{"id":168301,"date":"2023-05-01T05:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T10:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=168301"},"modified":"2023-05-01T05:52:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T10:52:25","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-30-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2023\/05\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-30-april-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 30 April 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 24 April to Sunday 30 April 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, 24 April 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A New Digital Connect Center is Opened in Bullet Tree<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 On Friday, the Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy, Logistics and e-Governance officially opened a Digital Connect Center in Bullet Tree Falls, Cayo District\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choosing the best internet plan<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean<\/em> \u2013 In today\u2019s high-speed world, having a reliable Internet connection is essential for both work and play. With so many options available, it can be overwhelming to choose the plan that\u2019s right for you confidently. Don\u2019t stress; we\u2019ve got you covered. Keep reading to find top-notch advice as we break down the process of determining the perfect Internet package for your needs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANNOUNCEMENT: Career Opportunity \u2013 Manager Information Technology<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 The National Bank of Dominica Ltd is a leading indigenous bank in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). We are seeking a dynamic and progressive individual with the relevant skills and competencies to assume the position of Manager, Information Technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google executive to participate in FLOW\u2019s Girls in ICT Day Expo<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Senior Product Manager of Google, Natalie Bennett, will participate at FLOW\u2019s Girls in ICT Day Expo next week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, 25 April 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

B.T.L. Introduces 4 G L.T.E. Advanced Mobile Site at Jaguar Paw<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 If you go hiking often in the Jaguar Paw area and have a Digicell phone, well now you\u2019ll be in touch anytime, all day while there\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cyber security threats on the rise<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean<\/em> \u2013 Companies are being encouraged to boost their cyber security framework, in a bid to reduce losses and possibly save on costs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TSTT expects more procurement business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 With the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Amendment) coming into effect today, more widespread use of the TSTT e-Tender platform is expected, according to majority state-owned TSTT\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, 26 April 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Commission unveils DARE overhaul – no FTX mention<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Securities Commission last night unveiled its long-awaited overhaul of The Bahamas\u2019 digital assets regulatory regime although there was no mention of, or reference to, the recent FTX implosion\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital payments co-founder to join PM at UK receptions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 A Bahamian-headquartered digital payments provider yesterday said its co-founder and chairman will speak alongside Prime Minister Philip Davis KC at several upcoming London events\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Securities Commission unveils digital assets legislation overhaul<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Securities Commission of The Bahamas\u00a0 has published its revised Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges (DARE) Bill 2023 for consultation, expanding the definition and list of digital asset business activities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 components of a digital strategy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean<\/em> \u2013 In today\u2019s world, everybody and everything is digital. We are spending more time on internet-connected screens than ever before in 2023. According to DataReportal.com, the latest available data is showing that globally, the average person spends six hours and 58 minutes a day on screens that are connected to the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Fortinet skills gap report uncovers lack of cybersecurity skills<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean <\/em>\u2013 New Fortinet research reveals escalating cyber risks due to the ongoing talent shortage. The report revealed that organisations in Latin America and the Caribbean experienced an average of three breaches last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New strategic initiatives to drive One on One revenue<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 One on One Educational Services Limited CEO Ricardo Allen said the company continues to implement strategic initiatives, including launching proprietary technologies, geared toward generating “sustainable medium- to long-term revenues” that will drive shareholder value\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, 27 April 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Show not spooked by FTX through DARE-ing reforms<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Reforms to The Bahamas\u2019 digital assets regulatory regime must send a \u201cstrong message\u201d that this nation remains open to innovation and has not been spooked by FTX\u2019s collapse, an industry entrepreneur urged yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belize Broadcasting Authority hosts stakeholder consultation on Modernization of the Broadcasting Framework<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Today, the Belize Broadcasting Authority is hosting a stakeholder consultation on Modernization of the Broadcasting Framework\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gov\u2019t launches app for reporting public space issues<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has launched a mobile application that enables people to report non-emergency issues they observe in public infrastructure or in public spaces\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

CARICOM to mark Girls in ICT Day 2023 on Apr 27<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will join hands with the world to organise an event to appreciate the participation of girls in the sector of Information and Communications Technology. As per the latest update, \u201cGirls in ICT Day\u201d 2023 will be celebrated internationally on Thursday, April 27 2023, under the ITU theme of \u201cDigital Skills for Life\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital divide hits women harder in poor countries: UN<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean <\/em>\u2013 SOME 90 per cent of young women and teenage girls in the world’s poorest countries have no access to the internet, a United Nations report published Wednesday said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girls in ICT Day 2023: Digital Skills for Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean<\/em> \u2013 Today, 27 April, people across the world are marking Girls in ICT Day with the theme \u201cDigital skills for life\u201d. This day was created to encourage and empower girls and young women to become users and creators in the digital world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GTT, WANSAT launch satellite internet service<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 GTT Inc. (GTT) and WANSAT Networks Inc. (WANSAT), a Guyanese-owned Internet Service Provider with a focus on providing satellite broadband connectivity to rural and hinterland areas yesterday announced the launch of their partnership \u201cConnectivity Anywhere\u201d, a new satellite internet service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carolyn Ferguson | Utility companies offer benefits in the use of technology for customer care … but there are challenges<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 EVEN BEFORE the advent of smartphones, the liberalisation of the telecoms industry promised ease of access to people and businesses. In February 2008, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) held a symposium on Basic Telecom Agreements in Geneva Switzerland\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Science teacher bats for ICT programmes specifically designed for women<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 There is a school of thought that believes that economically empowered women lead to more peaceful societies. In Jamaica, more women are creating businesses with impact from their homes using digital platforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, 28 April 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

HURTING COMMERCE: Businesses bemoan First Caribbean\u2019s online banking outages<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 CIBC First Caribbean International Bank (FCIB) said yesterday that it is working to address \u2018intermittent\u2019 issues across its online banking platform, mobile app and corporate online services, with businesses branding the disruption as a \u201cserious issue\u201d which is \u201churting commerce.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Skills for Life!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Yesterday marked the annual Girls in I.C.T. Day, a global initiative to encourage young girls and women to consider careers in information and communication technology (I.C.T.)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digicel seeks US$100-m bridge loan<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean<\/em> \u2013 Digicel has reached out to bondholders of US$925 million of overdue debt asking them for consent to borrow more money which it intends to use as a bridge facility\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Progress reports on sub-sea cables, public transport and a park<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Updates on sub-sea communications cables, a promised public transport report and progress on the Eddie Sanchez Memorial Park were all given in Parliament this week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flow reports service outage in Carriacou due to Grenlec power outage<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Grenada<\/em> \u2013 Flow Grenada is assessing a service outage currently impacting customers in Carriacou. The outage was caused by a fire at the Grenada Electricity Services (Grenlec) power station, which resulted in a power outage that impacted Flow\u2019s services on the island\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

GTT partners with WANSat Networks to provide high-speed satellite internet service across Guyana<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana<\/em> \u2013 Soon persons living in the rural and hinterland areas would have the same internet connectivity as those living in coastal areas, as the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) Company partnered with WANSAT Network to provide high-speed satellite internet service across the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girls in ICT Day expo sparks career interest for youngsters<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Up to 200 teenage girls from across the country were eager to learn about the opportunities to be attained from pursuing careers in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) on Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hundreds come together for \u2018powerful\u2019 Girls in ICT conference<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 It was Kimona Bowen\u2019s first encounter being immersed in virtual reality (VR), an experience she initially found to be very frightening. But soon after, the engagement with the technology piqued her interest, serving as further motivation to pursue her passion to work in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leon-Issa loses battle with cops over phone access<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Amoi Leon-Issa, the mother of nine-year-old Gabriel King, has lost her battle in the Supreme Court to quash an order from the St James Parish Court that she should grant sleuths probing her son\u2019s January 13, 2022 murder access to her cellular phone\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, 29 April 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

E-payment bill to be laid in National Assembly soon<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Electronic Communications and Transaction Bill will be tabled at the next sitting of the National Assembly, as part of its continued implementation of legislation to reflect Guyana\u2019s rapidly advancing and expanding economy, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC said on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, 30 April 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mastercard launches crypto credential, bringing more trust to blockchain ecosystem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean <\/em>\u2013 MASTERCARD on Friday announced the introduction of Mastercard Crypto Credential, a set of common standards and infrastructure that will help verify interactions among consumers and businesses using blockchain networks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Images credit: rawpixel.com (Pexels<\/a>); Wikipedia<\/a>; Wikimedia Commons<\/a>; Caribbean Jobs<\/a>; Guyana Chronicle<\/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 24 April to Sunday 30 April 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141566,"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":[71,105,330,358,495,48,87,78,223],"class_list":["post-168301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-businesses","tag-cybercrimecybersecurity","tag-digital-transformation","tag-financial-technology","tag-inclusion","tag-infrastructure","tag-legislation","tag-news-roundup","tag-women","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\/2018\/10\/Man-reading-newspaper-with-coffeerawpixel.com-Pexels.jpeg?fit=1024%2C762&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2iE1G-HMx","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168301","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=168301"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168305,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168301\/revisions\/168305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}