{"id":156694,"date":"2021-03-08T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=156694"},"modified":"2021-03-07T17:16:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T22:16:42","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-7-march-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2021\/03\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-7-march-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 7 March 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 1 March to Sunday 7 March 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monday, 1 March 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

BTC Offering 21% Niche ISP Discount<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013\u00a0THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is offering niche Internet Service Providers (ISP) a 21 percent discount to what it charges its own retail customers for using its network infrastructure\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Provider Eyes \u2018Exponential\u2019 Growth On Sand Dollar Move<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 A Bahamian digital payments provider yesterday said it expects its near-20,000 client base to \u201cincrease exponentially\u201d after enabling them to transact in Sand Dollars without any restrictions\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital entrepreneurship takes centre stage at Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The eight teams of budding student entrepreneurs, who emerged from the 22 teams participating in the 2020 Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition (UWIVC), demonstrated an apt response to the \u2018new normal\u2019 business environment by showcasing digital solutions to current problems and gaps in the market\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Identification System Secure<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Jamaica is set to join several countries in creating a secure national identification system, with the proposed National Identification and Registration Act, 2020\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CWI announces new broadcast rights deal with Sky New Zealand<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the signing of another major long-term broadcast rights agreement, this time with Sky New Zealand for the exclusive live coverage to all West Indies home matches played in the Caribbean\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Barbadian appointed head of Caribbean Telecommunications Union<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Barbadian technology expert Rodney Taylor has been appointed Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) after a public, Caribbean-wide recruitment process, the organization said on Monday\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (form 10-K)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The following discussion and analysis, which should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, is intended to assist in providing an understanding of our results of operations and financial condition and is organized as follows\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liberty Latin America FY sales down 3%, up in Q4 on Puerto Rico surge<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Liberty Latin America (LLA) reported revenues of USD 3.77 billion in 2020 as a whole, down 3 percent year on year and strongly impacted by the effects on its business of the Covid-19 pandemic…\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuesday, 2 March 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Gov\u2019t revenue boost expected with launch of digital payment solution for charter fees <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Finance concluded an agreement with the OMNI Financial Group and the Association of Bahamas Marinas (OMNI\/ABM) to launch a digital payment solution for the collection of charter fees from mega yachts and other charter operators in The Bahamas\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Growth & Jobs | Small businesses to benefit from Flow ICT solutions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Communications and entertainment provider, Flow, has launched a new business segment to deliver dedicated, customised and smart ICT solutions to small businesses\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 Caribbean Diaspora members making their mark in global tech<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Representation and inclusion have become more than buzzwords in the tech space as companies make a concerted effort to diversify their talent pools\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

St Lucia launches \u201c758 Care Alert\u201d app to trace nearby COVID-19 patients<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Saint Lucia\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 St Lucia\u2019s government has launched a mobile application that would trace the nearby coronavirus patients and notify the user about the proximity\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wednesday, 3 March 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

$50m Tax Plug To Be \u2018Data Treasure Chest\u2019<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas will \u201ccapture a treasure chest of data\u201d to help expand its boating market and plug up to $50m in annual revenue leaks via an online portal developed by a private sector joint venture\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BTC CEO eyeing two to three percent growth after decline<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Bahamas\u2019 Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) newly appointed Bahamian Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Andre Foster is eyeing two to three percent growth of the company over the next few years after consecutive years of shrinking revenue\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BTC: We\u2019ll Connect 20,000 Extra Homes If Parent Ups Spend<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) can more than double the annual number of new homes using the latest network technology if its owner is enticed to increase investment\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NCSA DELIVERING MESSAGE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Barbados\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) is moving full speed ahead to deliver all Drug Education programmes through the use of technology\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director of STEMGuyana impacts many students<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Guyanese-born, Karen Abrams, the MBA executive director of STEMGuyana, said women make up close to 50 percent of the population, yet they are woefully underrepresented in STEM careers as the world has moved aggressively to technology oriented businesses and economies\u2026\u00a0mo<\/a>r<\/a>e<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean Assurance Brokers goes digital<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Caribbean Assurance Brokers has gone digital, as it seeks to offer more products online while growing the business seamlessly in this pandemic-struck business environment\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JOEL DEAN, SOFTWARE INNOVATOR<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 In this issue of Digital Life, we continue the Jamaica Computer Society’s Youth Innovators in Tech series with Joel Dean. He’s senior software engineer at Automattic which owns the popular WordPress blogging platform that has more than 135 million active websites around the world and powers 40 per cent of the Internet\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NCB invests in digital training for employees<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 As the National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB) seeks to become a fully digital organisation by 2024, the entity, through recent investments, is also seeking to facilitate the digital development of its employees\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Own Your Own Device programme to be rolled out next week<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education,\u00a0\u00a0Fayval Williams, says the rollout of the Government\u2019s Own Your Own Device programme will commence next week\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That data vulnerability<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 In this publication we have encouraged the highest protection of data usage in every sphere of life, whether at the workplace or in our daily use of phones and computers\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Andrea Bharatt CCTV System’<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Government has \u201cfound\u201d $25 million to repair CCTV cameras in this country following the brutal murder of 23-year-old law clerk Andrea Bharatt, therefore the camera system should be named after Bharatt\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thursday, 4 March 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Remote learning through the eyes of educators<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Antigua and Barbuda\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Tuesday evening was just another busy night for one prolific and enthusiastic educator, who was still up way past 11pm, clicking away at her computer as she searched for and compiled information for the next day\u2019s lesson for her grade three class at Villa Primary School\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BTC Facing \u2018Day By Day\u2019 Fight On Mobile Rebound<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) faces \u201ca real day-by-day fight\u201d to reclaim mobile market share lost to Aliv, its newly-appointed chief executive has admitted\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cable Pushing Towards Customised TV Content<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 A Cable Bahamas executive yesterday said a \u201crecommendation engine\u201d will eventually replace its standard TV guide to give consumers more customised options on what they watch\u2026\u00a0m<\/a>o<\/a>re<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central Bank confirms three additional authorized financial institutions for Bahamian digital currency<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 The Central Bank has confirmed that three additional financial institutions have been authorized to distribute the Sand Dollar and have earned the designation of authorized financial institution (AFI)\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Mass’ Required For Tailored TV Content<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Cable networks \u201cneed mass\u201d to continue to produce quality content \u201ca-la-carte” because the associated costs are extremely expensive, industry executives said yesterday\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask the experts: Selling Caribbean \u2018workations\u2019 for digital nomads<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Embrace the trend for long-stay packages that let your clients work from the beaches of Barbados, Antigua and beyond, writes Laura French\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is the Caribbean ready to create a regulatory regime for regional data protection?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean isn\u2019t alone in facing a slow adoption of laws supporting wider protections and formal legal structures for data transfer and protection\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ex-ambassador: Small businesses must go digital to survive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The local firm Genesis International Ltd is reaching out to small businesses to help them use technology to survive the economic downturn, deepened by the effects of the covid19 pandemic\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friday, 5 March 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

APUA upgrades tipped to resolve poor internet service<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Antigua and Barbuda\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Residents fed up with slow internet may soon get to breathe a sigh of relief as APUA is set to embark on major upgrades to address inadequate service across the country\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commission Chief Wary Over Digital \u2018Sandboxes\u2019<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 THE Securities Commission\u2019s top executive yesterday said \u201cserious\u201d digital assets providers wanted to operate in a well-regulated jurisdiction and did not need \u201csandboxes\u201d to facilitate their innovation\u2026\u00a0more<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINTECH MILESTONE: Kanoo becomes first AFI with Sand Dollar digital currency interoperability<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Five months after the Central Bank of The Bahamas officially launched the Sand Dollar, local authorized financial institution (AFI) Kanoo has become the first financial institution in the world to have it completely integrated into its system, allowing for interoperability\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Govt revenue boost expected with launch of digital payment solution for charter fees<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Finance concluded an agreement with the OMNI Financial Group and the Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) to launch a digital payment solution for the collection of charter fees from mega yachts and other charter operators in The Bahamas\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New BTC Chief Tackles \u2018Rocky\u2019 Union Relations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) new chief executive has pledged to rebuild labour relations that have been \u201con a rocky road for the last several years\u201d\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regulators: Digital Assets Still Volatile<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 BAHAMIAN regulators yesterday warned that digital assets remain \u201cvolatile\u201d despite having significant potential to transform this nation\u2019s financial services industry\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear justification for new ID needed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Barbados\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 At least one Rastafarian group has joined the call for Government to put a pause to the roll out of its planned national digital ID scheduled for later this month\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EDITORIAL: THE NEW MEDIA<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Barbados\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Traditional media still hold a strong position due to its reliability and general accuracy\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fake social accounts of politicians used to scam residents for $$<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

British Virgin Islands\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Persons have been creating fake social media pages of elected officials and using them to run scamming operations in the territory\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tablets donated to 54 East Coast students<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Fifty-four students between Dochfour and Greenfield on the East Coast of Demerara recently received tablet computers from a US-based group\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guardsman utilises wireless technology for its new security product<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Security company Guardsman Group is incorporating wireless digital technology in its new smart security product, iProtect\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Republic launches mobile wallet-social media hybrid Endcash<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Republic Bank on Thursday announced the launch of Endcash, a new digital payment and social hub that it says transforms your smartphone into a highly secure money management tool\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday, 6 March 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Flow delivers devices, connections for students<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Barbados<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Much-need connectivity valued at $25,000 has been donated to fifty Barbadian students who are facing challenges accessing their virtual classes\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Support for digital upgrade at the Bridgetown Port<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Barbados\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 A transition to paperless operations has started at the Port of Bridgetown, Barbados with the commencement of a European Union (EU) funded project\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

J\u2019can digital agency joins exclusive international Wix Partner Program<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 ESIROM continues the charge of encouraging social influence by redefining online marketing with more great news\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday, 7 March 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Government willing to help digital businesses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Barbados \u2013 Government is willing to provide the enabling environment to help the plethora of digital businesses across the island, including those owned by women, to take off\u2026\u00a0mor<\/a>e<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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