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A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 17 December to Sunday 23 December 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 17 December 2018<\/h3>\n

Optometrist\u00a0welcomes cell phone eye exam<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Technology allowing people to examine their eyes using cell phones is being tested\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

PUC denies GTT\u2019s application for rate increase<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has denied GTT\u2019s application for increases in wireline access and landline metered charges, saying that the telecommunications giant did not present a convincing case\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

T&T company launches online payment solution<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Consumers and local businesses will now be able to conduct online transactions, after a new online payment solution \u2013 WiPay of Trinidad and Tobago \u2013 was launched on Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Appeal Court Temporarily Halts Caricel Shutdown<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Court of Appeal has temporarily halted the shutdown of telecommunication company Caricel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Big Bucks For ‘Smart City’ – $6b Needed For Basic Infrastructure In Planned Bernard Lodge Development<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Basic infrastructure work for the planned Greater Bernard Lodge development in Portmore, St Catherine, is scheduled to get under way early next year, and Joseph Shoucair, who leads the enterprise team overseeing the project, is promising that this will be the start of the creation of the ‘smart city’\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New Digital Platform For COK Sodality<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The COK Sodality Co-operative Credit Union has signed on to a cutting-edge digital software platform designed to facilitate both simple and intricate transactions while offering iron-clad security features\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel: Say Hello to St Vincent and the Grenadines\u2019 first LTE Network<\/h4>\n

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/em>\u2013 Digicel customers can now enjoy blazing-fast mobile speeds on St. Vincent and the Grenadines\u2019 first superfast Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

bmobile takes tech start-ups further<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The bmobile Connect Technology Conference and Innovation Week is scheduled to take place from January 28 – February 1, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT\u2019s shoddy treatment of a loyal customer<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 I\u2019ve been a TSTT (Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Company Ltd) customer for 32 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

What every T&T business should know about technology<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 We are in the era of information and businesses are being told to embrace and incorporate digital tools, but does digitalisation benefit every business model? \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 18 December 2018<\/h3>\n

\"\"Antigua and Barbuda set to implement MNP<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The lower house of the parliament of Antigua and Barbuda has approved an amendment to the Telecommunications Act of 2018 put forward by telecommunications minister Melford Nicholas with a view to implementing mobile number portability (MNP), reports\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Dominican Republic adopts LPWAN for advanced metering<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic<\/em>\u2013 Edenorte, a utility based in the Dominican Republic, has selected Trilliant for the provision of a communications network for smart metering operations; using Trilliant’s low power wide area network (LPWAN) to connect some 30,000 smart meters\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Caricel Gets Temporary Reprieve, Vows To Fight Government<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company Caricel has vowed to use \u201cevery resources at our disposal\u201d to fight the Government\u2019s decision to shut down its operations\u2026more<\/a><\/p>\n

Information And Communication Technology Authority Coming<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica is to get\u00a0an Information\u00a0and Communication Technology Authority\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel inching toward debt-swap agreement<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms company, Digicel, is edging toward an accord with some investors to push out a share of its debt after months of negotiations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Red Advertising now largest Google Partner Agency in the Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Red Advertising has added the region\u2019s most certified Google Ad agency to its list of achievements after an extensive staff training program\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 19 December 2018<\/h3>\n

Digicel denies claims made by PM<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Regional telecommunications giant Digicel has publicly denied allegations made by Prime Minister Gaston Browne over the weekend that it is taking advantage of local customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel seeks meeting with Antigua PM over ‘rape’ comment<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company, Digicel, is seeking a meeting with Prime Minister Gaston Browne after he accused the Irish-owned company as well as another provider of \u201craping\u201d the people of Antigua and Barbuda\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Embracing digital technology in banking<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Over the last two decades, digital technologies have been transforming the global financial services market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Lights Up Grenada With Super Fast LTE Service<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 Customers can now enjoy blazing-fast mobile speeds on Grenada\u2019s speediest network, Digicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

A wind of digital change blows through Concacaf Member Associations<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 From 11 to 12 December representatives of FIFA and the FIFA Connect team presented the digital platform to a range of selected Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) Spanish-speaking Member Association (MA) representatives who will be using the new system to register their football stakeholders in the future\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel convinces bondholders to wait longer for repayment<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications group Digicel has convinced holders of US$1.89 billion of bonds that are due to mature in 2020 to postpone their scheduled repayment by two years, following months of negotiation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Group Limited Receives Tenders for 94.7% of 8.250% Senior Notes due 2020<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 As of the date hereof, Digicel received from holders valid and unrevoked tenders of $1,893,688,000 aggregate principal amount of the Existing 2020 Notes, representing approximately 94.7% of such notes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Digicel says delivering largest LTE network in English-speaking C’bean<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS company Digicel says a multi-billion-dollar investment in bringing high-speed mobile Internet services to everyone, everywhere in the island has resulted in it delivering the largest LTE network in the English-speaking Caribbean, and bringing connectivity to more than 200 towns and cities in 10 parishes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cFree WiFi\u201d for Castries launched<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 The Saint Lucia government on Wednesday (Dec. 19) officially launched the Government Island Wide Network (GINET) Wi-Fi Zone for Castries, Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has announced on Facebook\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

bmobile and JMMB Express Finance partner to make smartphone financing easy<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Owning a smartphone is almost a prerequisite for existing in today\u2019s hyper connected world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Indarsingh sees ploy to decertify CWU at TSTT<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 FORMER minister in the Ministry of Labour Rudranath Indarsingh said the aggression used by TSTT security guards to belittle the secretary general of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) Clyde Elder in the presence of his members reeks of \u201csomebody in a high position\u201d sanctioning that action\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 20 December 2018<\/h3>\n

Claro Dominican Republic share up to 56% of mobile lines<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Dominican Republic ended October with a total of 8.8 million mobile lines, up 231,000 year on year, according to the latest update from the country’s telecommunications watchdog Indotel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Dominican telecoms roundup: US$1.5bn in telecoms FDI since 2010<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Internet accounts in the Dominican Republic jumped by over 2,191% in the 10 years to October 2018, to 7.4mn\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW files lawsuit against regulators<\/h4>\n

Grenada<\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company FLOW has filed a lawsuit against the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL), in a bid to revoke the 700-spectrum license granted to the Irish-based company, Digicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

National strategy for protection of ICT, other critical infrastructure must be implemented<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, As a teenager, I was a science fiction fanatic reading all there was in the library about robots and computers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

WiPay launches online payment solution in Guyana<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 WiPay, an e-commerce platform which currently allows users to make payments online without the need for a credit card, has launched in Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica’s Very Own Netflix \u2013 Vueture<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 On January 1, Jamaicans can celebrate more than just the start of a new year. They can also rejoice because the country will have it’s very own independent film and television-streaming distribution platform called Vueture\u2026more<\/a><\/p>\n

C&W Employees on a Mission Across the Caribbean and Latin America<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 -Employees across all Cable & Wireless markets in the Caribbean and Latin America celebrated the company\u2019s annual \u201cMission Day\u201d recently by leading several community partnership programs and internal activities across the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Group Limited Amends Denominations of 8.250% Senior Notes Due 2020 and 7.125% Senior Notes Due 2022 to Facilitate Participation in Exchange Offers<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group Limited (“Digicel”) announced today that, to facilitate participation in the previously announced Exchange Offers (as defined in the Offering Memorandum)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Freedom of Information Act needs fine-tuned to become operational<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Federation\u2019s Freedom of Information Bill, that was passed into law on May 3, will be operationalized after the necessary requirements are put in place according to Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, the Honourable Vincent Byron Jr\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Kids build computer programming skills for Christmas<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 In order to give a group of young students from Saint Lucia a leg up on the competition, Writing Legends, in tandem with Flow and the Curriculum and Materials Development Unit (CAMDU) in the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations, and Sustainable Development hosted the island\u2019s first Christmas Coding Camp\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Mayor Believes Saint Lucia Can Be Region\u2019s Telecommunication Hub<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Castries Mayor, Peterson Francis, has expressed the view that Saint Lucia can become the telecommunication hub of the Caribbean with more investments in the sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"bmobile announces Code Challenge competition<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean start-up technology team that wins bmobile\u2019s first ever Code Challenge will be rewarded with technological support, expert business advice and funding to transform their winning idea into commercial reality\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Samsung opens Experience Kiosks at Gulf City, C3<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the leader in digital convergence technology, is heading to South Trinidad as it welcomes customers to two signature kiosks at the popular Gulf City and C3 Malls in San Fernando\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 21 December 2018<\/h3>\n

Aliv Fined $735k For Roll-Out Miss<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Regulators fined Aliv $735,000 for failing to hit one of the deadlines for the nationwide build-out of its mobile communications infrastructure, it has been revealed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Expedia: 70% increase in mobile bookings to New Providence<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 There has been a 30 percent increase in bookings to the Family Islands using mobile phones and a 70 percent increase to New Providence, the Expedia Group reports\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow customers get \u2018EXTRA\u2019 this Christmas<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Flow customers across Dominica will get something \u2018extra\u2019 to help \u2018warm\u2019 the traditionally colder nights that signal the Christmas season\u2019s arrival\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ICreate Looks To The Market For Capital To Expand<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite reports that a float of its shares on the junior stock market is weeks away from execution, digital media training start-up iCreate Institute, founded by Tyrone Wilson and partners, insists it’s still weighing its financing options for an expansion push under the guidance of financial adviser Sagicor Investments Jamaica Limited\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Musson Foundation Promotes Coding Skills With Hour Of Code 2018<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 For the third year running, the Musson Foundation and tech-based social enterprise Halls of Learning have joined forces to offer computer coding workshops for Jamaican students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Group Appoints Jean-Yves Charlier as Executive Vice Chairman<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Jean Yves Charlier has been appointed Executive Vice Chairman of Digicel Group, reflecting his more active involvement in Digicel since joining the Board last August\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Education minister promises \u2018smart classrooms\u2019 during December<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 With the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) moving to digitize some of its courses, Education Minister Dr. Gale Rigobert said some of the island\u2019s technical drawing classrooms will be transformed into what she described as \u201csmart classrooms\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

bmobile encourages Entrepreneurs to enter Code Challenge competition<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 bmobile has issued a call for technology innovators, start-up entrepreneurs and SMEs to apply to its Code Challenge competition which closes on Friday 28th December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 22 December 2018<\/h3>\n

GiNet is fulfillment of an important promise of our administration<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 WHEN my government assumed office in 2011, we promised that we would provide free island-wide internet access, because we appreciated the importance… more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 23 December 2018<\/h3>\n

Telecoms liberalization deadline looms\u2026 Govt, GTT reach agreement on spectrum allocation \u2013 Hughes<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, said Government remains on track to reach an agreement with the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) to liberalize the telecommunication sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Island-wide Wi-Fi Zone launched<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia \u2013 A US$ 4 million initiative geared at bringing Wi-Fi to communities across the country has been launched making Saint Lucia, from north to south… more<\/a><\/p>\n

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