{"id":137032,"date":"2018-08-13T06:45:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T11:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=137032"},"modified":"2018-08-12T19:15:05","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T00:15:05","slug":"roundup-week-12-august-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2018\/08\/roundup-week-12-august-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 12 August 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 6 August to Sunday 12 August 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 6 August 2018<\/h3>\n

Linden youths flock community NGO for ICT training<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Linden Youth Network (LYN) is being flocked with young people wishing to participate in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workshop that the organisation would be facilitating\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ECC gets grant to create more robust, secure IT system<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is the recipient of a US $83,000 grant from the Organization of American States to create a Child Care Education and Health Development Integration System (CCEHDIS) which facilitates the exchange of data within ECC’s five independent software applications created on separate databases\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Puerto Rican AI startup to receive funding from US seed accelerator YCombinator<\/h4>\n

Puerto Rico\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 BrainHi is the lucky first Puerto Rican artificial intelligence startup that has just been chosen to be part of San Francisco-based accelerator YCombinator\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel TT gets new CEO<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 RUSSIAN Jabbor Kayumov has been appointed the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Digicel TT\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Telecommunications company TSTT in Trinidad and Tobago rolls out blockchain technology<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 With the integration of a cloud storage support service platform designed to enable blockchain technology for digital information and data sharing, TSTT has added to the innovations available to its customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 7 August 2018<\/h3>\n

\"\"URCA Sets Ultimatum Over Resale Broadband<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 THE country’s two major communications players have been given until month’s end to “amend and resubmit” revised resale broadband offers to the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica Police Increasing Use of Technology to Arrest Crime<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Within the next three years, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) personnel will be using more technological solutions in their daily operations in a bid to reduce incidents of crime and their likely occurrence\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Apologizes For \u2018Temporary Interruption\u2019 Of Internet And Digital TV Services<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia<\/em>\u2013 ONE of the island\u2019s leading internet service providers is appealing to its customers to continue to bear with it as it tries to fix a problem that\u2019s been troubling the for some time now\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TATT Not Responsible For Cable & Internet Rates, But Urges Customers To Choose Wisely<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) is reminding citizens that they have the power to choose value for money\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 8 August 2018<\/h3>\n

Guyana closer to digitised Government<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 TWO experts from the eGovernance Academy (eGA) of Estonia have returned to Guyana on a second visit as part of the first phase in a project to develop the Action Plan for the creation of a Digital Governance Roadmap\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Students to benefit from ICT workshop at Lethem<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 First Lady, Sandra Granger on Monday declared open the\u00a0 Information Communication Technology (ICT) Training Programme for over 30 participants in Lethem, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Liberty Latin America Reports Q2 and H1 2018 Results<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Liberty Latin America Ltd. (“Liberty Latin America”) (NASDAQ: LILA and LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) today announced its financial and operating results for the three months (“Q2”) and six months (“YTD” or “H1”) ended June 30, 2018\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Importance of Regulation<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 WHEN the framers of our laws came up with the idea or establishing the legal mechanisms to regulate public utility companies, one of their main objectives was to ensure the companies treat customers fairly\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Lack of data retards T&T in Global Innovation Index<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 TRINIDAD and Tobago (T&T) fell five spots deeper into the un-innovative half of the world, The University of the West Indies (UWI) Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business (Lok Jack GSB) heard yesterday at the Yara auditorium of the Mt Hope campus, Mt Hope\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TATT says it cannot prevent increases in cable prices<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) has issued a customer advisory informing that it is unable to prevent increases in cable prices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 9 August 2018<\/h3>\n

EDITORIAL \u2013 TechCayman: Silicon Valley, \u2018island-style\u2019<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Today is a good news day in the Cayman Islands because it foreshadows the dawn of a new industry based on innovation and digital exploration\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New tech venture planned for Cayman<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Thursday was touted as a red-letter day for Cayman\u2019s technology sector with the launching of TechCayman, a business platform that aims to attract software developers and other entrepreneurs to the territory, and to provide Caymanians with the tools they need to start their own companies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ARIN makes historic Caribbean appointment to its Board of Trustees<\/h4>\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Former CANTO head Regenie Fr\u00e4ser becomes the first Caribbean person to be appointed to ARIN\u2019s board of trustees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CANTO Secretary General talks Caribbean development<\/h4>\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 What is CANTO\u2019s vision for developing the regional telecommunications sector? Teresa Wankin, Secretary General, explains\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable & Wireless Reports Preliminary Q2 2018 Results<\/h4>\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications Limited (“C&W”) is a leading telecommunications operator in its consumer markets, which are predominantly located in the Caribbean and Latin America, providing entertainment, information and communication services to 3.3 million mobile, 0.6 million internet, 0.6 million fixed-line telephony and 0.4 million video subscribers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Benchmarking LTE in TT<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 OVER THE last ten days, I\u2019ve been testing the LTE (long-term evolution) implementations of Digicel and bmobile against each other\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 10 August 2018<\/h3>\n

APUA seeks a solution to wage row<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The Antigua and Barbuda Public Utilities Authority, or A.P.U.A., says that it\u2019s committed to finding a solution, as a row between the company and the union representing its workers continues over a salary dispute\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"TECHCAYMAN LAUNCHED, AIM TO JUMP START A LOCAL DIGITAL ECONOMY<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 A new tech venture aims to open Cayman\u2019s economy to opportunities in the digital technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Feeds Data Addiction, But Talk Is Not Dead<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Millennials are driving demand for data services, in Jamaica and across the region, leading to a fivefold growth in usage on Digicel Jamaica’s network in half a decade, according to CEO Justin Morin\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Free Wi-Fi at Emancipation Park by December – USF<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Visitors to Emancipation Park in St Andrew will benefit from free access to the Internet via their mobile devices by December 2018\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Internet experts call for more Community Networks in the Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 A group of experts is calling for a different approach to providing Internet access to the poor, remote and underserved parts of the Caribbean region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 11 August 2018<\/h3>\n

GTT-supported STEM Guyana team ready for Robotics Challenge in Mexico<\/h4>\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 With every intention of showcasing what they have to offer, a 10-member STEM Guyana team is gearing to head to Mexico to participate in the 2018 First Global Robotics Challenge. The event will be held at the Arena Ciudad De Mexico from August 15 \u2013 18\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Major forum next week to discuss new mobile, broadcast technologies<\/h4>\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Government has announced two major fora next week to discuss developments in the mobile and broadcast businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 12 August 2018<\/h3>\n

Garfield Sinclair Deployed To Bahamas On A Mission To Grow BTC<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Garfield Sinclair joined the embattled Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) this month with an explicit mission to grow revenues in the affluent Caribbean territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"British Virgin Islands, the second largest cryptocurrency market in the world<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 British Virgin Islands [BVI] emerged as a runner-up in the cryptocurrency market battle. The data compiled by Cryptowatch indicates that BVI is second biggest cryptocurrency market in the world, according to a report by Cryptobriefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GTT complying with order for 350 new landlines every quarter \u2013 PUC<\/h4>\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which was ordered last September to increase the number of new landlines, appears to be complying\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Jamaica shines in C&W Q2 report<\/h4>\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Flow Jamaica managed to offset losses for parent company Cable & Wireless Communications Limited (C&W) from its upgrades and product enhancements such as ‘Flow Evo’ for the second quarter of C&W’s 2018 financial year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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