{"id":141563,"date":"2018-10-29T06:30:47","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T11:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=141563"},"modified":"2018-10-29T06:38:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T11:38:13","slug":"roundup-week-28-october-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2018\/10\/roundup-week-28-october-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 28 October 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 22 October to Sunday 28 October 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 22 October 2018<\/h3>\n

AA goes cashless in Barbados<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 American Airlines has announced that effective today, October 22, the airline will be going cashless at Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 23 October 2018<\/h3>\n

Cayman\u2019s National Weather Service releases mobile app<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Wondering what the weather is like in Cayman? You can now find out at the press of a button\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Government launches portal for business and drivers\u2019 licensing<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Government will present two new online services at a showcase event on Thursday, Oct. 25\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel has slashed capital expenditure in Guyana by 80%<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Over the past three years, Digicel has slashed its capital expenditure in Guyana, moving from investing US$14.3 million in 2016, to US$2.8 million in 2018, a cut of approximately 80 per cent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"GTT enters partnership for cloud service<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 GTT has announced a partnership with Fireminds, a regional provider for cloud services. Through this partnership the Guyana Data Centre will now be available\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

itelbpo’s Super Agents: Blending people with technology<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 All contact centers dream of having multi-functional agents who can cater to the wide ranging needs of customers. Locally-born business process outsourcing giant, itelbpo, seems to have found the formula and is set to redefine the industry “by combining technology and human touch to deliver optimized customer experiences\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Airbnb Ranks St. Thomas No. 1 Destination in Caribbean<\/h4>\n

United States Virgin Islands \u2013 St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands has been ranked the No. 1 Caribbean destination on Airbnb with a 600 percent increase in bookings over last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 24 October 2018<\/h3>\n

Technology as an enabler of our collective health<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE world of business is shifting at an unmatched pace with technology driving change, both positive and negative, in just about every sector. Business competitiveness in the modern era is largely dependent on an organisation’s agility and ability to adapt to these shifts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CANTO 2019 \u2013 Advancing to a Digital Region<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The stunning, ocean view Hyatt Regency Hotel located in Trinidad & Tobago, which offers unprecedented luxuries in the most desired location will be home to CANTO\u2019s 35th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition (CANTO 2019)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Deep Blue Cable Partners With Digicel On Caribbean Project<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Deep Blue Cable Limited, the start-up enterprise planning to create a new fibre-optic ring across the region, says it will partner with Digicel Group on a multi-government contract in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New software to improve HIV \/ TB data collection<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The OECS Commission\u2019s Health Unit has introduced new HIV\/STI\/TB Clinical Management Software to the region and has trained IT professionals in its use to vastly improve HIV \/ AIDS data collection across the Eastern Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

bmobile launches Text-to-Donate for flood victims<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 With just a simple text, bmobile customers can donate funds, to help families devastated by the recent floods\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 25 October 2018<\/h3>\n

Diane Phillips: Remember, Love Doesn\u2019T Come In A Computer Programme<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em>\u2013 In 2013, the movie HER, the story of a lonely writer who falls in love with a computer, won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"The Bahamas moving toward e-govt.<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em>\u2013 Minister of State for Grand Bahama Senator J. Kwasi Thompson and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Elise Delancy were invited to participate in an Executive Training for Caribbean policymakers and managers, sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank, which took place October 15th and 19th, 2018, in Tallinn, Estonia\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

No online court records until 2019<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Cayman\u2019s push to computerize its court records will not be completed this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GT&T moves to hike landline rates \u2026 GCA urges Public Utilities Commission to reject proposal<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications and Technology Provider, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT), is currently advocating for an increase in landline rates, as they\u2019ve applied to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for \u201cApproval of a Tariff Regime for Access and Landline Metered Charges\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Minister Johnson: Digital Innovation is Revitalization of National Economy.<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 The United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1972 established World Development Information Day (WDID) to draw the attention of the world to development problems and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them (resolution 3038 (XXVII)), according to the UN\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Technology helps against crime<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 NATIONAL Security Minister Stuart Young is confident that proper use of technology can turn the tide in the fight against crime in TT\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 26 October 2018<\/h3>\n

PM fully supports digital money<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Barbadian businesses and consumers signing up to use the digital payment services of BITT Inc have been assured their digital money would be fully backed by cash\u2026\u00a0 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cryptocurrencies Here To Stay<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em>\u2013 Cryptocurrencies, money that is generated and stored digitally, are here to stay. That’s the consensus of pundits as they examined the matter on the JNN\/FG programme, The Exchange\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow announces unlimited talk plans, WhatsApp messaging for prepaid customers<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em>\u2013 Flow Jamaica has announced four new plans that will allow prepaid customers to make unlimited calls to any network in Jamaica and access unlimited messaging using WhatsApp, starting today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Dauphin Telecom celebrates its 20th anniversary in St. Martin<\/h4>\n

Saint Martin <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications operator Dauphin Telecom celebrated its twentieth anniversary of doing business in St. Martin with a big party in the Lazy Bay car park in Marigot on Saturday afternoon\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Crypto? Just say no<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 It should be com\u00admon knowl\u00adedge by now that the world is mov\u00ading to\u00adwards a cash\u00adless so\u00adci\u00adety\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

MORE THAN 30 STUDENTS ATTEND WOMEN OF AT&T GIRLS IN FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES WORKSHOP<\/h4>\n

United States Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Coding. Aerodynamics. Astronomy. STEM careers. These were some of the topics young girls from 8 U.S. Virgin Islands schools learned about during a Girls In Future Technologies (GIFT) Workshop hosted by the U.S.V.I. & Puerto Rico chapter of Women of AT&T (WOA) at the University of the Virgin Islands\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Saturday, 27 October 2018<\/h3>\n

E-governance broadband project gets US$37.6M injection from China<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The National Broadband Project moved closer to reality yesterday following the signing of a US$37.6 million loan agreement between Guyana and China and it should be completed by mid-2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Station allowance shouldn\u2019t be an issue for GTT<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor,\u00a0 I am a retired employee of the Guyana Telecommunications Corporation (GTC) and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ICT Authority to be established next year<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em>\u2013 THE proposed information and communications technology (ICT) authority is to be established next year as the Government moves to position Jamaica as an ICT leader in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"JAMAICA: Education Ministry to Receive 10,000 ICT Devices<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says a Jamaican diaspora organisation in the United States is to donate more than 10,000 inormation and communications and technology (ICT) devices to the education sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Talk Until You\u2019re Tired, Says FLOW<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 FLOW customers started yesterday to access unlimited calling to any network in Jamaica along with unlimited messaging using the popular social platform WhatsApp through four new plans being launched by the telecommunications company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wi-Fi In Courts May Pose Threat To Witnesses, Says Chief Justice<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em>\u2013 Chief Justice Bryan Sykes yesterday raised concerns about the integration of technology in the nation’s courts as he believes that this may pose a threat to witnesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 28 October 2018<\/h3>\n

GTT blames sabotage for disruption to 12,000 customers<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em>\u2013 Over 12,000 Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) customers experienced a disruption in service on Friday night after a cable providing service along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway was severed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The continued growth of GTT<\/h4>\n

Guyana \u2013 In 1990, GTC, the state owned telephone company, was being privatized. Given the statistics of 2012 census, GTT was born before more than 50% of the Guyanese population. At the time, there was one bidder for the state owned enterprise. The only bid was the reason that GTT was born\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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