reporting system launched<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 [www.reportabusegy.com] is a new website that has been introduced to allow persons to report incidents of abuse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

$10 million bonus for TSTT executive members? CWU wants answers<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communications Workers Union (CWU) is questioning whether the executive members of the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) approved a $10 million bonus for themselves\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 21 January 2018<\/h3>\n

C&W case \u2018one for damages\u2019<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Minority shareholders battling Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited (C&W) in court should be \u201cconfined\u201d to monetary damages if they win their class action suit\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Gordon Robinson | Taking NIDS Out Of The Shadows<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 This is how the Office Of the Prime Minister’s (OPM) website ‘sold’ the National Identification System (NIDS)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Yaneek Page | Earning From Social Media \u2018Likes\u2019 And \u2018Follows\u2019<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 These days the average young adult spends more time engaged with social media than any other social or economic activity, including work, sleep, and interaction with family\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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