A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 28 December 2020  to Sunday 3 January 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monday, 28 December 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One laptop per family project to be reintroduced \u2013 President<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 President Irfaan Ali  last week announced the re-introduction of the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) initiative\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuesday, 29 December 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Early 2021 Study For Third Mobile Operator ‘Feasibility’<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Regulators will in early 2021 initiate studies to help the Government assess the “feasibility” of allowing a third operator to enter the Bahamian mobile communications market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local cryptocurrency traders lament Investment Currency Market restrictions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Local cryptocurrency buyers and traders say they are being stymied by the inability to purchase investment currency because the Central Bank suspended access to the Investment Currency Market in May, in order to protect the country\u2019s external reserves, but that that is only part of their ongoing struggle for the freedom to buy and trade cryptoassets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANSA donates 100 tablets to Jamaican schools<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The ANSA McAL Group has donated 100 electronic tablets to 10 schools in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TSTT building 5G for new industrial park<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MAJORITY State-owned telecommunications provider, TSTT, is undertaking a \u201climited deployment\u201d of 5G at the Phoenix Park Industrial Estate in central Trinidad, but is not yet ready to roll out mobile 5G nationally, according to the local telecommunication provider\u2019s chief executive, Lisa Agard\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wednesday, 30 December 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

11-year-old girl launches initiative to teach kids how to code<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A pre-teen Bahamian girl has launched a non-profit initiative to empower other children to \u201cunlock\u201d their power by learning how to code\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enterprise computing: digital governance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 WE have been taking an intense look at critical components on the digital transformation journey for the past six weeks or so\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gritty reality of online school<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE characteristic of the first school term of 2020-2021 was how very different it was for almost everyone who was involved in it\u2026 m<\/a>o<\/a>re<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thursday, 31 December 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bitt Inc and National Bank of Belize form partnership<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Belize \u2013 The Barbados-based financial technology firm Bitt Inc. has entered into a partnership with the National Bank of Belize Limited (NBB) as Belmopan adds an eWallet to its existing mobile banking services and seeks to extend financial inclusion to its population\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dominican Republic prepares for 5G tender in January<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) has presented the plans for a public tender of the 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz bands for mobile services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government putting fight to cyber criminals<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Project portfolio manager in the Ministry of National Security, Thaddeti Tulloch, says the ministry will, as of next month, start to roll out a programme on cybersecurity as part of efforts to further protect citizens from the evolving threat of cybercrime\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Electronic tracking bracelets being considered for high risk travellers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Electronic bracelets are being considered by local health authorities as part of the effort to keep track of persons in quarantine\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramps Logistics: Business Technology champion 2020<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The recent Champions of Business awards programme, hosted each year by the TT Chamber, recognises outstanding achievement in the sphere of business in four categories\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friday, 1 January 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

GTT selected as telecommunications provider to Maraiko Bay Megaproject<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telecommunications Company (GTT) has been selected as the preferred telecoms provider to the billion dollar real estate, megaproject being built in Maraiko Bay, Mahaica which involves a major golf course\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday, 2 January 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Big BPO boost<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 OUTGOING United States Ambassador to Jamaica Donald Tapia has initiated discussions with two American firms which could see hundreds of new jobs being created in the island’s business processing outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 mor<\/a>e<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday, 3 January 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

BOJ Moving To Regulate, Grow $4 Billion E-Payment Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 It is expected that for the year just ended, there were more than the 134 million electronic retail payment transactions worth in excess of $4 billion, which the Bank of Jamaica, BOJ, recorded for 2019\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chinese Spying On Jamaicans, Says Tapia – Not True, Says Digicel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Chinese operatives are eavesdropping on mobile telephone calls being made by Jamaicans on the Digicel network, the departing top American diplomat here has alleged, opening the door for speculation on what Jamaican authorities may know\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web-Service Firm Pivots To E-Commerce<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Another company has joined the growing list of firms seeking to cash in on the local electronic payment solutions business\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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