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A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 15 July to Sunday 21 July 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 15 July 2019<\/h3>\n

BTC: No plans to \u2018involuntarily separate\u2019 from any employees<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), in the midst of widespread rumors that it will have to lay off staff, denied in a statement that it is planning to \u201cinvoluntarily separate\u201d from any of its employees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

DRONE DELIVERY PARTNERSHIP ESTABLISHED INTHE BAHAMAS<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Volans-i, an on-demand drone delivery business has reportedly entered into a strategic partnership with Fli Drone, to provide on-demand drone delivery services in The Bahamas, reports Commercial Drone Professional\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW gets thumbs up for paternity leave<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica (HRMAJ) has welcomed the announcement by telecommunications company, FLOW, that last month the company implemented a policy which sees fathers now being entitled to paternity leave\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

UWI Open Campus, JDF To Host Cybersecurity Workshop<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) have partnered to boost basic cybercrime investigative knowledge and raise awareness about the increase in cybersecurity breaches globally and their impact on the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Blow to Digicel<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel is struggling to climb out of a deep financial hole, with debt on its books now estimated to be seven times more than earnings\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tuesday, 16 July 2019<\/h3>\n

Liberty CEO laments the performance of BTC subsidiary<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is one of Liberty Latin America\u2019s lowest performing subsidiaries, the company\u2019s Chief Executive Officer Balan Nair said at a recent Liberty Global town hall meeting in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Bitt approved for legislation by Barbados regulators<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Bitt<\/a>\u00a0has become the first fintech to complete and exit Barbados\u2019 Regulatory Sandbox Framework, reports\u00a0Jane Connolly\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Grenadian integrity Commission hints at probing telephone scandal<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 CANA is reporting that the Integrity Commission has hinted at the possibility of conducting an investigation into allegations that that some former legislators were still using government funded mobile phones after reports surfaced of an EC$70,000 (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) bill\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Upgrading of ICT Infrastructure Will Boost Productivity \u2013 Senator Morgan<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Parliamentary Secretary, Senator Robert Morgan, says upgrading of the Government\u2019s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure will improve productivity as persons will be able to transact more business online\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow TV replaces Flow Sports Premier with new channel EPL rights holder RUSH<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/u><\/em>\u2013 English Premier League rights holder RUSH has launched on Flow TV in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Wednesday, 17 July 2019<\/h3>\n

Comments by Liberty chief executive inappropriate, notes former BTC CEO<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Former chief executive officer of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) Leon Williams condemned as inappropriate recent comments made by Liberty Latin America\u2019s Chief Executive Officer Balan Nair during a recent Liberty Global town hall meeting in Jamaica, where Balan criticized the performance of BTC\u2019s employees, saying the difference between the performances of The Bahamas and Jamaica are like \u201cnight and day\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Govt Urged: Reclaim BTC For Bahamians<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Trade union leaders yesterday urged the government \u201cto part ways\u201d with the Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) controlling owner after its top executive \u201cinsulted\u201d the company\u2019s workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Liberty CEO bemoans performance of BTC employees<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 As the bargaining agent of Bahamas Telecommunication Company (BTC) employees labelled Liberty Latin America Ltd. CEO Balan Nair\u2019s disparaging remarks of the company and its associates as misplaced and \u201cimproper\u201d, BTC said yesterday that those comments were \u201ctaken out of context\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cyber security a real threat, says Bostic<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 The security of our borders is critical in order for Government to keep its citizens safe. Now, special focus has to be paid to cyber security\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel to probe how talk show host came to possess bill of ex-public official in Grenada<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms firm Digicel which has an arrangement with the Government in Grenada to service its telecommunications needs, on Wednesday announced plans for an internal investigation into how the bill of a former public official came into the possession of a radio talk show host\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Ramlogan: E-mailgate \u2018shameless fiction\u2019<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 \u201cSHAMELESS political fiction.\u201d That was how former attorney general Anand Ramlogan, SC, described the infamous e-mails read out in Parliament in May 2013 by Dr Keith Rowley\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thursday, 18 July 2019<\/h3>\n

‘Don’t Be Tempted’ On BTC Buy-Out Proposal<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 A Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) union leader last night urged the government \u201cnot to be tempted\u201d by any Liberty Latin America offer to acquire its stake in the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

KPMG Hires Digital And It Team Leader<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 KPMG (Bahamas) has announced the appointment of Nico Maritz as a director in its advisory services team\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Liberty CEO: \u201cI am sorry\u201d<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Liberty Latin America President and CEO Balan Nair yesterday issued a public apology to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, the Office of the Prime Minister and the people of The Bahamas, amid widespread public rebuke of his recent disparaging of Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC)\u00a0 employees and the prime minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Ministry Of Tourism Hit By Computer Virus<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 TOURISM Minister Dionisio D\u2019Aguilar is calling for computer security at the Ministry of Tourism to be beefed up following the discovery of a virus on a ministry server on Tuesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Bitt Meets Standard As Mover of Digital Money<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Financial technology firm Bitt Digital Inc. has become the first company to pass stress tests to meet the standard as a mover of digital money, under a regulatory model set up by the Central Bank of Barbados and the Financial Services Commission (FSC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Smart Bridgetown\u2019<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 A \u2018Smart Bridgetown\u2019, involving free Internet access, computer-controlled parking and a mobile guide for tourists, is \u201ca few months away\u201d, the Minister for Smart Technology has declared\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica Telecommunications Market 2019-2025 Size, Segmentation, Strategy, Share, Growth Factors, Analysis and Regional Opportunity<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica Telecom outlook report is a comprehensive analytical research on the Jamaica\u2019s cellular, fixed telephone and fixed broadband segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Cloud Carib Ranked Among top third World\u2019s Most Elite 501 Managed Service Providers<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cloud Carib has been named as one of the world\u2019s premier managed service providers on the prestigious 12th-annual Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CariGamers\u2019 got game<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE MARVEL that is virtual reality (VR) technology can take users from the depths of the ocean to the stellar heights of space… more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow introduces public Wi-Fi<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 TODAY, in a series of meetings with the media, newly appointed Flow country manager Kurleigh Prescod will introduce its new community Wi-Fi product\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Friday, 19 July 2019<\/h3>\n

Aliv Calls On\u00a0BTC: ‘Work With Us For Good Of Bahamas’<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Aliv yesterday called for greater co-operation from the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) in developing “a more resilient interconnection regime” following several recent service disruptions that impacted both carriers’ clients\u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n

Aliv takes the lead as first corporate sponsor of plastic ban campaign<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Ministry of Environment & Housing announced today that telecommunications network provider, ALIV, is leading the charge as the first corporate sponsor of the Plastic Free 242 campaign\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Unions: BTC expat bosses must go<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Less than 24 hours after Liberty Latin America President and CEO, Balan Nair, issued an apology for his comments made about BTC employees and the prime minister, representatives for BTC\u2019s line staff and managers\u2019 unions not only rejected the apology, but have called for his resignation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable: $442m Debt Slash Top ‘Priority’<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chief executive yesterday pledged that slashing the company\u2019s $442m debt and \u201creinstating\u201d shareholder dividends are among the top priorities in its new financial year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New Gaming Act allows Internet shutdown of non-compliant gaming operators<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Tourism Dionisio D\u2019Aguilar said yesterday that the amendments to the Gaming Act passed in the House of Assembly yesterday, will allow the Gaming Board, through a special investigative unit, to render gaming houses inoperable by shutting down access to their websites in instances when operators are non-compliant with the new tax regime\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Barbados Telecommunications Market to incur Rapid Extension during 2019-2025<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Telecom operators in Barbados are witnessing wide range of challenges including rapidly changing customer patterns, financial and technological challenges\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Passport scanning, e-visas, \u2018people tracking\u2019 part of govt\u2019s 2020 border management system<\/h4>\n

British\u00a0 Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The new border management system announced by the government last month is expected to be fully implemented by June 2020 and will consist of a number of components never seen in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) before\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Police digital records system launched<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Police Records Management Information System (PRMIS), which is expected to move the Guyana Police Force away from paper-based crime recording, was yesterday officially launched at the Guyana Police Force Training Centre, in Georgetown\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

NCB \u2018contactless\u2019 card payment taps into Sumfest<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Contactless card technology is being rolled out across Jamaica\u2019s shores as financial powerhouse, NCB, encourages persons to \u201ctap and pay\u201d just in time for Sumfest\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Teachers to Receive Tablets Beginning December<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Fifteen thousand teachers will benefit from the roll-out of the Tablets for Teachers Programme, which should begin in December 2019\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Ultra TV Introduction to Give Subscribers to The Cable an Upgrade<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Subscribers to services\/products provided by The Cable in St. Kitts will soon benefit from the telecommunication company\u2019s introduction of Ultra TV, a new one-tier TV service with new content that replaces the current packages and eliminated the need for outdated technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Raspberry Pi Summer Workshop Concludes<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development in collaboration with the Caribbean Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics organisation (CariSTEM) this month hosted a week-long series of workshops in the use of raspberry Pi devices for STEM learning and education\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Lucia Telecommunications Market 2019 is set for Expansion by 2025<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Telecom operators in St. Lucia are witnessing wide range of challenges including rapidly changing customer patterns, financial and technological challenges. Identifying the emerging trends and converting them into actionable strategies is vital for sustaining profitability\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ePayment solutions global provider expands in Trinidad and Tobago<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 PaySett Corporation, a global provider of ePayment solutions and JMMB Group, is expanding their partnership to drive up electronic payments adoption in the Caribbean region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Former PM happy with decision to end e-mail probe<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar Wednesday welcomed the decision by the police to end the investigations into the so-called \u201ce-mailgate\u201d scandal that sought to link her and several other senior members of her then People’s Partnership government to a sinister plot to undermine the judiciary, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the media a few years ago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saturday, 20 July 2019<\/h3>\n

\"\"RGD Digitising Business Processes<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Registrar General\u2019s Department (RGD) is digitising its business processes, through the implementation of an image management system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ECCB to launch pilot digital currency project<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Governor of the St Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy Antoine, Friday announced plans to launch a digital currency pilot programme of the Eastern Caribbean (EC) dollar\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The Cable Launches Ultra TV Plan<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Cable St. Kitts is pushing to giving its customers a more customer-friendly TV experience with their new Ultra TV plan\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sunday, 21 July 2019<\/h3>\n

More GINet Wi-Fi for Saint Lucians<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Saint Lucia and the Republic of China (Taiwan) Thursday launched Phase Two of the island-wide GINet Wi-Fi project\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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