{"id":145835,"date":"2019-01-28T06:15:22","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T11:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=145835"},"modified":"2019-01-27T19:02:18","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T00:02:18","slug":"roundup-week-27-january-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2019\/01\/roundup-week-27-january-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 27 January 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 21 January to Sunday 27 \u00a0January 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 21 January 2019<\/h3>\n

The\u00a0\u2018E-books saga\u2019: Yet another call for Michael Browne to resign<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) Senator Richard Lewis is demanding the immediate resignation of Education Minister Michael Browne over what he (Lewis) terms the electronic text books or E-books scandal\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Aliv Targets Summer 2019 For \u2018Break Even\u2019<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Aliv is targeting summer 2019 for its operations to hit \u201cbreak even\u201d through $50-$60m in annual revenues, as it unveiled plans to \u201cdouble down\u201d on investment in its mobile network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Internet raises over $139K for Fyre Festival restaurateur<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamas restaurateur who lost her personal savings in the notorious Fyre Festival has raised well over $100,000 online after she was featured in Netflix\u2019s new documentary on the disastrous fest\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BUSINESS BYTE: Flow Dominica achieves record-setting year post Hurricane Maria<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em>\u2013 Flow Dominica came in for high praises after turning in an unexpectedly strong performance at the recently concluded financial year-end on December 31, 2018\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW makes 22 employees redundant<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Twenty-two employees have been made redundant by telecommunications company, FLOW Dominica\u2026more<\/a><\/p>\n

Steven Warner spreading Jamaican culture through internet radio<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaican American Steven Warner, popularly known as Sir Rockwell, has been steadily spreading the culture of Jamaica and the Caribbean through the\u00a0internet radio medium\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

‘Tech-Intimacy’ – The Future Of Foreplay?<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Midnight had long made its mark as slumber escapes your company. Dripping with desire, you place a ‘cyber call’ to the one who hold the power to quell or fuel this unruly fire\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BUILDING THE CARIBBEAN DIGITAL ECONOMY BIT BY BIT<\/h4>\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Imagine disaster early warning systems using the latest tools offered by artificial intelligence and augmented reality\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Audits unearth major TSTT breaches<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 There is mount\u00ading ev\u00adi\u00addence that Telecom\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtions Ser\u00advices of Trinidad and To\u00adba\u00adgo (TSTT) grant\u00aded pref\u00ader\u00aden\u00adtial con\u00adtrac\u00adtu\u00adal arrange\u00adments to Cell\u00adMas\u00adter in a re\u00adla\u00adtion\u00adship dat\u00ading back to 2011\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Le Hunte: No more job cuts at TSTT<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 PUBLIC Utilities Minister Robert Le Hunte says there are no more job cuts planned at TSTT\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tech solutions for communities<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty De\u00advel\u00adop\u00adment Min\u00adis\u00adter Dr Nyan Gads\u00adby-Dol\u00adly says the Busi\u00adness\u2019 Pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal Cer\u00adtifi\u00adcate in Sus\u00adtain\u00adable Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty De\u00advel\u00adop\u00adment launched yes\u00adter\u00adday at the Arthur Lok Jack Glob\u00adal School of Busi\u00adness (ALJGSB) will use tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy to em\u00adpow\u00ader par\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adpants to solve chal\u00adlenges in their com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 22 January 2019<\/h3>\n

Training institute iCreate seeks to raise $70 million from IPO<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Creative training institute, iCreate Limited is seeking to raise nearly $70 million through an initial public offering on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Junior Market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Data breaches are inevitable \u2014 here’s how to protect yourself<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 It’s tempting to give up on data security altogether, with all the billions of pieces of personal data \u2014 Social Security numbers, credit cards, home addresses, phone numbers, passwords and much more \u2014 breached and stolen in recent years. But that’s not realistic \u2013 nor is the idea of going offline entirely\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow\u2019s parent company in talks to acquire regional telecoms provider Millicom<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Flow parent company Liberty Latin America Ltd. has made a preliminary offer to buy another regional telecommunications company, Millicom International Cellular S.A., according to statements from the two companies last week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 23 January 2019<\/h3>\n

\"\"Cable and Wireless to sue Grenada\u2019s Telecommunications Minister<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications provider Cable and Wireless, yesterday said it had been granted leave to pursue a lawsuit against Grenada\u2019s \u00a0Telecommunications Minister Gregory Bowen and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC), on the grounds of\u00a0 discrimination\u2026more<\/a><\/p>\n

Telecoms retirees ratchet up gov\u2019t demands for correct pensions<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Postal and Telecommunications Workers\u00a0 Union (GPTWU) and phone company pensioners, several with more than 50 years of service, on Wednesday demanded that the Ministry of Finance publicly prove that they are receiving their correct pensions in keeping with their unbroken service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Technology In Focus | Academia Supports Upgrading Regulations For Net Neutrality<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 At least two academics are of the view that an upgrade in local regulations is now needed to ensure that there is effective net neutrality in Jamaica. But they argue that there is no necessity at this time for new legislation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Technology In Focus | Technology Matters To Jamaica In 2019<\/h4>\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Technology has increasingly become an integral part of the lives of Jamaicans and businesses locally. How the country continues to integrate new technologies into the way it conducts business and other daily transactions of value, will play a key role in its development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

20 Participate In Computer Coding Workshop<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 TWENTY Saint Lucians received modern computer programming skills training via a twelve-week pilot computer coding workshop\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Grand Riviere ICT Center officially opens<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 The Grand Riviere ICT Center was officially opened on January 17, Member of Parliament for Gros Islet, Lenard \u201cSpider\u201d Montoute, has announced\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel gives fete-goers free wireless broadband<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em>\u2013 Digicel says it is ensuring that fete-goers stay connected and share their experiences on social media in real-time, through the provision of free wireless broadband internet at select carnival fetes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Exclusive: Scotiabank Shared Services Hub in Trinidad is Safe, for Now<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank\u2019s bombshell decision to\u00a0sell\u00a0operations\u00a0in \u2018non-core\u2019 Caribbean countries, announced in November last year, put one of its prized\u00a0facilities \u2013 a\u00a0750-person shared services center in Trinidad, into\u00a0a state of limbo\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 24 January 2019<\/h3>\n

Dames: CCTV expansion eyed at $3 million<\/h4>\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 As part of the Minnis administration\u2019s fight against crime, the government will invest $3 million to expand its closed-circuit television (CCTV) program to over 500 cameras across New Providence within the first quarter of this year, according to Minister of National Security Marvin Dames\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"HOA passes e-voting law<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 After hours of deliberating behind closed doors, legislators passed a law on Tuesday designed, in part, to facilitate electronic voting and eliminate the need to count ballots by hand\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Haiti – Technology : Internet arrives in some coaches in Haiti<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 The Digital Observatory in Haiti (ObNH) welcomes the internet access available in 13 coaches of 3 different companies over 252 km between Port-au-Prince and Cap-Ha\u00eftien\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Replacing Paper With Technology<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Jamaica, in collaboration with the private sector, is sharply focused on seamless trade facilitation as one mechanism to improve the ease of doing business and to facilitate foreign direct investments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

SMCU raises concerns over TELEM CEO based on rumor allegations.<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 President of the St. Maarten Communications Union (SMCU) Ludson Evers in a letter that based on rumors in the community he wants to raise awareness since the SMCU is also concerned about the rumors they have heard about TELEM CEO Kendall Dupersoy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 25 January 2019<\/h3>\n

GSS loan agreement will advance Jamaica’s digital global economy \u2013 JAMPRO<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 JAMPRO’s President, Diane Edwards, has said the execution of the Global Services Skills (GSS) loan agreement will be a major step towards advancing Jamaica’s role in the digital global economy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Update: BPO Workers To Get US$15m Training Boost<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government has signed a US$15-million loan with the Inter-American Development Bank in a drive to further expand the country\u2019s business process outsourcing sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"CDB advances digital transformation with Digicel<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and ICT managed services provider, Digicel, have announced a partnership geared towards advancing digital transformation at the regional financial institution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CDB TO RELEASE STUDY ON REGIONAL INVESTMENTS IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em>\u2013 The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it plans to release later this year, a study, which is intended to build a foundation for subsequent regional investments in digital technology, designed to support productivity, innovation and better decision-making at the policy level\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Defamation In The Digital Age<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Persons no\u00a0longer have to rely only on newspaper columns or a radio show to have a voice and to publicise an opinion. Blogs, websites and social media pages have given the ordinary citizen a platform\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 26 January 2019<\/h3>\n

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Sunday, 27 January 2019<\/h3>\n

\u2013 Nil \u2013<\/p>\n

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