{"id":137943,"date":"2018-08-27T06:45:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T11:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=137943"},"modified":"2018-08-26T15:21:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-26T20:21:17","slug":"roundup-week-26-august-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2018\/08\/roundup-week-26-august-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 26 August 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 20 August to Sunday 26 August 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 20 August 2018<\/h3>\n

Personal MiFi now becoming more regular to Barbadians, perhaps saving bell for Ozone Wireless?<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 I\u2019m sure many readers are familiar to how\u00a0Ozone Wireless\u00a0has not turned out as potent an alternative against Flow or Digicel except in an area probably both thought they cornered\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel increase network capacity with upgrade of new LTE sites<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Digicel, total communications and entertainment provider, is cementing its position as the go-to place for all things data by increasing the network capacity on a number of its newly built LTE sites in the British Virgin Islands (BVI)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

President assents to Cybercrime Bill<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 President David Granger has assented to the Cybercrime Bill.
\nThe President gave his assent to the Bill on August 13, 2018 making it law, according to a publication in the Official Gazette\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Yaneek Page | Earning Online: Inspiring Jamaican Success Stories<\/h4>\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Last week, I received an interesting message from a young woman on Twitter, which, to my amazement and absolute joy, would trigger a string of inspiring success stories from social media from Jamaicans earning online\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Regional Data Security Conference for Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em>\u2013 With the reigns tightening on big technology companies and countries to address security and privacy concerns on massive data breaches, the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica, AMCHAM Jamaica, in partnership with member company e-Biz ProTrain will, be hosting its first ‘Regional Data Security Conference’ under the theme: ‘Your Data Your Rights \u2014 What Individuals and Companies should know\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 21 August 2018<\/h3>\n

FLOW opens Super Store state-of-the-art retail outlet<\/h4>\n

Anguilla <\/em>\u2013 FLOW\u2019s Country Manager, Desmond Byron welcomed invited guests to the official opening of its retail customer service Super Store on Monday, August 20\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"BTC Revenue Revival After 10k Client Loss<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) owner is targeting a 2018 second half turnaround for its slumping top line, after it lost another 10,400 mobile customers due to “competitive intensity”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

NTRC releases results of mobile service customer satisfaction survey<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) has finalized the compilation and analysis of the data collected during the first external mobile service customer satisfaction survey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Telecoms liberalisation in govt\u2019s court- GTT\u2019s CEO ; US$5 million set aside for tax dispute<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) on Tuesday said it was ready to end its contractual monopoly on international voice and data, a move it hoped would end the discriminatory corporate tax law that sees it paying 45 percent and competitors 17.5 percent less\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica Tourist Board Developing New Website<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is developing a new and fully integrated website as part of efforts to fulfil the needs of emerging tourism market sources globally\u2026more<\/a><\/p>\n

An ICT strategy to diversify economy<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR: With crude oil approaching US$70 a barrel, a price last seen in late 2014 and the recent slippage in the innovation index, local economists are advising TT to diversify its economy as it may risk contracting the \u201cDutch disease syndrome\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 22 August 2018<\/h3>\n

Call centre closure hits small business owners in the pocket<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Business operators along the Sir George Walter Highway in the vicinity of Coolidge are reportedly feeling the negative financial impact of the closure of ALORICA\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Open Government Ecosystem; Will It Happen for Belize?<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Open Government Ecosystem in Belize is a system that encourages direct and constant communication between governments and citizens so as to promote transparency and democracy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ISACA Organizes Its Annual IT Conference<\/h4>\n

Cura<\/em>\u00e7ao <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0The IT platform ISACA Cura\u00e7ao Chapter is organizing its annual conference on 4 and 5 September 2018 entitled ‘Mastering digital transformation-Building a Robust Future’ at the Central Bank of Cura\u00e7ao and Sint Maarten\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cybercrime law in effect, but State Prosecutors still untrained<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 With the cybercrime legislation in effect, training for law enforcement personnel is integral to ensuring that there is capacity to prosecute perpetrators of online crimes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"GTT reports faults down to 2% in first half of year<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 For the first half of the year, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has been able to keep 98% of its connections to landline and DSL services working at any given time, Chief Executive Officer Justin Nedd said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BPO Rebuke Over ‘Low-Paying’ Jobs – Major Player Rubbishes Byles’ Claims<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Stakeholders in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector are in agreement with businessman Richard Byles that more should be done to achieve greater economic growth, but has rubbished the notion that outsourcing only offers low paying jobs to Jamaicans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Give Me Back My Money, Digicel<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir:\u00a0 On August 17 at 10:28 p.m., I activated the plan to watch the Caribbean T20 cricket league on my old, perfectly functioning Note5 at a cost of $1,350. Digicel took the money, and sent me a message that the app does not work on jailbreak device! \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ICT Council chair says data protection legislation crucial for investors<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 CHAIRMAN of the National ICT Advisory Council Trevor Forrest says stakeholders must be mindful that effective data protection legislation is one of the factors which will help influence foreign investors about where to put their money\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica Customs encourages online feedback<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is encouraging its customers to utilise its Customer Relationship and Feedback Form (CRFF) online platform. The form can be accessed at: www.jacustoms.gov.jm… more<\/a><\/p>\n

Puerto Rican IT Provider Invid Expands into Virginia and Florida<\/h4>\n

Puerto Rico <\/em>\u2013 Puerto Rican IT services company\u00a0Invid<\/a>\u00a0has expanded to the United States, opening two delivery centers simultaneously in Arlington, Virginia and Miami, Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 23 August 2018<\/h3>\n

50 JITNEYS TO BE WI-FI COMPATIBLE<\/h4>\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Unified Bus Drivers Union found an innovative solution to bridging the digital divide between the country and the twenty-first century by equipping at least 50 public buses with free wi-fi by the end of the week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018App\u2019solutely amazing<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 The Community Development Department believes the ITS For Teens programme can help provide some of the talents and skills needed to combat several of the ills hindering Barbados\u2019 development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Guyana: GTT employees record high mercury levels; Public Health Ministry to meet with company<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), whose headquarters are located near the old Guyana Gold Board (GGB) location, says an undisclosed number of its employees have been tested with high levels of mercury, a problem that the Ministry of Public Health has since been called in to address\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Lab tests reveal high mercury levels in some GTT employees<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Alarming levels of mercury have been detected in blood samples of a number of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) employees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

We are not involved in tax evasion \u2013 GTT\u2019s CEO<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 US-owned Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has denied using ingenious accounting to evade taxes in Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel: 40 nouveaux kiosques Mon Cash inaugur\u00e9s \u00e0 Canaan<\/h4>\n

Haiti\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 La Digicel, de concert avec plusieurs partenaires dont l\u2019USAID et la Croix rouge Am\u00e9ricaine, a inaugur\u00e9 ce jeudi 23 ao\u00fbt\u00a02018 quarante (40) kiosques Mon Cash dans le quartier de Canaan\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 24 August 2018<\/h3>\n

\"\"B.T.L. is Expanding Services, but even to Cable TV?<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 With the upgrade of its infrastructure and network, B.T.L. is also looking at becoming a cable service provider\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTL rebrands<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Belize Telemedia Ltd. is undergoing a rebranding exercise. The launch of the rebranding of the company\u2019s services is being done under the new name Digi. \u00a0CEO Rochus Schreiber spoke of the new strategy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Ed ministry chief moves to OfReg<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has added a new senior position to the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) and is transferring the chief officer of the education ministry, Christen Suckoo, to the new post\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cubans Get Early Taste Of Mobile Internet In System Test<\/h4>\n

Cuba <\/em>\u2013 One of the world’s least-wired countries was a little more connected on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Refunds PlayGo Customer<\/h4>\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir:\u00a0 Digicel writes in response to a complaint from customer Erica Virtue that was published in\u00a0The Gleaner\u00a0on Wednesday, August 22, 2018, titled ‘Give me back my money, Digicel’\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW Regrets Service Disruption<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir:\u00a0 We write in response to a letter to the editor titled ‘FLOW is a disaster’ and published in your newspaper on August 18, 2018\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

21st Century Government and other activities for ICT \u2013 St Kitts and Nevis<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The United Nation\u2019s 2016 e-Government Development Index (EGDI) survey offers a snapshot of trends in the development of e-Government in countries across the globe\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Continues Support Of The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) MyApp Program<\/h4>\n

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company Flow continues to extend unwavering support towards the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) MyApp programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TelEm maintenance work on Sat. to affect Cay Hill clients<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 TelEm Group technicians will be carrying out maintenance work on a telecommunication cabinet in the Cay Hill area this Saturday affecting a number of roads in that area\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 25 August 2018<\/h3>\n

AMCHAM Jamaica to host Regional Data Security Conference<\/h4>\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Some of the leading experts dealing in cybersecurity and data and privacy are among a diverse set of speakers, who will be expounding the topic at the Regional Data Security Conference, which is being hosted for the first time by AMCHAM Jamaica and member company, e-Biz ProTrain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Operators: BPO Industry Employs Many High-Level Professionals<\/h4>\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Leading operators in local outsourcing claim that the remuneration being offered to its Jamaican workers is comparable to or betters any of the other industries in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 26 August 2018<\/h3>\n

Why GTT has to get better<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The world of communications has changed so rapidly. The older folks will tell you of a time using the telephone of a neighbour or someone in the village to make an overseas call. Very few people had landlines back in the 1980s\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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