Aliv’s ‘Triple Whammy’ Puts Revenue Off 15%<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Aliv\u2019s revenues are recovering from a \u201c15 percent-plus\u201d fall-off in April sparked by a \u201ctriple whammy\u201d from the COVID-19 pandemic, the mobile operator\u2019s top executive has revealed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 26 May 2020<\/h3>\nPort Authority Hails Digital Payment Firm<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamian digital payments solutions provider has launched its platform in Grand Bahama through the five-store Express Food Mart chain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TABLETS DONATED<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training has been armed to make things a bit easier for a few more households in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel celebrates 14 years in Dominica<\/h4>\nDominica<\/em> \u2013 Digicel customers are in for a treat as the company celebrates 14 years of operations in Dominica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica PM Says Pandemic Shows Need for Online Transactions<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says the Jamaican economy must now rapidly transition to online transactions, as the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the inefficiencies and riskiness of cash transactions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Connected Caribbean hosts online safety webinar on fake news<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Trust is the first victim of the virus. The COVID-19 crisis has left many Internet users in the Caribbean searching online for urgent answers to difficult questions about how to stay safe in their homes and workplaces\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Digicel debt \u2018unsustainable\u2019<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 DIGICEL mobile phones are in more hands and pockets than any other telecommunications company in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel presents webinar showcasing innovative education solutions<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all spheres of life in an unprecedented way\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 27 May 2020<\/h3>\nAntigua’s Crypto Regulation Bill Passes Lower Parliament<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Antigua and Barbuda take steps towards becoming crypto-friendly destinations in the Caribbean region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
App helps local companies build customer loyalty<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Businesses have come to understand during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic the importance of customer loyalty and one technology company \u2013 Bahama Mobile Stamp \u2013 has been helping companies build customer loyalty with its app\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC chief exec: Work from home productivity \u201cthrough the roof\u201d<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 BTC is looking to expand on its virtual store offering and make working from home a more permanent fixture of its operations going forward, according to the company\u2019s Chief Executive Garfield \u2018Garry\u2019 Sinclair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Economic Recovery Plan: Part V \u2013 DIGITIZATION<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 \u0406n \u0440r\u0435v\u0456\u043eu\u0455 \u0430rt\u0456\u0441l\u0435\u0455, th\u0435 \u0458u\u0455t\u0456f\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en f\u043er, \u0430nd \u0455\u043em\u0435 \u0441\u043em\u0440\u043en\u0435nt\u0455 \u043ef, \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435\u2019\u0455 \u0435\u0441\u043en\u043em\u0456\u0441 r\u0435\u0441\u043ev\u0435r\u0443 \u0440l\u0430n w\u0430\u0455 \u0440r\u0435\u0455\u0435nt\u0435d. \u0422h\u0435 \u0440l\u0430n f\u043er \u0430gr\u0456\u0441ultur\u0435, \u0430n \u0456nfr\u0430\u0455tru\u0441tur\u0435 \u0430nd \u0441\u043en\u0455tru\u0441t\u0456\u043en b\u043e\u043em, \u0430nd \u0456ndu\u0455tr\u0443 \u0435\u0445\u0440\u0430n\u0455\u0456\u043en w\u0435r\u0435 \u0455h\u0430r\u0435d. \u0420\u0430rt V \u043ef th\u0435 \u0435\u0441\u043en\u043em\u0456\u0441 r\u0435\u0441\u043ev\u0435r\u0443 \u0440l\u0430n f\u043e\u0441u\u0455\u0435\u0455 \u043en D\u0406G\u0406\u0422\u0406Z\u0410\u0422\u0406\u041eN\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Salary cut negotiations to continue between Communications Workers Union and BTL<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 \u0422h\u0435 \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435 \u0421\u043emmun\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455 W\u043erk\u0435r\u0455 Un\u0456\u043en (\u0412\u0421WU) h\u0430\u0455 \u0440r\u0435\u0440\u0430r\u0435d \u0430 \u0441\u043eunt\u0435r-\u0440r\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0455\u0430l f\u043er th\u0435 m\u0430n\u0430g\u0435m\u0435nt \u043ef \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435 \u0422\u0435l\u0435m\u0435d\u0456\u0430 L\u0456m\u0456t\u0435d (\u0412\u0422L) r\u0435g\u0430rd\u0456ng \u0430 \u0440r\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0455\u0435d t\u0435m\u0440\u043er\u0430r\u0443 \u0455\u0430l\u0430r\u0443 \u0441ut\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BOJ to begin pilot phase of electronic trading platform<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Bank of\u00a0 Jamaica (BOJ), will on June 1 begin the pilot phase of\u00a0 the electronic FX Trading Platform (FXTP)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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ECTEL Announces The Passing Of Donnie De Freitas<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It is with great sadness that we announce that Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas, former Managing Director and Director of Technical Services at ECTEL, died suddenly on Friday 22nd May 2020 in Suva, Fiji, where he resided and worked\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students to receive tablets from Thursday, May 28, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Students will receive their devices to facilitate virtual learning on May 28 at 9:00 a.m. at the Education Planning Division at Lockhart Street in St. Kitts and the Education Department at Marian Heights in Nevis, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, during his remarks at the May 26 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 28 May 2020<\/h3>\nGovt accelerating move to digital payment systems<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government, the Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB) and the Clearing Banks Association are accelerating the country\u2019s move to digital payment systems by advancing the use of credit cards, debit cards and Sand Dollar transactions, and reducing the use of cash and checks over the next five years, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest revealed in his 2020\/2021 budget communication yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Two web shops\u00a0file lawsuit against AG, prime minister<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Island Game and Paradise Games filed a lawsuit yesterday against the attorney general and Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, in his role as the competent authority under the emergency orders, contending they acted outside of the scope of the authority given to them under the Emergency Powers Act\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana Telecommunications Market 2020: Industry, Size, Share, Demands, Growth, Opportunities, Trends Analysis and Forecast Till 2025<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telecommunications report \u2013 8th series from OGAnalysis provides a complete view of the Guyana telecom ecosystem along with trends and growth factors shaping the future of the market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Strengthening ICT Infrastructure \u2013 Minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has reiterated the Government\u2019s commitment to upgrade and strengthen the country\u2019s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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The Cable, Flow and Digicel answer the call to support the Ministry of Education\u2019s virtual learning initiative<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Cable, FLOW and Digicel recently signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education to provide free broadband and other telecommunication services to all student households without internet in St. Kitts & Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelEm Group\u2019s main building closed 2 days for deep cleaning<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelEm Group\u2019s main building on Pond Island will be closed for two days to allow for a professional fumigation of offices and all public areas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 29 May 2020<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas restructures, plans virtual learning channel<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Nassau-based Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL), which listed two preference stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in 2017, says it has changed its strategic goals as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Microsoft Partners With Bahamian Founded Non-Profit For Social Impact Webinar<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamian-founded non-profit, HAP, is organising a high level impact webinar in conjunction with Microsoft to collaborate and share thoughts on a world disrupted by COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PM Puts\u00a0Web Shops In ‘Dice Roll’ Dilemma<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Two Bahamian web shop operators must now “roll the dice” on whether to proceed with their legal action against the Prime Minister after he re-opened the industry less than 24 hours after its filing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cyber criminals exploit COVID-19 crisis<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Criminals are using the coronavirus crisis as bait to hook people into a variety of cyber-scams\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT to re-open Camp and Robb retail location<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 After re-opening several of its retail locations to facilitate bill payments and access to services, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) will be re-opening its Camp and Robb streets retail location on June 1, 2020, to better serve its customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Gov’t committed to making Internet access a right, says minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 MINISTER of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval Williams says COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus the need to make access to the Internet a right for every citizen, adding that \u201cwe are committed to making this a reality for all Jamaicans\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Justin Morin appointed non-executive director of tTech<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Managed IT services and consulting company tTech Limited has appointed Justin Morin as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective May 25, 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotiabank broadens \u2018zero rated\u2019 access to its mobile app<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank Mobile App via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow, the financial institution said on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie \u2013 a true Caribbean man<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a sense of deep shock that I received the news of the sudden passing of Mr. Donnie De Freitas, a national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) whom I first met in late 2000 at a meeting of the newly formed Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie DeFreitas was instrumental in the establishment of ECTEL<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a deep sadness and profound sense of loss that we at the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) learned of the sudden demise of Mr. Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie was an institution<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the entire family of telecommunications regulators in the region have lost one its pioneers, Mr. Donnie De Freitas, who served as programme coordinator for telecommunications reform, and later the first Managing Director of ECTEL\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
400 laptops for teachers, provisions made to ensure internet is available in 700 homes in St. Kitts and Nevis<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 That\u2019s Minister of Education, the Hon. Shawn Richards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NextGen SKN to reinstate Taiwan funded laptop programme<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), NextGen SKN candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has given an assurance that the NEXTGEN labour party administration will reinstate the one-to-one lap top programme for Grade 5 students entering the high school as well as all high schools in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
In memory of a \u2018Fallen Soldier\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Donnie De Freitas will always be remembered in amateur radio circles in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the first Telecoms Officer, having been trained in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vincentian Internet Pioneer dies in Fiji<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fgd.dfv.mybluehost.me\/.website_c81a1e61\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Barbados-flag.png?resize=200%2C133&ssl=1\")
Flow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training has been armed to make things a bit easier for a few more households in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel celebrates 14 years in Dominica<\/h4>\nDominica<\/em> \u2013 Digicel customers are in for a treat as the company celebrates 14 years of operations in Dominica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica PM Says Pandemic Shows Need for Online Transactions<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says the Jamaican economy must now rapidly transition to online transactions, as the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the inefficiencies and riskiness of cash transactions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Connected Caribbean hosts online safety webinar on fake news<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Trust is the first victim of the virus. The COVID-19 crisis has left many Internet users in the Caribbean searching online for urgent answers to difficult questions about how to stay safe in their homes and workplaces\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel debt \u2018unsustainable\u2019<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 DIGICEL mobile phones are in more hands and pockets than any other telecommunications company in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel presents webinar showcasing innovative education solutions<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all spheres of life in an unprecedented way\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 27 May 2020<\/h3>\nAntigua’s Crypto Regulation Bill Passes Lower Parliament<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Antigua and Barbuda take steps towards becoming crypto-friendly destinations in the Caribbean region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
App helps local companies build customer loyalty<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Businesses have come to understand during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic the importance of customer loyalty and one technology company \u2013 Bahama Mobile Stamp \u2013 has been helping companies build customer loyalty with its app\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC chief exec: Work from home productivity \u201cthrough the roof\u201d<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 BTC is looking to expand on its virtual store offering and make working from home a more permanent fixture of its operations going forward, according to the company\u2019s Chief Executive Garfield \u2018Garry\u2019 Sinclair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Economic Recovery Plan: Part V \u2013 DIGITIZATION<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 \u0406n \u0440r\u0435v\u0456\u043eu\u0455 \u0430rt\u0456\u0441l\u0435\u0455, th\u0435 \u0458u\u0455t\u0456f\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en f\u043er, \u0430nd \u0455\u043em\u0435 \u0441\u043em\u0440\u043en\u0435nt\u0455 \u043ef, \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435\u2019\u0455 \u0435\u0441\u043en\u043em\u0456\u0441 r\u0435\u0441\u043ev\u0435r\u0443 \u0440l\u0430n w\u0430\u0455 \u0440r\u0435\u0455\u0435nt\u0435d. \u0422h\u0435 \u0440l\u0430n f\u043er \u0430gr\u0456\u0441ultur\u0435, \u0430n \u0456nfr\u0430\u0455tru\u0441tur\u0435 \u0430nd \u0441\u043en\u0455tru\u0441t\u0456\u043en b\u043e\u043em, \u0430nd \u0456ndu\u0455tr\u0443 \u0435\u0445\u0440\u0430n\u0455\u0456\u043en w\u0435r\u0435 \u0455h\u0430r\u0435d. \u0420\u0430rt V \u043ef th\u0435 \u0435\u0441\u043en\u043em\u0456\u0441 r\u0435\u0441\u043ev\u0435r\u0443 \u0440l\u0430n f\u043e\u0441u\u0455\u0435\u0455 \u043en D\u0406G\u0406\u0422\u0406Z\u0410\u0422\u0406\u041eN\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Salary cut negotiations to continue between Communications Workers Union and BTL<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 \u0422h\u0435 \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435 \u0421\u043emmun\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455 W\u043erk\u0435r\u0455 Un\u0456\u043en (\u0412\u0421WU) h\u0430\u0455 \u0440r\u0435\u0440\u0430r\u0435d \u0430 \u0441\u043eunt\u0435r-\u0440r\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0455\u0430l f\u043er th\u0435 m\u0430n\u0430g\u0435m\u0435nt \u043ef \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435 \u0422\u0435l\u0435m\u0435d\u0456\u0430 L\u0456m\u0456t\u0435d (\u0412\u0422L) r\u0435g\u0430rd\u0456ng \u0430 \u0440r\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0455\u0435d t\u0435m\u0440\u043er\u0430r\u0443 \u0455\u0430l\u0430r\u0443 \u0441ut\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BOJ to begin pilot phase of electronic trading platform<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Bank of\u00a0 Jamaica (BOJ), will on June 1 begin the pilot phase of\u00a0 the electronic FX Trading Platform (FXTP)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ECTEL Announces The Passing Of Donnie De Freitas<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It is with great sadness that we announce that Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas, former Managing Director and Director of Technical Services at ECTEL, died suddenly on Friday 22nd May 2020 in Suva, Fiji, where he resided and worked\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students to receive tablets from Thursday, May 28, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Students will receive their devices to facilitate virtual learning on May 28 at 9:00 a.m. at the Education Planning Division at Lockhart Street in St. Kitts and the Education Department at Marian Heights in Nevis, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, during his remarks at the May 26 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 28 May 2020<\/h3>\nGovt accelerating move to digital payment systems<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government, the Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB) and the Clearing Banks Association are accelerating the country\u2019s move to digital payment systems by advancing the use of credit cards, debit cards and Sand Dollar transactions, and reducing the use of cash and checks over the next five years, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest revealed in his 2020\/2021 budget communication yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Two web shops\u00a0file lawsuit against AG, prime minister<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Island Game and Paradise Games filed a lawsuit yesterday against the attorney general and Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, in his role as the competent authority under the emergency orders, contending they acted outside of the scope of the authority given to them under the Emergency Powers Act\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana Telecommunications Market 2020: Industry, Size, Share, Demands, Growth, Opportunities, Trends Analysis and Forecast Till 2025<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telecommunications report \u2013 8th series from OGAnalysis provides a complete view of the Guyana telecom ecosystem along with trends and growth factors shaping the future of the market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Strengthening ICT Infrastructure \u2013 Minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has reiterated the Government\u2019s commitment to upgrade and strengthen the country\u2019s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Cable, Flow and Digicel answer the call to support the Ministry of Education\u2019s virtual learning initiative<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Cable, FLOW and Digicel recently signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education to provide free broadband and other telecommunication services to all student households without internet in St. Kitts & Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelEm Group\u2019s main building closed 2 days for deep cleaning<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelEm Group\u2019s main building on Pond Island will be closed for two days to allow for a professional fumigation of offices and all public areas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 29 May 2020<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas restructures, plans virtual learning channel<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Nassau-based Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL), which listed two preference stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in 2017, says it has changed its strategic goals as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Microsoft Partners With Bahamian Founded Non-Profit For Social Impact Webinar<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamian-founded non-profit, HAP, is organising a high level impact webinar in conjunction with Microsoft to collaborate and share thoughts on a world disrupted by COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PM Puts\u00a0Web Shops In ‘Dice Roll’ Dilemma<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Two Bahamian web shop operators must now “roll the dice” on whether to proceed with their legal action against the Prime Minister after he re-opened the industry less than 24 hours after its filing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cyber criminals exploit COVID-19 crisis<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Criminals are using the coronavirus crisis as bait to hook people into a variety of cyber-scams\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT to re-open Camp and Robb retail location<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 After re-opening several of its retail locations to facilitate bill payments and access to services, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) will be re-opening its Camp and Robb streets retail location on June 1, 2020, to better serve its customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t committed to making Internet access a right, says minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 MINISTER of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval Williams says COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus the need to make access to the Internet a right for every citizen, adding that \u201cwe are committed to making this a reality for all Jamaicans\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Justin Morin appointed non-executive director of tTech<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Managed IT services and consulting company tTech Limited has appointed Justin Morin as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective May 25, 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotiabank broadens \u2018zero rated\u2019 access to its mobile app<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank Mobile App via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow, the financial institution said on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie \u2013 a true Caribbean man<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a sense of deep shock that I received the news of the sudden passing of Mr. Donnie De Freitas, a national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) whom I first met in late 2000 at a meeting of the newly formed Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie DeFreitas was instrumental in the establishment of ECTEL<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a deep sadness and profound sense of loss that we at the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) learned of the sudden demise of Mr. Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie was an institution<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the entire family of telecommunications regulators in the region have lost one its pioneers, Mr. Donnie De Freitas, who served as programme coordinator for telecommunications reform, and later the first Managing Director of ECTEL\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
400 laptops for teachers, provisions made to ensure internet is available in 700 homes in St. Kitts and Nevis<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 That\u2019s Minister of Education, the Hon. Shawn Richards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NextGen SKN to reinstate Taiwan funded laptop programme<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), NextGen SKN candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has given an assurance that the NEXTGEN labour party administration will reinstate the one-to-one lap top programme for Grade 5 students entering the high school as well as all high schools in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
In memory of a \u2018Fallen Soldier\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Donnie De Freitas will always be remembered in amateur radio circles in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the first Telecoms Officer, having been trained in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vincentian Internet Pioneer dies in Fiji<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\nFlow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says the Jamaican economy must now rapidly transition to online transactions, as the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the inefficiencies and riskiness of cash transactions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Connected Caribbean hosts online safety webinar on fake news<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Trust is the first victim of the virus. The COVID-19 crisis has left many Internet users in the Caribbean searching online for urgent answers to difficult questions about how to stay safe in their homes and workplaces\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel debt \u2018unsustainable\u2019<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 DIGICEL mobile phones are in more hands and pockets than any other telecommunications company in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel presents webinar showcasing innovative education solutions<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all spheres of life in an unprecedented way\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 27 May 2020<\/h3>\nAntigua’s Crypto Regulation Bill Passes Lower Parliament<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Antigua and Barbuda take steps towards becoming crypto-friendly destinations in the Caribbean region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
App helps local companies build customer loyalty<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Businesses have come to understand during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic the importance of customer loyalty and one technology company \u2013 Bahama Mobile Stamp \u2013 has been helping companies build customer loyalty with its app\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC chief exec: Work from home productivity \u201cthrough the roof\u201d<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 BTC is looking to expand on its virtual store offering and make working from home a more permanent fixture of its operations going forward, according to the company\u2019s Chief Executive Garfield \u2018Garry\u2019 Sinclair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Economic Recovery Plan: Part V \u2013 DIGITIZATION<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 \u0406n \u0440r\u0435v\u0456\u043eu\u0455 \u0430rt\u0456\u0441l\u0435\u0455, th\u0435 \u0458u\u0455t\u0456f\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en f\u043er, \u0430nd \u0455\u043em\u0435 \u0441\u043em\u0440\u043en\u0435nt\u0455 \u043ef, \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435\u2019\u0455 \u0435\u0441\u043en\u043em\u0456\u0441 r\u0435\u0441\u043ev\u0435r\u0443 \u0440l\u0430n w\u0430\u0455 \u0440r\u0435\u0455\u0435nt\u0435d. \u0422h\u0435 \u0440l\u0430n f\u043er \u0430gr\u0456\u0441ultur\u0435, \u0430n \u0456nfr\u0430\u0455tru\u0441tur\u0435 \u0430nd \u0441\u043en\u0455tru\u0441t\u0456\u043en b\u043e\u043em, \u0430nd \u0456ndu\u0455tr\u0443 \u0435\u0445\u0440\u0430n\u0455\u0456\u043en w\u0435r\u0435 \u0455h\u0430r\u0435d. \u0420\u0430rt V \u043ef th\u0435 \u0435\u0441\u043en\u043em\u0456\u0441 r\u0435\u0441\u043ev\u0435r\u0443 \u0440l\u0430n f\u043e\u0441u\u0455\u0435\u0455 \u043en D\u0406G\u0406\u0422\u0406Z\u0410\u0422\u0406\u041eN\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Salary cut negotiations to continue between Communications Workers Union and BTL<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 \u0422h\u0435 \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435 \u0421\u043emmun\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455 W\u043erk\u0435r\u0455 Un\u0456\u043en (\u0412\u0421WU) h\u0430\u0455 \u0440r\u0435\u0440\u0430r\u0435d \u0430 \u0441\u043eunt\u0435r-\u0440r\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0455\u0430l f\u043er th\u0435 m\u0430n\u0430g\u0435m\u0435nt \u043ef \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435 \u0422\u0435l\u0435m\u0435d\u0456\u0430 L\u0456m\u0456t\u0435d (\u0412\u0422L) r\u0435g\u0430rd\u0456ng \u0430 \u0440r\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0455\u0435d t\u0435m\u0440\u043er\u0430r\u0443 \u0455\u0430l\u0430r\u0443 \u0441ut\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BOJ to begin pilot phase of electronic trading platform<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Bank of\u00a0 Jamaica (BOJ), will on June 1 begin the pilot phase of\u00a0 the electronic FX Trading Platform (FXTP)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ECTEL Announces The Passing Of Donnie De Freitas<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It is with great sadness that we announce that Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas, former Managing Director and Director of Technical Services at ECTEL, died suddenly on Friday 22nd May 2020 in Suva, Fiji, where he resided and worked\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students to receive tablets from Thursday, May 28, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Students will receive their devices to facilitate virtual learning on May 28 at 9:00 a.m. at the Education Planning Division at Lockhart Street in St. Kitts and the Education Department at Marian Heights in Nevis, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, during his remarks at the May 26 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 28 May 2020<\/h3>\nGovt accelerating move to digital payment systems<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government, the Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB) and the Clearing Banks Association are accelerating the country\u2019s move to digital payment systems by advancing the use of credit cards, debit cards and Sand Dollar transactions, and reducing the use of cash and checks over the next five years, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest revealed in his 2020\/2021 budget communication yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Two web shops\u00a0file lawsuit against AG, prime minister<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Island Game and Paradise Games filed a lawsuit yesterday against the attorney general and Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, in his role as the competent authority under the emergency orders, contending they acted outside of the scope of the authority given to them under the Emergency Powers Act\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana Telecommunications Market 2020: Industry, Size, Share, Demands, Growth, Opportunities, Trends Analysis and Forecast Till 2025<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telecommunications report \u2013 8th series from OGAnalysis provides a complete view of the Guyana telecom ecosystem along with trends and growth factors shaping the future of the market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Strengthening ICT Infrastructure \u2013 Minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has reiterated the Government\u2019s commitment to upgrade and strengthen the country\u2019s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Cable, Flow and Digicel answer the call to support the Ministry of Education\u2019s virtual learning initiative<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Cable, FLOW and Digicel recently signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education to provide free broadband and other telecommunication services to all student households without internet in St. Kitts & Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelEm Group\u2019s main building closed 2 days for deep cleaning<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelEm Group\u2019s main building on Pond Island will be closed for two days to allow for a professional fumigation of offices and all public areas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 29 May 2020<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas restructures, plans virtual learning channel<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Nassau-based Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL), which listed two preference stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in 2017, says it has changed its strategic goals as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Microsoft Partners With Bahamian Founded Non-Profit For Social Impact Webinar<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamian-founded non-profit, HAP, is organising a high level impact webinar in conjunction with Microsoft to collaborate and share thoughts on a world disrupted by COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PM Puts\u00a0Web Shops In ‘Dice Roll’ Dilemma<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Two Bahamian web shop operators must now “roll the dice” on whether to proceed with their legal action against the Prime Minister after he re-opened the industry less than 24 hours after its filing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cyber criminals exploit COVID-19 crisis<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Criminals are using the coronavirus crisis as bait to hook people into a variety of cyber-scams\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT to re-open Camp and Robb retail location<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 After re-opening several of its retail locations to facilitate bill payments and access to services, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) will be re-opening its Camp and Robb streets retail location on June 1, 2020, to better serve its customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t committed to making Internet access a right, says minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 MINISTER of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval Williams says COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus the need to make access to the Internet a right for every citizen, adding that \u201cwe are committed to making this a reality for all Jamaicans\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Justin Morin appointed non-executive director of tTech<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Managed IT services and consulting company tTech Limited has appointed Justin Morin as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective May 25, 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotiabank broadens \u2018zero rated\u2019 access to its mobile app<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank Mobile App via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow, the financial institution said on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie \u2013 a true Caribbean man<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a sense of deep shock that I received the news of the sudden passing of Mr. Donnie De Freitas, a national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) whom I first met in late 2000 at a meeting of the newly formed Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie DeFreitas was instrumental in the establishment of ECTEL<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a deep sadness and profound sense of loss that we at the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) learned of the sudden demise of Mr. Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie was an institution<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the entire family of telecommunications regulators in the region have lost one its pioneers, Mr. Donnie De Freitas, who served as programme coordinator for telecommunications reform, and later the first Managing Director of ECTEL\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
400 laptops for teachers, provisions made to ensure internet is available in 700 homes in St. Kitts and Nevis<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 That\u2019s Minister of Education, the Hon. Shawn Richards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NextGen SKN to reinstate Taiwan funded laptop programme<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), NextGen SKN candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has given an assurance that the NEXTGEN labour party administration will reinstate the one-to-one lap top programme for Grade 5 students entering the high school as well as all high schools in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
In memory of a \u2018Fallen Soldier\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Donnie De Freitas will always be remembered in amateur radio circles in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the first Telecoms Officer, having been trained in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vincentian Internet Pioneer dies in Fiji<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\nFlow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Digicel debt \u2018unsustainable\u2019<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 DIGICEL mobile phones are in more hands and pockets than any other telecommunications company in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel presents webinar showcasing innovative education solutions<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all spheres of life in an unprecedented way\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 27 May 2020<\/h3>\nAntigua’s Crypto Regulation Bill Passes Lower Parliament<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Antigua and Barbuda take steps towards becoming crypto-friendly destinations in the Caribbean region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Antigua’s Crypto Regulation Bill Passes Lower Parliament<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Antigua and Barbuda take steps towards becoming crypto-friendly destinations in the Caribbean region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
App helps local companies build customer loyalty<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Businesses have come to understand during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic the importance of customer loyalty and one technology company \u2013 Bahama Mobile Stamp \u2013 has been helping companies build customer loyalty with its app\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC chief exec: Work from home productivity \u201cthrough the roof\u201d<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 BTC is looking to expand on its virtual store offering and make working from home a more permanent fixture of its operations going forward, according to the company\u2019s Chief Executive Garfield \u2018Garry\u2019 Sinclair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Economic Recovery Plan: Part V \u2013 DIGITIZATION<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 \u0406n \u0440r\u0435v\u0456\u043eu\u0455 \u0430rt\u0456\u0441l\u0435\u0455, th\u0435 \u0458u\u0455t\u0456f\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en f\u043er, \u0430nd \u0455\u043em\u0435 \u0441\u043em\u0440\u043en\u0435nt\u0455 \u043ef, \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435\u2019\u0455 \u0435\u0441\u043en\u043em\u0456\u0441 r\u0435\u0441\u043ev\u0435r\u0443 \u0440l\u0430n w\u0430\u0455 \u0440r\u0435\u0455\u0435nt\u0435d. \u0422h\u0435 \u0440l\u0430n f\u043er \u0430gr\u0456\u0441ultur\u0435, \u0430n \u0456nfr\u0430\u0455tru\u0441tur\u0435 \u0430nd \u0441\u043en\u0455tru\u0441t\u0456\u043en b\u043e\u043em, \u0430nd \u0456ndu\u0455tr\u0443 \u0435\u0445\u0440\u0430n\u0455\u0456\u043en w\u0435r\u0435 \u0455h\u0430r\u0435d. \u0420\u0430rt V \u043ef th\u0435 \u0435\u0441\u043en\u043em\u0456\u0441 r\u0435\u0441\u043ev\u0435r\u0443 \u0440l\u0430n f\u043e\u0441u\u0455\u0435\u0455 \u043en D\u0406G\u0406\u0422\u0406Z\u0410\u0422\u0406\u041eN\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Salary cut negotiations to continue between Communications Workers Union and BTL<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 \u0422h\u0435 \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435 \u0421\u043emmun\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455 W\u043erk\u0435r\u0455 Un\u0456\u043en (\u0412\u0421WU) h\u0430\u0455 \u0440r\u0435\u0440\u0430r\u0435d \u0430 \u0441\u043eunt\u0435r-\u0440r\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0455\u0430l f\u043er th\u0435 m\u0430n\u0430g\u0435m\u0435nt \u043ef \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435 \u0422\u0435l\u0435m\u0435d\u0456\u0430 L\u0456m\u0456t\u0435d (\u0412\u0422L) r\u0435g\u0430rd\u0456ng \u0430 \u0440r\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0455\u0435d t\u0435m\u0440\u043er\u0430r\u0443 \u0455\u0430l\u0430r\u0443 \u0441ut\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BOJ to begin pilot phase of electronic trading platform<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Bank of\u00a0 Jamaica (BOJ), will on June 1 begin the pilot phase of\u00a0 the electronic FX Trading Platform (FXTP)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ECTEL Announces The Passing Of Donnie De Freitas<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It is with great sadness that we announce that Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas, former Managing Director and Director of Technical Services at ECTEL, died suddenly on Friday 22nd May 2020 in Suva, Fiji, where he resided and worked\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students to receive tablets from Thursday, May 28, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Students will receive their devices to facilitate virtual learning on May 28 at 9:00 a.m. at the Education Planning Division at Lockhart Street in St. Kitts and the Education Department at Marian Heights in Nevis, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, during his remarks at the May 26 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 28 May 2020<\/h3>\nGovt accelerating move to digital payment systems<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government, the Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB) and the Clearing Banks Association are accelerating the country\u2019s move to digital payment systems by advancing the use of credit cards, debit cards and Sand Dollar transactions, and reducing the use of cash and checks over the next five years, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest revealed in his 2020\/2021 budget communication yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Two web shops\u00a0file lawsuit against AG, prime minister<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Island Game and Paradise Games filed a lawsuit yesterday against the attorney general and Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, in his role as the competent authority under the emergency orders, contending they acted outside of the scope of the authority given to them under the Emergency Powers Act\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana Telecommunications Market 2020: Industry, Size, Share, Demands, Growth, Opportunities, Trends Analysis and Forecast Till 2025<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telecommunications report \u2013 8th series from OGAnalysis provides a complete view of the Guyana telecom ecosystem along with trends and growth factors shaping the future of the market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Strengthening ICT Infrastructure \u2013 Minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has reiterated the Government\u2019s commitment to upgrade and strengthen the country\u2019s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Cable, Flow and Digicel answer the call to support the Ministry of Education\u2019s virtual learning initiative<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Cable, FLOW and Digicel recently signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education to provide free broadband and other telecommunication services to all student households without internet in St. Kitts & Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelEm Group\u2019s main building closed 2 days for deep cleaning<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelEm Group\u2019s main building on Pond Island will be closed for two days to allow for a professional fumigation of offices and all public areas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 29 May 2020<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas restructures, plans virtual learning channel<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Nassau-based Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL), which listed two preference stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in 2017, says it has changed its strategic goals as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Microsoft Partners With Bahamian Founded Non-Profit For Social Impact Webinar<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamian-founded non-profit, HAP, is organising a high level impact webinar in conjunction with Microsoft to collaborate and share thoughts on a world disrupted by COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PM Puts\u00a0Web Shops In ‘Dice Roll’ Dilemma<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Two Bahamian web shop operators must now “roll the dice” on whether to proceed with their legal action against the Prime Minister after he re-opened the industry less than 24 hours after its filing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cyber criminals exploit COVID-19 crisis<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Criminals are using the coronavirus crisis as bait to hook people into a variety of cyber-scams\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT to re-open Camp and Robb retail location<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 After re-opening several of its retail locations to facilitate bill payments and access to services, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) will be re-opening its Camp and Robb streets retail location on June 1, 2020, to better serve its customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t committed to making Internet access a right, says minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 MINISTER of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval Williams says COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus the need to make access to the Internet a right for every citizen, adding that \u201cwe are committed to making this a reality for all Jamaicans\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Justin Morin appointed non-executive director of tTech<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Managed IT services and consulting company tTech Limited has appointed Justin Morin as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective May 25, 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotiabank broadens \u2018zero rated\u2019 access to its mobile app<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank Mobile App via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow, the financial institution said on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie \u2013 a true Caribbean man<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a sense of deep shock that I received the news of the sudden passing of Mr. Donnie De Freitas, a national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) whom I first met in late 2000 at a meeting of the newly formed Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie DeFreitas was instrumental in the establishment of ECTEL<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a deep sadness and profound sense of loss that we at the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) learned of the sudden demise of Mr. Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie was an institution<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the entire family of telecommunications regulators in the region have lost one its pioneers, Mr. Donnie De Freitas, who served as programme coordinator for telecommunications reform, and later the first Managing Director of ECTEL\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
400 laptops for teachers, provisions made to ensure internet is available in 700 homes in St. Kitts and Nevis<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 That\u2019s Minister of Education, the Hon. Shawn Richards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NextGen SKN to reinstate Taiwan funded laptop programme<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), NextGen SKN candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has given an assurance that the NEXTGEN labour party administration will reinstate the one-to-one lap top programme for Grade 5 students entering the high school as well as all high schools in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
In memory of a \u2018Fallen Soldier\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Donnie De Freitas will always be remembered in amateur radio circles in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the first Telecoms Officer, having been trained in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vincentian Internet Pioneer dies in Fiji<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\nFlow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 BTC is looking to expand on its virtual store offering and make working from home a more permanent fixture of its operations going forward, according to the company\u2019s Chief Executive Garfield \u2018Garry\u2019 Sinclair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Economic Recovery Plan: Part V \u2013 DIGITIZATION<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 \u0406n \u0440r\u0435v\u0456\u043eu\u0455 \u0430rt\u0456\u0441l\u0435\u0455, th\u0435 \u0458u\u0455t\u0456f\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en f\u043er, \u0430nd \u0455\u043em\u0435 \u0441\u043em\u0440\u043en\u0435nt\u0455 \u043ef, \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435\u2019\u0455 \u0435\u0441\u043en\u043em\u0456\u0441 r\u0435\u0441\u043ev\u0435r\u0443 \u0440l\u0430n w\u0430\u0455 \u0440r\u0435\u0455\u0435nt\u0435d. \u0422h\u0435 \u0440l\u0430n f\u043er \u0430gr\u0456\u0441ultur\u0435, \u0430n \u0456nfr\u0430\u0455tru\u0441tur\u0435 \u0430nd \u0441\u043en\u0455tru\u0441t\u0456\u043en b\u043e\u043em, \u0430nd \u0456ndu\u0455tr\u0443 \u0435\u0445\u0440\u0430n\u0455\u0456\u043en w\u0435r\u0435 \u0455h\u0430r\u0435d. \u0420\u0430rt V \u043ef th\u0435 \u0435\u0441\u043en\u043em\u0456\u0441 r\u0435\u0441\u043ev\u0435r\u0443 \u0440l\u0430n f\u043e\u0441u\u0455\u0435\u0455 \u043en D\u0406G\u0406\u0422\u0406Z\u0410\u0422\u0406\u041eN\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Salary cut negotiations to continue between Communications Workers Union and BTL<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 \u0422h\u0435 \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435 \u0421\u043emmun\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455 W\u043erk\u0435r\u0455 Un\u0456\u043en (\u0412\u0421WU) h\u0430\u0455 \u0440r\u0435\u0440\u0430r\u0435d \u0430 \u0441\u043eunt\u0435r-\u0440r\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0455\u0430l f\u043er th\u0435 m\u0430n\u0430g\u0435m\u0435nt \u043ef \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435 \u0422\u0435l\u0435m\u0435d\u0456\u0430 L\u0456m\u0456t\u0435d (\u0412\u0422L) r\u0435g\u0430rd\u0456ng \u0430 \u0440r\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0455\u0435d t\u0435m\u0440\u043er\u0430r\u0443 \u0455\u0430l\u0430r\u0443 \u0441ut\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BOJ to begin pilot phase of electronic trading platform<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Bank of\u00a0 Jamaica (BOJ), will on June 1 begin the pilot phase of\u00a0 the electronic FX Trading Platform (FXTP)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ECTEL Announces The Passing Of Donnie De Freitas<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It is with great sadness that we announce that Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas, former Managing Director and Director of Technical Services at ECTEL, died suddenly on Friday 22nd May 2020 in Suva, Fiji, where he resided and worked\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students to receive tablets from Thursday, May 28, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Students will receive their devices to facilitate virtual learning on May 28 at 9:00 a.m. at the Education Planning Division at Lockhart Street in St. Kitts and the Education Department at Marian Heights in Nevis, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, during his remarks at the May 26 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 28 May 2020<\/h3>\nGovt accelerating move to digital payment systems<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government, the Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB) and the Clearing Banks Association are accelerating the country\u2019s move to digital payment systems by advancing the use of credit cards, debit cards and Sand Dollar transactions, and reducing the use of cash and checks over the next five years, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest revealed in his 2020\/2021 budget communication yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Two web shops\u00a0file lawsuit against AG, prime minister<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Island Game and Paradise Games filed a lawsuit yesterday against the attorney general and Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, in his role as the competent authority under the emergency orders, contending they acted outside of the scope of the authority given to them under the Emergency Powers Act\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana Telecommunications Market 2020: Industry, Size, Share, Demands, Growth, Opportunities, Trends Analysis and Forecast Till 2025<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telecommunications report \u2013 8th series from OGAnalysis provides a complete view of the Guyana telecom ecosystem along with trends and growth factors shaping the future of the market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Strengthening ICT Infrastructure \u2013 Minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has reiterated the Government\u2019s commitment to upgrade and strengthen the country\u2019s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Cable, Flow and Digicel answer the call to support the Ministry of Education\u2019s virtual learning initiative<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Cable, FLOW and Digicel recently signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education to provide free broadband and other telecommunication services to all student households without internet in St. Kitts & Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelEm Group\u2019s main building closed 2 days for deep cleaning<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelEm Group\u2019s main building on Pond Island will be closed for two days to allow for a professional fumigation of offices and all public areas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 29 May 2020<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas restructures, plans virtual learning channel<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Nassau-based Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL), which listed two preference stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in 2017, says it has changed its strategic goals as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Microsoft Partners With Bahamian Founded Non-Profit For Social Impact Webinar<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamian-founded non-profit, HAP, is organising a high level impact webinar in conjunction with Microsoft to collaborate and share thoughts on a world disrupted by COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PM Puts\u00a0Web Shops In ‘Dice Roll’ Dilemma<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Two Bahamian web shop operators must now “roll the dice” on whether to proceed with their legal action against the Prime Minister after he re-opened the industry less than 24 hours after its filing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cyber criminals exploit COVID-19 crisis<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Criminals are using the coronavirus crisis as bait to hook people into a variety of cyber-scams\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT to re-open Camp and Robb retail location<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 After re-opening several of its retail locations to facilitate bill payments and access to services, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) will be re-opening its Camp and Robb streets retail location on June 1, 2020, to better serve its customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t committed to making Internet access a right, says minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 MINISTER of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval Williams says COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus the need to make access to the Internet a right for every citizen, adding that \u201cwe are committed to making this a reality for all Jamaicans\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Justin Morin appointed non-executive director of tTech<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Managed IT services and consulting company tTech Limited has appointed Justin Morin as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective May 25, 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotiabank broadens \u2018zero rated\u2019 access to its mobile app<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank Mobile App via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow, the financial institution said on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie \u2013 a true Caribbean man<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a sense of deep shock that I received the news of the sudden passing of Mr. Donnie De Freitas, a national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) whom I first met in late 2000 at a meeting of the newly formed Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie DeFreitas was instrumental in the establishment of ECTEL<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a deep sadness and profound sense of loss that we at the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) learned of the sudden demise of Mr. Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie was an institution<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the entire family of telecommunications regulators in the region have lost one its pioneers, Mr. Donnie De Freitas, who served as programme coordinator for telecommunications reform, and later the first Managing Director of ECTEL\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
400 laptops for teachers, provisions made to ensure internet is available in 700 homes in St. Kitts and Nevis<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 That\u2019s Minister of Education, the Hon. Shawn Richards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NextGen SKN to reinstate Taiwan funded laptop programme<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), NextGen SKN candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has given an assurance that the NEXTGEN labour party administration will reinstate the one-to-one lap top programme for Grade 5 students entering the high school as well as all high schools in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
In memory of a \u2018Fallen Soldier\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Donnie De Freitas will always be remembered in amateur radio circles in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the first Telecoms Officer, having been trained in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vincentian Internet Pioneer dies in Fiji<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\nFlow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 \u0422h\u0435 \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435 \u0421\u043emmun\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455 W\u043erk\u0435r\u0455 Un\u0456\u043en (\u0412\u0421WU) h\u0430\u0455 \u0440r\u0435\u0440\u0430r\u0435d \u0430 \u0441\u043eunt\u0435r-\u0440r\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0455\u0430l f\u043er th\u0435 m\u0430n\u0430g\u0435m\u0435nt \u043ef \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435 \u0422\u0435l\u0435m\u0435d\u0456\u0430 L\u0456m\u0456t\u0435d (\u0412\u0422L) r\u0435g\u0430rd\u0456ng \u0430 \u0440r\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0455\u0435d t\u0435m\u0440\u043er\u0430r\u0443 \u0455\u0430l\u0430r\u0443 \u0441ut\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BOJ to begin pilot phase of electronic trading platform<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Bank of\u00a0 Jamaica (BOJ), will on June 1 begin the pilot phase of\u00a0 the electronic FX Trading Platform (FXTP)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ECTEL Announces The Passing Of Donnie De Freitas<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It is with great sadness that we announce that Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas, former Managing Director and Director of Technical Services at ECTEL, died suddenly on Friday 22nd May 2020 in Suva, Fiji, where he resided and worked\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students to receive tablets from Thursday, May 28, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Students will receive their devices to facilitate virtual learning on May 28 at 9:00 a.m. at the Education Planning Division at Lockhart Street in St. Kitts and the Education Department at Marian Heights in Nevis, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, during his remarks at the May 26 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 28 May 2020<\/h3>\nGovt accelerating move to digital payment systems<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government, the Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB) and the Clearing Banks Association are accelerating the country\u2019s move to digital payment systems by advancing the use of credit cards, debit cards and Sand Dollar transactions, and reducing the use of cash and checks over the next five years, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest revealed in his 2020\/2021 budget communication yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Two web shops\u00a0file lawsuit against AG, prime minister<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Island Game and Paradise Games filed a lawsuit yesterday against the attorney general and Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, in his role as the competent authority under the emergency orders, contending they acted outside of the scope of the authority given to them under the Emergency Powers Act\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana Telecommunications Market 2020: Industry, Size, Share, Demands, Growth, Opportunities, Trends Analysis and Forecast Till 2025<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telecommunications report \u2013 8th series from OGAnalysis provides a complete view of the Guyana telecom ecosystem along with trends and growth factors shaping the future of the market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Strengthening ICT Infrastructure \u2013 Minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has reiterated the Government\u2019s commitment to upgrade and strengthen the country\u2019s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Cable, Flow and Digicel answer the call to support the Ministry of Education\u2019s virtual learning initiative<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Cable, FLOW and Digicel recently signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education to provide free broadband and other telecommunication services to all student households without internet in St. Kitts & Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelEm Group\u2019s main building closed 2 days for deep cleaning<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelEm Group\u2019s main building on Pond Island will be closed for two days to allow for a professional fumigation of offices and all public areas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 29 May 2020<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas restructures, plans virtual learning channel<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Nassau-based Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL), which listed two preference stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in 2017, says it has changed its strategic goals as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Microsoft Partners With Bahamian Founded Non-Profit For Social Impact Webinar<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamian-founded non-profit, HAP, is organising a high level impact webinar in conjunction with Microsoft to collaborate and share thoughts on a world disrupted by COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PM Puts\u00a0Web Shops In ‘Dice Roll’ Dilemma<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Two Bahamian web shop operators must now “roll the dice” on whether to proceed with their legal action against the Prime Minister after he re-opened the industry less than 24 hours after its filing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cyber criminals exploit COVID-19 crisis<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Criminals are using the coronavirus crisis as bait to hook people into a variety of cyber-scams\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT to re-open Camp and Robb retail location<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 After re-opening several of its retail locations to facilitate bill payments and access to services, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) will be re-opening its Camp and Robb streets retail location on June 1, 2020, to better serve its customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t committed to making Internet access a right, says minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 MINISTER of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval Williams says COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus the need to make access to the Internet a right for every citizen, adding that \u201cwe are committed to making this a reality for all Jamaicans\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Justin Morin appointed non-executive director of tTech<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Managed IT services and consulting company tTech Limited has appointed Justin Morin as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective May 25, 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotiabank broadens \u2018zero rated\u2019 access to its mobile app<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank Mobile App via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow, the financial institution said on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie \u2013 a true Caribbean man<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a sense of deep shock that I received the news of the sudden passing of Mr. Donnie De Freitas, a national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) whom I first met in late 2000 at a meeting of the newly formed Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie DeFreitas was instrumental in the establishment of ECTEL<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a deep sadness and profound sense of loss that we at the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) learned of the sudden demise of Mr. Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie was an institution<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the entire family of telecommunications regulators in the region have lost one its pioneers, Mr. Donnie De Freitas, who served as programme coordinator for telecommunications reform, and later the first Managing Director of ECTEL\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
400 laptops for teachers, provisions made to ensure internet is available in 700 homes in St. Kitts and Nevis<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 That\u2019s Minister of Education, the Hon. Shawn Richards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NextGen SKN to reinstate Taiwan funded laptop programme<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), NextGen SKN candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has given an assurance that the NEXTGEN labour party administration will reinstate the one-to-one lap top programme for Grade 5 students entering the high school as well as all high schools in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
In memory of a \u2018Fallen Soldier\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Donnie De Freitas will always be remembered in amateur radio circles in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the first Telecoms Officer, having been trained in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vincentian Internet Pioneer dies in Fiji<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\nFlow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
ECTEL Announces The Passing Of Donnie De Freitas<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It is with great sadness that we announce that Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas, former Managing Director and Director of Technical Services at ECTEL, died suddenly on Friday 22nd May 2020 in Suva, Fiji, where he resided and worked\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students to receive tablets from Thursday, May 28, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Students will receive their devices to facilitate virtual learning on May 28 at 9:00 a.m. at the Education Planning Division at Lockhart Street in St. Kitts and the Education Department at Marian Heights in Nevis, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, during his remarks at the May 26 National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 28 May 2020<\/h3>\nGovt accelerating move to digital payment systems<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government, the Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB) and the Clearing Banks Association are accelerating the country\u2019s move to digital payment systems by advancing the use of credit cards, debit cards and Sand Dollar transactions, and reducing the use of cash and checks over the next five years, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest revealed in his 2020\/2021 budget communication yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt accelerating move to digital payment systems<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government, the Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB) and the Clearing Banks Association are accelerating the country\u2019s move to digital payment systems by advancing the use of credit cards, debit cards and Sand Dollar transactions, and reducing the use of cash and checks over the next five years, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest revealed in his 2020\/2021 budget communication yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Two web shops\u00a0file lawsuit against AG, prime minister<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Island Game and Paradise Games filed a lawsuit yesterday against the attorney general and Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, in his role as the competent authority under the emergency orders, contending they acted outside of the scope of the authority given to them under the Emergency Powers Act\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana Telecommunications Market 2020: Industry, Size, Share, Demands, Growth, Opportunities, Trends Analysis and Forecast Till 2025<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telecommunications report \u2013 8th series from OGAnalysis provides a complete view of the Guyana telecom ecosystem along with trends and growth factors shaping the future of the market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Strengthening ICT Infrastructure \u2013 Minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has reiterated the Government\u2019s commitment to upgrade and strengthen the country\u2019s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Cable, Flow and Digicel answer the call to support the Ministry of Education\u2019s virtual learning initiative<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Cable, FLOW and Digicel recently signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education to provide free broadband and other telecommunication services to all student households without internet in St. Kitts & Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelEm Group\u2019s main building closed 2 days for deep cleaning<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelEm Group\u2019s main building on Pond Island will be closed for two days to allow for a professional fumigation of offices and all public areas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 29 May 2020<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas restructures, plans virtual learning channel<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Nassau-based Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL), which listed two preference stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in 2017, says it has changed its strategic goals as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Microsoft Partners With Bahamian Founded Non-Profit For Social Impact Webinar<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamian-founded non-profit, HAP, is organising a high level impact webinar in conjunction with Microsoft to collaborate and share thoughts on a world disrupted by COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PM Puts\u00a0Web Shops In ‘Dice Roll’ Dilemma<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Two Bahamian web shop operators must now “roll the dice” on whether to proceed with their legal action against the Prime Minister after he re-opened the industry less than 24 hours after its filing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cyber criminals exploit COVID-19 crisis<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Criminals are using the coronavirus crisis as bait to hook people into a variety of cyber-scams\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT to re-open Camp and Robb retail location<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 After re-opening several of its retail locations to facilitate bill payments and access to services, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) will be re-opening its Camp and Robb streets retail location on June 1, 2020, to better serve its customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t committed to making Internet access a right, says minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 MINISTER of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval Williams says COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus the need to make access to the Internet a right for every citizen, adding that \u201cwe are committed to making this a reality for all Jamaicans\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Justin Morin appointed non-executive director of tTech<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Managed IT services and consulting company tTech Limited has appointed Justin Morin as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective May 25, 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotiabank broadens \u2018zero rated\u2019 access to its mobile app<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank Mobile App via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow, the financial institution said on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie \u2013 a true Caribbean man<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a sense of deep shock that I received the news of the sudden passing of Mr. Donnie De Freitas, a national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) whom I first met in late 2000 at a meeting of the newly formed Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie DeFreitas was instrumental in the establishment of ECTEL<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a deep sadness and profound sense of loss that we at the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) learned of the sudden demise of Mr. Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie was an institution<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the entire family of telecommunications regulators in the region have lost one its pioneers, Mr. Donnie De Freitas, who served as programme coordinator for telecommunications reform, and later the first Managing Director of ECTEL\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
400 laptops for teachers, provisions made to ensure internet is available in 700 homes in St. Kitts and Nevis<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 That\u2019s Minister of Education, the Hon. Shawn Richards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NextGen SKN to reinstate Taiwan funded laptop programme<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), NextGen SKN candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has given an assurance that the NEXTGEN labour party administration will reinstate the one-to-one lap top programme for Grade 5 students entering the high school as well as all high schools in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
In memory of a \u2018Fallen Soldier\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Donnie De Freitas will always be remembered in amateur radio circles in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the first Telecoms Officer, having been trained in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vincentian Internet Pioneer dies in Fiji<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\nFlow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telecommunications report \u2013 8th series from OGAnalysis provides a complete view of the Guyana telecom ecosystem along with trends and growth factors shaping the future of the market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Strengthening ICT Infrastructure \u2013 Minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has reiterated the Government\u2019s commitment to upgrade and strengthen the country\u2019s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Cable, Flow and Digicel answer the call to support the Ministry of Education\u2019s virtual learning initiative<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Cable, FLOW and Digicel recently signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education to provide free broadband and other telecommunication services to all student households without internet in St. Kitts & Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelEm Group\u2019s main building closed 2 days for deep cleaning<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelEm Group\u2019s main building on Pond Island will be closed for two days to allow for a professional fumigation of offices and all public areas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 29 May 2020<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas restructures, plans virtual learning channel<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Nassau-based Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL), which listed two preference stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in 2017, says it has changed its strategic goals as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Microsoft Partners With Bahamian Founded Non-Profit For Social Impact Webinar<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamian-founded non-profit, HAP, is organising a high level impact webinar in conjunction with Microsoft to collaborate and share thoughts on a world disrupted by COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PM Puts\u00a0Web Shops In ‘Dice Roll’ Dilemma<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Two Bahamian web shop operators must now “roll the dice” on whether to proceed with their legal action against the Prime Minister after he re-opened the industry less than 24 hours after its filing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cyber criminals exploit COVID-19 crisis<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Criminals are using the coronavirus crisis as bait to hook people into a variety of cyber-scams\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT to re-open Camp and Robb retail location<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 After re-opening several of its retail locations to facilitate bill payments and access to services, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) will be re-opening its Camp and Robb streets retail location on June 1, 2020, to better serve its customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t committed to making Internet access a right, says minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 MINISTER of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval Williams says COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus the need to make access to the Internet a right for every citizen, adding that \u201cwe are committed to making this a reality for all Jamaicans\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Justin Morin appointed non-executive director of tTech<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Managed IT services and consulting company tTech Limited has appointed Justin Morin as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective May 25, 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotiabank broadens \u2018zero rated\u2019 access to its mobile app<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank Mobile App via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow, the financial institution said on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie \u2013 a true Caribbean man<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a sense of deep shock that I received the news of the sudden passing of Mr. Donnie De Freitas, a national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) whom I first met in late 2000 at a meeting of the newly formed Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie DeFreitas was instrumental in the establishment of ECTEL<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a deep sadness and profound sense of loss that we at the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) learned of the sudden demise of Mr. Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie was an institution<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the entire family of telecommunications regulators in the region have lost one its pioneers, Mr. Donnie De Freitas, who served as programme coordinator for telecommunications reform, and later the first Managing Director of ECTEL\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
400 laptops for teachers, provisions made to ensure internet is available in 700 homes in St. Kitts and Nevis<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 That\u2019s Minister of Education, the Hon. Shawn Richards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NextGen SKN to reinstate Taiwan funded laptop programme<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), NextGen SKN candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has given an assurance that the NEXTGEN labour party administration will reinstate the one-to-one lap top programme for Grade 5 students entering the high school as well as all high schools in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
In memory of a \u2018Fallen Soldier\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Donnie De Freitas will always be remembered in amateur radio circles in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the first Telecoms Officer, having been trained in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vincentian Internet Pioneer dies in Fiji<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\nFlow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
The Cable, Flow and Digicel answer the call to support the Ministry of Education\u2019s virtual learning initiative<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Cable, FLOW and Digicel recently signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education to provide free broadband and other telecommunication services to all student households without internet in St. Kitts & Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelEm Group\u2019s main building closed 2 days for deep cleaning<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelEm Group\u2019s main building on Pond Island will be closed for two days to allow for a professional fumigation of offices and all public areas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 29 May 2020<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas restructures, plans virtual learning channel<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Nassau-based Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL), which listed two preference stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in 2017, says it has changed its strategic goals as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Bahamas restructures, plans virtual learning channel<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Nassau-based Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL), which listed two preference stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in 2017, says it has changed its strategic goals as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Microsoft Partners With Bahamian Founded Non-Profit For Social Impact Webinar<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamian-founded non-profit, HAP, is organising a high level impact webinar in conjunction with Microsoft to collaborate and share thoughts on a world disrupted by COVID-19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PM Puts\u00a0Web Shops In ‘Dice Roll’ Dilemma<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Two Bahamian web shop operators must now “roll the dice” on whether to proceed with their legal action against the Prime Minister after he re-opened the industry less than 24 hours after its filing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cyber criminals exploit COVID-19 crisis<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Criminals are using the coronavirus crisis as bait to hook people into a variety of cyber-scams\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT to re-open Camp and Robb retail location<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 After re-opening several of its retail locations to facilitate bill payments and access to services, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) will be re-opening its Camp and Robb streets retail location on June 1, 2020, to better serve its customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t committed to making Internet access a right, says minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 MINISTER of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval Williams says COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus the need to make access to the Internet a right for every citizen, adding that \u201cwe are committed to making this a reality for all Jamaicans\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Justin Morin appointed non-executive director of tTech<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Managed IT services and consulting company tTech Limited has appointed Justin Morin as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective May 25, 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotiabank broadens \u2018zero rated\u2019 access to its mobile app<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank Mobile App via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow, the financial institution said on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie \u2013 a true Caribbean man<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a sense of deep shock that I received the news of the sudden passing of Mr. Donnie De Freitas, a national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) whom I first met in late 2000 at a meeting of the newly formed Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie DeFreitas was instrumental in the establishment of ECTEL<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a deep sadness and profound sense of loss that we at the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) learned of the sudden demise of Mr. Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie was an institution<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the entire family of telecommunications regulators in the region have lost one its pioneers, Mr. Donnie De Freitas, who served as programme coordinator for telecommunications reform, and later the first Managing Director of ECTEL\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
400 laptops for teachers, provisions made to ensure internet is available in 700 homes in St. Kitts and Nevis<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 That\u2019s Minister of Education, the Hon. Shawn Richards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NextGen SKN to reinstate Taiwan funded laptop programme<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), NextGen SKN candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has given an assurance that the NEXTGEN labour party administration will reinstate the one-to-one lap top programme for Grade 5 students entering the high school as well as all high schools in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
In memory of a \u2018Fallen Soldier\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Donnie De Freitas will always be remembered in amateur radio circles in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the first Telecoms Officer, having been trained in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vincentian Internet Pioneer dies in Fiji<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\nFlow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Two Bahamian web shop operators must now “roll the dice” on whether to proceed with their legal action against the Prime Minister after he re-opened the industry less than 24 hours after its filing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cyber criminals exploit COVID-19 crisis<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Criminals are using the coronavirus crisis as bait to hook people into a variety of cyber-scams\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT to re-open Camp and Robb retail location<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 After re-opening several of its retail locations to facilitate bill payments and access to services, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) will be re-opening its Camp and Robb streets retail location on June 1, 2020, to better serve its customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t committed to making Internet access a right, says minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 MINISTER of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval Williams says COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus the need to make access to the Internet a right for every citizen, adding that \u201cwe are committed to making this a reality for all Jamaicans\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Justin Morin appointed non-executive director of tTech<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Managed IT services and consulting company tTech Limited has appointed Justin Morin as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective May 25, 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotiabank broadens \u2018zero rated\u2019 access to its mobile app<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank Mobile App via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow, the financial institution said on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie \u2013 a true Caribbean man<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a sense of deep shock that I received the news of the sudden passing of Mr. Donnie De Freitas, a national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) whom I first met in late 2000 at a meeting of the newly formed Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie DeFreitas was instrumental in the establishment of ECTEL<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a deep sadness and profound sense of loss that we at the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) learned of the sudden demise of Mr. Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie was an institution<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the entire family of telecommunications regulators in the region have lost one its pioneers, Mr. Donnie De Freitas, who served as programme coordinator for telecommunications reform, and later the first Managing Director of ECTEL\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
400 laptops for teachers, provisions made to ensure internet is available in 700 homes in St. Kitts and Nevis<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 That\u2019s Minister of Education, the Hon. Shawn Richards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NextGen SKN to reinstate Taiwan funded laptop programme<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), NextGen SKN candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has given an assurance that the NEXTGEN labour party administration will reinstate the one-to-one lap top programme for Grade 5 students entering the high school as well as all high schools in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
In memory of a \u2018Fallen Soldier\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Donnie De Freitas will always be remembered in amateur radio circles in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the first Telecoms Officer, having been trained in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vincentian Internet Pioneer dies in Fiji<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\nFlow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After re-opening several of its retail locations to facilitate bill payments and access to services, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) will be re-opening its Camp and Robb streets retail location on June 1, 2020, to better serve its customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t committed to making Internet access a right, says minister<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 MINISTER of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval Williams says COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus the need to make access to the Internet a right for every citizen, adding that \u201cwe are committed to making this a reality for all Jamaicans\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Justin Morin appointed non-executive director of tTech<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Managed IT services and consulting company tTech Limited has appointed Justin Morin as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective May 25, 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotiabank broadens \u2018zero rated\u2019 access to its mobile app<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank Mobile App via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow, the financial institution said on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie \u2013 a true Caribbean man<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a sense of deep shock that I received the news of the sudden passing of Mr. Donnie De Freitas, a national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) whom I first met in late 2000 at a meeting of the newly formed Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie DeFreitas was instrumental in the establishment of ECTEL<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a deep sadness and profound sense of loss that we at the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) learned of the sudden demise of Mr. Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie was an institution<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the entire family of telecommunications regulators in the region have lost one its pioneers, Mr. Donnie De Freitas, who served as programme coordinator for telecommunications reform, and later the first Managing Director of ECTEL\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
400 laptops for teachers, provisions made to ensure internet is available in 700 homes in St. Kitts and Nevis<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 That\u2019s Minister of Education, the Hon. Shawn Richards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NextGen SKN to reinstate Taiwan funded laptop programme<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), NextGen SKN candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has given an assurance that the NEXTGEN labour party administration will reinstate the one-to-one lap top programme for Grade 5 students entering the high school as well as all high schools in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
In memory of a \u2018Fallen Soldier\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Donnie De Freitas will always be remembered in amateur radio circles in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the first Telecoms Officer, having been trained in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vincentian Internet Pioneer dies in Fiji<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\nFlow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Managed IT services and consulting company tTech Limited has appointed Justin Morin as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective May 25, 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotiabank broadens \u2018zero rated\u2019 access to its mobile app<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank Mobile App via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow, the financial institution said on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie \u2013 a true Caribbean man<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a sense of deep shock that I received the news of the sudden passing of Mr. Donnie De Freitas, a national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) whom I first met in late 2000 at a meeting of the newly formed Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie DeFreitas was instrumental in the establishment of ECTEL<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a deep sadness and profound sense of loss that we at the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) learned of the sudden demise of Mr. Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie was an institution<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the entire family of telecommunications regulators in the region have lost one its pioneers, Mr. Donnie De Freitas, who served as programme coordinator for telecommunications reform, and later the first Managing Director of ECTEL\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
400 laptops for teachers, provisions made to ensure internet is available in 700 homes in St. Kitts and Nevis<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 That\u2019s Minister of Education, the Hon. Shawn Richards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NextGen SKN to reinstate Taiwan funded laptop programme<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), NextGen SKN candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has given an assurance that the NEXTGEN labour party administration will reinstate the one-to-one lap top programme for Grade 5 students entering the high school as well as all high schools in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
In memory of a \u2018Fallen Soldier\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Donnie De Freitas will always be remembered in amateur radio circles in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the first Telecoms Officer, having been trained in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vincentian Internet Pioneer dies in Fiji<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\nFlow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a sense of deep shock that I received the news of the sudden passing of Mr. Donnie De Freitas, a national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) whom I first met in late 2000 at a meeting of the newly formed Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie DeFreitas was instrumental in the establishment of ECTEL<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 It was with a deep sadness and profound sense of loss that we at the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) learned of the sudden demise of Mr. Donnie Fitzgerald Fedelis De Freitas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Donnie was an institution<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the entire family of telecommunications regulators in the region have lost one its pioneers, Mr. Donnie De Freitas, who served as programme coordinator for telecommunications reform, and later the first Managing Director of ECTEL\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
400 laptops for teachers, provisions made to ensure internet is available in 700 homes in St. Kitts and Nevis<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 That\u2019s Minister of Education, the Hon. Shawn Richards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NextGen SKN to reinstate Taiwan funded laptop programme<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), NextGen SKN candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has given an assurance that the NEXTGEN labour party administration will reinstate the one-to-one lap top programme for Grade 5 students entering the high school as well as all high schools in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
In memory of a \u2018Fallen Soldier\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Donnie De Freitas will always be remembered in amateur radio circles in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the first Telecoms Officer, having been trained in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vincentian Internet Pioneer dies in Fiji<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\nFlow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the entire family of telecommunications regulators in the region have lost one its pioneers, Mr. Donnie De Freitas, who served as programme coordinator for telecommunications reform, and later the first Managing Director of ECTEL\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
400 laptops for teachers, provisions made to ensure internet is available in 700 homes in St. Kitts and Nevis<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 That\u2019s Minister of Education, the Hon. Shawn Richards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
NextGen SKN to reinstate Taiwan funded laptop programme<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), NextGen SKN candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has given an assurance that the NEXTGEN labour party administration will reinstate the one-to-one lap top programme for Grade 5 students entering the high school as well as all high schools in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
In memory of a \u2018Fallen Soldier\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Donnie De Freitas will always be remembered in amateur radio circles in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the first Telecoms Officer, having been trained in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vincentian Internet Pioneer dies in Fiji<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\nFlow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), NextGen SKN candidate for St Christopher 8, Dr Terrance Drew has given an assurance that the NEXTGEN labour party administration will reinstate the one-to-one lap top programme for Grade 5 students entering the high school as well as all high schools in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
In memory of a \u2018Fallen Soldier\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Donnie De Freitas will always be remembered in amateur radio circles in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the first Telecoms Officer, having been trained in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Vincentian Internet Pioneer dies in Fiji<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\nFlow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The man credited with bringing the Internet to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and helping to break the telecommunications monopolies in the OECS has died in Suva, Fiji at the age of 63 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free online Microsoft Suite training<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MICROSOFT Trinidad will host free virtual webinars in June to train people to fully utilise its Microsoft Suite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 30 May 2020<\/h3>\nFlow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow enhances internet for teachers<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 In its commitment to keep the country connected, Flow Barbados has collaborated with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to boost the broadband experience of teachers who are Flow customers with enhanced internet services during this unprecedented and critical period of the next three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Scotia app zero rated in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank customers now have zero-rated data access to the newly relaunched Scotiabank mobile app via both major telecommunications networks \u2013 Digicel and Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Of Education\u2019s Device Distribution Begins<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Billy Craig Insurance Brokers launches new all-in-one web portal<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Parents and guardians were given the opportunity to collect tablets for students during the Ministry of Education\u2019s device distribution process which began on Thursday May 28 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 31 May 2020<\/h3>\nWork-from-home shift taxes internet infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 As work patterns shift from office to home, Cayman\u2019s telecommunications infrastructure is feeling the strain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal \u2014 a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entire BPO Sector Unfairly Tainted By One Outbreak, Laments Henry – Several Firms Set To Continue Remote Working Arrangements As Order Expires<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica\u2019s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the country\u2019s response to the pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Over 130,000 students to benefit from Virtual Learning Platform<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 Over 130,000 kindergarten, primary and secondary school students across the Caribbean will benefit from the Flow Study program FREE of charge from now through June 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0<\/em>Suzy <\/a>Hazelwood (Pexels<\/a>);\u00a0 Brands of the World<\/a>;\u00a0 ECTEL<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n