Cloud Carib named 2022 VMware Social Impact Partner<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 C<\/strong>loud Carib has announced it was named VMware\u2019s 2022 Social Impact Partner of the Year for Latin America as part of VMware\u2019s annual Partner Achievement Awards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government is expected to implement an e-Government initiative to enhance its services throughout the various departments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Caribbean <\/em>\u2013 There was an improvement in the financial performance of Digicel’s business segments during the quarter ended December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dominica <\/em>\u2013 In our first piece titled: Leveraging Web 3.0 to Boost Trade & Investment in the Orange Economy we explored how Web 3.0 developments like smart contracts, asset tokenization, and the metaverse can be leveraged in the orange economy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Guyana <\/em>\u2013 GTT Business Solutions says it is aiming to boost businesses by offering internet and voice solutions packages with its new conneX plans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 As more Jamaican entrepreneurs turn to the Internet to maximise sales and grow their business, the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is encouraging businesses to also beef up their cybersecurity framework\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Data networking and cyber security have become necessary to the functioning of modern society. And with the continued shift to Cloud-based applications and computing, the focus for many data providers is ensuring that their clients’ information is secure and accessible, 24\/7\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Over the next six months, Digicel+ will be expanding its servi\u00adces in Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Barbados<\/em> \u2013 An up and coming e-commerce platform is introducing Barbadian businesses to the international market by offering local products for sale online and shipping them to key source markets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Caribbean <\/em>\u2013 CANTO has unveiled a new cloud-based platform to aid telecommunications operators realise innovation and speed in their procurement processes. The e-Market was launched as part of CANTO\u2019s 38th Annual General Meeting, held virtually on Friday 11th February 2022\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI) is investigating a data breach that, on 5 April, involved the personal data of some licensees on its online portal\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Businesses in Guyana will now experience greater convenience as GTT Business Solutions aims to be the champion for businesses, offering internet and voice solutions packages with its new conneX plans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Today, technology is indispensible to almost any business enterprise you can think of, and in fact is driving growth of retail in an unprecedented way, with an accelerated pace over the last two years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 T<\/strong>he Cable Bahamas Group continues to celebrate its Women in Leadership campaign, an initiative designed by the Cable Bahamas Group to celebrate 10 of its most senior female executives and expand the conversation about gender parity at every level in the workplace\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Caribbean <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) through its Judicial Education Institute (JEI), in recognition of the importance of proper recording of court proceedings will host training sessions on the use of Digital Audio Recording of Court Proceedings for judicial officers and court staff\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) Company recently achieved a milestone which it says other players in the region are yet to accomplish\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony along with several other key officials from the Ministry of Health, on Tuesday officially opened a $13.6 million health post in the village of Nappi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo.)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE Bernard Lodge Farmers Group is making another appeal for the Government to halt its Greater Bernard Lodge Master Plan and consider the ramifications of their decision more closely\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is building out an ecosystem of digital wallet providers which will include both commercial banks and authorised payment service providers, the central bank indicates\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications provider bmobile has partnered with California-based data networking and cyber security company Fortinet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Teleperformance, one of the world’s largest business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, is expanding its operations in the Caribbean and has started operations in Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Rev and Cable Bahamas Business Solutions customers can look forward to an enhanced network experience, as the Cable Bahamas Group heads into a widespread fiber deployment as part of a sweeping network upgrade exercise. The nation\u2019s leader in connectivity has chosen to partner with Nokia for support as they seek to completely overhaul the Cable Bahamas network over the next four years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Barbados <\/em>\u2013 CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank could be one of the first financial institutions out the blocks to allow customers the option of linking their national identification card to their bank accounts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Bridge Network, one of the first decentralised finance projects launched out of Barbados, has secured US$3.8 million (BDS$$7.6 million) in funding from major technology venture capitalists including FTX Ventures, MEXC Global, Grit Capital, Blockfinex, Master Ventures and Barbadian venture studio, the Abed Group\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Belize <\/em>\u2013 \u0422h\u0435 \u041c\u0456n\u0456\u0455tr\u0443 \u043ef \u041dum\u0430n D\u0435v\u0435l\u043e\u0440m\u0435nt, F\u0430m\u0456l\u0456\u0435\u0455, \u0430nd \u0406nd\u0456g\u0435n\u043eu\u0455 \u0420\u0435\u043e\u0440l\u0435\u0455\u2019 \u0410ff\u0430\u0456r\u0455 h\u0430\u0455 b\u0435\u0435n d\u043en\u0430t\u0435d \u0456nf\u043erm\u0430t\u0456\u043en \u0430nd \u0441\u043emmun\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en t\u0435\u0441hn\u043el\u043eg\u0443 (\u0406\u0421\u0422) \u0435qu\u0456\u0440m\u0435nt t\u043e b\u0435tt\u0435r \u0441\u043ell\u0435\u0441t, m\u0430n\u0430g\u0435, h\u0430rm\u043en\u0456z\u0435 \u0430nd \u0430n\u0430l\u0443z\u0435 d\u0430t\u0430 \u043en g\u0435nd\u0435r-b\u0430\u0455\u0435d v\u0456\u043el\u0435n\u0441\u0435 (G\u0412V) \u0456n \u0412\u0435l\u0456z\u0435\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Caribbean<\/em> \u2013 The future of money is digital. It is estimated that more than 80 per cent of central banks are considering launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or have already done so. Caribbean Central Banks are among the top ten with legal digital-tender already in use in The Bahamas, while Jamaica and the Eastern Caribbean are expected to follow soon\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Caribbean <\/em>\u2013 The director of Dominica\u2019s telecommunications Bennet Thomas says a reduction in roaming charges will greatly enhanced trade within the member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 C3 Pure Fibre has announced a partnership with Consuo Networks that will offer global network connectivity solutions to the Cayman market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When it comes to creating a great physical and digital experience, we do not have to many examples in TT that come to mind who do this well\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Cabinet has stopped the award of a contract for a national CCTV (closed-circuit television) network in Trinidad and Tobago to Irish-owned telecommunications provider Digicel, and referred the evaluation and its outcome to new Attorney General Reginald Armour\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Barbadians were on Wednesday introduced to the newest way of virtual banking\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Nil \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Nil \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Image credits: Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); Guyana Chronicle<\/a>; Facebook<\/a>; Facebook<\/a>; Wikipedia<\/a> <\/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 11 April to Sunday 17 April 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50952,"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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[77],"tags":[71,78],"class_list":["post-162675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-businesses","tag-news-roundup","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\/2014\/03\/Newsstand-by-Mars-Hill-Church-flickr.jpg?fit=480%2C360&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2iE1G-GjN","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162675","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=162675"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":163164,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162675\/revisions\/163164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}e-Gov\u2019t initiative coming in five months to enhance gov\u2019t services<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Digicel sees improvement in revenue<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
COMMENTARY: Leveraging web 3.0 part 2: Digital infrastructure and potential risks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Why you might need a cybersecurity strategy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
bmobile partners with Fortinet, global leader in data networking and cyber security.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Digicel to expand services in T&T over next 6 months<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Tuesday, 12 April 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Business partners to expose Barbados to the world via internet community<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Department of Commerce reports data breach<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
GTT Business Solutions to be champion for businesses in the local market<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Four ways digital technology is changing retail<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Wednesday, 13 April 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Cable Bahamas Group offers a closer look at their women in leadership<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Training in Digital Audio Recording of Court Proceedings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
GTT providing internet service to Exxon offshore<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Telemedicine trial to begin at new Nappi Village health post<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
A ‘smart city’ at what price?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBOJ to widen wallet availability<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Bmobile partners with California-based cyber security company<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
BPO firm Teleperformance expands to T&T<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Thursday, 14 April 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Cable Bahamas selects Nokia for total upgrade to an XGS-PON network<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Digital ID good for banking, says CIBC<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Millions raised for blockchain tech<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Spotlight Initiative Donates ICT Equipment to strengthen case management system<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Regional central banks may launch digital currency<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Reduction in roaming charges will enhance trade in Eastern Caribbean<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
C3 Pure Fibre partners with Consuo Networks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nImmortelle Beauty: a digital and physical sales experience<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Trinidad blocks CCTV contract to Digicel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Friday, 15 April 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
New electronic wallet technology launched<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Saturday, 16 April 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Sunday, 17 April 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n