{"id":156067,"date":"2021-01-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=156067"},"modified":"2021-01-24T13:56:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T18:56:19","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-24-january-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2021\/01\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-24-january-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 24 January 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 18 January to Sunday 24 January 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Technology providers say the digital economy will reduce “experimentation costs” and enable Bahamian companies to more rapidly trial products and services with global consumers\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cayman Islands\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 A discarded cellphone battery is believed to have caused a small fire at the George Town landfill earlier this afternoon (18 Jan.)\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jamaica<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 The introduction of the National Identification System, NIDS, will resolve issues relating to addresses for persons living in rural Jamaica\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jamaica<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 The Government has completed a pilot project to have persons from the Horizon Adult Remand Centre appear virtually for mention dates in court cases\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jamaica<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 THE Universal Service Fund (USF) has started work to identify potential sites to install free, secured Wi-Fi access to the public in Black River, St Elizabeth\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Minister of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, said that both islands of St. Kitts and Nevis will benefit from the digital transformation efforts of the government because it is a federal undertaking\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Trinidad and Tobago\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 With a goal of giving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) quick and easy access to everything they need from a technology and connectivity standpoint, Digicel Business launched the Digicel Business Hub\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nMonday, 18 January 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Digital Economy To Give Local Firms ‘Global Reach’<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Phone battery sparks fire at landfill<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
NIDS to resolve issues relating to addresses for persons living in rural Jamaica<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Pilot completed for virtual court appearances by Horizon detainees<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
USF to establish Wi-Fi hot spot in Black River<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Both St. Kitts And Nevis To Benefit From Government\u2019s Digital Transformation Efforts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Digicel launches Business Hub for SMEs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n