Digicel Introduces New Low Rate Roaming Plan for Travellers to the US<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/i> \u2013 Today Digicel launched its \u2018Roam Like Yuh Home\u2019 roaming plan, making it easier and more affordable for customers to stay connected with family and friends while travelling overseas\u2026\u00a0 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/i> \u2013 Digicel Business, the region\u2019s leading full service business solutions partner, welcomes Cost-U-Less (a division of The North West Company), to its family of valued customers, having signed a deal with the new entrant in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 S<\/b>martphones are essential for keeping in touch and on top of things in the business world today, but with the wide array of devices on the market it can become a tedious task to find the one that is right for you\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Why you need to know: Signs that your Mac computer is running slow are problems such as applications taking longer than usual to close or having to force quit such applications as well as a longer waiting period as your computer boots up\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The Jamaican education system is about to get a technological boost this academic year through a partnership with telecoms provider Digicel and Cyber School Technology Solutions (CSTS), according to a news release from the telecoms company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Imagine studying authentic Trinidadian steel pan from the comfort of your living room in Jamaica or learning the history of reggae via a teleclass on your mobile in Japan. This is the world that the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) wants to offer in the not too distance future to students across the region with the help of Columbus International (Columbus)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Kitts & Nevis <\/i>\u2013 Digicel has launched its \u2018Text to Win\u2019 promotion in St. Kitts & Nevis. As part of the September campaign, a Digicel customer will win an iPad 2\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Antigua & Barbuda <\/i>\u2013 Digicel Antigua and Barbuda has launched a campaign dubbed ‘Refer a friend” for its 4G LTE internet service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 By year-end, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s current high speed wireless 4G network will have undergone further upgrades to deliver Long Term Evolution, or 4G-LTE, a lightning-fast wireless communication network for high-speed data on mobile phones and data terminals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n British Virgin Islands <\/i>\u2013 Months after its two competitors announced job cuts, telecommunications provider Digicel has hired five more people including former Marketing Coordinator at CCT Global Communications Jayne Gray\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica <\/i>\u2013 The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Telecommunications Information and Constituency Empowerment have joined forces to secure the professional services of Dominican-born and Canadian Government e-Educational Advisor, Dr Laurelle Jno Baptiste towards the hosting of an ICT in Education Symposium later this month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Antigua & Barbuda’s Minister of State for Information and Communications, Dr. Edmond Mansoor, on Thursday, September 05, 2013, lauded the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Columbus International Inc. (Columbus) and the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 Huawei Marine Networks Co., Ltd. (Huawei Marine) today announced that the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has selected Huawei Marine Optix BWS 1600S to upgrade the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network International (BDSNi)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 By year-end, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) current high-speed, wireless, 4G network will have undergone upgrades to deliver Long Term Evolution, or 4G-LTE, a \u201clightning-fast\u201d wireless communication network for high-speed data on mobile phones and data terminals, the company said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica<\/i> \u2013 Following its\u2019 mega- launch of the Blackberry Z10 and Q10 smartphones, telecommunications company LIME has announced that the new BlackBerry Q5 smartphone will be available in stores in the coming weeks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Grenada <\/i>\u2013 We the people must put the announced sale of government\u2019s shares in Cable & Wireless in its proper perspective.\u00a0 According to The Grenada Advocate (issue of Friday, March 28th, 2008) Mr. Timothy Antoine, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, stated that:\u2028\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 HAVE you noticed how rapidly the look of our workplace has changed over the last few years? \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 Director of Mystic Mountain, Mike Drakulich, gets ready to send off Digicel’s Joy Clark, Head of Business in the West in the bobsled at the Mystic Mountain Rainforest in Ocho Rios, St Ann\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 THE Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) aims to transform conservative pension funds that hold some $300 billion under management into the island’s key funders of venture capitalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 THE success of any venture is determined by the willingness of the participants to co-operate toward a good end\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Kitts & Nevis <\/i>\u2013 The idea of recording unique identification for individuals took effect in the federation around 1885. This identification is in the form of a certificate of birth, death or marriage \u2013major events in our lives\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/i>\u2013 More than 30 students have been recognised for their ability to Dream, Believe, Innovate and Lead, in the 2013 Summer Student Programme and were aptly called the LIME Game Changers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/i>\u2013 Six enthusiastic youngsters are now much more aware of what to expect when they step into the world of work, thanks to their recent summer internship experience at Digicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Haiti <\/i>\u2013 On Wednesday, the National Council of Telecommunications (CONATEL) in partnership with mobile phone company NATCOM, has launched the project “Scholaritech” whose purpose is to equip nearly a hundred schools and public high schools in the capital and the province, with a computer lab with 20 to 25 computers, and broadband internet connection\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 POTENTIAL buyers of the two broadband licences will no longer have to deposit up to US$3 million ($304 million) to participate in the auction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 A connected Caribbean region will play a strategic role in the facilitation of functional Caribbean integration\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Maarten <\/i>\u2013 Bureau Telecommunication and Post St. Maarten (BTP-SXM) is monitoring reports of signal interference to mobile networks on St. Maarten, possibly emanating from a mobile carrier in St. Kitts \u2013 the interference is causing dropped calls, and is also affecting quality of service on the voice and data network of at least one major mobile carrier \u2013 TelCell\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/i>\u2013 More than 200 workers at telecommunications company LIME have been informed that September 30 will be their last day of work\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/i>\u2013 Readers today are talking about the more than 200 Lime workers who received letters stating that their jobs would be terminated at the end of the month. Here\u2019s what some of our online readers \u00a0had to say\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Belize <\/i>\u2013 Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), the government-owned telecommunications company, plans to host its 7th Annual General Meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 26, 2013, at the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel in Belize City, when it plans to also declare dividends to shareholders, according to company director Anwar Barrow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 The very survival of the Cayman Islands\u2019 financial services industry depends on the development of e-government, according the man now heading this branch of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Telecommunications provider, Digicel has unveiled its fixed line product — DigiHome — following recent announcements that the company would enter that segment of the market, long dominated by its main competitor LIME\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Digicel will this Friday unveil its fixed line product, DigiHome. This follows the recent announcement by Barry O\u2019Brien, Digicel CEO, of the company’s decision to enter the fixed line market.\u00a0 According to a statement from Digicel, DigiHome is a fixed line voice service that is billed per second\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 LIME Jamaica CEO Garry Sinclair expects operating profit to grow 25 per cent to some US$25.7 million ($2.6 B) this financial year ending March 2014\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The Board of LIME Jamaica has sought to assure shareholders that its growth strategy is poised to deliver a turnaround in fortunes over the medium term\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 PROEXPORT, the Colombian government agency in charge of foreign investment, trade and tourism, says Caribbean markets are seeking investment opportunities in Colombia, particularly in the areas of software, IT and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Multimedia projectors, 55-inch Smart TVs and radios with CD players will be distributed to schools in six weeks in a bid to make T&T\u2019s primary school pupils as tech-savvy as their secondary school counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 Customers of Digicel\u2019s 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) service will no longer pay data roaming costs, the company announced on Friday (13 September) at a press conference and panel discussion held to introduce new products and services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica <\/i>\u2013 LIME Dominica continues to deliver on its commitment to reward customers for choosing LIME as their preferred telecommunications provider\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 The Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (CARCIP) is holding meetings in St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines from September 16 to 20 to address Internet traffic routing inefficiencies in the eastern Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 THE Jamaica Information Technology and Services Alliance (JITSA) has taken another step towards cementing itself as the go-to body representing Jamaica’s information technology industry, by selecting an executive board\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credit: \u00a0NS Newsflash<\/a>\u00a0(flickr); \u00a0Eleutheran News<\/a>; \u00a0Belize Web<\/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 9 September to Sunday 15 September 2013. 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Tech Business -Finding The Right Smartphone Device<\/h4>\n
Tech Problem Of The Week: Is Your Mac Computer Running Slower Than Usual?<\/h4>\n
Tutorials on tablets<\/h4>\n
Caribbean students to benefit from new CXC\/Columbus International Cooperation<\/h4>\n
Digicel hands out iPad 2 in Text to Win promotion<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 10 September 2013<\/h3>\n
Digicel Antigua & Barbuda launches LTE referral programme<\/h4>\n
BTC\u2019s 4G-LTE Upgrades, Fast Approaching<\/h4>\n
Five more employed at Digicel; Su Thomas prepares to leave<\/h4>\n
ICT in education symposium carded for later this month<\/h4>\n
Antigua Telecoms Minister Lauds Columbus International Inc. and CXC MOU<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 11 September 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC selects Huawei Marine to upgrade Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network International<\/h4>\n
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BTC\u2008to\u00a0roll out 4G-LTE\u2008in New Providence by Christmas<\/h4>\nBUSINESS BYTE: LIME to launch the new \u2018youthful\u2019 BlackBerry Q5 in Dominica<\/h4>\n
Putting the Sale of Cable & Wireless Shares in Context<\/h4>\n
Digital workplace trends<\/h4>\n
Mystic Mountain goes with Digicel<\/h4>\n
Venture capital: winning over pension fund trustees is key<\/h4>\n
What will make venture capital work in Jamaica?<\/h4>\n
Digitization of Civil Registry<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 12 September 2013<\/h3>\n
Hunte is the most outstanding \u2018LIME Game Changer\u2019<\/h4>\n
Six Digicel interns gain invaluable experience<\/h4>\n
Haiti – Education : NATCOM donated 2,000 computers<\/h4>\n
Spectrum drops US$3-m deposit requirement for broadband licence auction<\/h4>\n
Caribbean IXP Symposia<\/h4>\n
Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten Looking into Mobile Signal Interference in and around Philipsburg Area.<\/h4>\n
Friday, 13 September 2013<\/h3>\n
200 LIME workers get walking papers<\/h4>\n
What\u2019s Trending: 200 LIME workers get walking papers<\/h4>\n
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BTL’s profit declines by $5.5 million!<\/h4>\nE-Government Coming Soon To Cayman, Says Suckoo<\/h4>\n
Digicel enters fixed line market<\/h4>\n
Digicel to unveil fixed line product<\/h4>\n
LIME sets growth and dividend targets<\/h4>\n
LIME tells shareholders turnaround in fortunes expected in the medium term<\/h4>\n
Caribbean software and IT service firms eyeing Colombia \u2014 Proexport<\/h4>\n
Govt to spend $12m on electronics for primary schools<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 14 September 2013<\/h3>\n
Digicel abolishes roaming charges<\/h4>\n
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BUSINESS BYTE: LIME provides scholarships through Broadband promotion<\/h4>\nSupporting Caribbean data\u00a0services<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 15 September 2013<\/h3>\n
JITSA names executive board<\/h4>\n