{"id":2377,"date":"2011-11-28T06:16:24","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T11:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=2377"},"modified":"2011-11-28T06:16:24","modified_gmt":"2011-11-28T11:16:24","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-27-november-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2011\/11\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-27-november-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 27 November 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a roundup of the ICT\/technology news across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 21 November to Sunday 27 November 2011.<\/em><\/p>\n

Monday, 21 November 2011<\/h3>\n

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Hundreds dial up CBL for fixed-line service<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL) is dealing with a \u201cwave of interest\u201d after announcing its fixed-line service last week, with a top executive saying hundreds of new customers signed up in just two days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel launches Christmas promotion<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel on Friday wowed customers across Dominica with the launch of its Christmas promotion, \u2018Spell Digicel and Win\u2019, which this season will give away over $80,000 in prizes including $50,000 cash\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica broadens ICT investment focus<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 As part of its efforts to expand investment in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector to include areas that are higher up the value chain such as software development, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has thrown its support behind the inaugural staging of Caribbean BETA \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME treats more than 10,000<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 More than 10,000 persons across the island received free and discounted meals, movie tickets, bus rides and petrol last weekend, as LIME kicked off its massive 2011 Christmas Campaign\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 22 November 2011<\/h3>\n

Changes to Internet domain name system coming<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda<\/em>\u2013 International domain name regulator, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is next year, planning to introduce generic top-level domains (gTLD) beyond the familiar .com, .org and .net\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 23 November 2011<\/h3>\n

\u2018Gift of a lifetime\u2019 offered in telecom promotion<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 One local LIME customer will receive the \u2018gift of a lifetime\u2019 this holiday as the telecoms company announced plans for its Lifetime Christmas promotion\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME gives free service for a \u201cLIFETIME\u201d this Christmas<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Some LIME customers will literally get a gift for a lifetime this holiday as the telecoms company has announced plans to give away landline,\u00a0 mobile and internet services for forty years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

American firm to bring up to 3,000 ICT jobs<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 A major foreign firm will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Jamaica’s information and communications technology (ICT) space, creating 2,000 to 3,000 jobs over the next two years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 24 November 2011<\/h3>\n

Digicel looking to fixed line<\/h4>\n

Barbados\u00a0 <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Barbados has appealed to Government to approve its application for a fixed line service in order to level the telecommunications playing field\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Reaching for the Cloud Caribbean computing considerations<\/h4>\n

Trinidad & Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The cost of enhancing service delivery capacity is often prohibitively expensive for businesses and governments. Cloud computing has emerged in today\u2019s economically challenging climate as an attractive option for organisations seeking to reduce their technology costs without compromising on competitiveness or service delivery capability\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 25 November 2011<\/h3>\n

Caribbean Broadcasting Commission to remain state owned<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 THE Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) will not be privatised and will remain a state-owned radio and television station despite its debt-ridden state, Barbados\u2019s Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has affirmed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Government launches US$20 million loan facility to help ICT sector<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Government yesterday launched a US$20 million infrastructure loan facility to support growth in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Petrocaribe Funding Tapped For ICT Infrastructure Loans<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce announced a US$20-million (J$1.7b) line of credit for call centre companies to develop their own factory space\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 26 November 2011<\/h3>\n

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Sunday, 27 November 2011<\/h3>\n

Digicel eyes LIME\u2019S customers<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Mobile phone provider Digicel says market penetration for cellphones here is nearly maxed out and it is now going after LIME\u2019s substantial fixed line customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image courtesy of johnthurm, Flickr<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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