A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 30 November to Sunday 6 December 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monday, 30 November 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

How To Prepare For Those Inevitable Security Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 HE management of risk has been a crucial and complex undertaking for businesses globally. Its efficient and effective handling requires solid corporate governance\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mobile rivals see strong business surge over Black Friday promotions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Despite the fallout and restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, mobile rivals BTC and Aliv reported a strong surge in business during their recent \u201cBlack Friday\u201d promotions\u2026 mo<\/a>r<\/a>e<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Code(Cayman) offers introduction to blockchain<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Code(Cayman) has announced a new course to introduce blockchain and highlight how the technology is used globally\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digicel Business wins Cisco award four years in a row<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel Business announced that it has won a Cisco Partner Summit Award for the Caribbean region for the fourth year in a row\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad Tourism launches new website<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 TRINIDAD Tourism Ltd (TTL) paid $250,000 to revamp Destination Trinidad\u2019s website\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuesday, 1 December 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Businesses Urged: Embrace Digital Fully For 75% Fees Cut<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Scotiabank (Bahamas) executive says local businesses could slash their banking fees by up to 75 percent if they more fully embrace digital banking\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data demand drives Aliv\u2019s 50 percent capacity boost<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Aliv\u2019s top executive said the company has now added 50 percent more capacity to its data network, with demand for data increasing 35 percent over pre-pandemic levels\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online naturalisation system launched<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 The Office of the Deputy Governor has launched an online system for people applying for British Overseas Territories Citizen naturalisation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biometric passport coming soon to Dominica says Blackmoore<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Dominica is to undertake an e-passport project which, it is expected, will enhance the country\u2019s border security features\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GPL\u2019s submarine cable severed again<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana<\/em> \u2013 A critical power cable across the Demerara River that links the East and West Demerara areas has been severed yet again\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wednesday, 2 December 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

New Digital Payment Provider Bar Extended Until End-2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Digital payments providers yesterday forecast “significant growth” for the sector next year as the Central Bank confirmed that the bar on new market entrants will remain in place until end-2021\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cayman fund exposes client files in unconfigured cloud back-up<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 A Cayman Islands-based investment fund has left the content of its server visible on the internet because it failed to properly configure a cloud back-up solution, according to technology news website The Register<\/em>\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GPL turns to North America to repair damaged submarine cable<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Following severe damage to its 69kV submarine cable, the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) has turned to North America for assistance in repairing those damage. These and other details were revealed to Kaieteur News by Bharat Harjohn, Director of Operations of the state-owned company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GTT introduces automated system to cut post-paid bill enquiries to call centre<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) has added a new automated assistant to allow postpaid customers to easily check their outstanding balances and reduce the number of enquiries to the Call Centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guyana – Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband – Statistics and Analyses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013  Just released, this edition of BuddeComm report outlines the latest developments and key trends in the telecoms markets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

79% of school children in Haiti do not have access to the Internet<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 According to a new joint report released by UNICEF and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), 79% of school-age children in Haiti do not have an Internet connection at home\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

46 wards of the State receive tablets to support learning<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013  Forty six wards of the State were recently presented with tablets to assist with their schooling through a partnership between the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) and the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazing Juleen<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Juleen Gentles has redoubled her efforts to convert Jamaica into a digital society, primarily through educational institutions and her work with young people. She is also using every chance she gets to build international bridges, particularly among young women\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digicel Business partners with JMEA for mentorship programme<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 FOLLOWING the success of its Masterclass Series, Digicel Business in association with the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) will be selecting 12 entrepreneurs to be mentored in a one-hour power session with a ‘master’ in business\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jamaica’s digital global services industry targeted for growth, says Shaw<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Audley Shaw says Jamaica’s digital global services industry is being targeted for growth, and that the industry is projected to grow by 20 per cent over the next four years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More tech training for girls<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 There is excellent news that more girls are getting the opportunity to access skills-building training in technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enterprise computing: investing in technology<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Digital transformation is a journey, not a destination. As such, the process of transformation is continuous\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HELP DESK \u2014 First, help yourself<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Some office workers who rely on the computer for much of their work run into problems which they can solve quickly without screaming for IT. It turns out that much of that help is available under a tab labelled Help\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thursday, 3 December 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cloud Carib focuses on improved cybersecurity through new partnership<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas-based tech company Cloud Carib has partnered with the Global NextGen SIEM Platform to enhance its cybersecurity capabilities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Education Trust receives $494,000 from JSSE for tablet initiative<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The National Education Trust (NET) has received a cheque for $494,000 from the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE) for the ‘One Laptop or One Tablet per Child’ initiative\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friday, 4 December 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cloud Provider In A Caribbean First<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamas-based cloud services provider says it has been named as the only LogRhythm authorised managed security services provider partner for the Caribbean and Latin America\u2026 mo<\/a>r<\/a>e<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Like CCT, FLOW suing over levy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Like CCT and BVI Cable TV, FLOW has filed a lawsuit challenging the levy that the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission recently decided to start collecting for the first time since the Telecommunications Act took effect in 2006\u2026 m<\/a>o<\/a>re<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

55 Graduate from first-ever \u2018Work Online\u2019 project<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 The first cohort of participants in the Work Online Dominica pilot project has successfully made it to the end and are better equipped to successfully work online, find new sources of income, and increase financial stability\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sagicor Bank encourages digital transformation by local businesses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Sagicor Bank is encouraging local business operators to consider information technology solutions that can propel their businesses forward in the digital economy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study details how new technologies can speed up recovery in Caribbean<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 To contribute to economic growth and recovery efforts, Microsoft commissioned FrontierView, a global market intelligence and advisory firm for multinationals, to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on industries in different Caribbean countries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maximum digitisation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 CRIME fighting, traffic planning, health services and even the delivery of food and goods to the vulnerable are all amenities that the Government plans to enhance its delivery of, through earnest movement towards maximum digitisation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday, 5 December 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Gov’t secures partnership to expand e-commerce opportunities for MSMEs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE Government has partnered with two international firms to deliver digital marketing solutions and e-commerce opportunities to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as a mechanism to cope with the impact of physical distancing and other restrictive measures due to the novel coronavirus pandemic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday, 6 December 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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GTT introduces new and improved MMG+ app<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Paying bills, topping up your mobile account, sending and receiving money in Guyana has now gotten a whole lot easier with the recently enhanced Mobile Money Guyana (mmg+) app and web portal\u2026 m<\/a>o<\/a>re<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Email Cyber Threat<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaican businesses, large and small, need to get familiar with the acronym BEC\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Henry wants work-from-home policy to continue<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 President of the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), Gloria Henry is urging the Government to allow its members to continue the work-from-home policy when the existing bond waiver expires on December 31\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virtual school in T&T from Jan 4 among latest COVID announcements<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has announced that supermarkets and groceries will be allowed to open 24-hours from December 10 to January 3. It is the only major change to the restrictions being made immediately\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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