A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 22 July to Sunday 28 July 2013.<\/i><\/p>\n\nMonday, 22 July 2013<\/h3>\n
LIME\u2019s day for Blackberry<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/i> \u2013 LIME kicked off the first in a series of BlackBerry Days at its Sheraton retail store\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Haiti<\/i>\u2013 The Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe, who recognizes the importance of Information Technology and Communication (ICT), has decided to make of them a ool of governance, in accordance with its general policy statement\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 It was a power breakfast – and then some. Last Friday morning, telecoms company LIME invited its top clients to start the day with them at the historic Devon House on Waterloo Road in St Andrew\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 On Thursday evening, JGX Labs, a technology incubator, was officially launched at Bolt’s Tracks & Records in Kingston\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Producing more local digital content remains one of the most effective means of increasing internet penetration in any market. Local content production can also create significant opportunities and positively impact both social and economic development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/i> \u2013 DREAM, believe, innovate and lead. This message was sent loud and clear to a group of approximately 30 lucky school leavers who were chosen after an interview process to take part in the annual LIME\u2019s summer Internship Programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cura<\/i>\u00e7<\/i>ao <\/i>\u2013 The theme of the ICT Roadshow, to be held on Cura\u00e7ao from 9-11 September 2013, is \u2018Harnessing The Power Of Innovation -The Engine For ICT-Enabled Development\u2019\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Lead investigator in the e-mail investigation Deputy Police Commissioner Mervyn Richardson has said \u201cthings are happening\u201d in the probe and police have a \u201clittle way\u201d to go with it again\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is close to the completion of the transport network that supports the closed-circuit television network (CCTV) for the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) to allow the monitoring of their selected public spaces such as Bay Street and other high traffic areas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage said the government has been “let down” by the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), which he said is primarily responsible for the delay of the launch of the island-wide CCTV program\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/i> \u2013 Cable & Wireless (Barbados) is set to hire a foreigner to be its new chief executive officer following the departure of Alex McDonald from the telecommunications company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Owner of Strategic Action Security Limited, Richard Kanhai, could appear in court on the West Demerara as early as Friday in relation to the discovery of a number of stolen items at his Laluni Street, Queenstown property, a little over a month ago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Haiti <\/i>\u2013 Last Friday, the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP), held at the Hotel Montana, the second thematic workshop to identify priorities for the strategy of Information Technology and Communication for Education (ICTE) around the theme “ICTE for the strengthening of pre-school education, basic and secondary.”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 PayToo Corp CEO Michel Poignant has swiftly denied claims emanating from inside his company that a mobile money partnership with Jamaica’s Patrick Casserly was at risk\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 The Barbados-based Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) says it will hold its 44th annual general assembly in Guyana next month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 It is an absolute delight to see the dramatic drop in call rates as the telephone companies battle for market under a bit of necessary regulatory guidance by Government. Consumers benefit from the competition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>– The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to assist their common stakeholders to utilise Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) more effectively for development, by combining the strengths of the premier ICT organisations of the Commonwealth and the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 The weekly Friday evening ritual known as the after work lime just got even more significant with the recently unveiled BlackBerry 10 Summer Experience… more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/i> \u2013 Producing more local digital content remains one of the most effective means of increasing internet penetration in any market. Local content production can also create significant opportunities and positively impact both social and economic development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/i> \u2013 The region needs more young poeple getting involved in technology innovation and digital entrepreneurship. That is the message being delivered to young people attending a special technology camp now underway in Port of Spain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/i> \u2013 The CTO has been assigned to lead a project under the Commonwealth Connects programme, a Pan-Commonwealth initiative that seeks to leverage the strengths of ICTs for socio-economic development, to establish a telecentre in Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Telecommunications provider Digicel is clamping down on retailers who inflate the cost of phone credit\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 This interim management statement provides an update on the performance and financial position of the Group since the year ended 31 March 2013\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Mobile technology has grown and evolved dramatically in the last few years. Improvements in the technology, easier to use devices, falling handset prices, and increasing availability and affordability of mobile Internet service, have opened the market well beyond its initial high-end business user audience… more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) said it is nearly finished setting up a transport network\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 needed to support the government\u2019s closed circuit television (CCTV) network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is close to completion of a $2 million closed-circuit television network (CCTV) for the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 President of the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) Bernard Evans and government-appointed Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) board member Leon Williams yesterday expressed fear that more than 100 BTC employees may soon be laid off\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/i> \u2013 By 2016, 100 per cent of the members of the Small Business Association (SBA) would have their own websites\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 The LIME telecommunications system took a double hit in July with two unrelated issues that caused headaches for customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands<\/i> \u2013 A BlackBerry cell phone and charger and about five ounces of what was believed to be ganja were recovered last weekend at Her Majesty\u2019s Prison, Northward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Apparently, renaming the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) to the Telecommunication Authority is not the only change that body will experience. The existing building that the entity uses in Hadfield Street, Lodge, is to be torn down and a three-storey concrete structure erected\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 Fujitsu has launched a new cloud-based solution that minimises the risks, costs and complexity of ensuring robust messaging security\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Turks & Caicos Islands <\/i>\u2013 Dear Sir: The resignation of Drexel Seymour raises so many serious and far-reaching questions about LIME or Cable & Wireless that we as a community need to probe and look further. His departure seems voluntary and pleasurable? \u2026 more<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n Turks & Caicos Islands<\/i> \u2013 LIME internet customers who use the telecoms provider\u2019s email services in the TCI are now able to access their messages after a break of several days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n \u2013 Nil \u2013<\/p>\nHaiti – Training : New technologies and institutional capacity building<\/h4>\n
Breaking Bread With LIME<\/h4>\n
New Business Incubator Up And Running<\/h4>\n
The Caribbean needs more local digital content – Columbus<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 23 July 2013<\/h3>\n
LIME interns encouraged to dream, lead<\/h4>\n
ICT Roadshow In Cura\u00e7ao<\/h4>\n
DCP Richardson: E-mail probe results almost there<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 24 July 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC Spends $2 Million Plus in Helping Create Circuit TV<\/h4>\n
Govt\u00a0\u2018let down\u2019 by BTC<\/h4>\n
LIME looking to region for CEO<\/h4>\n
Security boss for court over stolen OLPF computers<\/h4>\n
Haiti – Education : Priorities of ICTs in education<\/h4>\n
Casserly Ready To Roll On Mobile Money<\/h4>\n
Regional broadcasters to discuss digital transition next month<\/h4>\n
Telephone Price War: Remembering The Telegraph<\/h4>\n
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union enter into a strategic alliance<\/h4>\n
Bmobile kicks off BlackBerry 10 Summer Experience<\/h4>\n
Caribbean needs more digital content<\/h4>\n
Caribbean youth encouraged to Innovate<\/h4>\n
The CTO Helps Trinidad & Tobago With A Pioneering Project To Provide ICT Access For All<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 25 July 2013<\/h3>\n
Digicel clamps down on retailers who inflate phone card cost<\/h4>\n
Cable & Wireless Communications Plc: Interim Management Statement<\/h4>\n
Mobile apps for business – Developing local digital content<\/h4>\n
Friday, 26 July 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC Explains Delays In Island-Wide CCTV Project<\/h4>\n
BTC\u00a0spends $2 million to create CCTV network<\/h4>\n
BTC\u00a0union fears layoffs<\/h4>\n
Small businesses to get online boost<\/h4>\n
Frustration for LIME customers<\/h4>\n
More ganja, cell phones found during separate prison incidents<\/h4>\n
Telecommunication Authority to get new building<\/h4>\n
Fujitsu Launches Cloud-Based Security System For Businesses<\/h4>\n
Letter: Seymour is gone: What will happen next to LIME TCI?<\/h4>\n
LIME restores email access; loses general manager<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 27 July 2013<\/h3>\n
Sunday, 28 July 2013<\/h3>\n
Blaze trio aims to revolutionise the way you pay<\/h4>\n