{"id":2088,"date":"2011-10-31T05:53:03","date_gmt":"2011-10-31T10:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=2088"},"modified":"2011-10-31T05:53:03","modified_gmt":"2011-10-31T10:53:03","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-30-october-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2011\/10\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-30-october-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 30 October 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a roundup of the ICT\/technology news across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 24 October to Sunday 30 October 2011.<\/em><\/p>\n

Monday, 24 October 2011<\/h3>\n

Digicel Blackberry customers to be reimbursed<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Following on from RIM\u2019s unprecedented announcement that BlackBerry customers will be able to avail of up to US$100 worth of premium BlackBerry apps in the coming weeks, Digicel is pleased to announce that it will also reimburse those customers affected during last week\u2019s outage\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

World Development Information Day observed globally on Monday<\/h4>\n

St. Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunications Franklin Meyers, acknowledged on Monday, October 24 the international observance of World Development Information Day\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 25 October 2011<\/h3>\n

LIME Selects PeerApp to Speed Internet Content Delivery Throughout Caribbean<\/h4>\n

USA <\/em>\u2013 PeerApp, the leading provider of transparent Internet caching and content delivery platforms, has been selected by LIME, the Caribbean’s premier telecommunications company, to provide its UltraBand transparent caching platform throughout LIME’s Caribbean operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 26 October 2011<\/h3>\n

Major ICT plans in the works<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 The Information Society of Barbados (ISB) is setting plans in motion with the aim of making Barbados into the information and communication technology (ICT) capital of the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica to implement global emergency numbers<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica is set to become the first English-speaking Caribbean country to implement the globally-harmonised emergency services numbers, 112 and 911, the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Universal Emergency Numbers For November<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica is set to be the first country in the English-speaking Caribbean to activate the new International Telecommunications Union (ITU) recommendation towards the global harmonisation of emergency numbers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

U.S. executive gets 15 years for Haiti telecom bribery<\/h4>\n

USA <\/em>\u2013 The former president of a U.S.-based telecommunications company has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a scheme to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to officials of a Haitian state-owned phone company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 27 October 2011<\/h3>\n

Mobile app boosts Antigua tourism<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Participants at a Mobile App development Training workshop in Antigua and Barbuda have developed an app called “In Antigua” which is designed to promote the island as regional and international tourist destination\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New iPads Not So Secure<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The consumerization of IT is the single most influential technology trend of this decade. Companies are already well aware of it, as they wrestle with the growing influence of smartphones, tablets, Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox and on and on\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

SMART still upgrading customers to 3G<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 If your attention has been drawn to some dramatic television ads of three young women on a top secret mission, it really has to do with Smart upgrading to its new 3G service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Telemedia valuation complete<\/h4>\n

Belize<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 The Prime Minister Hon. Dean Barrow announced at the House Meeting held on Friday October 21st that the government\u2019s valuation process for BTL has been completed\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 28 October 2011<\/h3>\n

Cable Bahamas hosts \u2018A Celebration Of Life\u2019<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd. concludes its 3rd annual \u2018Stop Breast Cancer Awareness for Life Campaign\u2019, in partnership with Lifetime Networks\u2122, tomorrow with a celebration of life\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME takes maths online<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 LIME is spearheading a new online educational project aimed at students taking the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME To Deliver CXC-Based Content Through Mobile Devices, TV & Internet<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of students across the region will soon benefit from an educational programme being pioneered by Telecommunications Company, LIME and which combines elements of popular teen culture with educational subjects based on the CSEC\u00ae<\/sup> syllabus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel\u2019s network disrupted<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Digicel\u2019s network has been encountering problems since midday yesterday and according to the company\u2019s Public Relations Officer Shonnet Moore technicians are working around the clock to rectify the situation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cellphones don’t cause cancer \u2014 Danish study<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 A Danish study found no evidence of a link between cell phone use and cancer, adding fuel to the debate over whether mobile devices are carcinogenic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Next Generation Network board fires CEO<\/h4>\n

US Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The territorial agency pushing for open-access broadband fired its president and chief executive officer for cause during a special meeting Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 29 October 2011<\/h3>\n

First shipment of 27,000 laptops arrive<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 GOVERNMENT\u2019S \u2018One Laptop Per Family\u2019 (OLPF) Project, which promises the free distribution of laptops to 90 Guyanese families over a two-year period, is all set for a marathon kick-off within another week, with the arrival of the first consignment of 27,000 laptops in the country yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 30 October 2011<\/h3>\n

Media organisation condemns state advertising boycott of media houses<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MMATT) says it is concerned over reports that the Kamla Persad Bissessar administration has been engaged in a sanctions against two media houses in the form of an advertising boycott… more<\/a><\/p>\n

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