A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 11 March to Sunday 17 March 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Female employees at The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC ) Limited paused last Friday to combine their girl power and rallied to Chaka Khan\u2019s \u2018I\u2019m Every Woman,\u2019 to celebrate International Women\u2019s Day under the global theme, \u2018Balance for Better\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and the Barbados-based fintech company, Bitt Inc. (Bitt) have signed a contract to conduct a blockchain-issued Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot within the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/em>\u2013 On March 15 2019, St Kitts and Nevis will join the international community in celebrating World Consumer Rights Day under the theme \u201cTrusted Smart Products\u201d. Minister with responsibility for Consumer Affairs said that this is an opportunity for consumers, businesses and a Government to impart greater emphasis on the need for the protection of consumer rights in this digital era\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u201cThe technology sector is obsolete. Technology is now so entrenched in our lives that we can no longer refer to it as a sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Clean Marine Group Limited from Grand Bahama has been chosen as one of the winners in the Inter-American Development Bank\u2019s (IDB) Blue Tech Challenge, and will see its facility expanded to a 200 million gallon waste processing facility\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The Utility Regulation and Competition Office, known as OfReg, has released a set of proposed rules designed to curtail price fixing, bid rigging, and other anti-competitive practices among the companies it regulates\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Haiti <\/em>\u2013 US-based lawyers for Digicel want a court to dismiss a complaint by US-based Haitian emigrants who accuse it of being part of a “conspiracy” to divert taxes on telephone calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Broadcasting Commission has urged the Holness administration to increase its oversight responsibility beyond free-to-air electronic media to policing social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Olympic Channel and SportsMax today announced a new partnership featuring both linear and digital programming across 22 Caribbean territories in support of their objective to engage new audiences and younger generations with the Olympic Movement all year round\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 POLICE will now have the edge in the fight against crime, with the commissioning of the newly constructed Shirvan Road police station, says Deputy Chief Secretary Joel Jack\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBOB) will hold its second blockchain seminar on March 18 amid reports that the government could be discussing legislation on the matter soon\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 PO8, an award-winning Bahamian tech company, is leading the charge in ocean impact and asset management with blockchain solutions and says Africa could be next in their mission\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 URGENT NOTICE: Baymen will be switching its signal to fully digital on March 15th 2019. There will be intermittent interruptions in service during this time\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Armed with $70 million from its IPO, creative training institute iCreate is on a drive to upgrade its teaching facilities and instructional equipment and expand beyond its modest classrooms in Jamaica and Miami to other markets overseas.. more<\/a><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) spearheaded by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is observed annually on the 17th of May\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 In a bid to adapt to the changing financial environment, Deltec International Group is looking at transforming its model to a fintech bank, according to an article on business news website benzinga.com\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 REGULATIONS governing crypto assets and related instruments must be \u201centrepreneur friendly\u201d, a local industry advocate urged yesterday, saying: \u201cWe have a unique opportunity before us\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Dominica <\/em>\u2013 On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Dominica, provided 31 individuals with certificates following completion of a novice amateur radio training course and handed over emergency telecommunication equipment to the Office of Disaster Management (ODM)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling on Jamaicans to educate themselves in cybersecurity measures to protect their information from cyberattacks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 \u201cIntellectual capital generated by CANTO, is robust\u201d declared newly elected Chairman of CANTO, David Cox in his acceptance speech at CANTO\u2019s 35th AGM. Mr. Cox who is the Head of Regulatory Affairs at Cable & Wireless Communications stated that \u201cCANTO is a critically important institution in the Caribbean, for a host of reasons. The first and perhaps most obvious, is that CANTO is a unique intellectual engine on ICT issues for the Caribbean\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Dominica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Due to the lack of communication after the passage of Hurricane Maria, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) recently patnered with the USAID, ODM and the Dominica Ameteur Radio Club to initiate a \u2018Support Emergency Preparedness through emergency shelters\u2019 project\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of FLOW residential customers have been enjoying the benefits of faster broadband speeds, free of cost, since the start of the year\u2026more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 I see the developments in the telecommunications industry through eyes of a vastly different colour, shape, and focus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 A few days ago, the British Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, a Conservative, began an important address in an unusual way. Speaking on the subject of \u201cDeterrence in the Cyber Age\u201d, he quoted Tony Benn, the late left-wing Labour politician and peace activist\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has welcomed the decision by the Basseterre-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) to pilot a blockchain-issued Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) within the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 The acquisition deal between United Telecommunications Services (UTS) Cura\u00e7ao and Liberty Latin America is complete\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Guyana <\/em>\u2013 As Consumer Protection bodies culminated a week of activities to commemorate World Consumer Rights Day 2019 last Friday, March 15, under the theme \u201cTrusted Smart Products\u201d, the time is appropriate to remind dealers of cellular phones in Guyana that there is a National Standard for these smart gadgets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Massy Technologies (Guyana) Limited has announced that is partnering with Schneider Electric., to offer local businesses a new suite of products and services aimed at improving reliability and lowering the operating costs of IT (Information Technology) Infrastructure and facilities operations management\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Having racked up a 14-year partnership with Lenovo, a company which was last year ranked the world\u2019s largest producer of computers, local technology giant, Starr Computer, has moved to further the relations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Fresh from returning from Nigeria\u2019s parliamentary elections, held on February 23, Jamaica\u2019s former election boss, Orette Fisher, says that the Caribbean nation should move towards a fully digitised voting process by introducing computerised elector verification\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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