Web shop gaming \u2018not caught\u2019 by act<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Attorney Wayne Munroe, who represents a group of web shop operators, claims that his clients\u2019 gaming operations, which consist of the \u2018Pick 3\u2019 and \u2018Pick 4\u2019 games, are not covered by the Lotteries and Gaming Act\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/i> \u2013 Local information technology professionals will on June 5 gain firsthand knowledge on how to better protect their systems from hackers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Columbus Networks and CWC Wholesale Solutions today announced the formation of a joint venture to provide expanded wholesale bandwidth capacity to global, regional and local communications companies in the Caribbean and Americas Region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Over 60,000 people in T&T used Digicel\u2019s 4G Service in the past 30 days and with more and more people purchasing smart phones everyday, T&T is on par with the rest of the world in terms of embracing technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/i> \u2013 Greetings folks. I trust that all is well with you, and that you are ready to have a fantastic week. Sadly, my column today is not about anything too fantastic. On May 8, I experienced one of the worst online nightmares \u2013 my email was compromised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd. has implemented a major increase in its international connectivity to the rest of the world as part of its ongoing network optimization plans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 The Court of Appeal has began hearing the appeal of telecommunications Company Digicel in relation to the Fair Trading Commission’s intervention in its merger with\u00a0Claro\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 The Jamaican Government is pumping an estimated US$20 million in the development of the information communication technology sector, Phillip Paulwell, science, technology, energy and mining minister, has said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 Approximately a dozen schools in Clarendon have been earmarked for free Internet and cable services under Columbus Communications Jamaica Limited’s Building Leaders Through Technology Programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 When Columbus Networks and Cable & Wireless Communications announced the formation of their new joint venture entity at International Telecoms Week 2013, it signaled an important milestone for the telecommunications sector in Latin American and the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Government has partnered with technology giant, Microsoft in order to bring Trinidad and Tobago more technologically advanced\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is set to bring three more cell towers into service by month\u2019s end, in a bid to relieve New Providence \u201chot spot\u201d bottlenecks created by a 27,000 per cent increase in data traffic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 A 12-person delegation, headed by Julian Robinson, minister of state in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, has just returned from a four-day visit to Santiago, Chile, to see first-hand how that country is developing a robust ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The Ministry of Education is partnering with the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) to train more workers for the information and communications technology (ICT) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Antigua & Barbuda <\/i>\u2013 The Ministry of Telecommunications, Science, and Technology continues to provide government departments and key public servants with high speed 4G LTE connectivity through the e-Government Connectivity component of the Government Assisted Technology Endeavour (GATE) programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and its fibre optic cables will remain outside the regional joint venture its majority shareholder has entered into with Columbus Networks, Tribune Business was told yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/i> \u2013 After nine years of successfully bringing value to the local market and positioning itself as Barbados\u2019 leading mobile provider, Digicel is poised to become the island\u2019s number one total telecommunications company by merging telecommunications and information technology in a way never seen before in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/i>\u2013 Telecommunications giant LIME has invested a whopping $100 million in the expansion and development of its fibre optic network across the island\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/i>\u2013 Chief Engineer at LIME, Glenn Thorpe, has refuted statements that the telecommunications company is playing catch-up with its fibre-optic extension deployment plan\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 Social media should be a tool businesses use to build relationships with clients, not to make sales. That was the message to those attending a marketing conference last week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 As the world observes World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2013, under the theme \u201c\u201cICTs and Improving Road Safety,\u201d GT&T has signaled its support for safe road use with the donation of a quantity of bluetooth ear pieces to the National Road Safety Council and the Guyana Public Transportation Association\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The Court of Appeal is to hand down its decision on October 25 on whether the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has the authority to intervene in the Digicel\/Claro\u00a0Merger\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 A Jamaican woman has been charged with fraud after allegedly swindling an elderly Canadian man in a lottery scam\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Maarten <\/i>\u2013 TelEm Group is promoting the safe use of mobile handsets and smartphones by motorists on St. Maarten as part of its observance of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) today (Friday)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) workers refused to work at the company\u2019s facility at Cipero Road, San Fernando yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) announced today that a Voice Mail upgrade will \u2018go live\u2019 overnight on Saturday May 18th when the existing BTC Voice-Mail platform transfers to a new and improved one that is more user-friendly, versatile and feature-rich\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/i> \u2013 If you went through your company\u2019s ancient accounts and found that a current, paid-up customer seemed to have an outstanding balance from ten years ago, what would you do? \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Maarten <\/i>\u2013 TelEm Group technicians and engineers last night switched over to the use of a new 3G network frequency to remove network interference issues that are coming from neighbouring Anguilla\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Worldwide LTE network connections will pass 100 million this week, according to estimates by 4G Americas and Informa Telecoms and Media, with about 57 million of those coming from the United States and Canada\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), has placed Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago on a watch list of countries that have failed to make the adequate copyright payments for U.S. musical compositions aired in the broadcast media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Local mobile services provider Digicel launched its first branded 4G-capable smartphone handset, the DL600, yesterday at a special media event at Flair Restaurant, Ariapita Avenue, Port of Spain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/i> \u2013 Digicel will today launch its own Android smartphone in the T&T market. The official launch of the DL600, which features a 3.5-inch display, takes place at Flair Restaurant, Woodbrook\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/i> \u2013 Chairman of the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT), Selby Wilson, has warned that the number of people in T&T affected by intellectual property violations will continue to grow if that illegal practice continues unchecked\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/i>\u2013 Barbados joined others across the globe yesterday in marking World Telecommunications and Information Society Day\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 August Town residents now have increased access to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) following yesterday’s (May 16) official opening of the Escarpment Road Cyber Centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The Editor, Sir:\u00a0 I write in response to Mr Romaro Scott’s letter in The Gleaner (May 16, 2013) concerning number portability and network issues\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Over the course of the past decade, significant progress has been made in terms of technological innovation in the telecommunications industry\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 The Telecommunications Authority of \u00a0T&T (TATT) will soon issue a request for proposals (RFP) for a third mobile telephone provider\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/i> \u2013 T&T now has one of the highest mobile phone penetration rates in the world, Sacha Thompson, Chief Operating Officer, Digicel, said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominican Republic<\/i> \u2013 LlamaRepublicaDominicana.com announces a special bonus on mobile recharges sent to Viva mobiles in Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Former President Bharrat Jagdeo, in late 2011, mere days before he ended his two terms in office, approved 11 radio frequencies to applicants after they showed that they had the financial means to run the broadcasting operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 Old Harbour, St Catherine: For the first time since it opened its doors to the public in 1968, Caribbean Cable Company (CCC), located in Old Harbour, St Catherine, awarded two of its long-serving customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 Flow is offering new customers 30 days of FREE access to 21 movie channels when they sign up for service before May 31\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 Monique Richards* isn’t the typical high-heeled young professional. She is one of the growing numbers of people who are employed from home by companies seeking to lower their overhead costs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credits: \u00a0RambergMediaImages<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0CWC<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0TelEm<\/a>; \u00a0TATT\u00a0Facebook\u00a0page<\/a> ___________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 13 May to Sunday 19 May 2013. 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Columbus Networks and CWC form JV to Expand Subsea Network Platform<\/h4>\n
Demand for 4G smartphones jumps in T&T<\/h4>\n
Internet issues<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 14 May 2013<\/h3>\n
Cable Bahamas doubles international Internet capacity to meet increasing usage<\/h4>\n
Digicel, FTC appeal case begins<\/h4>\n
Jamaica Pumping Us$20M Into ICT Sector<\/h4>\n
Twelve Clarendon Schools To Get Free Internet<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Joint Venture Promises Broadband Benefits with Potential Risks for Latin American, Caribbean Markets<\/h4>\nGovernment Partners With Microsoft<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 15 May 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC: 60% Voice Traffic Growth Drives New Sites<\/h4>\n
Jamaica – The Hub Of Innovation And Entrepreneurship In The Caribbean?<\/h4>\n
Ministry Of Education Creates ICT Jobs<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 16 May 2013<\/h3>\n
Govt Connects With 4G LTE<\/h4>\n
BTC ‘Sits Outside’ Owner’s Cable JV<\/h4>\n
ICT reach<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>LIME investing $100m in fibre optic network<\/h4>\nLIME not playing catch-up<\/h4>\n
Social media aids business<\/h4>\n
GT&T gives bluetooth ear pieces to aid safer driving<\/h4>\n
Appeals court reserves judgment in FTC, Digicel case<\/h4>\n
Jamaica woman accused of scamming elderly Canadian<\/h4>\n
TelEm Group Observing World Telecommunication and Information Society Day road safety theme<\/h4>\n
350 TSTT workers \u2018down their tools\u2019<\/h4>\n
Friday, 17 May 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC Mobile Voicemail Upgrades<\/h4>\n
LIME\u2019s blast from the past<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>TelEm Group using new frequency to tackle 3G network interference<\/h4>\n4G Americas: LTE connections to surpass 100 million this week<\/h4>\n
Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad warned<\/h4>\n
\u20184G for feteing\u2019<\/h4>\n
Digicel launches its own smartphone<\/h4>\n
TATT chairman: Piracy affecting all walks of life<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 18 May 2013<\/h3>\n
Linking road safety with ICT<\/h4>\n
Cyber Centre Opens in August Town<\/h4>\n
Digicel Vows To Make Up For Glitches<\/h4>\n
Technology almost a decade later<\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\nTATT: Third mobile provider on the cards<\/h4>\n
T&T\u2008mobile penetration among highest in world<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 19 May 2013<\/h3>\n
Special Bonus for Viva Mobile Recharges on LlamaRepublicaDominicana.com<\/h4>\n
Govt. tells Trinidad newspaper\u2026Radio licences were granted to persons with financial means<\/h4>\n
Caribbean Cable Company Awards Long-Serving Customers<\/h4>\n
Flow new customers to get free access<\/h4>\n
Working from home…an emeging sector?<\/h4>\n
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