A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 26 April\u00a0\u00a0to Sunday 2 May 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monday, 26 April 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

BTC offering dedicated contact centre, e-commerce services to SME clients<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) announced a series of new initiatives to help small business customers ride out the pandemic and continue with their digital transformation. BTC said it has adapted its operations to respond to the growing demands of local SMEs, which now account for more than 85 percent of the company’s business clientele\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Female representation in game development is here to SLAY<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Last Thursday, 87 countries \u2013 including Guyana and many of the CARICOM Member States \u2013 celebrated International Girls in ICT Day under the theme \u201cConnected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures\u201d\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hold us to our five promises \u2013 Digicel CEO<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 In celebration of its 20th anniversary in the country, Digicel Jamaica has made five promises to customers which it says is a slate of expectations every customer should have when they interact with the company\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spectrum Management Authority rejects conflict of interest claim<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) has rejected claims of a conflict of interest when it entered into a commercial transaction with SynCon Technologies in 2017 to provide equipment to help with data security and reduced hardware costs\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ECTEL Empowers Girls to Get Connected with ICT<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013The regulatory body for electronic communications in the Eastern Caribbean, the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) is calling on all girls to participate in an interactive virtual tech talk\u2026\u00a0m<\/a>ore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drones to the rescue …tapping in to life-saving technology<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Plumes of grey ash mixed with gas explode violently over the La Soufri\u00e8re volcano in St Vincent, spreading far across the sky\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuesday, 27 April 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Govt expands digital services again<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 The government yesterday launched a new online solution for the registration and licensing of vessels through the Port Department\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TECHNO-PAYOFF: Govt expecting \u201crevenue bump\u201d from digital platform rollout<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 While the government is anticipating a \u201crevenue bump\u201d due to the introduction of its digital payment platform, Acting Financial Secretary Marlon Johnson noted yesterday that it has not set any particular targets in light of what he described as an \u201canomalous period\u201d\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Logic launches wireless broadband internet in the eastern districts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cayman Islands<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Logic has launched a fixed wireless home internet service in the eastern districts of Grand Cayman\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 Guyana Innovation Prize winners announced<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) the largest provider of telecommunication services in Guyana, and the Guyana Economic Development Trust (GEDT) a US and Guyana-based initiative that supports science and technology startups, wish to announce the 2021 winners of the Guyana Innovation Prize\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TVET professional development goes online<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 CARICOM Vocational Qualifications (CVQs) Assessors, Verifiers, Instructors now have access to online training to enhance their capacity to ensure that artisans attain the occupational standards required for work within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Montraville Farms CleanRite Old Road United Jets Launch Free WiFi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 In celebration of their newly formed partnership with the Old Road United Jets Football Club, corporate partners Montraville Farms & CleanRite announced the installation of a free Wi-Fi hotspot on the main street between Hermitage Road and Wingfield Road\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wednesday, 28 April 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Belize courts pioneer new electronic document filing system<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Belize<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Courts in Belize have made an historic switch to a new electronic filing system designed to do away with the expensive and time-consuming paper-based system of the past\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OfReg invites young Cayman professionals to be IIC’s future leaders<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cayman Islands\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The International Institute of Communication (IIC), a global policy debating platform for the converged communications industry, offering innovators and regulators a forum to explore, debate, and agree on the best policies and regulatory frameworks for the widest societal benefit, is promoting a Future Leaders’ Competition and OfReg is encouraging all young professionals from Cayman to participate in the forum to promote the rising stars of the sector\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BUSINESS BYTE: Customers pleased with Flow\u2019s enhanced Combo Plans<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Dominica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Former Windward Islands cricketer Liam Sebastian is applauding telecoms provider Flow for the enhancements made to its \u2018Always On\u2019 prepaid mobile plan\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advertorial | Video games set in Jamaica<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Many music enthusiasts claim that Jamaica is the origin of reggae music. The Antillean-Caribbean Sea surrounds Jamaica. It is popular for its wild beaches and clear water…\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Successful Girls in ICT Day<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Youth Can Do IT (YCDI) marked Girls in ICT Day 2021 with the second staging of their two-day virtual event #iamWITy (I am woman in technology)\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TECH PRODIGY, Dominic Darby<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 It’s easy to describe 11-year-old Dominic Darby as a technology prodigy\u2026\u00a0mo<\/a>re<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WiPay to provide 1,000 free websites to MSMEs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 FINTECH company WiPay Jamaica will be providing 1,000 micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) each with a free e-commerce website and free hosting on May 16\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A salute to Women in Tech<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 SiliconCaribe released their First Annual Caribbean Women in Tech Top 50 List to mark Girls in ICT Day. Twenty Jamaican women made the stellar list of 50 women from 14 countries operating in 24 tech industry sectors\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federal Minister of ICT first Woman to Chair the ECTEL Council of Ministers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Federal Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) et. al, the Hon. Akilah Byron-Nisbett, is the first woman to sit on the Council of Ministers for the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T&T Chess Tournament Makes History Going Online<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Every few years, chess returns to the attention of the mainstream population in the form of a movie or television show that reignites our passion for one of the most popular games in the world\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thursday, 29 April 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

BTC reduces costs of prepaid plans in response to pandemic<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 BTC said yesterday that it has reduced the costs of its prepaid mobile plans with an emphasis on \u2018supersizing\u2019 the value to its subscribers\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local crypto firm improving its offering through strategic partnership<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Deltec International Group\u2019s Bahamas-domiciled financial digital asset service provider Delchain, announced yesterday that it has partnered with blockchain network Flare to offer cryptocurrency transactions\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gov\u2019t negotiating telecoms companies\u2019 licenses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

British Virgin Islands\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The government is reportedly in talks with local telecommunications providers to address issues surrounding service quality, reliability and cost\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cornerstone launches CyberSafe Yuhself programme<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Cornerstone Jamaica recently launched its cybersecurity awareness programme, CyberSafe Yuhself, at Manning’s, Lennon High and Broughton Primary schools in Westmoreland\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevis drone operators get opportunity to contribute to Federal draft regulations governing operations <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Drone operators on Nevis had the opportunity to contribute to regulations being drafted for the operation of drones by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis at a briefing hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation recently\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huawei’s repositioning strategy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 A WEEK ago, Huawei hosted a virtual tour of its Galileo Exhibition Hall in Shenzhen, China\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friday, 30 April 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Covid-19 digital vaccination barcodes could be on the horizon<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Antigua and Barbuda\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Information Minister Honorable Melford Nicholas revealed that the Cabinet is giving consideration to providing fully vaccinated young people with a barcode sent to their smartphone\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas \u2018Left Behind\u2019 If Fails To Compete Digitally<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas is \u201cin danger of being left behind\u201d unless it exploits the same digital tools that foreign competitors are using to sell goods and services here, a senior Aliv executive warned yesterday\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

App being developed for student attendance registration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 A student attendance registration application is to be developed to collect information in real time about school attendance\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

C&W Business Jamaica rolls out enhanced work-from-home solution for BPO industry<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 ICT solutions provider, C&W Business Jamaica, has launched an enhanced work-from-home solution for the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flow Jamaica challenges COVID-19 with innovative solutions, upgraded technology<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 While many firms simply made cutbacks as Jamaica went into lockdown over a year ago due to the emerging COVID-19 threat, Flow Jamaica had to accelerate many of its plans and deploy several measures to manage the spike in demand for its services\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public CCTV camera program soon to be rolled out on Nevis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 The Nevis Island Administration (NIA) is preparing to roll out its public CCTV surveillance program with the imminent outfitting of security cameras across Nevis\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Universal Service Fund Encourages Responsible Use Of Public Wi-Fi Hot Spots<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 As the Universal Service Fund continues to roll-out free Wi-Fi across the country it is reminding users to connect with care. To date, the Agency has established 13 Public Wi-Fi hotspots in growth centres across the country\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OECS Youth building digital businesses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional\u00a0<\/em>\u2013\u00a0On March 22, 2021, the USAID\/OECS Juvenile Justice Reform Project (JJRP) started the second phase of its Digital Jobs Initiative, with 141 youth including youth in conflict with the law, youth currently housed at custodial rehabilitation facilities, and unemployed young people\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday, 1 May 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

BVI a model for implementing SMART Schools regionally<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

British Virgin Islands\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 The BVI is paving the way for more SMART School programmes to be developed in the region\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday, 2 May 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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LANDMARK NTI-COURSERA PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHED<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Barbados\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Yesterday, Saturday, May 1, the Government of Barbados officially announced a historic partnership that will put new and exciting career competencies within reach of Barbadians\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gender equity Flow<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant Flow Jamaica, in asserting its commitment to gender diversity and inclusion throughout its operations, says the equal split of its senior leadership team is something which the organisation has benefited from and one of which it is particularly proud\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Huawei Jamaica CEO urges young people to focus on technology<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 NEIL Grant has a message for young people who are scratching their heads in trying to choose a career: Technology is the way to go\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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