{"id":1561,"date":"2011-08-29T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=1561"},"modified":"2011-08-29T10:00:03","modified_gmt":"2011-08-29T15:00:03","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-28-august-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2011\/08\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-28-august-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 28 August 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a roundup of ICT\/technology news across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 22 August to Sunday 28 August 2011.<\/em><\/p>\n

Monday, 22 August 2011<\/h3>\n

Broadcasters Worried<\/h4>\n

Belize \u2013<\/em> The 42nd annual general assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) opened in San Pedro, Belize, last Wednesday with concerns for the continued viability of several in the broadcast industry in the region, as entities report declining revenue levels, in most cases back to levels they were five years ago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Seven Mile Beach 4G goes live<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Social networks have been abuzz over the last couple of days with news that LIME\u2019s new 4G mobile network was already available in select parts of Grand Cayman, well ahead of the scheduled rollout in September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

E-Waste Policy Coming \u2013 Holness<\/h4>\n

Jamaica \u2013<\/em> Education Minister Andrew Holness says the Government will be looking at developing an electronic waste (e-waste) policy and creating an industry to deal with the management and recycling of this refuse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tuesday, 23 August 2011<\/h3>\n

GT&T still unhappy with telecoms bill<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) is unhappy with the Telecommunications Bill currently before a parliamentary select committee for fine-tuning before it is passed into law, effectively ending the company\u2019s virtual monopoly on international voice and data services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 24 August 2011<\/h3>\n

Cellular providers struggling to repair wind-battered networks<\/h4>\n

St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Calls to two Sprint cell phone numbers based on St. Thomas and St. Croix revealed the same dead end: “Your call cannot be completed at this time. Your cellular phone provider circuits are busy. St. Thomas Six.”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 25 August 2011<\/h3>\n

BTC disconnects lines ahead of Irene<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Nassau resident Gregory Saunders was shocked yesterday evening when \u2013 amidst all of his Hurricane Irene preparations \u2013 he found his home telephone line disconnected\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Gov’t Decision Taken On Digicel-Claro Merger<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 It appears that the Government has approved the merger of telecommunications firms Digicel and Claro\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Business celebrates<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Business may only be two years old but it has already acquired a leading Caribbean Information and Communication Technology (ICT) company; Netxar Technologies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 26 August 2011<\/h3>\n

SMART and Telemedia sign interconnection agreement<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 SpeedNet and Belize Telemedia executives penned their signatures to a major accord this afternoon. Last year in the height of a telecom war, B.T.L. removed Smart from its international circuits claiming that there was no valid agreement to host SMART\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Boyce: Telecom sector lagging<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Senator Darcy Boyce, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Energy, Immigration, Telecommunications and Investment, has suggested that Barbados is lagging in the telecommunications sector on the international stage\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaican PM to make statement on Digicel-Claro deal<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The prime minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, is expected to make a statement on the pending merger between telecommunications companies Digicel, and Claro, by next week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Conditions being negotiated in Digicel\/Claro deal<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Bruce Golding is expected to make a statement on the pending\u00a0merger\u00a0 between telecommunications companies Digicel, and Claro, by next week, including conditionalities that are now under negotiation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 27 August 2011<\/h3>\n

ICT should be affordable and reliable, says Barbados minister<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Energy Telecommunications, Immigration and Invest Barbados, Senator Darcy Boyce, has called on information and communication technology (ICTs) providers to make services more affordable to the public\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Construction to begin on new broadband network<\/h4>\n

St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Next Generation Network President and CEO Julito Francis told board members Friday that he expects to break ground on the territory’s new broadband network next month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 28 August 2011<\/h3>\n

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