{"id":2795,"date":"2012-01-16T06:18:49","date_gmt":"2012-01-16T11:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2012-01-16T06:18:49","modified_gmt":"2012-01-16T11:18:49","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-15-january-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/01\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-15-january-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 15 January 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a roundup of the ICT\/technology news across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 9 January to Sunday 15 January 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/garyth123\/\"<\/a>Monday, 9 January 2012<\/h3>\n

LIME looks forward to competition and 4G<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The general manager of telecommunications company LIME Davidson Charles said the company won\u2019t be daunted by increased competition when its exclusive license to market international direct dialling (IDD) telephone calls runs out in July\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 10 January 2012<\/h3>\n

LIME Supplies Videoconferencing Services to Caricom<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications\u2019 Caribbean business, LIME has been chosen to implement videoconference facilities for the Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM) \u2013 the Caribbean\u2019s main inter-governmental grouping\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St Kitts begins issuing epassports<\/h4>\n

St. Kitts & Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Authorities have begun issuing a new passport that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security said will help prevent fraud and identity theft\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 11 January 2012<\/h3>\n

Better financial access needed for Jamaicans<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 More than three out of every four Jamaicans have limited access to safe and low-cost payments channels, said US Economist Dr. Dawn Elliott at the Mobile Financial Services Conference 2011 at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on 12 December 2011\u2026 more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, 12 January 2012<\/h3>\n

Prison launches computer education<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Inmates at Her Majesty\u2019s Prison at Northward are receiving training and participating in computer literacy and personal computer support and maintenance\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel called to meeting to explain Claro issues<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has summoned Digicel to a meeting tomorrow to have the company provide a status report on the transfer of control of the Claro network and assets to Digicel\u2026more<\/a><\/p>\n

St Kitts looking to make money from mobile apps<\/h4>\n

St. Kitts & Nevis <\/em>\u2013 With mobile phone applications growing as a lucrative product across smart phone platforms, the St Kitts and Nevis government wants to bring some of that business to its shores\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Maarten Cable TV Schedules Outage For Fiber Relocation<\/h4>\n

St. Maarten <\/em>\u2013 St. Maarten Cable TV today announces another step in the final phase of the upgrade to an all-digital platform. On Saturday, January 14, 2012, both Cable TV and CableNet customers will experience periodic service interruptions between the hours of 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 13 January 2012<\/h3>\n

Bahamas Telecommunications Company to go on recruitment drive in 2012<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) intends to hire up to 80 people over the course of the year as the company seeks to “refresh” its operations, according to BTC CEO Geoff Houston\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Was it really nationalization?<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Belize Telecommunications Limited has been the center of controversy for the past three years and sadly it continues\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Business: Claro Customers Can Transfer Numbers To Digicel<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications provider Digicel Jamaica said that as of next week customers on the Claro network will be able to transfer their telephone numbers to the Digicel system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel To Shut Down Claro Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is set to meet with telecommunications firm Digicel today following revelations that the previous administration had removed a key condition it had imposed in approving the company’s merger with Claro\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

eMedia launches online TV in Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 eMedia Interactive headed by founder and CEO Tyrone Wilson will be launching Jamaica\u2019s first indigenous online television platform. It is Jamaica\u2019s first new media company and connects with audiences via a number of products\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME launches exclusive iPhone 4s experience<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 An intelligent assistant which sends text messages by voice command, lifelike photographs and video footage that’s editable on the phone. These are just some of the features of the iPhone 4S experience which telecoms company, LIME will start offering to in all its markets in the region today, Friday, January 13\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Our Plan Spells Out 10-Digit Dialing, Energy Savings And Big Water Investments<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has revealed plans that will force 10-digit dialing for local and overseas phone calls, in its Business Plan and Budget 2012 released this month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

OUR To Set Mobile Call Rates<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Former Prime Minister, Andrew Holness has revealed that as part of his decision to change the condition of the Digicel\/Claro merger, there was an agreement with the phone company to allow the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) to set call rates\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 14 January 2012<\/h3>\n

Holness defends reversing two-network decision in Digicel\/Claro deal<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Opposition Leader Andrew Holness has stoutly defended his decision to reverse the two-network requirement for the proposed Digicel\/Claro merger last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

I Should Have Informed The Nation, Says Holness<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Former Prime Minister Andrew Holness has moved to clarify his controversial decision to change the terms of the merger between telecommunications entities Digicel and Claro\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St Kitts mobile app workshop to open world of possibilities<\/h4>\n

St. Kitts & Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Officials at the Department of Technology are finalizing arrangements for the first mobile application development workshop in St Kitts, which is expected to open a world of possibilities to locals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 15 January 2012<\/h3>\n

Fight for Claro customers<\/h4>\n

Jamaica \u2013 Telecommunication firms Digicel and LIME both moved on Friday to lure Claro customers in limbo as word spread about Digicel’s plan to shut down the Claro network which it acquired last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME blasts Holness, urges emergency overhaul of telecoms regulation<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant LIME yesterday accused former Prime Minister Andrew Holness of betraying Jamaican consumers when he reversed a requirement that Digicel maintain both networks as a condition of its proposed merger with Claro\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Image courtesy of Gary Thomson, flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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