A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 9 September to Sunday 15 September 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 9 September 2019<\/h3>\n

BTC customers to roam on Aliv\u2019s 3G network<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Aliv and the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) are working on a plan to sync their networks in order for BTC customers to roam on Aliv\u2019s 3G network for essential communication services, Chief Aliv Officer Damian Blackburn said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tuesday, 10 September 2019<\/h3>\n

Aliv restoring telecommunications in impacted zones<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A week after Hurricane Dorian leveled communities in Grand Bahama and Abaco, Aliv said it has restore 21 of its 34 site in Freeport and West End, Grand Bahama and restored critical communication in Marsh Harbour Abaco\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC, Aliv working to create shared network<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Mobile network service providers Aliv and BTC have until Friday to solidify a roaming agreement which will allow their customers to roam on a synchronized network, with the latter\u2019s chief executive stating that he hoped for an arrangement that would last at least 30 days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Smith: URCA ordered Aliv, BTC to unite their networks<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) ordered both Aliv and the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) to allow each company to roam on the other\u2019s network, URCA\u2019s Director of Electronic Communications Carlton Smith told Guardian Business yesterday, adding that URCA is awaiting a copy of both companies\u2019 agreement on the matter.. more<\/a><\/p>\n

Regulator to hold public hearings on new GTT bill -Telephone company says it will only answer questions on that<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The utilities regulator is set to hold a hearing Thursday on the new billing format used by the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Telecommunications Market 2019-2025, Trends, Outlook and Growth Opportunities of Mobile, Fixed Landline and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The future value proposition for telecommunications market in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to 2025 is detailed in the report. It also provides imperatives for gaining market share in highly competitive telecom industry\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTP Director Antony Carty arrested on Monday. Released on Tuesday UPDATED)<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TBO and RST detectives arrested the Director of Bureau Telecommunications and Posts (BTP) Antony Carty on Monday. Carty is also the business partner of MP Frans Richardson who is currently in pretrial detention as investigators continue with the BTP probe\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New software for real estate agents<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 TECHNOLOGY that can revolutionise the way the real estate professionals do business\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Trinidad and Tobago Telecommunications Market 2019-2025, Trends, Outlook and Growth Opportunities of Mobile, Fixed Landline and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The future value proposition for telecommunications market in Trinidad & Tobago to 2025 is detailed in the report. It also provides imperatives for gaining market share in highly competitive telecom industry\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Wednesday, 11 September 2019<\/h3>\n

BTC, Aliv At Odds On Post-Dorian Roaming<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv are at odds over how long customers should be allowed to roam free of charge on each other’s networks in the Dorian-hit islands\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC wants a 30-day roaming deal with Aliv<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is pushing for a 30-day national roaming deal with Aliv so that both carriers\u2019 customers can receive the best coverage available from both companies\u2019 remaining towers on Abaco and Grand Bahama, BTC Chief Executive Officer Garfield Sinclair said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW BUSINESS A WELCOMED INITIATIVE FOR MSME<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 A major transformation and technological project unveiled by C&W Business and FLOW to aid micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) has been welcomed by Small Business Minister, Dwight Sutherland\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

More options for Flow business customers<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 The island\u2019s more than 9,000 formal, small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) have been given a major telecommunications boost\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Telecoms told create e-banking network<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In the wake of the bankers association\u2019s decision to leave the local electronic banking network, CarIFS, Government is developing payment solutions for micro and small businesses with the credit union movement, according to Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Commerce Dwight Sutherland\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

DIGILEARN: What\u2019s in it for everyone?<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 On Friday’s news we told you about the signing of the Digi-learn Master Service Agreement between Digi and the Ministry of Education\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Negotiations to end GTT\u2019s monopoly\u2026 Several stakeholders still to be engaged<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 While light may be at the end of the tunnel, the ongoing negotiations between Government and US-owned Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) is a complex series of exchanges that brings matters from the 1990s to the middle of the table\u2026more<\/a><\/p>\n

Technology In Focus | Are Jamaican Businesses Embracing The Digital Age?<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The corporate world has come a long way since the days when doing business online meant treating your website as a virtual business card: \u201cHere\u2019s what we do and here\u2019s how you can contact us. Have a nice day!\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Upskilling for business process industry workforce emphasised<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, is emphasising the importance of upskilling workers within the sector to respond to the increasing technological demands of the marketplace\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Liberty Latin America acquires St. Maarten\u2019s shares of UTS<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 St. Maarten\u2019s 12.5 per cent share of United Telecommunications Services (UTS) has been acquired by Liberty Latin America Ltd. (LLA)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Banking in a virtual world<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Banks around the world have transitioned many of their transactions to the online realm and there are even some banks in the US, Europe and Asia that are 100 per cent online\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Making banking accessible<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Ronald Carter sees his role as a banker to help people. And that intersects well with the vision of the company he now helms, JMMB Bank (TT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TT\u2019s national ICT plan<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Communication solutions provider TSTT is currently working hand-in-hand with the government towards achieving the vision of a digitally transformed government by 2022\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thursday, 12 September 2019<\/h3>\n

Greater focus on digital currency in aftermath of Dorian<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Digital currency is being given even closer consideration in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, as The Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB) considers ways, using technology, to get payments to hurricane-affected islands quicker, CBOB Governor John Rolle said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Information platform launched to promote safe migration<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Border points across the country will be airing infomercials on migration which is a global problem that is growing in Belize\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Guyana Telecommunications Market 2019-2025, Aruba Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

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

Paying bills on time will improve credit scores \u2013 GTT<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), is pushing for more use of its mobile money app to help customers improve their credit score\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Haiti Telecommunications Market 2019-2025, Aruba Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n

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

Regulations On Using Technology To Prosecute Traffic Offences Being Pursued \u2013 Chuck<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has indicated that efforts are being made to iron out issues surrounding the promulgation of new regulations governing the use of technology in prosecuting road traffic offences\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Zappware and XroadMedia deliver personal TV to Amplia<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em>\u2013 Amplia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago , has chosen XroadMedia to deliver personalised user experiences to consumers across the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Friday, 13 September 2019<\/h3>\n

Aliv Open To BTC Rebuilding Request On Abaco Towers<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Aliv’s top executive yesterday indicated it will respond favourably to its main competitor’s request to share mobile infrastructure in Abaco as part of post-Dorian restoration\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Aliv restores 80% of network on GB, Abaco<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Aliv has restored 80 percent of its network on the storm-ravaged islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, Chief Aliv Officer Damian Blackburn said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC, Aliv considering tower-sharing partnership<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is considering a partnership with Aliv that would allow both companies to share towers instead of each erecting \u201ca bunch of towers\u201d on their own, BTC Chief Executive Officer Garfield \u201cGarry\u201d Sinclair said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Restores Key Marsh Harbour Site<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday said it had completed \u201cone of our priorities\u201d by restoring two-way mobile services from its Marsh Harbour airport site\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC suspends VSEP exercise<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has suspended its voluntary separation exercise (VSEP), its chief executive Garfield \u201cGarry\u201d Sinclair said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BUSINESS BYTE: C&W Communications reaffirms commitment to The Bahamas<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 C&W Foundation Earmarks US$500,000 to Provide Relief and Restoration Support to the Islands Impacted by Hurricane Dorian\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

URCA Proposes Up To 90% Cut In Call Terminate Fees<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Regulators are proposing up to 90 percent \u201cinterim\u201d cuts to a selection of call termination charges levied by the major Bahamian communications carriers, it was revealed yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Customs kinks<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 One more week!  That\u2019s how long newly appointed Comptroller of Customs Owen Holder has promised it will take the Customs and Excise Department to iron out any kinks it has encountered in upgrading its system from ASYCUDO ++ to ASYCUDO World\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

PHENOMENAL PROGRESS<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Since the development of blockchain technology, there has been phenomenal progress\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Thousands\u2019 sign on to new FLOW package<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 More than 10,000 new and existing customers have signed on to a recent campaign by telecommunications giant Flow to upgrade their digital and fixed-line packages to include broadband and cable television service, country manager Jenson Sylvester has revealed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTL\u2019s Incoming CEO lauds fiber rollout is most ambitious project<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 One of the most ambitious projects that B.T.L. has undertaken to date is the roll-out of fiber at residences throughout the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digi Learn to be rolled out country wide<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 On Friday, September 6, 2019, an agreement was signed between the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Digi as part of an initiative called \u201cDigiLearn\u201d, one of Digi\u2019s most ambitious projects to date\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Ivan Tesecum to officially take over as CEO at BTL<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Rochus Schrieber\u2019s tenure is coming to an end at B.T.L\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Online Learning Hub Means No More Missed School Days<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 The newly introduced Online Learning Hub promises to bring resilience to the education system in Dominica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GTT grilled by PUC on absence of details on new phone bills \u2013 Company apologises for failing to notify consumers<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Guyana\u2019s largest telecommunications and technology provider, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) faced a series of questions with regard to the omission of vital information in the new billing system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cyber Crime Case Collapses<\/h4>\n

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013  Almost two years after the state brought its first case under the Cyber Crime Act, passed in 2016, the prosecution has withdrawn the matter, after the virtual complainant showed no further interest in the case. The dramatic twist occurred on Monday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

NTRC Icode Competition Launched<\/h4>\n

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Registration is now open to interested schools and individuals to enter the 2019 National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission\u2019s (NTRC) icode784 Competition, formerly known as the I2 Competition\u2026more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saturday, 14 September 2019<\/h3>\n

Dorian recovery \u2018continues to flow\u2019 \u2013 telecom<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications, parent company of FLOW, has announced it is moving full speed ahead with efforts to restore telephone service to the northern Bahamas which was wiped out by Hurricane Dorian\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

HICCUPS WITH ASYCUDA SYSTEM BEING ADDRESSED<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 THE switch from a paper-based platform to a digital one in the Customs and Excise Department using the ASYCUDA World system, has not been without its hiccups\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Software firm shops new cyber watchdog<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 As cyber criminals mount increasingly coordinated attacks on the websites and networks of governments and businesses, humans are turning to machines for help\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Transparent BPO to Open Contact Center in Belmopan, Belize Early 2020<\/h4>\n

Belize \u2013 Transparent BPO, a nearshore contact center and business process outsourcer, today announced plans to open a contact center, it’s fourth, in Belmopan, Belize in early 2020. The expansion marks the first time the company will have operations outside Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sunday, 15 September 2019<\/h3>\n

Sale of GTT\u2019s share\u2026 PPP\/C used US$25M to fund Marriott at the expense of ailing GuySuCo \u2013 Minister Sharma<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The problems with the sugar industry have to be laid squarely at the feet of the Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, and his party, the People\u2019s Progressive Party (PPP)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

No Wasted Effort<\/h4>\n

Regional \u2013 <\/strong><\/em>A COMMON problem experienced when attempting to solve a problem, is simply the choice of where to start, and how to proceed, especially when multipleoptions exists\u2026 more<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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