{"id":150894,"date":"2019-12-30T06:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T11:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=150894"},"modified":"2019-12-29T15:47:14","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T20:47:14","slug":"roundup-week-29-december-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2019\/12\/roundup-week-29-december-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 29 December 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 23 December to Sunday 29 December 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 23 December 2019<\/h3>\n

Flow working to restore service after fire at Brown’s Town Exchange<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications provider, Flow says its technical team has been \u201cworking around the clock\u201d to restore services to residential and business customers in sections of St Ann following a fire at its Brown’s Town Exchange on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GeoTechVision sues e-learning Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The ICT company, GeoTechVision, has carried out its plan to take legal action against state-run entity e-learning Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

OUR issues directive to Flow<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has briefed Flow regarding the conduct of a comprehensive investigative analysis of the incident which resulted in significant service interruptions to thousands of its customers on December 14 and 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ECCB to go live with DXCD pilot in 2020<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has announced plans to go live with its Digital Eastern Caribbean Currency (DXCD) pilot in the second quarter of 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

AG open to new talks with MATT on cyber bill<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ATTORNEY General Faris Al Rawi says he is willing to discuss again with the Media Association (MATT) their concerns about the Cybercrime Bill\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tuesday, 24 December 2019<\/h3>\n

HBO Must Compete<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 EDITOR, The Tribune, The Bahamas government is in no position to carry out the unreasonable demands of HBO Latin America, even in the face of the threat of having the Trump administration withdrawing its trade preferences\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Airbnb to pay hotel tax in VI<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Government has signed an agreement with Airbnb allowing the online booking agent to submit hotel accommodation tax directly to the government, according to a press release issued last Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow restores service to St Ann mobile customers<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013\u00a0 TELECOMMUNICATIONS firm, Flow, says its technical teams have restored mobile service to hundreds of customers who were impacted by the fire which extensively damaged equipment and infrastructure at the company’s exchange in Brown’s Town, St Ann on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Mastercard commits to data privacy<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The word \u201cdata\u201d has become a buzzword worldwide, even more so in Trinidad and Tobago since Cambridge Analytica, which stands accused of data mining, became a household name\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Ronald Walcott: Job cuts essential to TSTT\u2019s survival<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 AROUND this time last year the future of majority state-owned telecoms provider, TSTT hung in a balance\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Wednesday, 25 December 2019<\/h3>\n

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Thursday, 26 December 2019<\/h3>\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

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Friday, 27 December 2019<\/h3>\n

\"\"Central Bank set to launch digital version of Bahamian dollar<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Central Bank of The Bahamas is now set to launch a digital version of the Bahamian dollar with a pilot phase in Exuma running from December and extending in the first half of 2020 into Abaco\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Central Bank\u00a0Unveils Digital B$ Restrictions<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Central Bank has unveiled the limits it will impose on Bahamian digital currency holdings to protect financial stability and prevent \u201cruns on bank deposits\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Exuma 56% ‘Willing’ On Mobile Payments<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 More than half of Exuma residents are “likely” to use their mobile phones for financial transactions, making the island a fertile testing ground for the Central Bank’s digital Bahamian currency pilot\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

More computer programmers in Barbados . . . 19 complete coding workshop<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Nineteen Barbadian students have recently completed the Fall 2019 session of Level 1 of the CSF Computer Coding Workshop offered by the Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Customer Service Touch Terminals installed at two local ports of entry<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Customer Service Touch Terminals are now present in two of the territory\u2019s ports of entry, which will now allow visitors to provide real-time feedback about their customer service experience in the British Virgin Islands\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The way of the future . . . Regional businesses must embrace digital innovation \u2013 CDB<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Tech Entrepreneurship Programme (CTEP) is a virtual hub for Caribbean start-ups and entrepreneurs, helping small businesses to unlock economic transformation through digital innovation platforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saturday, 28 December 2019<\/h3>\n

Digicel bonds down by one-third since January<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Investors can buy telecommunications company Digicel bonds at roughly 30 per cent cheaper than in January this year as downgrades put pressure on prices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sunday, 29 December 2019<\/h3>\n

\"\"Guyana only country in region that lacks digital signature<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Guyana is the only country in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region in which services do not offer to their customers the option of digital signatures\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW Browse and Talk complaint<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dear Claudienne,\u00a0 I currently reside in Maryland, USA. I applied for Browse and Talk service on April 18, 2019\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Paypal and Paymaster<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Paypal through their Xoom international money transfer services has said that in collaboration with local bill payment provider, Paymaster, they have launched a fast, secure and easier bill payment option for Jamaicans living in the Diaspora to provide financial support to their loved ones back home\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Why Jamaica Urgently Needs A Minister Of Artificial Intelligence<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 In 2016, in a face-to-face talk, I had advised The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona\u2019s artificial intelligence lecturer to introduce artificial neural networks, also known as modern artificial intelligence (AI), as an independent course to the computer science degree\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits: NS Newsflash<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikimedia Commons<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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