Regional ICT ministers to meet in Trinidad<\/h4>\n
Regional<\/i> \u2013 The state of information and communication technologies will be examined in the by regional officials at a forum to be held here from August 7-8\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Sint Maarten <\/i>\u2013 TelEm Group is presently updating customer information for the upcoming 2014 Telephone Directory for residential and business clients\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Future tech innovators from the Caribbean, the USA and the UK were celebrated at the close of a unique summer camp experience hosted by BrightPath Foundation in Port of Spain, Trinidad\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 One week after a major cable fail, MAYA-1, the main line providing internet service to the country may have to be reconfigured says telecommunications company, AT&T\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Digicel (Guyana) has announced that the company has introduced a special roaming rate of only GUY$30 to its subscribers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Patrick Hosein, the administrator for the .tt domain, was approached a couple of months ago to become part of the global stream of torrented files\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/i> \u2013 The Communication Workers Uni\u00adon (CWU) is demanding the board of the Telecommunications Ser\u00advices of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) be made to act transparently and publish its audited financial reports for the period April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/i>\u2013 The Community Development Department\u2019s 10-week Community Technology Programme (CTP) will begin on Monday, September 23\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Guyana Power & Light (GPL) has signed on to GT&T Mobile Money service to allow customers to pay electricity bills using their mobile phones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Prime Minister Sam Hinds was this afternoon granted another deferment on the second reading of a critical telecoms liberalisation bill which means it won\u2019t be addressed until October at the earliest\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Haiti <\/i>\u2013 Utiba, a leading provider of mobile financial services solutions, announced today that TchoTcho Mobile, the mobile money platform of Haiti\u2019s leading telephone company Digicel, has successfully migrated to Utiba\u2019s Mobility platform\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Removing incentives from the business processing outsourcing (BPO) industry, whose operations are largely centred in the Montego Bay free zone, is among implicit stipulations in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement, but the chief spokesman for BPO companies said it could wipeout the sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 From the comfort of his home in Kingston, Marc Gayle builds minimum-feature, webbased products for clients all over the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Minister of the People and Social Development Glenn Ramadharsingh yesterday urged every citizen in every home to become computer literate to combat \u201cinformation poverty\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/i> \u2013 Joseph Remy, president, Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunication Services \u00a0of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) to publish its financial statement for financial year 2012 to 2013\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The Digicel Foundation is working to shore up literacy levels among the country’s primary school students through an expanded Enrichment Initiative project\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Telecommunications company \u2013 LIME plans to \u00a0slash mobile internet charges by as much as 88 % as of Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Digicel, the best value mobile operator, will dispense with roaming charges across its Caribbean and the US markets, it was announced today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Sint Maarten <\/i>\u2013 TelEm Group mobile provider, TelCell, is launching a new $10 Top-up promotion islandwide, saying it’s the company’s best deal yet for cash-conscious mobile customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 For the fourth year in a row, 20 university students kicked off their exciting journey with the blink | bmobile family\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago<\/i> \u2013 In one minute, over 624 Terabytes of global IP data is shared on the Internet. That is equivalent to one Hi Definition Blu-ray disc of every Hollywood movie made since 1995\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cuba <\/i>\u2013 There’s no use in trying to watch a YouTube video, and chances are you won’t be able to find that cute Cuban you just met on Facebook or Twitter, much less Skype with her or send her an email while on the island of Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GT&T) has launched its mobile service at Kurupukari, Region Eight (Potaro\/Siparuni)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 TELECOMS firm LIME will today introduce four new mobile prepaid Internet packages that will see customers paying as low as $300 for 30-day access\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 The Cave Island Citizens’ Association (CICA) has partnered with several Government agencies to establish a new cyber centre, the Falmouth Youth Empowerment Centre, funded by the Universal Service Fund at a cost of $2.7 million\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Minister of Science and Technology of Trinidad and Tobago, representing The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Hon. 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Trinidad BrightPath TechCamp for Youth A Success<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 6 August 2013<\/h3>\n
MAYA-1 to be reconfigured<\/h4>\n
Digicel offers new roaming rate<\/h4>\n
A torrent of piracy<\/h4>\n
CWU head calls on TSTT to publish financials<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 7 August 2013<\/h3>\n
September Start For Community Technology Programme<\/h4>\n
GT&T launches GPL bill payments via mobile<\/h4>\n
Long-awaited telecoms bill put off until recess ends<\/h4>\n
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Digicel\u2019s TchoTcho Mobile Migrates to Utiba\u2019s Mobility Platform; Represents the First Completed Implementation of Digicel\u2019s Multi-Country Migration<\/h4>\nICT Companies Fear Loss Of Free Zone Incentive<\/h4>\n
Jamaica-made web solutions at US$5k a pop…<\/h4>\n
Become computer literate<\/h4>\n
Union questions TSTT on failure to publish 2012 audit<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 8 August 2013<\/h3>\n
Digicel, Usaid Partner For Literacy<\/h4>\n
LIME to slash mobile internet rates<\/h4>\n
Digicel Drives Best Value For Roamers<\/h4>\n
TelCell says new $10 Top-up promotion best deal yet for budget-conscious mobile customers<\/h4>\n
20 university students become bmobile interns<\/h4>\n
Are you getting the most out of your 4G data?<\/h4>\n
Friday, 9 August 2013<\/h3>\n
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Cuba’s Internet: It’s Bad, But It Might Get Better<\/h4>\nGT&T launches mobile service in Kurupukari<\/h4>\n
LIME introduces new prepaid Internet packages<\/h4>\n
New cyber centre opens in Falmouth<\/h4>\n
CTU President and Minister of Technology, Hon. Phillip Paulwell address to the Caribbean ICT Ministers’ Forum<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 10 August 2013<\/h3>\n
Region lagging in data usage<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 11 August 2013<\/h3>\n
Tech start-ups urged to explore new crowd-funding platform<\/h4>\n
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