{"id":149565,"date":"2019-08-26T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=149565"},"modified":"2019-08-26T06:02:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T11:02:47","slug":"roundup-week-25-august-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2019\/08\/roundup-week-25-august-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 25 August 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 19 August to Sunday 25 August 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 19 August 2019<\/h3>\n

Cable Hails $333m Sale As Capital Market Record<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas chief executive yesterday hailed the $332.5m sale of the company\u2019s US interests as \u201cthe biggest single transaction\u201d by any Bahamian publicly traded company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CBL to sell Summit Broadband to Grain Management LLC for $332.5 million<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 CBL Group announced yesterday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Florida-based operation, Summit Broadband, to Grain Management LLC, in a carve-out transaction for $332.5 million\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Free-speech groups slam cybercrime bill<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 During an Aug. 1 House of Assembly meeting, legislators touted a bill that they said would help deter cyberbullying, character assassination, electronic blackmail and other nefarious online behaviour\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TRC cant intervene in BVIEC\/Cable TV dispute; no authority over electricity company<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Notwithstanding its oversight of telecoms providers in the BVI, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) might not be getting involved in the ongoing dispute between the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVI) and BVI Cable TV\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

50 years ago: Cayman on Telex<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 In the 21 Aug. 1969 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, the front page carried a report on a new speedy communication device \u2013 the telex\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cayman Islands Telecommunications Market Comprehensive Analysis 2019<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The future value proposition for telecommunications market in Cayman Islands to 2025 is detailed in the report\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Consider St. Mary for BPO investments, businessman urges<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Potential investors – particularly those in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector \u2013 are being urged to seriously consider St. Mary as their next investment location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSION TO COLLECT BIO-METRIC INFORMATION IN ST. KITTS & NEVIS<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts & Nevis\u2019 Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to announce Canadian officials will be in the Federation during the week of the 26th of August to carry out biometric processing for persons wishing to obtain visas to travel to Canada\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Trinidad and Tobago Telecommunications Market Comprehensive Analysis 2019<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The report presents detailed insights into Trinidad and Tobago mobile communication, fixed telephone and fixed broadband markets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tuesday, 20 August 2019<\/h3>\n

\"\"BTC adjusting operating model in light of significant revenue loss<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) Chief Executive Officer Garfield Sinclair said yesterday the company intends to adjust its operating model in light of a significant loss in revenue\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC And Unions ‘In Much Better Situation Today’<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) relationship with its two trade unions is \u201cin a much more progressive place today\u201d than it was a fortnight ago, its chief executive asserted yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Chief: VSEP Offer ‘Compelling’<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) chief executive yesterday said it has put a \u201ccompelling\u201d voluntary separation offer on the table for staff wishing to exit the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC VSEPs will set company up for \u201crapid growth\u201d<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 While he was unable to provide the number of employees Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) envisions disengaging through voluntary separation packages, BTC CEO Garfield Sinclair said yesterday that the latest exercise set up the company, which has been guarding its marketing share, for \u201creal rapid growth\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable ‘Faced Dark Future’ Without $333m Us Sale<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas was “staring a very dark future in the face” until it stunned the capital markets by revealing its $332.5m US exit, a prominent businessman said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sinclair: BTC still controls 70% of mobile market<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is still the biggest mobile provider in The Bahamas, the company\u2019s Chief Executive Officer Garfield Sinclair said yesterday, explaining that BTC still controls nearly 70 percent of the country\u2019s mobile market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Grenada Telecommunications Market overview by 2025 explored in latest research<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 The future value proposition for telecommunications market in Grenada  to 2025 is detailed in the report\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digitisation, data protection feature at major telecoms meeting in Trinidad<\/h4>\n

Guyana \u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) recently focused on the digital transformation of the Caribbean region \u2013 and its own role \u2013 when several of its personnel attended the 35th Annual CANTO Conference held in Trinidad\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GTT fields delegation to CANTO conference<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 A Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) delegation attended the recently held 35th Annual Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organisations (CANTO) Conference and Trade Exhibition, in Trinidad\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

IDB Official Says Digital Economy Will Enhance Public Service Delivery<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Manager, Therese Turner-Jones, believes Jamaica\u2019s proposed transformation to a fully digital economy will enhance public service delivery and, by extension, the lives of persons accessing attendant provisions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica Sets Aside US$480,000 For Helping Smaller BPOs Scale up Operations<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica has unveiled a US$480,000 plan to help small BPO providers scale up operations and create higher-skilled jobs for young graduates in the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Digicel raises prices for some of its products<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em>\u2013 Dig\u00adi\u00adcel has raised its prices on some of its of\u00adfer\u00adings ef\u00adfec\u00adtive Au\u00adgust 15, 2019. In a re\u00adsponse to ques\u00adtions by Guardian Me\u00addia, the com\u00adpa\u00adny said: \u201c…due to high\u00ader pro\u00adgram\u00adming costs, it be\u00adcame nec\u00ades\u00adsary to ad\u00adjust the prices on some of the pack\u00adages, which on\u00adly di\u00adrect\u00adly af\u00adfects around five per cent of our cus\u00adtomer base\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Huawei looking to boost T&T\u2019s ICT<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em>\u2013 IN the last four years Chinese tech firm, Huawei, has invested $272 million (US$40 million) in Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Wednesday, 21 August 2019<\/h3>\n

BTC To Shrink Retail Network To 11 Sites<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive yesterday said it will likely reduce its retail footprint on New Providence to 11 locations in a bid to “optimise” its network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Barbados Telecommunications Market Size, Share, Growth, Shares, Opportunities and Forecast 2019-2025<\/h4>\n

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

Belize Telecommunications Market Size, Share, Growth, Shares, Opportunities and Forecast 2019-2025<\/h4>\n

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

Government endorses Business Process Outsourcing sector<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em>\u2013 A US$480,000-project aimed at strengthening the local outsourcing industry by enabling small operations to move up the value chain is being endorsed by the Government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GWest venturing into telemedicine with Digicel<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Western Jamaica medical outfit, GWest Corporation is teaming up with Digicel to venture into telemedicine in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica Telecommunications Market forecast 2019 \u2013 2025 made available by top research firm<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The future value proposition for telecommunications market in Jamaica  to 2025 is detailed in the report\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"ICT Stakeholders Connect To Develop A Broadband Strategy For St Kitts-Nevis<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The way forward for broadband and connectivity issues in St. Kitts and Nevis will be discussed over the next four days by industry leaders and other stakeholders at a Broadband Strategy Consultation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Julien: Training, research crucial for technology<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em>\u2013 Chairman of the board of governors of the University of TT, Prof Emeritus Kenneth Julien, says while countries can exist without universities that pursue both training and research, these countries end up either being left completely behind or paying substantial sums for the acquisition of technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thursday, 22 August 2019<\/h3>\n

BTC Invests $3m To Boost Smart Schools<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has presented 2,500 tablets to the Ministry of Education to support its smart schools’ initiative\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC VSEP Offer ‘Better, But Not What We Wanted’<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) management union president yesterday said the carrier’s voluntary separation offer was “better but not what we were seeking”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable Bahamas sells Summit Broadband to Grain Management for USD 332 mln<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL) has reached an agreement to sell its majority interest in Florida-based ISP Summit Vista (Summit Broadband) to US private equity firm Grain Management\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GTT to reimburse customers after outage results in data loss<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Some Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) customers are due to be reimbursed by the company after the unexpected loss of mobile data from their cellular plans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Haiti Telecommunications Market Revenue Status and Outlook (2019-2025)<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 The Haiti Telecommunications report \u2013 8th series from OGAnalysis provides a complete view of the Haiti telecom ecosystem along with trends and growth factors shaping the future of the market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Technology minister says youth are getting crucial skills<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Fayval Williams, says Jamaica’s youth are getting crucial skills, evidenced with over 600 participants in the 2019 Technology Advancement Programme (TAP)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Caribbean Telecom Markets Report 2019: Netherlands Antilles to US Virgin Islands – ResearchAndMarkets.com<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 This report provides an overview of the telecom markets in Netherlands Antilles, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos, and the US Virgin Islands. It includes information about fixed-line and mobile operators, internet providers, the regulatory background and market liberalisation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The St. Kitts-Nevis Broadband Strategy Will Advance The Socio-Economic Development Of The Federation<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/em>\u2013 As a way to further advance society, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has recognized that the way forward is through the development of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector by increasing people\u2019s involvement in technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"bmobile fosters ICT Innovation with Business Technology Award<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Communications solutions provider, bmobile, is again sponsoring the Business Technology Award for this year\u2019s Champions of Business in an ongoing drive to encourage ICT innovation by local companies that wish to become globally competitive\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Guyana: street corner spyware?<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 IT\u2019S all happening in Guyana. Oil boom. Constitutional crisis. Impending elections. And now, the Big Brother Is Watching You stuff\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Friday, 23 August 2019<\/h3>\n

2019 Future Of Anguilla Telecommunications Market Trends, Outlook and Growth Opportunities 2025<\/h4>\n

Anguilla <\/em>\u2013 The future value proposition for telecommunications market in Anguilla to 2025 is detailed in the report\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Antigua Public Utilities Authority will host CaribNOG regional meeting in September<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) will hold its eighteenth regional meeting from September 25 to 27, hosted by the Antigua Public Utilities Authority\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC delivers on its commitment to MoE<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications (BTC) proudly delivered on its promise, presenting 2,500 tablets to the Ministry of Education (MoE) to support its \u201csmart schools\u201d initiative\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Donates 2,500 Tablets To Schools<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company donated 2,500 tablets in support of the Ministry of Education’s digital transition for public-school systems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

2019 Future Of Belize Telecommunications Market- Trends, Outlook and Growth Opportunities of Mobile, Fixed Landline and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 The future value proposition for telecommunications market in Belize to 2025 is detailed in the report\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"CSEC E-testing successful for Dominican students<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Dominican students who sat the 2019 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams, have for the first time, completed the paper one portion of their assessment online\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

NCCU launches online services<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Customers of the National Cooperative Credit Union Ltd. (NCCU) can now access their accounts and perform transactions at their own convenience with the launch online services at the institution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Dominican Republic mobile lines stay at 8.9 mln in H1, Claro consolidates lead<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 The Dominican Republic reached 8.9 million mobile lines at the end of June 2019, up around 1 percent year on year and flat compared to the H2 2018 figure, according to the latest update from the country’s telecommunications watchdog Indotel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Starr Computers CEO wants Innovation Centre to be an incubator for shaping IT careers<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Almost thirty years ago he turned the lights out on what he says was a professionally rewarding job as a Financial Analyst with Citi Bank in New York to build, over time, what, arguably, is the country\u2019s most successful information technology business enterprises, Starr Computers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BOJ Studying How To Map Mobile Remittances<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The pace at which remittances have been flowing to Jamaica continues to slow, a trend the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) says is linked, in part, to the tightening of Know Your Customer rules, which are affecting remittance companies that are required to police against scams and other illicit money transfers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Launches Digital Engagement Platform<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 With a simple tap on their Facebook Messenger app, telecommunications firm Digicel says it customers can now have instant access to information about their prepaid and postpaid services, with the power to make changes as they like\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel launches Facebook Messenger platform to make account access easier<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications firm Digicel has launched a digital platform that allows customers to enjoy instant access to information about their prepaid and post-paid services and make changes with a simple tap on their Facebook Messenger app\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel warns public of fake ‘win an iPhone’ promotion<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Communications and entertainment provider, Digicel is warning members of the public of a new scam that claims to offer a high-end phone as part of a promotional campaign by the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Odayne pushing Jamaica’s digital revolution<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 BORN and raised in one of the most volatile communities in Montego Bay, St James, Odayne Haughton learned some of life’s most important lessons from a tender age \u2014 a few through irreplaceable losses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Scammers Go XXX – Crooks Turn To Porn As Elderly Men Overseas Splash Cash For Virtual Satisfaction<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Some players in the multibillion-dollar lottery scam have latched on to an emerging industry in which they solicit large sums of cash from mainly elderly men overseas for cybersex services with local women via video link\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ECCB Facilitates Easier Access To Gov’t Information<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank has officially launched a portal that offers financial information about ECCU member states\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Innovate to compete or die<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Ansa McAl chairman, Norman Sabga, in the context of the $1 million loss by Guardian Media Ltd., said Facebook, Twitter and other international companies were able to sell media (and other services) in T&T without paying taxes, have no employees on the ground\u2014a huge advantage to them\u2014and when paid, they receive foreign exchange. This undermines the local media houses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Trinidad & Tobago split over whether services like Facebook should pay local taxes<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In mid-August 2019, the head of one of Trinidad and Tobago’s largest conglomerates spoke out against online services like Facebook earning revenue in the country without being made to pay local taxes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saturday, 24 August 2019<\/h3>\n

Antigua and Barbuda Telecommunications Market is expected to witness rapid growth over 2019 \u2013 2025<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The future value proposition for telecommunications market in Antigua and Barbuda to 2025 is detailed in the report\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cyber crime watch<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Police are becoming increasingly worried about an alarming number of domestic disputes between intimate partners over smartphone and Internet activity\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Guyana does not have comprehensive cybersecurity strategy which includes workforce skills development<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, The United Kingdom Chevening scholarship programme is an excellent investment in the human capital of Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

US Experts Help Jamaica Health Sector Go Digital Imaging<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 In KEEPING with of its commitment to improving Jamaica\u2019s health sector, the Issa Trust Foundation recently sponsored a two-day seminar aimed at helping the sector convert from film to digital medical imaging\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Staff Receive Long Service Awards<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 THE island\u2019s leading telecommunications company, Flow, has once again paid tribute to the hard work and dedication of team members\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Dangers to using too much smart technology<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Smart tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy can ac\u00adtu\u00adal\u00adly be dan\u00adger\u00adous to the health of adults and chil\u00addren if it is not used prop\u00ader\u00adly or as rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded\u2026more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sunday, 25 August 2019<\/h3>\n

$84M Security Command Centre for police – ranks to carry broadband handsets<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Public Telecommunications is collaborating with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to curb crime in Guyana through the intervention of an Intelligent Surveillance System\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Rights to privacy<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em>\u2013 Despite publicly expressed concerns about the use of facial recognition technology in Guyana, and the publication of data on its deployment in other countries, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan remains quite unmoved\u2026more<\/a><\/p>\n

Smart resigns from tTech<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Information technology services provider tTech Limited is advising that Marcelle Smart, consulting services manager, has resigned effective September 12, 2019\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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