Identity theft, data espionage not covered by 2010 Cybercrimes Act<\/h4>\n
Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Professor Dr Marco Gercke, director of the Cybercrime Research Institute \u2014 an independent global think tank dealing with legal aspects of Cybercrime \u2014 has suggested that legislators include identity theft and data espionage in the amendments to the 2010 Cybercrimes Act now being reviewed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The executive of the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) backed by the Media Association of Jamaica (MAJ) have urged the parliamentary committee deliberating amendments to the 2010 CyberCrimes Act to reject proposals to criminalise defamatory statements made by persons in cyberspace\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Editor, Sir:\u00a0 I heard some news reports that Garfield Sinclair, managing director of LIME, formerly Cable & Wireless, is quarreling about rates, and that he believes that the “dominant provider” should be controlled by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Software developers from Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Martinique, Cuba, Suriname, Guadeloupe, the Dominican Republic and Guyana will this month compete to build solutions to social problems using open data\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/em> \u2013 A spat between Spamhaus, a Dutch-based anti-spam firm, and Cyberbunk, a company accused of hosting spam transmitting websites, quickly escalated into one of the largest ever computer Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on the Internet… more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has issued a counter proposal to the Ministry of Labour regarding the termination of Elizabeth Thompson, who was a senior manager in the company\u2019s legal department for more than four years, Minister of Labour Shane Gibson said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications company Ltd. (BTC) responded to what the company called \u201cmisplaced\u201d allegations of \u201cpoor internet coverage for the Media\u201d during the BTC CARIFTA Games\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cuba<\/em> \u2013 Cuban blogger and independent journalist Yoani Sanchez said, despite restrictions on cyberspace in Cuba, the internet is changing the communist country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 With operations in more than 30 markets worldwide, Mark Rowe considered his selection for Digicel’s internship programme nothing less than a coup\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The LIME Foundation yesterday launched a week-long Web-Design Training programme for teachers from Primary Schools in the Corporate Area and instructors from the MultiCare Foundation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Over 200 unionised technical employees of telecommunications company, LIME Jamaica are on\u00a0strike\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 It has been months since students of St George’s All-Age School in the rural community of Blackstonedge in St Ann have seen a computer at work\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Several weeks ago, our technology minister announced at a function that he was on a drive to have all our students equipped with hand-held tablets so that equal access to information could be had\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications company Ltd. (BTC) today responded to what the company called “misplaced” allegations of “poor internet coverage for the Media” during the BTC CARIFTA Games\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Belize<\/em> \u2013 The Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) launched its 2013 Telephone Directory on March 27th, 2013 at the main market in San Ignacio Town\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Belize<\/em> \u2013 With Digicell\u2019s 4G cell sites having been activated between Belmopan to the Benque Viejo Border early last month, a similar pattern of activity is now taking place between Belmopan and Punta Gorda\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications, which trades in Dominica as LIME, has contributed to improving the performance of internet services in the country by working to establish a local Internet Exchange Point (IXP)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications, which trades in Dominica as LIME, has contributed to improving the performance of internet services in the country by working to establish a local Internet Exchange Point (IXP)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The management of LIME Jamaica is putting a positive spin on the transfer of some of its technical services to international firm Ericsson and the impact on the 305 workers who will be separated from the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications firm LIME said it has since restored critical services to major commercial customers in a section of Harbour Street, Kingston, and its environs following theft and vandalism of cables serving the area\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Puerto Rico<\/em> \u2013 Cyber Security is one of the hottest IT issues, worldwide. The Center of Information Assurance for Research and Education (CIARE) at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) will be hosting the first \u201cCyberSecurity 2013 Cloud and Social Networking Conference\u201d at the campus amphitheater on Friday, April 19, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Only six weeks in use, my iPhone suddenly started prompting me that I had no data plan. What data plan? \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel is making the Android experience affordable and accessible to all with the launch of its own affordable smartphone\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Yet another strike by hackers on the Internet\u2019s addressing system has placed the spotlight on the vulnerability of the network\u2019s core architecture. Security experts and system administrators should take heed and re-examine measures for defending against escalating and increasing complex threats to their networks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Martin<\/em> \u2013 Cries of regional businesses hampered by inaccessibility to technology just got answered with the launch of the Computech Technology Center in Saint Martin, set to revolutionize Information Technology opportunities for companies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Business leaders often perceive innovation as a means of growing their business. For 37-year-old Rick Cooper, it is no different. Cooper, managing director of Rico Technologies Ltd, entered his project\u2014Interact XL\u2014into the PitchIT Caribbean competition which was hosted by the World Bank under its infoDev programme in November 2012\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Prepaid customers who want the benefit of a postpaid package with the ease of use of a prepaid account can now take advantage of the perfect plan from Digicel, the Bigger, Better Network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Starting next month, mobile provider Digicel Group will sell its own Android smartphone, the Digicel DL600, in an apparent attempt to grow and monetise Internet usage\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 LIME Jamaica and unions representing restive technical employees are expected to meet\u00a0today… more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Senior Superintendent of Police Fitz Bailey, the commanding officer for St Andrew Central, is disagreeing with sections of the media who oppose criminalising defamtion in the amended cybercrime law\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 NETWORK security firm Fortinet has announced the appointment of Gilberto Perez as Eastern Caribbean country manager\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Turks & Caicos Islands<\/em> \u2013 AFTER grabbing 55 per cent of the cellphone market in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) and boasting 100 per cent population coverage, Denis O’Brien’s Digicel is looking to enter the fixed line market in the British Overseas Territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Ahead of the government\u2019s release of its revised electronic communications sector policy, The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is calling for special attention to be given to the state of Internet-penetration across the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica<\/em> \u2013 The Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU) is calling on Caribbean governments to intervene to stop plans by the British telecommunications giant Cable and Wireless, which operates in the Caribbean under the brand LIME, to lay off employees across the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana<\/em> \u2013 Digicel on Saturday revealed that the solar equipment it was using to power its Omai site was stolen with CEO Gregory Dean expressing disappointment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Approximately $18.9 million has been set aside in the 2013\/14 Estimates of Expenditure to enhance the Information and Communications Technology (ICT), regulatory environment of the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Ahead of next Wednesday\u2019s High Court matter concerning the pension plan for former Telco and TSTT employees, dozens of workers staged a lunch time protest yesterday at TSTT\u2019s Edward Street, Port-of-Spain office… more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant Digicel is making it easier and more affordable for customers to stay connected while travelling overseas with the launch of its new ‘Same Rates a Yaad, Same Rates Abroad’ roaming plan… more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Speaking at the opening of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, Alicia B\u00e1rcena, the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac) said: \u201cThe region must advance towards a digital economy in the interests of structural change and equality.\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The mobile phone and its increasing features are helping to bridge the digital divide in T&T, said Ronald Walcott, executive vice president Mobile Services, Telecommunication Service of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credits: \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n _______________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 1 April to Sunday 7 April 2013. 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Quit Whining, Garry And LIME<\/h4>\n
Regional tech minds put to the test<\/h4>\n
Internet cyberattack puts spotlight on local network readinesss<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 3 April 2013<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>BTC issues proposal to settle matter of fired employee<\/h4>\nBTC Responds To Criticism On Internet Coverage<\/h4>\n
Technology bringing democracy to Cuba, says dissident<\/h4>\n
Internships For Innovation<\/h4>\n
LIME Foundation offers Web-Design Training for teachers<\/h4>\n
LIME technical employees on strike<\/h4>\n
The Digital Divide<\/h4>\n
The ‘tablet,’ an expensive pill to swallow<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 4 April 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC Snr. VP responds to \u2018misplaced\u2019 comments on CARIFTA Games Internet services<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>BTL launches its 2013 Telephone Directory<\/h4>\nDigicell 4G Opens Up New Avenues<\/h4>\n
Cable and Wireless Communications Plc : CWC improves broadband performance in Dominica 4 April, 2013<\/h4>\n
CWC Improves Broadband Performance in Dominica<\/h4>\n
Displaced LIME workers will be offered jobs at Ericsson \u2013 Sinclair<\/h4>\n
Thieves hit LIME again<\/h4>\n
Polytechnic University Of Puerto Rico Hosts The Conference Cybersecurity 2013: Cloud And Social Networking<\/h4>\n
Forbes: Mobile Lifestyle Revisited<\/h4>\n
Digicel Brings The Android Experience To All With Launch Of Its Affordable Smartphone<\/h4>\n
Time to strengthen your network<\/h4>\n
New $3 Million Technology Center opens as IT hub of the Caribbean<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Trini wins World Bank tech contest<\/h4>\nFriday, 5 April 2013<\/h3>\n
Digicel Launches New Hybrid Plan: Prepaid Service With The Benefits Of Postpaid<\/h4>\n
Digicel Launches Its Own Smartphone<\/h4>\n
LIME Jamaica, unions to meet over planned job cuts<\/h4>\n
SSP Bailey Opposes Media’s Stance On Cyberdefamation<\/h4>\n
Fortinet aims to increase Caribbean market share<\/h4>\n
Digicel Turks and Caicos grabs 55% of cellphone market<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 6 April 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC Supports Government Focus on Increased Internet-penetration<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Dominica-Employment-Union wants regional governments to intervene in dismissal of workers<\/h4>\nDigicel solar equipment stolen from Omai site<\/h4>\n
Gov\u2019t embarks on ICT regulatory project<\/h4>\n
Workers picket TSTT ahead of pension plan court matter<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 7 April 2013<\/h3>\n
Digicel slashes roaming rates<\/h4>\n
Latin America, Caribbean at different digital speeds\u2014ECLAC<\/h4>\n
Mobile phones bridging T&T\u2019s digital divide<\/h4>\n