T&T ICT students win study trip to Panama in Huawei Seeds of the Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Three University students from Trinidad and Tobago achieved top honours in the 7th<\/sup>\u00a0local edition of the Huawei Seeds for the Future (SFTF) programme, which concluded on November 14, 2022\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Deltec Bank and Trust Limited released a statement yesterday confirming that its parent company, Deltec International Group (DIG), received a short-term loan from FTX. This was revealed yesterday in a Forbes article, which explained that the loan amount was $50 million\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Documents seen by Tribune Business reveal that Brian Simms KC, the Lennox Paton senior partner, and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) accounting duo, Kevin Cambridge and Peter Greaves, just two days before Christmas sought the Delaware Bankruptcy Court\u2019s approval to transfer funds held in the name of FTX Digital Markets to more \u201ccreditworthy\u201d financial institutions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Caribbean \u2013 Over the years, Digicel Business has received a number of awards and widespread recognition through its partnership with Cisco, and most recently was named Cisco Software Partner of the Year for the Caribbean and Central America region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONLINE sales around the world soared throughout the pandemic. This led to some physical stores closing their doors, some indefinitely\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Agency for Justice Solutions (CAJS) and the Judiciary of the Bahamas are collaborating to revolutionize the administration of justice in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 FTX\u2019s implosion was yesterday branded a \u201cdumpster fire\u201d as it was revealed that 25 percent of recovered international digital assets are in the Bahamian Securities Commission\u2019s safekeeping\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The FTX debtors have concluded that there is a \u201csubstantial shortfall\u201d of digital assets at FTX\u2019s US and international exchanges, but adds that they have discovered about $5.5 billion of liquid assets, including $1.7 billion in cash, on the books of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, they said in a statement released yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 FTX Trading and its affiliated debtors revealed yesterday that they have identified $1.6 billion of digital assets associated with FTX.com of which $426 million was transferred to cold storage under the control of The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) has postponed its first fintech festival, D3 Bahamas, with dates that were originally set for January 24-26 now \u201cto be announced\u201d, according to the festival\u2019s website\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Addressing a forum in Washington, D.C., yesterday, Prime Minister Philip Davis defended Bahamian regulators and declared that the legislative regime The Bahamas has in place \u201csaved the day\u201d for investors into the now-collapsed Bahamas-based FTX cryptocurrency exchange\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) e-Campus is deploying a new investor-focused certification course, developed by Blockstation, on blockchain technology and digital asset trading. The course is a key part of the JSE\u2019s activities to prepare for the launch of its new Digital Asset Platform later this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 IN recent days, news emerged that Nationwide News Network (NNN), a media entity, secured “significant investment” from the Amber Group, a tech firm that will see the media entity delving into new territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Sam Bankman-Fried, former chief executive officer of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, took to digital newsletter platform Substack.com on Tuesday in an attempt to debunk balance sheet figures put out by the FTX debtors overseeing FTX\u2019s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Bankman-Fried continued to assert that FTX US is a solvent company, and questioned why users have not been allowed to claim their investments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 It is evident that the period of the covid19 pandemic of 2020-2022 has forced our local businesses to play catch up to many first-world trends. During the lockdown many ministries and businesses were forced to use more electronic platforms to make appointments, payments, place orders, tender and conduct meetings etc\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The growth of financial technology (fintech) companies is forcing local commercial banks to innovate, evolve and incorporate the latest financial services technology, Scotiabank Vice President and District Head for the Caribbean Roger Archer said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A former FTX senior attorney yesterday alleged that \u201cfalse statements\u201d were made in legal filings to \u201cdiminish\u201d The Bahamas after the crypto exchange was advised this nation should be the main venue for its liquidation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamian attorney yesterday\u00a0hit back against assertions\u00a0that the country\u2019s financial services sector is poorly regulated following FTX\u2019s implosion, arguing: \u201cNothing could be further from the truth.\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 SCOTIABANK (Bahamas) will this year test mobile banking technology capable of serving all Family Islands, its top executive said yesterday, with 95 percent of customer transactions now conducted online or at ABMs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Scotiabank Bahamas\u2019 top executive yesterday revealed that the commercial bank is hoping to this year pilot a fintech banking solution for the Family Islands\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Scotiabank will soon allow personal bank accounts\u00a0to be opened electronically and remotely\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Guyana<\/em> \u2013 With some $84.9B budgeted for the Ministry of Health this year, subject Minister Dr. Frank Anthony disclosed that efforts will be made to amend the legislation to allow for medical records to be held digitally\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013\u00a0 Nil\u00a0 \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Images credit: g\u00fcnter\u00a0from\u00a0(Pixabay<\/a>); 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Deltec Bank explains parent company\u2019s $50 mil. loan from FTX<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
FTX\u2019s Bahamas liquidators beaten to $143m by DOJ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Digicel Business wins 2022 Cisco Software Partner of the Year Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Wednesday, 18 January 2023<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Bahamas judiciary to accelerate modernisation of Court services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bahamas saves 25% of FTX assets from \u2018dumpster fire\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
FTX debtors discover \u2018substantial shortfall\u2019 of digital assets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
FTX debtors identify $426 million of digital assets transferred to cold storage by Securities Commission says<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018We saved the day for FTX investors\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Blockstation and Jamaica Stock Exchange e-Campus Launch First Certified Digital Asset Training Course for Investors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
From a disrupted teen to a technology disrupter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Thursday, 19 January 2023<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Bankman-Fried continues to assert FTX US is solvent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Friday, 20 January 2023<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Fintech firms forcing local banks to innovate, says Scotiabank VP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
FTX: False statements were made to \u2018diminish\u2019 Bahamas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Regulation woes dismissed as \u2018nothing further from the truth\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Scotiabank Bahamas eying fintech solution for the family islands says managing director<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Scotiabank to allow personal accounts to be opened remotely<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Saturday, 21 January 2023<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Digital medical records on the horizon \u2013 Health Minister<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Sunday, 22 January 2023<\/h1>\n\n\n\n