A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 9 January to Sunday 15 January 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monday, 9 January 2023<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

ArawakX pursuing int\u2019l bonds, Haiti solution, C\u2019bean expansion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 ArawakX is preparing to expand into the Caribbean, list\u00a0international\u00a0bonds and even assist businesses in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bahamian Judges Consider Role of Artificial Intelligence in Caribbean Courts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Some of the top judicial minds in the Bahamas explored the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) on the Caribbean justice system at a judicial training event hosted by the Honorable Chief Justice of The Bahamas, Sir Ian Winder. Bevil Wooding, Executive Director of the Caribbean Agency for Justice Solutions (CAJS), delivered a thought-provoking address on the ways in which AI is being used in the courts, and the potential benefits and risks that AI presents to judiciaries in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fintech firm using crowdfunding to make real estate investing easier<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A new fintech solution that will make it a little simpler to invest in real estate is being launched and has received provisional approval from the Securities Commission of The Bahamas, a press statement on the company has revealed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FTX\u2019s Bahamian liquidators to control $46m Tether assets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 FTX\u2019s Bahamian provisional liquidators have gained control of $46m in Tether stablecoins as part of their \u201cco-operation\u201d deal with the crypto exchange\u2019s US chief that creates a \u201cpath forward\u201d to resolve all remaining disputes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FTX CEO\u2019S ATTACKS ON BAHAMAS \u2018MISGUIDED\u2019: Attorney General hails regulator for \u2018proper\u2019 measures<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 FTX\u2019s US chief has\u00a0admitted his attacks on The Bahamas\u2019 integrity were \u201cmisguided\u201d by agreeing to work with the failed crypto exchange\u2019s local liquidators, the Attorney General argued last night\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FTX debtors and JPLs reach agreement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamian liquidators of Bahamas-based FTX Digital Markets and the new CEO of FTX\u2019s US companies have reached an agreement over access to data following weeks of verbal sparring between the two camps\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

INSIGHT: A show of faith in The Bahamas over FTX probe<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 THE collapse of FTX \u2013 with the vast amounts of money involved \u2013 was always going to attract a global spotlight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local company simplifies real estate investments with crowdfunding<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamian firm Akerage is using technology and industry expertise to make investing in income-producing property easier for the average investor\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SBF objects to automatic stay filed by FTX debtors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, last week filed an objection to an automatic stay motion filed by FTX debtors in their Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings on his Antigua and Barbuda company Emergent Fidelity Technologies Ltd\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mastercard and Vesta to offer regional fraud management solutions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean<\/em> \u2013 Mastercard and Vesta, a leading end-to-end fraud prevention platform for digital purchases, announced a new strategic partnership to provide a state-of-the-art fraud management platform for merchants across Latin America and the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AI invasion: What’s left for creators?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean<\/em> \u2013 TECHNOLOGY developments sometimes actually do displace older technologies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veralink plans to disrupt PBX solutions and data service market<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Dave Reid and Richard Hamilton are the entrepreneurs behind Veralink Limited, a service company dedicated to providing technology solutions for enterprise businesses and Internet service providers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuesday, 10 January 2023<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Q&A: Making digital asset businesses compliant<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has so far been very conservative in granting virtual asset service provider (VASP) licenses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cashless food ordering app launched<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 \u2018GTEats\u2019, Guyana\u2019s first cashless food ordering and delivery app on Monday announced its official launch with service available to customers in the greater Georgetown area\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GECOM IT officer opts for silence at elections probe<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Information Technology (IT) Officer, Enrique Livan, who is accused of attempting to change figures on some Statements of Poll (SOPs) in Region Four and is facing elections related charges yesterday invoked his right to remain silent when he appeared before the ongoing Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the March 2020 elections\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flow\u2019s Skills for the Future programme graduates another 250 participants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Communications and entertainment provider Flow, through its Flow Foundation, has equipped another 250 Jamaicans with certification in digital literacy through its Skills for the Future pilot programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wednesday, 11 January 2023<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Thompson: Click2Clear integration hurting customs brokers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 East Grand Bahama Member of Parliament Kwasi Thompson, who is also the shadow minister of finance, yesterday accused the government of imposing additional costs on\u00a0customs brokers\u00a0in an already high climate of inflation, with the integration of the new Bahamas Customs Click2Clear system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Digitised traffic ticketing system coming<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 new digitised traffic ticketing system will be launched simultaneously with the new Road Traffic Act which comes into force on February 1, as the Government seeks to establish an effective traffic enforcement regime\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scotia hikes online transfers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 COME February 10, Scotiabank customers will have to pay $1.50 for digital transfers to other banks from February 10\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thursday, 12 January 2023<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

FTX has recovered $5 billion in liquid assets, lawyer says<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 FTX, the former cryptocurrency exchange, recovered more than $5 billion in liquid assets, including cash, a lawyer for the company told a bankruptcy judge in Delaware yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kitji Studios pushing ICT in Barbados<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Shayne Marshall is the Managing Director of Kitji Studios. The tech company which has been in operation since 2017 is located in Breedy\u2019s Land, Silver Sands, Christ Church and offers software engineering, reverse engineering, software development and maintenance, systems analysis and design, project management and systems architecture\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 ways soca artistes can earn money digitally<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean <\/em>\u2013 It\u2019s Carnival season again and there has never been a better time to become an artiste in the world of soca music!… more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why you need LinkedIn to grow your business in 2023<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 “LinkedIn?… You mean the job posting site?” If that was your initial thought when you read the headline, you wouldn’t be wrong but you would be outdated in your thoughts about LinkedIn\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friday, 13 January 2023<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

SBF: I didn\u2019t steal funds<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is on $250 million bond and awaiting trial in New York on charges that he defrauded his customers out of billions of dollars, yesterday denied stealing customer funds\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scotia chief\u2019s \u2018Outlook\u2019 on technology solutions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 SCOTIABANK (Bahamas) top executive yesterday said he will focus on technology solutions for the country\u2019s financial services access ills at next week\u2019s Business Outlook conference\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amber takes digital stake in Nationwide<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology firm the Amber Group has struck a partnership with Nationwide News Network (NNN) to bring new technologies and innovations to the media outlet as it pushes to transform and digitise the local media landscape\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EduFocal joins Guyana delegation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Serious about fast-tracking its plans for regional expansion, online learning company EduFocal Limited has been named among a delegation that will embark on a trip to Guyana later this month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JN Bank to roll out JN Pay mobile wallet by March<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 By March, JN Bank will begin beta testing of its digital wallet, JN Pay, starting internally with staff of Jamaica National Group, and then later to the general public\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PTSC launches online payment system<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) has launched an online payment system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday, 14 January 2023<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH WITH QEH CYBER SECURITY INCIDENT<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Since the cyber security attack on 12th December 2022, an I.T. team led by MIST in collaboration with local and international experts, has been working to ensure that the requisite level of cyber security protection is in place, before systems are restored\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday, 15 January 2023<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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Images credits: Annie Spratt (Unsplash<\/a>); Logouk<\/a>; Wikipedia<\/a>; Wikimedia Commons<\/a>; Wikipedia<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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