{"id":155565,"date":"2020-11-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=155565"},"modified":"2020-11-08T16:44:33","modified_gmt":"2020-11-08T21:44:33","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-8-november-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2020\/11\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-8-november-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 8 November 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 2 November to Sunday 8 November 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monday, 2 November 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Digital Currency Is ‘A Giant Step’<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A financial services provider has the Central Bank’s launch of a Bahamian digital currency as “historic” and “a giant step” that will help propel The Bahamas ahead of many industrialised nations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guyana approximately 20 years behind rest of the world in technology adaptation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana<\/em> \u2013 Dear Editor,  I am neither an APNU nor PPP voter. I just want the best for our Nation regardless of the Government in power.  Some are apt to consider this discourse to be a criticism\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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C&W Business Jamaica Donates Tablets To Students Living With Sickle Cell<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 C&W Business Jamaica has donated tablets to the Sickle Cell Unit, part of the Caribbean Institute of Health Research at the University of the West Indies, Mona\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Develop Tech Cities In Jamaica<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013  THE EDITOR, Madam:  I am a 15-year-old student of Ardenne High School, and this is a letter I wrote to Prime Minister Andrew Holness\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Too Costly To \u2018Tan A Yuh Yard\u2019 – Urgent Calls For Work-From-Home Policy As COVID-19 Lingers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Three months ago, Shelly Ann Brown* gave birth to her second daughter. For the young mother, the meagre stipend that her call centre job provides towards working-from- home expenses is just not adding up\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuesday, 3 November 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PATH students plus 100,000 others to get devices<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE Ministry of Education, Youth and Information last Thursday officially launched its ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative, which is designed to promote inclusivity in the education sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robinson knocks Gov’t silence on call to remove duties on digital eqpt<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Opposition spokesman on Science, Technology and Information, Julian Robinson, has expressed concern at the fact that the Government has failed to respond to calls from both the Opposition and leading private sector organisations for the temporary removal of duties and taxes on mobile devices to make them more affordable for struggling Jamaican families whose children are unable to continue their education online amidst the COVID-19 pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spectrum Management Authority Invites Applicants for Radio Technician Cours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) is launching its online Radio Technician Licence (Class B) course and is inviting suitable candidates to apply for the programme, in keeping with requirements of the Radio and Telegraph Control Act (1974)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Telemedicine Clinic treats 206 Nevisian eye care patients<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Two hundred and six Nevisians continue receiving care from the Nevis Eye Care Programme at the Alexandra Hospital, through a Telemedicine Clinic which was introduced to ensure that patients got essential eye care in spite of the travel challenges posed by the COVID-19 Pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digicel gets new T&T CEO<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Digicel T&T has announced the promotion of Abraham Smith to the head of the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wednesday, 4 November 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Government signs agreement with ITU for national cybersecurity project<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government yesterday announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for a \u2018historic\u2019 national cybersecurity project\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chamber takes digital conference online<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 With no end in sight to the dreaded COVID-19 health crisis, the business community is being advised to urgently find more innovative ways to carry on their operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guyana Telecoms Agency, engages stakeholders on the new regulatory regime<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 On Monday, the Guyana Telecommunication Agency (GTA) hosted the first of its series of engagements with stakeholders in the sector to inform them on the new regulatory regime following the enactment of the Telecommunications Act 2016 and associated regulations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call For Digital Literacy To Have Legislative Mandate<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the digital divide which exists in Jamaica; and also the deficiencies in the society, as it relates to digital literacy, with some experts calling for unconventional approaches to address the problem\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joan Duncan Foundation commits $10 million to laptop\/tablet initiative<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Joan Duncan Foundation committed $10 million to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information\u2019s \u2018One Laptop or Tablet Per Child\u2019 initiative at the Haughton Terrace, New Kingston offices of Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) on Tuesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schools out, technology in!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 NEWS of the resumption of face-to-face classes in nearly 20 schools has drawn mixed reactions. In some quarters there is relief, and in others renewed anxiety\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liberty Latin America Reports Q3 2020 Results<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Liberty Latin America Ltd. (\u201cLiberty Latin America\u201d or \u201cLLA\u201d) (NASDAQ: LILA and LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) today announced its financial and operating results for the three months (\u201cQ3\u201d) and nine months (\u201cYTD\u201d) ended September 30, 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digicel debuts Digicel+, offers more in home entertainment & internet<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Hot on the heels of its relaunch as a Digital Operator, Digicel is delivering on its promise to customers of \u2018simply more\u2019 with the introduction of Digicel+\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Digicel TT keeps focus on consumer service<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 For Digicel TT\u2019s newly appointed CEO Abraham Smith, the importance of telecommunications has special significance as it keeps him close to his family every day\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

E-commerce reigns as three contenders eye bmobile Business Technology Award<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Three businesses that have turned to e-commerce to serve their customers are now in the lineup to become the 2020 bmobile Business Technology winner at this year\u2019s Champions of Business Awards, hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TSTT COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH CWU<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 State-owned TSTT says it will continue to work with the Communications Workers Union to arrive at a mutually agreed schedule for the payment of outstanding monies to workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thursday, 5 November 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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BTC\u2019s Revenues Drop Over $21m<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) fell by more than $21m year-over-year for the nine months to end-September 2020 despite further slowing the erosion of its mobile customer base\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corporate Bahamas donates over $123,000 towards tablets for students<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Around 63 percent of rural residents in Latin America and the Caribbean have little or no access to internet services, severely undermining their ability to improve their competence and economic well-being\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Bill, 2020 to Provide Legal Framework to regulate issuance and sale of digital assets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest explained that the Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Bill, 2020 (DARE Bill) will provide the legal framework to regulate the issuance and sale of digital assets, or cryptoassets, including digital tokens\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Assets Legislation To ‘Expand Playing Field’<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The deputy prime minister yesterday hailed new legislation as “expanding the playing field” for the Bahamian financial services industry into the digital assets and technology space\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provider Partners With Super Value For QR Code Payments<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 A Bahamian financial technology provider has teamed with Super Value to enable shoppers to pay for their groceries using QR codes that facilitate cashless transactions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digicel+ giving customers more<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Hot on the heels of its relaunch as a digital operator, Digicel is delivering on its promise to customers of simply more with the introduction of Digicel+\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Cyber Security Strategy 2020-2023 is Launched!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of National Security in partnership with the Public Utilities Commission has launched Belize\u2019s first national cyber security strategy.  According to the ministry, the drafting of the Cybercrime Bill 2020 came out of the strategy\u2019s development process\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GTT\u2019s upgraded data service in North Rupununi already unstable<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, In the January 3 2020 edition of the Stabroek News, I wrote a letter complaining about GTT\u2019s poor data service in the North Rupununi. Suffice to say GTT did not have the common courtesy to respond to the issues raised in that letter\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Haiti joins the SIM registration rush<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 Haiti is the latest country to launch a push for SIM registration, following reports of attempts in a number of countries around the world to keep track of SIM ownership\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huawei offers students online learning experience<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Telecom giants Huawei will be accommodating 12 students from both the University of the West Indies and The University of Technology for its 4th annual staging \u2018Seeds of the Future-SKY\u2019 programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Techies unite under merged entity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 AN entity created from the merger of two of Jamaica’s leading technology organisations will officially be revealed in mid-November, but already it has a long list of issues to tackle, one of which is nurturing a more tech-focused version of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liberty Latin America sales down 8% in Q3, customers up 2%<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Liberty Latin America (LLA) reported revenues of USD 888 million for the third quarter of 2020, down 8.2 percent from the same period a year earlier but an improvement on the 13.6 percent decline posted in the second quarter\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cybercrime Unit probing attack at PoS corporation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE PORT of Spain City Corporation is dealing with a cyber attack, likely committed by a hacker or hackers outside the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digicel donates 27 tablets to El Dorado Hindu School<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 El Dorado North Hindu School received 27 tablets last Thursday through Phase II of the Digicel Foundation\u2019s Connecting You programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cybersecurity threat<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em>  \u2013 Over the past fortnight, the reality of the threat to Internet connected computer systems came home vividly to Trinidad and Tobago, at the very least, to the business sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friday, 6 November 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Anguilla Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025-Analysis of Anguilla Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anguilla <\/em>\u2013 The report on Anguilla Telecommunications is a comprehensive collection of all the market related information required for analyzing and understanding the Anguilla Telecommunications market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antigua and Barbuda Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025-Analysis of Antigua and Barbuda Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The report on Antigua and Barbuda Telecommunications is a comprehensive collection of all the market related information required for analyzing and understanding the Antigua and Barbuda Telecommunications market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Digital asset legislation hailed as \u201cbig win\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Legislation regulating the sale and issuance of digital assets could provide The Bahamas with much-needed avenues to new industries and allow new entrants into that space, according to Caribbean Blockchain Alliance President Stefen Deleveaux\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbados Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025-Analysis of Barbados Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 The report on Barbados Telecommunications is a comprehensive collection of all the market related information required for analyzing and understanding the Barbados Telecommunications market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Chief Justice to launch e-filing system<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Barbados\u2019 new Chief Justice, Patterson Cheltenham, is expected to launch an e-filing system for the judicial system that would render the litigation process paperless soon, and speed up the rate at which matters are handled\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belize Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025-Analysis of Belize Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 The report on Belize Telecommunications is a comprehensive collection of all the market related information required for analyzing and understanding the Belize Telecommunications market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flow offers free internet upgrades to connected schools<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

British Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 All schools across Tortola presently connected to Flow BVI\u2019s fixed-line network have received free upgraded broadband speeds, in some instances, up to 600 megabits per second\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dominica Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025-Analysis of Dominica Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 The report on Dominica Telecommunications is a comprehensive collection of all the market related information required for analyzing and understanding the Dominica Telecommunications market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grenada Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025-Analysis of Grenada Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 The report on Grenada Telecommunications is a comprehensive collection of all the market related information required for analyzing and understanding the Grenada Telecommunications market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GTT doubles bandwidth to schools in eGov project<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013  The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) yesterday announced that it recently donated 100 hundred percent more bandwidth to the National Data Management Authority (NDMA), with the intent of providing faster connectivity to students across Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guyana Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025-Analysis of Guyana Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The report on Guyana Telecommunications is a comprehensive collection of all the market related information required for analyzing and understanding the Guyana Telecommunications market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONATEL and INDOTEL seek a solution to the problems of interference at the border<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 Two important delegations, one Haitian (National Telecommunications Council – Conatel) and the other Dominican (Dominican Institute of Telecommunications – Indotel) met to seek a solution to the problem of interference in radio stations at the border and the disadvantages of the penetration of the mobile telephone signal in the two countries which causes the activation of the roaming mode in the border provinces, affecting the users in surcharges for the costs of calls which should be local\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haiti Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025-Analysis of Haiti Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 The report on Haiti Telecommunications is a comprehensive collection of all the market related information required for analyzing and understanding the Haiti Telecommunications market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GHOST BPO – Applicants, HR Reps Demand Answers As Call Centre Targets 1,500 Jobseekers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica \u2013 More than 30 applicants shortlisted for customer service and sales representative positions at a ghost call centre have raised an alarm and want the authorities to probe its operations\u2026  more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025-Analysis of Jamaica Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The report on Jamaica Telecommunications is a comprehensive collection of all the market related information required for analyzing and understanding the Jamaica Telecommunications market… more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

77 Million Rural Residents in Latin America Have Little or No Internet Access: IDB Study<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Around 63 percent of rural residents in Latin America and the Caribbean have little or no access to internet services, severely undermining their ability to improve their competence and economic well-being\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Lucia Must Address TV and Online Hatred<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 THE fact that a number of unqualified individuals in St. Lucia have suddenly become talk show hosts does not augur well for any nation in today\u2019s world… more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tablet Distribution Commences<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Government began to roll out its anticipated \u2018one tablet each per student and teacher programme\u2019 last week Thursday, October 29, when Minister of Education  St. Clair Prince handed over the first two tablets to students of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC), at the College\u2019s Villa Campus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agard stays on as interim CEO at TSTT<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Lisa Agard will continue to act as Chief Executive Officer at the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT)\u2026 more<\/a>\\ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

bmobile encourages empowering the Differently-Abled as it is Key to our Development as a Country<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 There are 45,000+ persons living with disabilities in Trinidad and Tobago, of which a significant percentage cannot afford or cannot access therapy to treat with and manage their conditions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Managing the disposal of electronic waste<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 In the aftermath of the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring the dreadful covid19 virus a pandemic on March 11, 2020, information communication technologies and the use of electronic devices and gadgets have skyrocketed in TT. Physical distancing has become the new normal\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday, 7 November 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Huawei Donates 200 Tablets To UTech, UWI<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The thrust to get students of primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in Jamaica connected continues with several private, public and corporate entities stepping up to the plate\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday, 8 November 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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