FUTURE OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET-TRENDS, OUTLOOK AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES OF MOBILE, FIXED LANDLINE AND BROADBAND MARKETS<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The Antigua & Barbuda Telecommunications report \u2013 8th series provides a complete view of the Antigua & Barbuda telecom ecosystem along with trends and growth factors shaping the future of the market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SMART closes all showrooms until further notice<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 \u0405\u041c\u0410R\u0422 \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435 \u0456nf\u043erm\u0435d t\u043ed\u0430\u0443 th\u0430t du\u0435 t\u043e th\u0435 \u0405t\u0430t\u0435 \u043ef \u0415m\u0435rg\u0435n\u0441\u0443 \u0430nd r\u0435\u0441\u0435nt \u0455t\u0430tut\u043er\u0443 \u0456n\u0455trum\u0435nt r\u0435l\u0435\u0430\u0455\u0435d b\u0443 th\u0435 G\u043ev\u0435rnm\u0435nt \u043ef \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435 th\u0435\u0456r \u0455h\u043ewr\u043e\u043em\u0455 w\u0456ll b\u0435 \u0441l\u043e\u0455\u0435d unt\u0456l furth\u0435r n\u043et\u0456\u0441\u0435\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FUTURE OF JAMAICA TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET-TRENDS, OUTLOOK AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES OF MOBILE, FIXED LANDLINE AND BROADBAND MARKETS<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Telecommunications report \u2013 8th series provides a complete view of the Jamaica telecom ecosystem along with trends and growth factors shaping the future of the market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Announces Results To-date of Its Tender Offers and Extends Early Tender Premium to Be Payable to All Tenders of Existing DL Notes Prior to Expiration Date<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group Two Limited (“DGL Two” and, together with its subsidiaries, “Digicel”) today announced the results to-date of its offers to exchange existing debt of Digicel Limited (“DL”), DGL.. more<\/a><\/p>\n
Use of Facebook, Netflix up by 50% during COVID<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Since the world began battling with COVID-19 and a significant portion of the people have been told to stay at home, the demand for internet access grew somewhat exponentially\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 14 April 2020<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fgd.dfv.mybluehost.me\/.website_c81a1e61\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/British_Virgin_Islands-flag.jpg?resize=200%2C100&ssl=1\")
Extra load strains VI Internet<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 As internet traffic migrates from offices and schools to homes during the 14-day COVID-19 lockdown, the territory\u2019s telecommunications providers have found themselves under increased strain in the face of customer complaints about poor Internet service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Growth & Jobs | Use Technology To Maintain Remittance Inflows \u2013 Economists<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TWO LOCAL economists are advocating for the use of technology to maintain remittance inflows into Jamaica, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Internet Radio Might Become \u2018New Normal\u2019 – Industry Stakeholders Say More Opportunities Will Revive Platforms<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 RADIO HAS been a staple of international and local media for decades, reinventing itself with each new wave of technological advancement. For Gavin Whylie, co-founder of JamRockOne, radio has been a mainstay in our lives, \u201cwith most of us not knowing a world without its advancement\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OUR condemns spread of ‘false’ information regarding 5G technology and COVID-19<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) on Wednesday issued a news release condemning the spread of false information about the connection between COVID-19 and 5G technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saint Lucia\u2019s third academic term begins April 20 via virtual means<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Saint Lucia\u2019s third academic term will begin on Monday, April 20, 2020, with students being taught from home via digital media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 15 April 2020<\/h3>\n‘Cash is king’; Digicel empowering customers since COVID-19 cuts<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 During these uncertain times, Digicel Barbados is showing that it understands how important it is to support customers as much as possible\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Serving Belize Through COVID-19 State of Emergency Lockdown<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 With the outbreak of COVID-19, there is a great need for Speednet to be innovative in communicating and presenting our products and services to our customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Comment: How BVI is keeping connected in a crisis<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 The covid-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on all of our daily lives as we observe social distance protocols and lockdowns in order to stem the spread of the virus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ETECSA\u2019s Actions Towards The COVID-19 Battle<\/h4>\nCuba<\/em> \u2013 Cuba\u2019s own ETECSA has been implementing certain measures for its population in the COVID-19 fight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fgd.dfv.mybluehost.me\/.website_c81a1e61\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Guyana-flag.jpg?resize=200%2C120&ssl=1\")
Guyana gov\u2019t gives prisoners tablet computers to keep in touch with their families amid COVID-19<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In light of the stringent measures in place to curtail the spread of the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, prisoners will now be using tablet computers to communicate with their families\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SN online edition delayed by GTT problems<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Stabroek News\u2019 online edition today has been affected by internet problems at the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Remittance customers switch to digital channels<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 WorldRemit\u2019s managing director for the Americas, says cash pick up via remittance platforms and agent networks is becoming more difficult as the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues its spread\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LACTLD joins the CTU<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is pleased to welcome its newest member, Latin American and Caribbean Top Level Domains (LACTLD), which officially became a member of the CTU on 27th March 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel, Education Ministry partner for e-learning initiatives<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Trinidad and Tobago has partnered with the Ministry of Education to provide e-learning initiatives to assist students during the current stay-at-home regulations enacted to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Electronic monitoring to serve dual roles in T&T<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Back in March, Attorney General, Faris Al Rawi had announced that electronic monitoring bracelets were to form part of the government\u2019s initiatives to combat domestic violence in Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow helps customer to self-install IPTV at home<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Flow is taking every precaution to ensure its teams and customers are safe during this time of COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Most mobile carriers still suspending service<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 There is growing uncertainty about payment deferrals and disconnection for non-payment at the country\u2019s leading telecoms providers amid reports that mobile and internet customers who are facing financial hardship as a result of covid19 are being disconnected for overdue bills\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Zappware\u2019s Android TV solution goes live in the Caribbean<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s TSTT-Amplia has launched the first Android TV solution in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 April 2020<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fgd.dfv.mybluehost.me\/.website_c81a1e61\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Bahamas-flag.jpg?resize=200%2C100&ssl=1\")
Digital Economy\u00a0In Key Rebound Role<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s jolt to speed-up digitisation, and the growth of online e-commerce activity, will ensure they both have a role in economic recovery, a Bahamian financial analyst believes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT provides Help and Shelter with toll-free hotline number<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In recognition of the need for persons to stay at home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has collaborated with the Help and Shelter organization to provide a toll-free hotline number to assist victims of domestic violence and abuse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Alorica Denies Being Virus Rogue<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 International outsourcing firm Alorica says it is in full compliance with the protocols established by the Jamaican authorities and has rubbished suggestions that negligence on the firm\u2019s part resulted in 52 of its workers being infected with the new coronavirus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OUR says 5G technology is not in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) yesterday said that there is currently no deployment of 5G technology in Jamaica and “none of the existing mobile telecommunication providers has advised of any definite plans for the immediate implementation of this technology”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough On BPOs – PM Announces Stiff Measures For Call Centres Amid COVID Spike As Major Player Closes Two Plants<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Tough restrictions are now in place for business process outsourcing (BPO) operations over heightened concern that call centres are hubs for community transmission of COVID-19 even as it has been revealed that another firm has shuttered because an employee might have been exposed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel answers the question: How to fight COVID-19 quarantine boredom<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel is prepared to help alleviate customer\u2019s boredom and keep them entertained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 April 2020<\/h3>\nLocal telecoms providers offer concessions for online education<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunication providers in the British Virgin Islands are coming to the aid of students by providing special packages to accommodate online learning in the territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sutherland COVID-19 Fears Trigger CSO Clean-Up<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Operations were delayed yesterday as the Central Sorting Office (CSO), the headquarters of Jamaica\u2019s postal service, underwent emergency sanitisation amid the threat of coronavirus contagion from the commingling of staff at a call centre sited there\u2026 more<\/p>\n
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Saturday, 18 April 2020<\/h3>\nGTT supports HelpGuyana app<\/h4>\n
Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has partnered to introduce Guyana\u2019s first-ever crisis management web and mobile app \u2013 HELPGuyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Manchester BPO ordered closed by health department<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Manchester Health Department has ordered a business process outsourcing (BPO) facility in the parish to cease operations following an inspection of the call centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NCB urges businesses to pay staff online this month<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) has urged businesses to pay staff electronically, instead of with cheques, for the month of April to avoid pay disruptions resulting from branch closures and quarantines related to the COVID-19 epidemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 April 2020<\/h3>\nOnline shopping dilemma! Days before some residents receive deliveries<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 It could be days before the average BVI resident receives their pre-ordered groceries from supermarkets approved to offer online shopping and delivery services during the territory\u2019s extended lockdown period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
COVID-19, Technology and the Future of Work<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 COVID-19 has brought me back to a subject, the future of work, which I wrote on in May and August 2019. With lockdowns across the world and social distancing, technology is playing a central role. We are participating in religious services and concerts online through live-streaming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fgd.dfv.mybluehost.me\/.website_c81a1e61\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Jamaica-flag.jpg?resize=200%2C100&ssl=1\")
O\u2019Brien Puts Up Digicel HQ, Cash To Seal Debt Deal<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group chairman Denis O\u2019Brien has put up the telecoms regional headquarters on the Kingston waterfront as collateral under a debt deal with bondholders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Attending Online Meetings<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 With the combined realities of our state emergency, daily curfew, and need to maintain physical distancing as a practical survival measure, there is a current opportunity to embrace the solutions offered by ICT to assist us in keeping safe, sane, and social\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students To Receive Virtual Instruction At Home During The Extended School Closure<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Although on-site instruction in schools has been suspended for a two-week period, students will still have an opportunity to learn at home online thanks to FLOW Study, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, during the April 16 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: <\/i>carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Telecommunications report \u2013 8th series provides a complete view of the Jamaica telecom ecosystem along with trends and growth factors shaping the future of the market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Announces Results To-date of Its Tender Offers and Extends Early Tender Premium to Be Payable to All Tenders of Existing DL Notes Prior to Expiration Date<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group Two Limited (“DGL Two” and, together with its subsidiaries, “Digicel”) today announced the results to-date of its offers to exchange existing debt of Digicel Limited (“DL”), DGL.. more<\/a><\/p>\n
Use of Facebook, Netflix up by 50% during COVID<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Since the world began battling with COVID-19 and a significant portion of the people have been told to stay at home, the demand for internet access grew somewhat exponentially\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 14 April 2020<\/h3>\nExtra load strains VI Internet<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 As internet traffic migrates from offices and schools to homes during the 14-day COVID-19 lockdown, the territory\u2019s telecommunications providers have found themselves under increased strain in the face of customer complaints about poor Internet service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Growth & Jobs | Use Technology To Maintain Remittance Inflows \u2013 Economists<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TWO LOCAL economists are advocating for the use of technology to maintain remittance inflows into Jamaica, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Internet Radio Might Become \u2018New Normal\u2019 – Industry Stakeholders Say More Opportunities Will Revive Platforms<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 RADIO HAS been a staple of international and local media for decades, reinventing itself with each new wave of technological advancement. For Gavin Whylie, co-founder of JamRockOne, radio has been a mainstay in our lives, \u201cwith most of us not knowing a world without its advancement\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OUR condemns spread of ‘false’ information regarding 5G technology and COVID-19<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) on Wednesday issued a news release condemning the spread of false information about the connection between COVID-19 and 5G technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saint Lucia\u2019s third academic term begins April 20 via virtual means<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Saint Lucia\u2019s third academic term will begin on Monday, April 20, 2020, with students being taught from home via digital media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 15 April 2020<\/h3>\n‘Cash is king’; Digicel empowering customers since COVID-19 cuts<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 During these uncertain times, Digicel Barbados is showing that it understands how important it is to support customers as much as possible\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Serving Belize Through COVID-19 State of Emergency Lockdown<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 With the outbreak of COVID-19, there is a great need for Speednet to be innovative in communicating and presenting our products and services to our customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Comment: How BVI is keeping connected in a crisis<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 The covid-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on all of our daily lives as we observe social distance protocols and lockdowns in order to stem the spread of the virus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ETECSA\u2019s Actions Towards The COVID-19 Battle<\/h4>\nCuba<\/em> \u2013 Cuba\u2019s own ETECSA has been implementing certain measures for its population in the COVID-19 fight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana gov\u2019t gives prisoners tablet computers to keep in touch with their families amid COVID-19<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In light of the stringent measures in place to curtail the spread of the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, prisoners will now be using tablet computers to communicate with their families\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SN online edition delayed by GTT problems<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Stabroek News\u2019 online edition today has been affected by internet problems at the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Remittance customers switch to digital channels<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 WorldRemit\u2019s managing director for the Americas, says cash pick up via remittance platforms and agent networks is becoming more difficult as the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues its spread\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LACTLD joins the CTU<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is pleased to welcome its newest member, Latin American and Caribbean Top Level Domains (LACTLD), which officially became a member of the CTU on 27th March 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel, Education Ministry partner for e-learning initiatives<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Trinidad and Tobago has partnered with the Ministry of Education to provide e-learning initiatives to assist students during the current stay-at-home regulations enacted to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Electronic monitoring to serve dual roles in T&T<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Back in March, Attorney General, Faris Al Rawi had announced that electronic monitoring bracelets were to form part of the government\u2019s initiatives to combat domestic violence in Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow helps customer to self-install IPTV at home<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Flow is taking every precaution to ensure its teams and customers are safe during this time of COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Most mobile carriers still suspending service<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 There is growing uncertainty about payment deferrals and disconnection for non-payment at the country\u2019s leading telecoms providers amid reports that mobile and internet customers who are facing financial hardship as a result of covid19 are being disconnected for overdue bills\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Zappware\u2019s Android TV solution goes live in the Caribbean<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s TSTT-Amplia has launched the first Android TV solution in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 April 2020<\/h3>\nDigital Economy\u00a0In Key Rebound Role<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s jolt to speed-up digitisation, and the growth of online e-commerce activity, will ensure they both have a role in economic recovery, a Bahamian financial analyst believes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT provides Help and Shelter with toll-free hotline number<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In recognition of the need for persons to stay at home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has collaborated with the Help and Shelter organization to provide a toll-free hotline number to assist victims of domestic violence and abuse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Alorica Denies Being Virus Rogue<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 International outsourcing firm Alorica says it is in full compliance with the protocols established by the Jamaican authorities and has rubbished suggestions that negligence on the firm\u2019s part resulted in 52 of its workers being infected with the new coronavirus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OUR says 5G technology is not in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) yesterday said that there is currently no deployment of 5G technology in Jamaica and “none of the existing mobile telecommunication providers has advised of any definite plans for the immediate implementation of this technology”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough On BPOs – PM Announces Stiff Measures For Call Centres Amid COVID Spike As Major Player Closes Two Plants<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Tough restrictions are now in place for business process outsourcing (BPO) operations over heightened concern that call centres are hubs for community transmission of COVID-19 even as it has been revealed that another firm has shuttered because an employee might have been exposed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel answers the question: How to fight COVID-19 quarantine boredom<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel is prepared to help alleviate customer\u2019s boredom and keep them entertained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 April 2020<\/h3>\nLocal telecoms providers offer concessions for online education<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunication providers in the British Virgin Islands are coming to the aid of students by providing special packages to accommodate online learning in the territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sutherland COVID-19 Fears Trigger CSO Clean-Up<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Operations were delayed yesterday as the Central Sorting Office (CSO), the headquarters of Jamaica\u2019s postal service, underwent emergency sanitisation amid the threat of coronavirus contagion from the commingling of staff at a call centre sited there\u2026 more<\/p>\n
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Saturday, 18 April 2020<\/h3>\nGTT supports HelpGuyana app<\/h4>\n
Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has partnered to introduce Guyana\u2019s first-ever crisis management web and mobile app \u2013 HELPGuyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Manchester BPO ordered closed by health department<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Manchester Health Department has ordered a business process outsourcing (BPO) facility in the parish to cease operations following an inspection of the call centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NCB urges businesses to pay staff online this month<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) has urged businesses to pay staff electronically, instead of with cheques, for the month of April to avoid pay disruptions resulting from branch closures and quarantines related to the COVID-19 epidemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 April 2020<\/h3>\nOnline shopping dilemma! Days before some residents receive deliveries<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 It could be days before the average BVI resident receives their pre-ordered groceries from supermarkets approved to offer online shopping and delivery services during the territory\u2019s extended lockdown period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
COVID-19, Technology and the Future of Work<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 COVID-19 has brought me back to a subject, the future of work, which I wrote on in May and August 2019. With lockdowns across the world and social distancing, technology is playing a central role. We are participating in religious services and concerts online through live-streaming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien Puts Up Digicel HQ, Cash To Seal Debt Deal<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group chairman Denis O\u2019Brien has put up the telecoms regional headquarters on the Kingston waterfront as collateral under a debt deal with bondholders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Attending Online Meetings<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 With the combined realities of our state emergency, daily curfew, and need to maintain physical distancing as a practical survival measure, there is a current opportunity to embrace the solutions offered by ICT to assist us in keeping safe, sane, and social\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students To Receive Virtual Instruction At Home During The Extended School Closure<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Although on-site instruction in schools has been suspended for a two-week period, students will still have an opportunity to learn at home online thanks to FLOW Study, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, during the April 16 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: <\/i>carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Since the world began battling with COVID-19 and a significant portion of the people have been told to stay at home, the demand for internet access grew somewhat exponentially\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 14 April 2020<\/h3>\nExtra load strains VI Internet<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 As internet traffic migrates from offices and schools to homes during the 14-day COVID-19 lockdown, the territory\u2019s telecommunications providers have found themselves under increased strain in the face of customer complaints about poor Internet service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Extra load strains VI Internet<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TWO LOCAL economists are advocating for the use of technology to maintain remittance inflows into Jamaica, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Internet Radio Might Become \u2018New Normal\u2019 – Industry Stakeholders Say More Opportunities Will Revive Platforms<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 RADIO HAS been a staple of international and local media for decades, reinventing itself with each new wave of technological advancement. For Gavin Whylie, co-founder of JamRockOne, radio has been a mainstay in our lives, \u201cwith most of us not knowing a world without its advancement\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OUR condemns spread of ‘false’ information regarding 5G technology and COVID-19<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) on Wednesday issued a news release condemning the spread of false information about the connection between COVID-19 and 5G technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saint Lucia\u2019s third academic term begins April 20 via virtual means<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Saint Lucia\u2019s third academic term will begin on Monday, April 20, 2020, with students being taught from home via digital media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 15 April 2020<\/h3>\n‘Cash is king’; Digicel empowering customers since COVID-19 cuts<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 During these uncertain times, Digicel Barbados is showing that it understands how important it is to support customers as much as possible\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Serving Belize Through COVID-19 State of Emergency Lockdown<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 With the outbreak of COVID-19, there is a great need for Speednet to be innovative in communicating and presenting our products and services to our customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Comment: How BVI is keeping connected in a crisis<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 The covid-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on all of our daily lives as we observe social distance protocols and lockdowns in order to stem the spread of the virus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ETECSA\u2019s Actions Towards The COVID-19 Battle<\/h4>\nCuba<\/em> \u2013 Cuba\u2019s own ETECSA has been implementing certain measures for its population in the COVID-19 fight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana gov\u2019t gives prisoners tablet computers to keep in touch with their families amid COVID-19<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In light of the stringent measures in place to curtail the spread of the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, prisoners will now be using tablet computers to communicate with their families\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SN online edition delayed by GTT problems<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Stabroek News\u2019 online edition today has been affected by internet problems at the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Remittance customers switch to digital channels<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 WorldRemit\u2019s managing director for the Americas, says cash pick up via remittance platforms and agent networks is becoming more difficult as the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues its spread\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LACTLD joins the CTU<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is pleased to welcome its newest member, Latin American and Caribbean Top Level Domains (LACTLD), which officially became a member of the CTU on 27th March 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel, Education Ministry partner for e-learning initiatives<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Trinidad and Tobago has partnered with the Ministry of Education to provide e-learning initiatives to assist students during the current stay-at-home regulations enacted to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Electronic monitoring to serve dual roles in T&T<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Back in March, Attorney General, Faris Al Rawi had announced that electronic monitoring bracelets were to form part of the government\u2019s initiatives to combat domestic violence in Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow helps customer to self-install IPTV at home<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Flow is taking every precaution to ensure its teams and customers are safe during this time of COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Most mobile carriers still suspending service<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 There is growing uncertainty about payment deferrals and disconnection for non-payment at the country\u2019s leading telecoms providers amid reports that mobile and internet customers who are facing financial hardship as a result of covid19 are being disconnected for overdue bills\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Zappware\u2019s Android TV solution goes live in the Caribbean<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s TSTT-Amplia has launched the first Android TV solution in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 April 2020<\/h3>\nDigital Economy\u00a0In Key Rebound Role<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s jolt to speed-up digitisation, and the growth of online e-commerce activity, will ensure they both have a role in economic recovery, a Bahamian financial analyst believes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT provides Help and Shelter with toll-free hotline number<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In recognition of the need for persons to stay at home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has collaborated with the Help and Shelter organization to provide a toll-free hotline number to assist victims of domestic violence and abuse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Alorica Denies Being Virus Rogue<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 International outsourcing firm Alorica says it is in full compliance with the protocols established by the Jamaican authorities and has rubbished suggestions that negligence on the firm\u2019s part resulted in 52 of its workers being infected with the new coronavirus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OUR says 5G technology is not in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) yesterday said that there is currently no deployment of 5G technology in Jamaica and “none of the existing mobile telecommunication providers has advised of any definite plans for the immediate implementation of this technology”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough On BPOs – PM Announces Stiff Measures For Call Centres Amid COVID Spike As Major Player Closes Two Plants<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Tough restrictions are now in place for business process outsourcing (BPO) operations over heightened concern that call centres are hubs for community transmission of COVID-19 even as it has been revealed that another firm has shuttered because an employee might have been exposed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel answers the question: How to fight COVID-19 quarantine boredom<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel is prepared to help alleviate customer\u2019s boredom and keep them entertained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 April 2020<\/h3>\nLocal telecoms providers offer concessions for online education<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunication providers in the British Virgin Islands are coming to the aid of students by providing special packages to accommodate online learning in the territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sutherland COVID-19 Fears Trigger CSO Clean-Up<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Operations were delayed yesterday as the Central Sorting Office (CSO), the headquarters of Jamaica\u2019s postal service, underwent emergency sanitisation amid the threat of coronavirus contagion from the commingling of staff at a call centre sited there\u2026 more<\/p>\n
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Saturday, 18 April 2020<\/h3>\nGTT supports HelpGuyana app<\/h4>\n
Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has partnered to introduce Guyana\u2019s first-ever crisis management web and mobile app \u2013 HELPGuyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Manchester BPO ordered closed by health department<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Manchester Health Department has ordered a business process outsourcing (BPO) facility in the parish to cease operations following an inspection of the call centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NCB urges businesses to pay staff online this month<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) has urged businesses to pay staff electronically, instead of with cheques, for the month of April to avoid pay disruptions resulting from branch closures and quarantines related to the COVID-19 epidemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 April 2020<\/h3>\nOnline shopping dilemma! Days before some residents receive deliveries<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 It could be days before the average BVI resident receives their pre-ordered groceries from supermarkets approved to offer online shopping and delivery services during the territory\u2019s extended lockdown period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
COVID-19, Technology and the Future of Work<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 COVID-19 has brought me back to a subject, the future of work, which I wrote on in May and August 2019. With lockdowns across the world and social distancing, technology is playing a central role. We are participating in religious services and concerts online through live-streaming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien Puts Up Digicel HQ, Cash To Seal Debt Deal<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group chairman Denis O\u2019Brien has put up the telecoms regional headquarters on the Kingston waterfront as collateral under a debt deal with bondholders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Attending Online Meetings<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 With the combined realities of our state emergency, daily curfew, and need to maintain physical distancing as a practical survival measure, there is a current opportunity to embrace the solutions offered by ICT to assist us in keeping safe, sane, and social\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students To Receive Virtual Instruction At Home During The Extended School Closure<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Although on-site instruction in schools has been suspended for a two-week period, students will still have an opportunity to learn at home online thanks to FLOW Study, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, during the April 16 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: <\/i>carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) on Wednesday issued a news release condemning the spread of false information about the connection between COVID-19 and 5G technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saint Lucia\u2019s third academic term begins April 20 via virtual means<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Saint Lucia\u2019s third academic term will begin on Monday, April 20, 2020, with students being taught from home via digital media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 15 April 2020<\/h3>\n‘Cash is king’; Digicel empowering customers since COVID-19 cuts<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 During these uncertain times, Digicel Barbados is showing that it understands how important it is to support customers as much as possible\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘Cash is king’; Digicel empowering customers since COVID-19 cuts<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 During these uncertain times, Digicel Barbados is showing that it understands how important it is to support customers as much as possible\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Serving Belize Through COVID-19 State of Emergency Lockdown<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 With the outbreak of COVID-19, there is a great need for Speednet to be innovative in communicating and presenting our products and services to our customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Comment: How BVI is keeping connected in a crisis<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 The covid-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on all of our daily lives as we observe social distance protocols and lockdowns in order to stem the spread of the virus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ETECSA\u2019s Actions Towards The COVID-19 Battle<\/h4>\nCuba<\/em> \u2013 Cuba\u2019s own ETECSA has been implementing certain measures for its population in the COVID-19 fight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana gov\u2019t gives prisoners tablet computers to keep in touch with their families amid COVID-19<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In light of the stringent measures in place to curtail the spread of the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, prisoners will now be using tablet computers to communicate with their families\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SN online edition delayed by GTT problems<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Stabroek News\u2019 online edition today has been affected by internet problems at the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Remittance customers switch to digital channels<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 WorldRemit\u2019s managing director for the Americas, says cash pick up via remittance platforms and agent networks is becoming more difficult as the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues its spread\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LACTLD joins the CTU<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is pleased to welcome its newest member, Latin American and Caribbean Top Level Domains (LACTLD), which officially became a member of the CTU on 27th March 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel, Education Ministry partner for e-learning initiatives<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Trinidad and Tobago has partnered with the Ministry of Education to provide e-learning initiatives to assist students during the current stay-at-home regulations enacted to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Electronic monitoring to serve dual roles in T&T<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Back in March, Attorney General, Faris Al Rawi had announced that electronic monitoring bracelets were to form part of the government\u2019s initiatives to combat domestic violence in Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow helps customer to self-install IPTV at home<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Flow is taking every precaution to ensure its teams and customers are safe during this time of COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Most mobile carriers still suspending service<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 There is growing uncertainty about payment deferrals and disconnection for non-payment at the country\u2019s leading telecoms providers amid reports that mobile and internet customers who are facing financial hardship as a result of covid19 are being disconnected for overdue bills\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Zappware\u2019s Android TV solution goes live in the Caribbean<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s TSTT-Amplia has launched the first Android TV solution in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 April 2020<\/h3>\nDigital Economy\u00a0In Key Rebound Role<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s jolt to speed-up digitisation, and the growth of online e-commerce activity, will ensure they both have a role in economic recovery, a Bahamian financial analyst believes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT provides Help and Shelter with toll-free hotline number<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In recognition of the need for persons to stay at home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has collaborated with the Help and Shelter organization to provide a toll-free hotline number to assist victims of domestic violence and abuse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Alorica Denies Being Virus Rogue<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 International outsourcing firm Alorica says it is in full compliance with the protocols established by the Jamaican authorities and has rubbished suggestions that negligence on the firm\u2019s part resulted in 52 of its workers being infected with the new coronavirus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OUR says 5G technology is not in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) yesterday said that there is currently no deployment of 5G technology in Jamaica and “none of the existing mobile telecommunication providers has advised of any definite plans for the immediate implementation of this technology”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough On BPOs – PM Announces Stiff Measures For Call Centres Amid COVID Spike As Major Player Closes Two Plants<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Tough restrictions are now in place for business process outsourcing (BPO) operations over heightened concern that call centres are hubs for community transmission of COVID-19 even as it has been revealed that another firm has shuttered because an employee might have been exposed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel answers the question: How to fight COVID-19 quarantine boredom<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel is prepared to help alleviate customer\u2019s boredom and keep them entertained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 April 2020<\/h3>\nLocal telecoms providers offer concessions for online education<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunication providers in the British Virgin Islands are coming to the aid of students by providing special packages to accommodate online learning in the territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sutherland COVID-19 Fears Trigger CSO Clean-Up<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Operations were delayed yesterday as the Central Sorting Office (CSO), the headquarters of Jamaica\u2019s postal service, underwent emergency sanitisation amid the threat of coronavirus contagion from the commingling of staff at a call centre sited there\u2026 more<\/p>\n
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Saturday, 18 April 2020<\/h3>\nGTT supports HelpGuyana app<\/h4>\n
Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has partnered to introduce Guyana\u2019s first-ever crisis management web and mobile app \u2013 HELPGuyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Manchester BPO ordered closed by health department<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Manchester Health Department has ordered a business process outsourcing (BPO) facility in the parish to cease operations following an inspection of the call centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NCB urges businesses to pay staff online this month<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) has urged businesses to pay staff electronically, instead of with cheques, for the month of April to avoid pay disruptions resulting from branch closures and quarantines related to the COVID-19 epidemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 April 2020<\/h3>\nOnline shopping dilemma! Days before some residents receive deliveries<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 It could be days before the average BVI resident receives their pre-ordered groceries from supermarkets approved to offer online shopping and delivery services during the territory\u2019s extended lockdown period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
COVID-19, Technology and the Future of Work<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 COVID-19 has brought me back to a subject, the future of work, which I wrote on in May and August 2019. With lockdowns across the world and social distancing, technology is playing a central role. We are participating in religious services and concerts online through live-streaming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien Puts Up Digicel HQ, Cash To Seal Debt Deal<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group chairman Denis O\u2019Brien has put up the telecoms regional headquarters on the Kingston waterfront as collateral under a debt deal with bondholders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Attending Online Meetings<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 With the combined realities of our state emergency, daily curfew, and need to maintain physical distancing as a practical survival measure, there is a current opportunity to embrace the solutions offered by ICT to assist us in keeping safe, sane, and social\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students To Receive Virtual Instruction At Home During The Extended School Closure<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Although on-site instruction in schools has been suspended for a two-week period, students will still have an opportunity to learn at home online thanks to FLOW Study, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, during the April 16 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: <\/i>carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
British Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 The covid-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on all of our daily lives as we observe social distance protocols and lockdowns in order to stem the spread of the virus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ETECSA\u2019s Actions Towards The COVID-19 Battle<\/h4>\nCuba<\/em> \u2013 Cuba\u2019s own ETECSA has been implementing certain measures for its population in the COVID-19 fight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana gov\u2019t gives prisoners tablet computers to keep in touch with their families amid COVID-19<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In light of the stringent measures in place to curtail the spread of the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, prisoners will now be using tablet computers to communicate with their families\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SN online edition delayed by GTT problems<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Stabroek News\u2019 online edition today has been affected by internet problems at the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Remittance customers switch to digital channels<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 WorldRemit\u2019s managing director for the Americas, says cash pick up via remittance platforms and agent networks is becoming more difficult as the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues its spread\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LACTLD joins the CTU<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is pleased to welcome its newest member, Latin American and Caribbean Top Level Domains (LACTLD), which officially became a member of the CTU on 27th March 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel, Education Ministry partner for e-learning initiatives<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Trinidad and Tobago has partnered with the Ministry of Education to provide e-learning initiatives to assist students during the current stay-at-home regulations enacted to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Electronic monitoring to serve dual roles in T&T<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Back in March, Attorney General, Faris Al Rawi had announced that electronic monitoring bracelets were to form part of the government\u2019s initiatives to combat domestic violence in Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow helps customer to self-install IPTV at home<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Flow is taking every precaution to ensure its teams and customers are safe during this time of COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Most mobile carriers still suspending service<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 There is growing uncertainty about payment deferrals and disconnection for non-payment at the country\u2019s leading telecoms providers amid reports that mobile and internet customers who are facing financial hardship as a result of covid19 are being disconnected for overdue bills\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Zappware\u2019s Android TV solution goes live in the Caribbean<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s TSTT-Amplia has launched the first Android TV solution in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 April 2020<\/h3>\nDigital Economy\u00a0In Key Rebound Role<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s jolt to speed-up digitisation, and the growth of online e-commerce activity, will ensure they both have a role in economic recovery, a Bahamian financial analyst believes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT provides Help and Shelter with toll-free hotline number<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In recognition of the need for persons to stay at home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has collaborated with the Help and Shelter organization to provide a toll-free hotline number to assist victims of domestic violence and abuse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Alorica Denies Being Virus Rogue<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 International outsourcing firm Alorica says it is in full compliance with the protocols established by the Jamaican authorities and has rubbished suggestions that negligence on the firm\u2019s part resulted in 52 of its workers being infected with the new coronavirus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OUR says 5G technology is not in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) yesterday said that there is currently no deployment of 5G technology in Jamaica and “none of the existing mobile telecommunication providers has advised of any definite plans for the immediate implementation of this technology”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough On BPOs – PM Announces Stiff Measures For Call Centres Amid COVID Spike As Major Player Closes Two Plants<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Tough restrictions are now in place for business process outsourcing (BPO) operations over heightened concern that call centres are hubs for community transmission of COVID-19 even as it has been revealed that another firm has shuttered because an employee might have been exposed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel answers the question: How to fight COVID-19 quarantine boredom<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel is prepared to help alleviate customer\u2019s boredom and keep them entertained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 April 2020<\/h3>\nLocal telecoms providers offer concessions for online education<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunication providers in the British Virgin Islands are coming to the aid of students by providing special packages to accommodate online learning in the territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sutherland COVID-19 Fears Trigger CSO Clean-Up<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Operations were delayed yesterday as the Central Sorting Office (CSO), the headquarters of Jamaica\u2019s postal service, underwent emergency sanitisation amid the threat of coronavirus contagion from the commingling of staff at a call centre sited there\u2026 more<\/p>\n
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Saturday, 18 April 2020<\/h3>\nGTT supports HelpGuyana app<\/h4>\n
Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has partnered to introduce Guyana\u2019s first-ever crisis management web and mobile app \u2013 HELPGuyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Manchester BPO ordered closed by health department<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Manchester Health Department has ordered a business process outsourcing (BPO) facility in the parish to cease operations following an inspection of the call centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NCB urges businesses to pay staff online this month<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) has urged businesses to pay staff electronically, instead of with cheques, for the month of April to avoid pay disruptions resulting from branch closures and quarantines related to the COVID-19 epidemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 April 2020<\/h3>\nOnline shopping dilemma! Days before some residents receive deliveries<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 It could be days before the average BVI resident receives their pre-ordered groceries from supermarkets approved to offer online shopping and delivery services during the territory\u2019s extended lockdown period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
COVID-19, Technology and the Future of Work<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 COVID-19 has brought me back to a subject, the future of work, which I wrote on in May and August 2019. With lockdowns across the world and social distancing, technology is playing a central role. We are participating in religious services and concerts online through live-streaming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien Puts Up Digicel HQ, Cash To Seal Debt Deal<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group chairman Denis O\u2019Brien has put up the telecoms regional headquarters on the Kingston waterfront as collateral under a debt deal with bondholders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Attending Online Meetings<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 With the combined realities of our state emergency, daily curfew, and need to maintain physical distancing as a practical survival measure, there is a current opportunity to embrace the solutions offered by ICT to assist us in keeping safe, sane, and social\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students To Receive Virtual Instruction At Home During The Extended School Closure<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Although on-site instruction in schools has been suspended for a two-week period, students will still have an opportunity to learn at home online thanks to FLOW Study, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, during the April 16 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: <\/i>carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Guyana gov\u2019t gives prisoners tablet computers to keep in touch with their families amid COVID-19<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In light of the stringent measures in place to curtail the spread of the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, prisoners will now be using tablet computers to communicate with their families\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SN online edition delayed by GTT problems<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Stabroek News\u2019 online edition today has been affected by internet problems at the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Remittance customers switch to digital channels<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 WorldRemit\u2019s managing director for the Americas, says cash pick up via remittance platforms and agent networks is becoming more difficult as the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues its spread\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LACTLD joins the CTU<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is pleased to welcome its newest member, Latin American and Caribbean Top Level Domains (LACTLD), which officially became a member of the CTU on 27th March 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel, Education Ministry partner for e-learning initiatives<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Trinidad and Tobago has partnered with the Ministry of Education to provide e-learning initiatives to assist students during the current stay-at-home regulations enacted to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Electronic monitoring to serve dual roles in T&T<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Back in March, Attorney General, Faris Al Rawi had announced that electronic monitoring bracelets were to form part of the government\u2019s initiatives to combat domestic violence in Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow helps customer to self-install IPTV at home<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Flow is taking every precaution to ensure its teams and customers are safe during this time of COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Most mobile carriers still suspending service<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 There is growing uncertainty about payment deferrals and disconnection for non-payment at the country\u2019s leading telecoms providers amid reports that mobile and internet customers who are facing financial hardship as a result of covid19 are being disconnected for overdue bills\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Zappware\u2019s Android TV solution goes live in the Caribbean<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s TSTT-Amplia has launched the first Android TV solution in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 April 2020<\/h3>\nDigital Economy\u00a0In Key Rebound Role<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s jolt to speed-up digitisation, and the growth of online e-commerce activity, will ensure they both have a role in economic recovery, a Bahamian financial analyst believes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT provides Help and Shelter with toll-free hotline number<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In recognition of the need for persons to stay at home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has collaborated with the Help and Shelter organization to provide a toll-free hotline number to assist victims of domestic violence and abuse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Alorica Denies Being Virus Rogue<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 International outsourcing firm Alorica says it is in full compliance with the protocols established by the Jamaican authorities and has rubbished suggestions that negligence on the firm\u2019s part resulted in 52 of its workers being infected with the new coronavirus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OUR says 5G technology is not in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) yesterday said that there is currently no deployment of 5G technology in Jamaica and “none of the existing mobile telecommunication providers has advised of any definite plans for the immediate implementation of this technology”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough On BPOs – PM Announces Stiff Measures For Call Centres Amid COVID Spike As Major Player Closes Two Plants<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Tough restrictions are now in place for business process outsourcing (BPO) operations over heightened concern that call centres are hubs for community transmission of COVID-19 even as it has been revealed that another firm has shuttered because an employee might have been exposed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel answers the question: How to fight COVID-19 quarantine boredom<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel is prepared to help alleviate customer\u2019s boredom and keep them entertained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 April 2020<\/h3>\nLocal telecoms providers offer concessions for online education<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunication providers in the British Virgin Islands are coming to the aid of students by providing special packages to accommodate online learning in the territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sutherland COVID-19 Fears Trigger CSO Clean-Up<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Operations were delayed yesterday as the Central Sorting Office (CSO), the headquarters of Jamaica\u2019s postal service, underwent emergency sanitisation amid the threat of coronavirus contagion from the commingling of staff at a call centre sited there\u2026 more<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Saturday, 18 April 2020<\/h3>\nGTT supports HelpGuyana app<\/h4>\n
Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has partnered to introduce Guyana\u2019s first-ever crisis management web and mobile app \u2013 HELPGuyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Manchester BPO ordered closed by health department<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Manchester Health Department has ordered a business process outsourcing (BPO) facility in the parish to cease operations following an inspection of the call centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NCB urges businesses to pay staff online this month<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) has urged businesses to pay staff electronically, instead of with cheques, for the month of April to avoid pay disruptions resulting from branch closures and quarantines related to the COVID-19 epidemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 April 2020<\/h3>\nOnline shopping dilemma! Days before some residents receive deliveries<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 It could be days before the average BVI resident receives their pre-ordered groceries from supermarkets approved to offer online shopping and delivery services during the territory\u2019s extended lockdown period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
COVID-19, Technology and the Future of Work<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 COVID-19 has brought me back to a subject, the future of work, which I wrote on in May and August 2019. With lockdowns across the world and social distancing, technology is playing a central role. We are participating in religious services and concerts online through live-streaming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien Puts Up Digicel HQ, Cash To Seal Debt Deal<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group chairman Denis O\u2019Brien has put up the telecoms regional headquarters on the Kingston waterfront as collateral under a debt deal with bondholders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Attending Online Meetings<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 With the combined realities of our state emergency, daily curfew, and need to maintain physical distancing as a practical survival measure, there is a current opportunity to embrace the solutions offered by ICT to assist us in keeping safe, sane, and social\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students To Receive Virtual Instruction At Home During The Extended School Closure<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Although on-site instruction in schools has been suspended for a two-week period, students will still have an opportunity to learn at home online thanks to FLOW Study, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, during the April 16 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: <\/i>carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 WorldRemit\u2019s managing director for the Americas, says cash pick up via remittance platforms and agent networks is becoming more difficult as the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues its spread\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
LACTLD joins the CTU<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is pleased to welcome its newest member, Latin American and Caribbean Top Level Domains (LACTLD), which officially became a member of the CTU on 27th March 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel, Education Ministry partner for e-learning initiatives<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Trinidad and Tobago has partnered with the Ministry of Education to provide e-learning initiatives to assist students during the current stay-at-home regulations enacted to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Electronic monitoring to serve dual roles in T&T<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Back in March, Attorney General, Faris Al Rawi had announced that electronic monitoring bracelets were to form part of the government\u2019s initiatives to combat domestic violence in Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow helps customer to self-install IPTV at home<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Flow is taking every precaution to ensure its teams and customers are safe during this time of COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Most mobile carriers still suspending service<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 There is growing uncertainty about payment deferrals and disconnection for non-payment at the country\u2019s leading telecoms providers amid reports that mobile and internet customers who are facing financial hardship as a result of covid19 are being disconnected for overdue bills\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Zappware\u2019s Android TV solution goes live in the Caribbean<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s TSTT-Amplia has launched the first Android TV solution in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 April 2020<\/h3>\nDigital Economy\u00a0In Key Rebound Role<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s jolt to speed-up digitisation, and the growth of online e-commerce activity, will ensure they both have a role in economic recovery, a Bahamian financial analyst believes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT provides Help and Shelter with toll-free hotline number<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In recognition of the need for persons to stay at home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has collaborated with the Help and Shelter organization to provide a toll-free hotline number to assist victims of domestic violence and abuse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Alorica Denies Being Virus Rogue<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 International outsourcing firm Alorica says it is in full compliance with the protocols established by the Jamaican authorities and has rubbished suggestions that negligence on the firm\u2019s part resulted in 52 of its workers being infected with the new coronavirus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OUR says 5G technology is not in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) yesterday said that there is currently no deployment of 5G technology in Jamaica and “none of the existing mobile telecommunication providers has advised of any definite plans for the immediate implementation of this technology”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough On BPOs – PM Announces Stiff Measures For Call Centres Amid COVID Spike As Major Player Closes Two Plants<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Tough restrictions are now in place for business process outsourcing (BPO) operations over heightened concern that call centres are hubs for community transmission of COVID-19 even as it has been revealed that another firm has shuttered because an employee might have been exposed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel answers the question: How to fight COVID-19 quarantine boredom<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel is prepared to help alleviate customer\u2019s boredom and keep them entertained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 April 2020<\/h3>\nLocal telecoms providers offer concessions for online education<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunication providers in the British Virgin Islands are coming to the aid of students by providing special packages to accommodate online learning in the territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sutherland COVID-19 Fears Trigger CSO Clean-Up<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Operations were delayed yesterday as the Central Sorting Office (CSO), the headquarters of Jamaica\u2019s postal service, underwent emergency sanitisation amid the threat of coronavirus contagion from the commingling of staff at a call centre sited there\u2026 more<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Saturday, 18 April 2020<\/h3>\nGTT supports HelpGuyana app<\/h4>\n
Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has partnered to introduce Guyana\u2019s first-ever crisis management web and mobile app \u2013 HELPGuyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Manchester BPO ordered closed by health department<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Manchester Health Department has ordered a business process outsourcing (BPO) facility in the parish to cease operations following an inspection of the call centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NCB urges businesses to pay staff online this month<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) has urged businesses to pay staff electronically, instead of with cheques, for the month of April to avoid pay disruptions resulting from branch closures and quarantines related to the COVID-19 epidemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 April 2020<\/h3>\nOnline shopping dilemma! Days before some residents receive deliveries<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 It could be days before the average BVI resident receives their pre-ordered groceries from supermarkets approved to offer online shopping and delivery services during the territory\u2019s extended lockdown period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
COVID-19, Technology and the Future of Work<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 COVID-19 has brought me back to a subject, the future of work, which I wrote on in May and August 2019. With lockdowns across the world and social distancing, technology is playing a central role. We are participating in religious services and concerts online through live-streaming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien Puts Up Digicel HQ, Cash To Seal Debt Deal<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group chairman Denis O\u2019Brien has put up the telecoms regional headquarters on the Kingston waterfront as collateral under a debt deal with bondholders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Attending Online Meetings<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 With the combined realities of our state emergency, daily curfew, and need to maintain physical distancing as a practical survival measure, there is a current opportunity to embrace the solutions offered by ICT to assist us in keeping safe, sane, and social\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students To Receive Virtual Instruction At Home During The Extended School Closure<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Although on-site instruction in schools has been suspended for a two-week period, students will still have an opportunity to learn at home online thanks to FLOW Study, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, during the April 16 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: <\/i>carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Trinidad and Tobago has partnered with the Ministry of Education to provide e-learning initiatives to assist students during the current stay-at-home regulations enacted to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Electronic monitoring to serve dual roles in T&T<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Back in March, Attorney General, Faris Al Rawi had announced that electronic monitoring bracelets were to form part of the government\u2019s initiatives to combat domestic violence in Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow helps customer to self-install IPTV at home<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Flow is taking every precaution to ensure its teams and customers are safe during this time of COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Most mobile carriers still suspending service<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 There is growing uncertainty about payment deferrals and disconnection for non-payment at the country\u2019s leading telecoms providers amid reports that mobile and internet customers who are facing financial hardship as a result of covid19 are being disconnected for overdue bills\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Zappware\u2019s Android TV solution goes live in the Caribbean<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s TSTT-Amplia has launched the first Android TV solution in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 April 2020<\/h3>\nDigital Economy\u00a0In Key Rebound Role<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s jolt to speed-up digitisation, and the growth of online e-commerce activity, will ensure they both have a role in economic recovery, a Bahamian financial analyst believes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT provides Help and Shelter with toll-free hotline number<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In recognition of the need for persons to stay at home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has collaborated with the Help and Shelter organization to provide a toll-free hotline number to assist victims of domestic violence and abuse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Alorica Denies Being Virus Rogue<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 International outsourcing firm Alorica says it is in full compliance with the protocols established by the Jamaican authorities and has rubbished suggestions that negligence on the firm\u2019s part resulted in 52 of its workers being infected with the new coronavirus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OUR says 5G technology is not in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) yesterday said that there is currently no deployment of 5G technology in Jamaica and “none of the existing mobile telecommunication providers has advised of any definite plans for the immediate implementation of this technology”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough On BPOs – PM Announces Stiff Measures For Call Centres Amid COVID Spike As Major Player Closes Two Plants<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Tough restrictions are now in place for business process outsourcing (BPO) operations over heightened concern that call centres are hubs for community transmission of COVID-19 even as it has been revealed that another firm has shuttered because an employee might have been exposed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel answers the question: How to fight COVID-19 quarantine boredom<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel is prepared to help alleviate customer\u2019s boredom and keep them entertained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 April 2020<\/h3>\nLocal telecoms providers offer concessions for online education<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunication providers in the British Virgin Islands are coming to the aid of students by providing special packages to accommodate online learning in the territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sutherland COVID-19 Fears Trigger CSO Clean-Up<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Operations were delayed yesterday as the Central Sorting Office (CSO), the headquarters of Jamaica\u2019s postal service, underwent emergency sanitisation amid the threat of coronavirus contagion from the commingling of staff at a call centre sited there\u2026 more<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Saturday, 18 April 2020<\/h3>\nGTT supports HelpGuyana app<\/h4>\n
Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has partnered to introduce Guyana\u2019s first-ever crisis management web and mobile app \u2013 HELPGuyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Manchester BPO ordered closed by health department<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Manchester Health Department has ordered a business process outsourcing (BPO) facility in the parish to cease operations following an inspection of the call centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NCB urges businesses to pay staff online this month<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) has urged businesses to pay staff electronically, instead of with cheques, for the month of April to avoid pay disruptions resulting from branch closures and quarantines related to the COVID-19 epidemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 April 2020<\/h3>\nOnline shopping dilemma! Days before some residents receive deliveries<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 It could be days before the average BVI resident receives their pre-ordered groceries from supermarkets approved to offer online shopping and delivery services during the territory\u2019s extended lockdown period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
COVID-19, Technology and the Future of Work<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 COVID-19 has brought me back to a subject, the future of work, which I wrote on in May and August 2019. With lockdowns across the world and social distancing, technology is playing a central role. We are participating in religious services and concerts online through live-streaming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien Puts Up Digicel HQ, Cash To Seal Debt Deal<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group chairman Denis O\u2019Brien has put up the telecoms regional headquarters on the Kingston waterfront as collateral under a debt deal with bondholders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Attending Online Meetings<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 With the combined realities of our state emergency, daily curfew, and need to maintain physical distancing as a practical survival measure, there is a current opportunity to embrace the solutions offered by ICT to assist us in keeping safe, sane, and social\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students To Receive Virtual Instruction At Home During The Extended School Closure<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Although on-site instruction in schools has been suspended for a two-week period, students will still have an opportunity to learn at home online thanks to FLOW Study, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, during the April 16 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: <\/i>carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Flow is taking every precaution to ensure its teams and customers are safe during this time of COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Most mobile carriers still suspending service<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 There is growing uncertainty about payment deferrals and disconnection for non-payment at the country\u2019s leading telecoms providers amid reports that mobile and internet customers who are facing financial hardship as a result of covid19 are being disconnected for overdue bills\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Zappware\u2019s Android TV solution goes live in the Caribbean<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s TSTT-Amplia has launched the first Android TV solution in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 April 2020<\/h3>\nDigital Economy\u00a0In Key Rebound Role<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s jolt to speed-up digitisation, and the growth of online e-commerce activity, will ensure they both have a role in economic recovery, a Bahamian financial analyst believes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT provides Help and Shelter with toll-free hotline number<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In recognition of the need for persons to stay at home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has collaborated with the Help and Shelter organization to provide a toll-free hotline number to assist victims of domestic violence and abuse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Alorica Denies Being Virus Rogue<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 International outsourcing firm Alorica says it is in full compliance with the protocols established by the Jamaican authorities and has rubbished suggestions that negligence on the firm\u2019s part resulted in 52 of its workers being infected with the new coronavirus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OUR says 5G technology is not in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) yesterday said that there is currently no deployment of 5G technology in Jamaica and “none of the existing mobile telecommunication providers has advised of any definite plans for the immediate implementation of this technology”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough On BPOs – PM Announces Stiff Measures For Call Centres Amid COVID Spike As Major Player Closes Two Plants<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Tough restrictions are now in place for business process outsourcing (BPO) operations over heightened concern that call centres are hubs for community transmission of COVID-19 even as it has been revealed that another firm has shuttered because an employee might have been exposed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel answers the question: How to fight COVID-19 quarantine boredom<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel is prepared to help alleviate customer\u2019s boredom and keep them entertained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 April 2020<\/h3>\nLocal telecoms providers offer concessions for online education<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunication providers in the British Virgin Islands are coming to the aid of students by providing special packages to accommodate online learning in the territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sutherland COVID-19 Fears Trigger CSO Clean-Up<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Operations were delayed yesterday as the Central Sorting Office (CSO), the headquarters of Jamaica\u2019s postal service, underwent emergency sanitisation amid the threat of coronavirus contagion from the commingling of staff at a call centre sited there\u2026 more<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Saturday, 18 April 2020<\/h3>\nGTT supports HelpGuyana app<\/h4>\n
Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has partnered to introduce Guyana\u2019s first-ever crisis management web and mobile app \u2013 HELPGuyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Manchester BPO ordered closed by health department<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Manchester Health Department has ordered a business process outsourcing (BPO) facility in the parish to cease operations following an inspection of the call centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NCB urges businesses to pay staff online this month<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) has urged businesses to pay staff electronically, instead of with cheques, for the month of April to avoid pay disruptions resulting from branch closures and quarantines related to the COVID-19 epidemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 April 2020<\/h3>\nOnline shopping dilemma! Days before some residents receive deliveries<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 It could be days before the average BVI resident receives their pre-ordered groceries from supermarkets approved to offer online shopping and delivery services during the territory\u2019s extended lockdown period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
COVID-19, Technology and the Future of Work<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 COVID-19 has brought me back to a subject, the future of work, which I wrote on in May and August 2019. With lockdowns across the world and social distancing, technology is playing a central role. We are participating in religious services and concerts online through live-streaming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien Puts Up Digicel HQ, Cash To Seal Debt Deal<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group chairman Denis O\u2019Brien has put up the telecoms regional headquarters on the Kingston waterfront as collateral under a debt deal with bondholders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Attending Online Meetings<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 With the combined realities of our state emergency, daily curfew, and need to maintain physical distancing as a practical survival measure, there is a current opportunity to embrace the solutions offered by ICT to assist us in keeping safe, sane, and social\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students To Receive Virtual Instruction At Home During The Extended School Closure<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Although on-site instruction in schools has been suspended for a two-week period, students will still have an opportunity to learn at home online thanks to FLOW Study, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, during the April 16 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: <\/i>carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s TSTT-Amplia has launched the first Android TV solution in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 16 April 2020<\/h3>\nDigital Economy\u00a0In Key Rebound Role<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s jolt to speed-up digitisation, and the growth of online e-commerce activity, will ensure they both have a role in economic recovery, a Bahamian financial analyst believes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digital Economy\u00a0In Key Rebound Role<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 In recognition of the need for persons to stay at home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has collaborated with the Help and Shelter organization to provide a toll-free hotline number to assist victims of domestic violence and abuse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Alorica Denies Being Virus Rogue<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 International outsourcing firm Alorica says it is in full compliance with the protocols established by the Jamaican authorities and has rubbished suggestions that negligence on the firm\u2019s part resulted in 52 of its workers being infected with the new coronavirus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OUR says 5G technology is not in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) yesterday said that there is currently no deployment of 5G technology in Jamaica and “none of the existing mobile telecommunication providers has advised of any definite plans for the immediate implementation of this technology”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough On BPOs – PM Announces Stiff Measures For Call Centres Amid COVID Spike As Major Player Closes Two Plants<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Tough restrictions are now in place for business process outsourcing (BPO) operations over heightened concern that call centres are hubs for community transmission of COVID-19 even as it has been revealed that another firm has shuttered because an employee might have been exposed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel answers the question: How to fight COVID-19 quarantine boredom<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel is prepared to help alleviate customer\u2019s boredom and keep them entertained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 April 2020<\/h3>\nLocal telecoms providers offer concessions for online education<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunication providers in the British Virgin Islands are coming to the aid of students by providing special packages to accommodate online learning in the territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sutherland COVID-19 Fears Trigger CSO Clean-Up<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Operations were delayed yesterday as the Central Sorting Office (CSO), the headquarters of Jamaica\u2019s postal service, underwent emergency sanitisation amid the threat of coronavirus contagion from the commingling of staff at a call centre sited there\u2026 more<\/p>\n
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Saturday, 18 April 2020<\/h3>\nGTT supports HelpGuyana app<\/h4>\n
Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has partnered to introduce Guyana\u2019s first-ever crisis management web and mobile app \u2013 HELPGuyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Manchester BPO ordered closed by health department<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Manchester Health Department has ordered a business process outsourcing (BPO) facility in the parish to cease operations following an inspection of the call centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NCB urges businesses to pay staff online this month<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) has urged businesses to pay staff electronically, instead of with cheques, for the month of April to avoid pay disruptions resulting from branch closures and quarantines related to the COVID-19 epidemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 April 2020<\/h3>\nOnline shopping dilemma! Days before some residents receive deliveries<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 It could be days before the average BVI resident receives their pre-ordered groceries from supermarkets approved to offer online shopping and delivery services during the territory\u2019s extended lockdown period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
COVID-19, Technology and the Future of Work<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 COVID-19 has brought me back to a subject, the future of work, which I wrote on in May and August 2019. With lockdowns across the world and social distancing, technology is playing a central role. We are participating in religious services and concerts online through live-streaming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien Puts Up Digicel HQ, Cash To Seal Debt Deal<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group chairman Denis O\u2019Brien has put up the telecoms regional headquarters on the Kingston waterfront as collateral under a debt deal with bondholders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Attending Online Meetings<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 With the combined realities of our state emergency, daily curfew, and need to maintain physical distancing as a practical survival measure, there is a current opportunity to embrace the solutions offered by ICT to assist us in keeping safe, sane, and social\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students To Receive Virtual Instruction At Home During The Extended School Closure<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Although on-site instruction in schools has been suspended for a two-week period, students will still have an opportunity to learn at home online thanks to FLOW Study, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, during the April 16 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: <\/i>carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) yesterday said that there is currently no deployment of 5G technology in Jamaica and “none of the existing mobile telecommunication providers has advised of any definite plans for the immediate implementation of this technology”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tough On BPOs – PM Announces Stiff Measures For Call Centres Amid COVID Spike As Major Player Closes Two Plants<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Tough restrictions are now in place for business process outsourcing (BPO) operations over heightened concern that call centres are hubs for community transmission of COVID-19 even as it has been revealed that another firm has shuttered because an employee might have been exposed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel answers the question: How to fight COVID-19 quarantine boredom<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel is prepared to help alleviate customer\u2019s boredom and keep them entertained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 April 2020<\/h3>\nLocal telecoms providers offer concessions for online education<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunication providers in the British Virgin Islands are coming to the aid of students by providing special packages to accommodate online learning in the territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sutherland COVID-19 Fears Trigger CSO Clean-Up<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Operations were delayed yesterday as the Central Sorting Office (CSO), the headquarters of Jamaica\u2019s postal service, underwent emergency sanitisation amid the threat of coronavirus contagion from the commingling of staff at a call centre sited there\u2026 more<\/p>\n
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Saturday, 18 April 2020<\/h3>\nGTT supports HelpGuyana app<\/h4>\n
Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has partnered to introduce Guyana\u2019s first-ever crisis management web and mobile app \u2013 HELPGuyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Manchester BPO ordered closed by health department<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Manchester Health Department has ordered a business process outsourcing (BPO) facility in the parish to cease operations following an inspection of the call centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NCB urges businesses to pay staff online this month<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) has urged businesses to pay staff electronically, instead of with cheques, for the month of April to avoid pay disruptions resulting from branch closures and quarantines related to the COVID-19 epidemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 April 2020<\/h3>\nOnline shopping dilemma! Days before some residents receive deliveries<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 It could be days before the average BVI resident receives their pre-ordered groceries from supermarkets approved to offer online shopping and delivery services during the territory\u2019s extended lockdown period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
COVID-19, Technology and the Future of Work<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 COVID-19 has brought me back to a subject, the future of work, which I wrote on in May and August 2019. With lockdowns across the world and social distancing, technology is playing a central role. We are participating in religious services and concerts online through live-streaming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien Puts Up Digicel HQ, Cash To Seal Debt Deal<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group chairman Denis O\u2019Brien has put up the telecoms regional headquarters on the Kingston waterfront as collateral under a debt deal with bondholders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Attending Online Meetings<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 With the combined realities of our state emergency, daily curfew, and need to maintain physical distancing as a practical survival measure, there is a current opportunity to embrace the solutions offered by ICT to assist us in keeping safe, sane, and social\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students To Receive Virtual Instruction At Home During The Extended School Closure<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Although on-site instruction in schools has been suspended for a two-week period, students will still have an opportunity to learn at home online thanks to FLOW Study, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, during the April 16 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: <\/i>carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel is prepared to help alleviate customer\u2019s boredom and keep them entertained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 17 April 2020<\/h3>\nLocal telecoms providers offer concessions for online education<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunication providers in the British Virgin Islands are coming to the aid of students by providing special packages to accommodate online learning in the territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Operations were delayed yesterday as the Central Sorting Office (CSO), the headquarters of Jamaica\u2019s postal service, underwent emergency sanitisation amid the threat of coronavirus contagion from the commingling of staff at a call centre sited there\u2026 more<\/p>\n
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Saturday, 18 April 2020<\/h3>\nGTT supports HelpGuyana app<\/h4>\n
Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has partnered to introduce Guyana\u2019s first-ever crisis management web and mobile app \u2013 HELPGuyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Manchester Health Department has ordered a business process outsourcing (BPO) facility in the parish to cease operations following an inspection of the call centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NCB urges businesses to pay staff online this month<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 NATIONAL Commercial Bank (NCB) has urged businesses to pay staff electronically, instead of with cheques, for the month of April to avoid pay disruptions resulting from branch closures and quarantines related to the COVID-19 epidemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 19 April 2020<\/h3>\nOnline shopping dilemma! Days before some residents receive deliveries<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 It could be days before the average BVI resident receives their pre-ordered groceries from supermarkets approved to offer online shopping and delivery services during the territory\u2019s extended lockdown period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Online shopping dilemma! Days before some residents receive deliveries<\/h4>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 It could be days before the average BVI resident receives their pre-ordered groceries from supermarkets approved to offer online shopping and delivery services during the territory\u2019s extended lockdown period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
COVID-19, Technology and the Future of Work<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 COVID-19 has brought me back to a subject, the future of work, which I wrote on in May and August 2019. With lockdowns across the world and social distancing, technology is playing a central role. We are participating in religious services and concerts online through live-streaming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien Puts Up Digicel HQ, Cash To Seal Debt Deal<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group chairman Denis O\u2019Brien has put up the telecoms regional headquarters on the Kingston waterfront as collateral under a debt deal with bondholders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Attending Online Meetings<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 With the combined realities of our state emergency, daily curfew, and need to maintain physical distancing as a practical survival measure, there is a current opportunity to embrace the solutions offered by ICT to assist us in keeping safe, sane, and social\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students To Receive Virtual Instruction At Home During The Extended School Closure<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Although on-site instruction in schools has been suspended for a two-week period, students will still have an opportunity to learn at home online thanks to FLOW Study, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, during the April 16 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: <\/i>carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien Puts Up Digicel HQ, Cash To Seal Debt Deal<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group chairman Denis O\u2019Brien has put up the telecoms regional headquarters on the Kingston waterfront as collateral under a debt deal with bondholders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Attending Online Meetings<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 With the combined realities of our state emergency, daily curfew, and need to maintain physical distancing as a practical survival measure, there is a current opportunity to embrace the solutions offered by ICT to assist us in keeping safe, sane, and social\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students To Receive Virtual Instruction At Home During The Extended School Closure<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Although on-site instruction in schools has been suspended for a two-week period, students will still have an opportunity to learn at home online thanks to FLOW Study, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, during the April 16 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: <\/i>carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Although on-site instruction in schools has been suspended for a two-week period, students will still have an opportunity to learn at home online thanks to FLOW Study, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, during the April 16 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: <\/i>carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/i>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n