{"id":157921,"date":"2021-04-19T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=157921"},"modified":"2021-04-18T19:23:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T00:23:00","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-18-april-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2021\/04\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-18-april-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 18 April 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 12 April to Sunday 18 April 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, 12 April 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

FUTURE-PROOF: Island Luck CEO launches transformative technology group<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Island Luck Chief Executive Officer Sebas Bastian recently announced that he has once again directed his focus towards technological development with the establishment of the WYYSE Technology Group\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ready Call Center is looking for an IT Helpdesk Support Personnel; Also hiring for immediate openings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Belize\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Ready Call Center, RCCBPO is looking for a driven, detail-oriented Information Technology (IT) professional to join its team as an IT Helpdesk Support Technician\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Cura\u00e7ao Welcomes Digital Nomads to Work Remotely from the Beach for Six Months<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cura\u00e7ao\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 It feels like we might finally be in the home stretch of this pandemic. Sure, we\u2019ll probably all be wearing face masks and bathing in hand sanitizer for the foreseeable future, but life is otherwise slowly returning to normal…\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UG launches Zoom Rooms to enhance virtual classes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The University of Guyana (UG) has launched 18 Zoom Rooms to enhance virtual classroom experiences for its students and staff\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a digital world content is king!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 During the nineteenth century, Kodak was the leader in the photography industry throughout the world\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Treasure | Zypps, a competitor to the Uber model, is already operational in Jamaica<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 First, we would like to correct the false information recently published in the Jamaica Gleaner that quoted the President of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), Mr. Egeton Newman saying Zypps had pulled the plug on its operations in Jamaica\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eastern Caribbean blazes a trail as first currency union to launch central bank digital cash<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean on Thursday became the first currency union central bank to issue digital cash, a move that comes as bigger monetary authorities such as the European Central Bank look at issuing their own electronic cash\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, 13 April 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

GTT appoints new CEO<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Damian Blackburn has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), replacing Justin Nedd\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GTT\u2019s CEO steps down<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Mr. Justin Nedd would be stepping down from the post of Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) from May 3, 2021, he announced Tuesday\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New CEO appointed at GTT; Nedd to overlook ATN Strategic Programs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company is set to announce a major change to its top management with the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer who takes office from early May\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Businesses urged to prepare for digital currency<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke is encouraging businesses to prepare for digital currency, which is expected to be launched by the Bank of Jamaica in 2022\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, 14 April 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

GTT gets new, non-Guyanese CEO<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 For more than two decades, locals have always sat at the helm of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), a subsidiary of US-based Atlantic Tele-Networks (ATN) Inc\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Encrypy it<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 A common misconception that many people have about securing data and privacy of data communications is \u201cas long as the connection between the sender and recipient of information is secure then the data itself is also secure\u201d. Well, nothing could be further from the truth\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

St Thomas residents welcome expanded Digicel LTE Home service<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 It was instant relief for Cleopatra Manderson when high-speed in-home Wi-Fi was switched on for the first time at her house in the quiet farming community of Leith Hall in St Thomas, recently\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social $ense For Businesses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Social media is a great way to communicate with your customers. Last week I spoke about common mistakes that companies make on social media\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Kitts And Nevis Promotes Greater Involvement Of Girls In Information And Communication Technology<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 St. Kitts and Nevis will highlight the contributions of women in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field and promote professional development opportunities for young women by hosting a Girls in ICT Week of Activities from April 19 to 23, 2021\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

E-waste shipment sorted and ready for shipment to USA this week.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sint Maarten<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 TelEm Group and the Lion\u2019s Club of St. Maarten have successfully joined in a massive environmental effort to collect hundreds of damaged and broken computers, printers, and other electronic equipment so that they can be shipped abroad for recycling\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vision-Box and Princess Juliana International Airport Announce Contract Extension to Continue Deploying Biometric Technology.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sint Maarten<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Vision-Box announced that it has extended its contract with the Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM), in St. Maarten\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, 15 April 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dominican Republic to update 23-year-old telecommunications law<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Dominican Republic\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Dominican Republic’s telecommunications regulator Indotel has launched a public consultation on plans to update the country’s General Telecommunications Law No. 153-98, which was enacted back in 1998\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honey Bun, Digicel foundations launch business diagnostic app<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Honey Bun Foundation has launched, the Gapp App, a business diagnostic tool for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flow Customers get FREE Smart Tablet device in new promotion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Flow\u2019s latest promotion is generating a massive buzz in the market with customers getting a new Samsung Tablet valued at EC$900 in addition to FREE installation and 50% off the first three months when they sign up for the company\u2019s new Broadband & TV promotion through April 30th, 2021\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Cable & Wireless Communications Stands With the People of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Aftermath of La Soufri\u00e8re Eruption<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 In the immediate aftermath of the first major eruption of La Soufri\u00e8re, Cable & Wireless Communications activated its emergency teams on the ground in St. Vincent and across the region to quickly respond to the needs of employees, their families, customers, and the broader community\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why blockchain, with bitcoin and NFTs, is a good thing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 As the rich world gradually becomes less religious, with the developing world soon to follow, something is rushing in to fill the void. Enter blockchain, and its bitcoin and non-fungible tokens\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, 16 April 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"http:\/\/www.bahamaslocal.com\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

GET A GRIP: Cable Bahamas CEO says private sector must acknowledge digitization fears and embrace new opportunities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 A top private sector executive said yesterday that there remains a tremendous opportunity for Bahamian businesses to embrace digitization, adding that the private sector must \u201ccome to grips\u201d with its own fears and lack of investment in digital technology\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NO ONE LEFT BEHIND: Govt workers will be included in digital transformation plan, Thompson says<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Minister of State for Finance Kwasi Thompson yesterday acknowledged that as the government forges ahead with its digital transformation, it cannot leave its employees behind, noting that they likewise need to be upskilled and retooled\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Nothing Meaningful\u2019: Niche ISP Bashes Cable, BTC Offers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Cable Bahamas have been accused of doing \u201cnothing substantial or meaningful\u201d to lower charges levied on niche providers for using their networks\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BVI Gets Licenced Radio Operator And Examiner<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

British Virgin Islands\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Territory\u2019s emergency communications capabilities have been strengthened by the addition of two licenced amateur radio operators, including one who has achieved the rank of examiner\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GTT\u2019s parent company may seek compensation for any loss of exclusive rights over market<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Even though the PPP\/C Administration broke the back of its monopoly over the telecommunications market, Atlantic Tele-Networks Inc. (ATN), the US-based parent company of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT), is of the impression that its June 18, 1990 licence is still intact and therefore, gives it exclusive rights over \u201cdomestic fixed and international voice and data services\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

ENDS to expand after tweaks to resolve glitches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 With more than two thousand participating companies so far, the e-commerce platform that kept food companies and other retailers connected to customers during the three-week soft lockdown to bend the COVID curve, is soon to broaden its footprint…\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honey Bun launches free diagnostics tool Gapp App for SMEs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013\u00a0Small enterprises have a new diagnostic tool to work with as they try to establish and grow their businesses\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outsource2Jamaica conference to take digital format from June 11-12<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The third annual Outsource2Jamaica 2021 Conference and Expo is expected to connect international investors with local service providers within the Global Services Sector (GSS), which continues to make a significant contribution to Jamaica\u2019s economic development\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UWI Seismic communications team receives boost from Digicel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Digicel is making sure that Vincentians continue to get timely updates and information on La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent from the experts at theUniversity of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC)\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, 17 April 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

New app teaches ancient Indian language to Antiguans and Barbudans<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Antigua and Barbuda<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Students in Antigua and Barbuda now have access to an app that will teach them the ancient language of India\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Blockchain education coming to Cayman<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cayman Islands<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 The Blockchain Education Network (BEN) and the Caribbean Blockchain Alliance (CBA) are partnering with the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) to offer a course on blockchain, the mechanism that keeps track of cryptocurrency exchanges across the world\u2026\u00a0m<\/a>ore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cayman Islands Digital Economy Conference slated for June<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The 4th<\/sup>\u00a0annual Cayman Islands Digital Economy Conference (CyDEC) is set to take place on Thursday June 3\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guyana \u2013 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Market Growth Dynamics 2028, Trends Compititors Analysis \u2013 Company 1, Company 2, Company 3, etc<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband market study compilation denoting overall marketplace situation of international marketplace is an effort from Orbis Research to unravel crucial marketplace developments including different business opportunities, seller profile in addition to technological leaps that layout and influence market expansion travel\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go global<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Economist Avinash Persaud is eager to see the Caribbean region getting back to the days of favourable economic performance and job creation though, he says, greater unity was needed in several areas to spur economic activity and growth\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, 18 April 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Smart classroom commissioned at President\u2019s College<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Friday commissioned the first smart classroom in Education District Four at President\u2019s College\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tech service allowed entrepreneur to remain relevant during lockdown<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Entrepreneur Curtis Davis is happy that he was able to keep his doors open in the early days of the novel coronavirus pandemic when many businesses were forced to shutter their operations\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girls in ICT:One woman\u2019s story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 When Mariana Ramroop started her first permanent job about 15 years ago her supervisor told her something that has stayed with her ever since\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image credits: Karolina Grabowska (Pixabay<\/a>); Wikipedia<\/a>; Guyana Chronicle<\/a>; Wikipedia<\/a>; Wikipedia<\/a>; Bahamas Local<\/a>; Wikimedia Commons<\/a>; zcopley<\/a> (Flickr) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 12 April to Sunday 18 April 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[77],"tags":[336,324,90,40,87,78,103],"class_list":["post-157921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-blockchain","tag-digital-currencies","tag-e-waste","tag-expertise-hr","tag-legislation","tag-news-roundup","tag-outsourcing","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Coffee-news-newspaper-Karolina-Grabowska-Pixabay.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2iE1G-F57","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157921"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":157925,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157921\/revisions\/157925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}