Telecommuting from paradise<\/h4>\n
Anguilla <\/i>\u2013 Nine years ago, Francie Tanner was working at a technology consulting company in Dallas when she received an email that began, \u201cDear Sir or Madam, I manage a bank in the country of Anguilla…\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) majority owner is \u201cnot anticipating\u201d any extension to its existing monopoly, and is preparing to go head-to-head with a rival cellular competitor before end-2014\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 The Management of The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTC) is condemning in the strongest terms the recent comments by Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) leader, Bernard Evans, in respect to both alleged plans to lay off staff, and in the erroneous and reckless comments regarding management compensation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 If Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) retains ownership of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), its relationship with the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) would continue to deteriorate, BCPOU President Bernard Evans said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 LIME customers may have problems with internet and phone services following a failure early yesterday on their submarine cable system that runs north and south out of the Cayman Islands, the local telecommunications company said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands<\/i> \u2013 A major cable failure causes chaos for local communication providers. The country\u2019s main line for Internet service has been without power since Sunday morning, leaving providers scrambling to keep service ongoing to avoid an island-wide blackout\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cura\u00e7ao <\/i>\u2013 Digicel Business, Cura\u00e7ao\u2019 leading business solutions partner, announced that the Cura\u00e7ao Surveillance Services (CSS) has joined its growing list of valued customers. CSS is a company that is specialized in security and GPS tracking island wide\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Telecommunications leader, Digicel is taking the \u201cPay the Right Price\u201d message into communities across the island, encouraging customers to avoid paying for over-priced phone cards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 MORE than 40,000 students and teachers from schools in four education regions are to benefit from Digicel Foundation’s enrichment initiative, aimed at boosting literacy and numeracy at the primary level\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Kitts & Nevis <\/i>\u2013 Value for money is increasingly important for the people of St. Kitts and Nevis and LIME is determined to provide the best value offer in the local telecom market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 AFTER months of discussions focused on recapturing the majority stake in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), Prime Minister Perry Christie confirmed yesterday that the negotiations are complete\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 The submarine cable system that runs north and south out of the Cayman Islands sustained a failure early Sunday that has affected internet and international calling service to the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 THE Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is deepening its efforts to improve the development approval process, through the implementation of the Application Management and Data Analysis (AMANDA) software\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Puerto Rico <\/i>\u2013 OneLink Communications is three weeks away from introducing a significantly revamped television lineup, faster Internet speeds, and adjusted rates for its services offered in the San Juan metropolitan area, as outlined in an extensive notice mailed to its customer over the past few days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Kitts & Nevis <\/i>\u2013 What started out as an ordinary day at Vacation Bible School for Trevion Gaskin turned out to be an extraordinary summer as the Cayon High School student received a call that he had just won $1,000 cash from Digicel! \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Antigua & Barbuda <\/i>\u2013 The International Press Institute (IPI) is deeply alarmed to hear that the editors of the Antiguan investigative news site Caribarena have left Antigua and Barbuda reportedly due to fear for their family\u2019s safety\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has not been leaving tonight\u2019s shareholder vote on whether to approve its $100 million Florida expansion to chance, Tribune Business can reveal, with senior management calling institutional investors to ensure their support\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 ANY plans by The Bahamas Telecommunication Corporation (BTC) to downsize staff would not be supported by Labour Minister Shane Gibson\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Darron Cash yesterday accused Prime Minister Perry Christie of \u201cwaffling\u201d and hiding information about the government\u2019s negotiations with Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) to regain the majority shares in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Regulators yesterday shot down as \u201canti-competitive\u201d a Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) proposal that customers be charged for switching to rival operators\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Bahamian telecoms watchdog the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has blocked a proposal put forward by Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) that would require customers to cover the costs of porting their number to a rival provider as well as a suggestion from Cable Bahamas that the cost of implementing number portability (NP) be distributed based on the quantity of phone numbers allocated to each carrier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 LIME, the Caribbean business of Cable & Wireless Communications, has received confirmation from local operator Logic that Logic customers are not experiencing any issues with voice or data traffic due to the Maya cable outage\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 Engineers and scuba divers are working to find and fix an electrical fault on a key underwater communications cable that has caused Internet connection problems across the Cayman Islands… more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands<\/i> \u2013 While LIME\u2019s services were significantly affected by a fault sustained by the MAYA-1 submarine cable system Sunday morning, the Cayman Islands\u2019 other telecommunications companies reported lesser degrees of impact\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 INGRID Riley, a prominent Jamaican technology entrepreneur and commentator, has sparked controversy with comments she made on new business incubator JGX Labs and its founder, Google engineer JJ Geewax\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 Today, Cable Bahamas shareholders overwhelmingly endorsed Cable Bahamas\u2019 expansion plans in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 Telecommunications provider LIME was on Wednesday able to resolve the problem with its MAYA-1 cable system and restored it to operation after a successful reconfiguration of the power between the Hollywood Cable Station in the USA and Half Moon Bay Cable Station in Grand Cayman\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands<\/i> \u2013 The Cayman Islands\u2019 primary communications link was restored early Wednesday following a failure Sunday that caused Internet connection problems across the islands\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/i> \u2013 ACCORDING to the World Sports Encyclopedia there are over 7,500 indigenous sports and sporting games worldwide. Just under 100 of these have been enough to keep a multitude of men and women around the world enthralled by the skill and creativity of the players\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/i> \u2013 The revolution underway in media is more radical than we\u2014the industry\u2014appreciate. That the contest between legacy and insurgent players is mortal, with advantage to the insurgents. That surviving legacy properties will have had to learn the disciplines of the insurgents and that they can\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 TSTT recently hosted communications professionals as well as members of various Chambers and Rotary Clubs at the TSTT Hospitality Suite, Queen\u2019s Park Oval\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Bahamas Investment Authority (BIA) is currently reviewing at least \u201ctwo or three\u201d applications to provide telecommunications services in The Bahamas, ahead of next year\u2019s liberalization of the mobile sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 largest shareholder \u201cabstained\u201d from voting in favour of its $100 million worth of Florida acquisitions, after \u201cfoot dragging\u201d by its government \u2018owner\u2019 meant several pre-conditions for the transactions\u2019 approval could not be met\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC) expects its Bahamas incumbent BTC to be one of its first businesses in the Caribbean to launch LTE services later this year and is seeking to acquire additional spectrum to fuel its continued 4G deployments, the company said in an interim management statement\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Belize <\/i>\u2013 The Caribbean Network Operators Group, (CaribNOG) will stage its sixth regional meeting in Belize in September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 An international cybercrimes expert here to help the country outsmart cybercriminals by way of preventative strikes is urging the Jamaican Government to launch a campaign to sensitise not just law-enforcement officials but the general public about Internet offences\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 An entire network of traders of mobile credit, formal and informal, has sprung up around the formal telecoms sector, fuelled by Jamaicans’ propensity for talk\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 eMedia Interactive will soon start to supply television content from its online network to cable giant Flow, the firm has announced\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The technological competence of the nation\u2019s teachers and students is expected to be significantly improved under the Microsoft Jamaica Inc. Partners in Learning Programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Global Finance<\/i> magazine recognized Scotiabank as the 2013 Best Consumer Internet Bank in Canada and 21 countries, and Best Corporate and Institutional Internet Bank in 17 countries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) CEO Geoff Houston has labeled as “preposterous” claims that BTC plans to lay off more than 100 employees and that executives are paid an average of $500,000 a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is in a strange position. Next year its cellular monopoly is supposed to end and the stakeholders who make up the company are divided\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 Dear Editor, An educated consumer is our best customer. \u2013 Sy Syms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Digicel today announced that the company has introduced a special roaming rate of $30 to its subscribers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 JAMAICANS AND others in the region who travel to places like the United States are now falling prey to a new form of Internet scamming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 TELECOM players LIME and Newgen Technologies settled a US$13 million ($1.3 billion) lawsuit, with both parties keeping the details private\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 State agencies in Jamaica are listening to private phone calls but nobody will say who are the targets or how often calls are intercepted\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 Efforts to get information from the Ministry of National Security and other government entities on the number of private phone calls being listened to by state agencies, such as the police and the army, have been unsuccessful, and the private telecommunications companies also will not tell\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has redesigned its website to make it more user-friendly and open to access to its documentation and other content\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credits: \u00a0Gary Thomson<\/a>\u00a0(flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Bahamas Weekly<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/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 29 July to Sunday 4 August 2013. 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BTC refutes union chief’s ‘preposterous’ claims<\/h4>\n
BTC\u00a0union laments relations with CWC<\/h4>\n
LIME repairing cable failure<\/h4>\n
Major Internet outage in Cayman<\/h4>\n
Digicel Business Keeps Cura\u00e7ao Surveillance Services (CSS) Connected<\/h4>\n
Customers welcome \u2018Pay the Right Price\u2019 Digicel Campaign<\/h4>\n
Literacy and numeracy boost for 31 schools<\/h4>\n
UNLIMITED Value from LIME with Unlimited Talk & Text<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 30 July 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC Negotiations Are Complete – Now PM Waits For An Answer<\/h4>\n
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LIME reports major cable failure<\/h4>\nAMANDA software to increase efficiency at local gov’t ministry<\/h4>\n
Onelink To Present Sweeping Lineup Changes On Aug. 19<\/h4>\n
Digicel’s Summer Promotion Making Customers SMILE<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 31 July 2013<\/h3>\n
Cyber Attacks Threaten Antiguan Investigative News Site<\/h4>\n
Cable Moves To Ensure ‘Yes’ To $100m Deals<\/h4>\n
Gibson Would Not Support Any Job Cuts At BTC<\/h4>\n
PM\u00a0accused of \u2018waffling\u2019 on BTC<\/h4>\n
Regulator Shoots Down ‘Anti-Competitive’ Btc, Cable Phone Switch Plan<\/h4>\n
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URCA blocks \u2018unfair\u2019 NP proposals<\/h4>\nCaymans hit by Maya-1 submarine cable system failure<\/h4>\n
LIME dives to fix cable<\/h4>\n
Other telecoms rebounded quickly<\/h4>\n
Local tech expert spurs controversy with Geewax, JGX comments<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 1 August 2013<\/h3>\n
Overwhelming approval for Cable Bahamas’ Florida Expansion<\/h4>\n
LIME restores communication<\/h4>\n
Underwater telecom cable back up<\/h4>\n
BLINK Entertainment serves up ESPN sport buffet<\/h4>\n
The future of print media is digital<\/h4>\n
TSTT hosts stakeholders at mobile tech display<\/h4>\n
Friday, 2 August 2013<\/h3>\n
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Govt\u00a0reviewing \u2018two or three\u2019 telecoms applications<\/h4>\nNIB ‘Embarrassment’ On $100m Cable Deals<\/h4>\n
Privatization – Bahamas, Caribbean – C&WC to deploy LTE in Bahamas this year, seek additional spectrum<\/h4>\n
Belize to host sixth CaribNOG Regional Meeting<\/h4>\n
Cripple Cyber Threat – Expert Urges Gov’t To Move Beyond Passing Legislation<\/h4>\n
Digicel Attacks Problem Of Overcharging – 2,000 Sales Points To Sport ‘Right Price’ Tags<\/h4>\n
eMedia announces Flow partnership<\/h4>\n
Microsoft Partners with Gov’t to Enhance Technology in Schools<\/h4>\n
Scotiabank Wins Multiple 2013 Internet Bank Awards From Global Finance Magazine<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 3 August 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC Chief claims by BCPOU leader ‘ludicrous’<\/h4>\n
Can BTC survive as a house divided?<\/h4>\n
Consumer protection in The Bahamas<\/h4>\n
Digicel introduces $30 roaming rate<\/h4>\n
Jamaicans Scammed – Cyber Crimes Expert Advises Caution When Accessing Internet In Public Spaces Abroad<\/h4>\n
LIME , Newgen settle billion-dollar lawsuit<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 4 August 2013<\/h3>\n
Hello…! They Are Bugging Phones … But Won’t Tell!<\/h4>\n
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Jamaica Entities Mum On How Many Phones Bugged<\/h4>\nOUR Refines Website For Public Access<\/h4>\n