The BTC Conundrum<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 It is my hope through my letter to join the discussion on the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) two percent share transfer, the initial sale and eventual full liberalization of the telecoms sector in the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 ASSISTANT vice-president of eBusiness at First Global Bank, Dalton Fowles, says the entity is in full support of the pending amendments to the 2010 Cybercrimes Act\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Blink Broadband has made a big difference for two T&T students who outdid their regional counterparts to claim the top two places in the 2013 edition of CANTO\u2019s 7th<\/sup> World Telecommunication and Information Society Day\u00a0Essay competition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica <\/i>\u2013 Two pupils of the Laudat Primary School showed how familiar a topic\u00a0ICT already is among\u00a0Dominica\u2019s school population, when they were awarded for winning an essay on the topic \u201cHow can schools make the best use of information technology in the classroom.\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, has reaffirmed the Government\u2019s commitment to ensuring that every Jamaican has access to technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Trinidad and Tobago has been ranked 81 out of 142 countries in the 2013 Global Innovation Index for the second consecutive year, a statement on the Index\u2019s official website has said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 The current controversy which has arisen out of the contribution of the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives on May 20 has given rise to a great deal of public discussion\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n US Virgin Islands <\/i>\u2013 AT&T* has turned on the nation’s fastest 4G LTE network** in St. Thomas, bringing customers the latest generation of wireless network technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and The College of The Bahamas have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which establishes the BTC Scholars Programme through a $250,000 contribution from the telecommunications provider\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 The Government\u2019s draft communications sector policy makes no mention of extending the Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) cellular monopoly beyond its current April 2014 expiration, and instead calls for competition to come \u201cas expeditiously as possible\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 The Government has pledged to close a \u2018digital divide\u2019 that has left 30,000 Bahamian households without fixed broadband Internet services, warning that it is \u201cof critical importance that the Bahamas never drops the ball\u201d on electronic communications\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 More than five months after a gambling referendum failed, the substantive case on the matter has yet to be heard in the Supreme Court\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 The Cayman Islands Cancer Society is calling for the people of Cayman to sign an online Caribbean-wide petition pledging an end to cervical cancer… more<\/a><\/p>\n Grenada <\/i>\u2013 The government of Grenada said it is aware of some concerns raised by the proposed new Electronics Crime Bill 2013, and its possible ability to suppress internet comment by Section 6 of the 18-page document\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS provider LIME yesterday announced a rate cut to call local mobile phones using its landlines, effective July 1\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Rabindra \u2018Danny\u2019 Jaggernauth, president of T&T Coalition of Services Industries (TTCSI), is warning that economic diversification can be undermined if urgent attention is not paid in creating an efficient and viable e-commerce environment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Dear Editor, As the debate about the government’s intention to regain the majority ownership of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) rages on, I think it is important to avoid unnecessary hostility and to ensure that mature judgment and good sense prevails at the end of the day\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 With the launch of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) new initiative known as the “free night pass” customers in Grand Bahama are complaining that the service has now become less than satisfactory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Political terms in office go by quickly. The last year of five-year terms is usually dominated by more politics than governance. Wise political parties do all they can in their first four years and do not waste time chasing silly objectives\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Prime Minister Perry Christie has made the most profound revelation since the Bahamas Telecommunications Company take-back talks started: He is considering extending BTC’s monopoly to get back two percent of the shares held by Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 Sandra Catron to appear in Grand Court on 19 July\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Grenada <\/i>\u2013 Digicel has launched its ‘Be Extraordinary’ brand platform in Grenada. Digicel has already introduced its new ‘Be Extraordinary’ tagline and brand identity in Panama, Bermuda, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands and Saint Lucia\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Data warehousing is a process that has transformed business decision-making across the world. Here in Jamaica, Barita Investments Limited has been using LIME’s data-warehousing services for more than five years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The roof terrace of Digicel’s regional headquarters came to life last Wednesday night with a special media cocktail. Media personnel turned up in their numbers to show their support to the new CEO of the bigger, better network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The E-Learning Jamaica Company Limited is accepting bids for the provision of 30,000 tablet computers for schools under the pilot phase of the Government\u2019s School Tablet Computer Programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 On Friday June 21, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed\u00a0formalizing the continuing Open Data in Agriculture initiative between the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Maarten <\/i>\u2013 TelEm Group has drafted in a Polish and British Network Performance Consultants to fine tune the company’s 2G and 3G networks now operating under a newly assigned frequency\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Vincent & the Grenadines <\/i>\u2013 From today, Friday July 5th, subscribers to the Digicel mobile service will pay 59 cents per minute for local and regional calls by activating the company\u2019s new rate plan by means of dialing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Curacao <\/i>\u2013 Cura\u00e7ao Technology Exchange (CTEX), N.V., today became the first and largest multi-tenant data center in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve the Uptime Institute Tier-IV design certification for the first of its four data centers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, says the Government is investing heavily in technology, so that young Jamaicans can be on par with persons in other countries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Jamaican Information Minister Sandrea Falconer is proposing the establishment of a \u201cMedia Complaints Council,\u201d which would deal with people who claim damage to their reputations due to media publications\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: I must say I am very grateful for the new termination rate that was instituted by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) that has caused a significant reduction in call costs for customers. I am especially pleased with LIME, as it is now easier than ever to call anyone in Jamaica, the United States, Canada and United Kingdom landlines\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: Three pieces of content in The Sunday Gleaner dated June 30, 2013 led me to think how often the dots between policy and strategy, really the implementation of policy, evinces the missed interconnections\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n US Virgin Islands <\/i>\u2013 Residents and business owners are being targeted by scammers threatening to disconnect their utility service unless they are paid\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n \u2013 nil \u2013<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credits: \u00a0RambergMediaImages<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0CTEX<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n _____________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 1 July to Sunday 7 July 2013. 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Blink broadband helps local students top the Caribbean<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 3 July 2013<\/h3>\n
ICT Fest 2013, an avenue to knowledge for all (with photos)<\/h4>\n
All Jamaicans Must Have Access To Technology \u2013Robinson<\/h4>\n
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T&T ranks 81st in global innovation<\/h4>\nWhat you need to know about e-mail fraud<\/h4>\n
AT&T 4G LTE Available In St. Thomas<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 4 July 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC gift supports scholarships and the national university<\/h4>\n
Gov’t Sector Policy Contradicts PM On BTC Cell Monopoly<\/h4>\n
Gov’t To Close 30,000 Household ‘Digital Divide’<\/h4>\n
No\u00a0date in sight for web shop case<\/h4>\n
E-petition takes aim at deaths resulting from cervical cancer<\/h4>\n
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Grenada government admits public concerns over online censorship<\/h4>\nLIME cuts landline to mobile rate<\/h4>\n
TTCSI head: E-commerce market place \u2018negligible\u2019<\/h4>\n
Friday, 5 July 2013<\/h3>\n
A reasonable approach to BTC<\/h4>\n
BTC pass ‘problems’<\/h4>\n
Extending BTC cellular monopoly a bad idea<\/h4>\n
The BTC Bargain<\/h4>\n
Information, technology charge off to Grand Court<\/h4>\n
Digicel launches Be Extraordinary brand platform in Grenada<\/h4>\n
Barita Thrives From Lime Data-Warehousing Services<\/h4>\n
Digicel’s Media Cocktail<\/h4>\n
E-Learning Jamaica Accepting Bids for Supply of Tablets<\/h4>\n
MSBM\/RADA MOU gives rural farmers ICT boost<\/h4>\n
Radio Frequency experts fine-tuning TelEm Group\u2019s 3G\/2G networks<\/h4>\n
Digicel lowers rate<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 6 July 2013<\/h3>\n
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CTEX Becomes First Uptime Institute Certified, Multi-tenant, Tier-IV Data Center in Latin America and the Caribbean<\/h4>\nInvestment in Technology Will Ensure Parity \u2013 Robinson<\/h4>\n
Jamaican Information Minister Proposes \u201cMedia Complaints Council\u201d<\/h4>\n
LIME, Stop Hanging Up On Us!<\/h4>\n
Moving ICT From Policy To Strategy<\/h4>\n
Scammers target WAPA customers<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 7 July 2013<\/h3>\n