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

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

Uber alternate for Barbados<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Barbados may soon have an indigenous version of the world-renowned Uber taxi service but as Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds considers the idea, he has to dispel suspicion of local drivers who fear take-over by the foreign company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Guyana Gets Broadband-Boosting Loan from China<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 China has agreed to loan Guyana US$36.5 million to aid with the extension of the Guyana National Broadband Project, a three-year endeavor that seeks to bolster the country\u2019s internet connectivity\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow customers well-positioned to access superior digital experiences<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 \u201cFlow Caribbean customers are well-positioned to enjoy unparalleled access to the rapidly expanding data needs of an evolving digital lifestyle,\u201d \u2026more<\/a><\/p>\n

PTI acquires 451 tower sites from Digicel in Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Phoenix Tower International (“PTI”) via its subsidiary Phoenix Tower Jamaica Limited, announces that it has closed its sale and leaseback transaction with Digicel to acquire the ownership or management rights relating to 451 wireless communication tower sites for US$90M\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Innovative IT Youth Program Paves Way for Tech Hub<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 One hundred and twenty three students from private and public schools in New Providence were recently awarded certificates after completing phase one of the government\u2019s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) program that will span across three summers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Telecoms companies oppose OfReg\u2019s internet plan<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 In March, the Utility Regulation and Competition Office, known as OfReg, announced that it was launching a process that would result in high-speed internet services being made publicly available to every resident in the territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

No unsafe levels of mercury at Gold Board, GTT, nearby Brickdam areas<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Two US experts using special equipment have not found worrying levels of mercury at the Brickdam compound of Guyana Gold Board and its environs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Big data in big business<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The 21st century brings with it a hyper-connected world, with a flood of data created everyday through the interactions of billions of people using various devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jingle Competition for Cyber Awareness Month<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (Ja-CIRT) in the Ministry of Science and Technology is inviting members of the public to participate in its \u2018Be Cyber Safe\u2019 2018 jingle competition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Use Your Tech To Boost Jamaica\u2019s Tourism – Junior Tourism Minister<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Junior Tourism Minister Bryanna Hylton wants young people to make full use of their access to technology, including smartphones and social media, as a means of boosting Jamaica\u2019s tourism product and promoting the country to attract potential visitors\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Tech Tip: Stop that computer from freezing<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 So that computer keeps freezing just when your thoughts are flowing into that document, when you are finally going to find out who the culprit is in the movie that’s been keeping you pinned to the screen with all its twists or turns, or worse yet when you’re about to beat your top score? \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Use Of Technology Can Help Persons With Disabilities Advance<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Personally and professionally, says CTU Consultant Information and Communication Technologies (ICTS) and their uses must embrace persons living with disabilities so that they will not be left behind in the information age; hence, an all-inclusive approach is necessary, said Trevor Prevatt, consultant with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TelEm Group announces immediate closure of Carrefour branch<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelEm Group today announced the immediate closure of its location at the Carrefour Supermarket until further notice and at the same time announced extended opening hours at the company\u2019s main Pond Island location \u2013 also until further notice\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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

\"\"2nd Grand Bahama Technology Summit<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 As Grand Bahama Island has been declared the technology hub of the country, the island has officially geared up to host the 2nd Grand Bahama Technology Summit November 14th-16th, 2018 at the Grand Lucayan Resort\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Celebrates Small Business In October<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is again celebrating October as Small Business Month in recognition of over 80 percent of its corporate client base\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

IBIS Management and BITT Sign MOU to Bridge the Digital Currency Gap<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bitt Inc., Barbados, and IBIS Management Associates Inc., Cura\u00e7ao, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate in bridging the Gap between Financial Institutions and Bitt\u2019s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) blockchain protocol\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

B.T.L. Earns $159 Million in Revenue in 2017<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Belize Telemedia Limited, or Digi, as it has since been re-branded, held a media mixer on Tuesday night during which executives of the company presented a report covering the fiscal year April first 2017 to March thirty-first 2018\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Transparent BPO Recruiting Employees this Weekend<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Recruitment manager Audralee Enriquez also took the opportunity to invite persons, eighteen years and older, to come to a job fair hosted by Transparent BPO\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica Supporting BPO Growth with New Technology Park in Portmore<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica is gearing up to build another technology park to house more facilities in the country\u2019s ever-expanding BPO industry, this time in the Southern coastal city of Portmore\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

‘No business is too small to be hacked’<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 INDIVIDUALS and companies are being encouraged to exercise greater care in managing and protecting their online presence\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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

BTL receives it\u2019s highest revenue ever in 2017\/18<\/h4>\n

Belize\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Belize Telemedia Limited is blossoming financially; that is according to the Chief Financial Officer, Ivan Tesucum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Students Could Do CXC Exams Online in Five Years \u2013 Minister<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Education, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid has reiterated that in about five years, students sitting Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) subjects will do some aspects of their examinations online\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel signs 15-year ICT agreement with three C\u2019bean countries<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company, Digicel, has signed a multi-million dollar information communication technology (ICT) contract with three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries as part of the Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Programme (CARCIP)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow doubles fixed broadband speed in Saint Lucia<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Flow Santa Lucia, a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), has announced that it’s doubling fixed broadband download speeds to 100Mbps at no additional cost to subscribers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Doctors Hospital launches country’s most advanced MRI technology<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Doctors Hospital today announced that patients and physicians now have access to the country\u2019s first-ever digital broadband Magnetic Resonance Imaging system: the Ingenia 3.0T from Philips Healthcare\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

URCA Launches Consumer Education Tours in Acklins and Crooked Island<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A key function of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is Consumer Education.\u00a0 URCA recently launched its 2018 Family Island tour in the southern Bahamas with visits to the islands of Acklins, Crooked Island and Long Cay\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

MONITOR ONLINE CONTENT<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 GIVING some startling insight into a recently conducted survey on online abuse and harassment, a local researcher believes inappropriate behaviour on social media by adults and even teenagers will eventually find its way into the workplace\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"E-voting to be used in next election<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 After four hours and nearly 200 votes cast, the results were in. An eager crowd gathered around Elections Supervisor Juliette Penn, craning their necks as she examined the printout from the territory\u2019s brand-new DS200 Precinct Scanner and Tabulating Machine, which had been set up last week in the Multi-purpose Sports Complex\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Protecting Personal Data – Is The Financial Industry Prepared?<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The new Cayman Islands Data Protection Law (“DPL”) is due to come into effect in January 2019 and will regulate the future processing of all personal data in the Cayman Islands\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Grenada criminalises the use of electronic devices at polling booths<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 Parliament Friday approved an amendment to the People\u2019s Representation legislation that will among other things criminalise going into a polling booth on any polling day with any electronic devices with special emphasis on cellular phones and digital cameras\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Suriname shuts down Digicel\u2019s microwave data link with Guyana, causing mobile data service blackout<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Suriname government has shut down what it deems to have been an illegal microwave link that supplied data from Digicel (Suriname) to Digicel (Guyana), causing\u00a0 a massive interruption of data services on Digicel\u2019s Guyana network over the last few days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Winning projects of Hackathon innovation medias<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 11 teams, for a total of 44 young people participated, from September 29 to October 1, 2018, in the 6th edition of the Hackathon innovation medias of the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF), which aimed to promote the creation and development of innovative information products and services, in line with the evolution of technologies (including mobile) to meet the needs of populations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica leaps into world robotics competition tomorrow<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em>\u2013 JAMAICA takes a spectacular leap into the arena of international robotics competition when the local finals of this year’s World Robotics Olympiad \u2014 set to be held in Thailand \u2014 unfolds tomorrow at The University of the West Indies, Mona, St Andrew\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Parents encouraged to be more vigilant about Internet use at home<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 PARENTS are being encouraged to be more vigilant about Internet use in the home as the country observes October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, under the theme ‘Cybersecurity, our Shared Responsibility’\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Connects Saltibus with High-Speed Internet, HD TV<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Hundreds of residents in the communities of\u00a0Daban,\u00a0Getrine, La Haut, Londonderry, Park Estate and\u00a0Saltibus\u00a0can now apply for high-speed broadband access and take advantage of high-definition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

NTRC Folly<\/h4>\n

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/em>\u2013 Even before the deadline for the technologically based i2 competition organized by the NTRC closed on September 27, it was already too late for anyone 36 years of age or older to submit a presentation for the competition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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

End the robocalls GTT<\/h4>\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, If a lawyer or anyone from the PUC is reading this letter, please advise me how I can sue GTT for harassment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cE-Networks is carving for itself a place on the national spectrum\u201d \u2013 PM Nagamootoo<\/h4>\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Congratulating the E-Networks company as a leader in innovative cable television services, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo said it pioneered the transformation of quality services via cable and high definition fibre optics\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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

\"\"Consumers\u2019 body rebuffs GTT\u2019s move to charge for landline blocking features<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has applied to the utility regulator for the introduction of a rate for the Subscriber Activated Call Blocking Feature\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

E-networks celebrates 15 years of service<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Congratulating the E-Networks company as a leader in innovative cable television services, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo said it pioneered the transformation of quality services via cable and high definition fibre optics\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Guyana: Digicel customers experience data blackout after Suriname gov\u2019t shutdown<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The disruption in data services for Digicel subscribers over the past few days has been caused by a reported shutdown of what the Surinamese government has deemed an illegal microwave link that supplied data from Digicel (Suriname) to Digicel (Guyana)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Alorica readies for 2,000 new BPO jobs in Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Alorica will create 2,000 new business process outsourcing (BPO) jobs in Jamaica as it expands its operations in the island\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel buys some time, but is it enough as hard choices loom?<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 When Denis O’Brien sensationally pulled the long-awaited initial public offering (IPO) of Digicel shares at the 11th hour in October 2015 he was robust in his defence of the decision\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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