{"id":3590,"date":"2012-04-02T06:09:56","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T11:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=3590"},"modified":"2012-04-02T06:09:56","modified_gmt":"2012-04-02T11:09:56","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-1-april-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/04\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-1-april-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 1 April 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a roundup of the ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 26 March to Sunday 1 April 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/garyth123\/\"<\/a>Monday, 26 March 2012<\/h3>\n

BTC Grand Bahama Store Exceeding Targets<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 New products, interactive experiences, an inviting environment and longer hours are\u00a0paying off for customers and BTC in Grand Bahama, a company spokesman said, with the store that re-opened last month after a major transformation \u2018exceeding all targets.\u2019\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Still no Gov\u2019t action on rates, says LIME<\/h4>\n

Jamaica \u2013 Telecommunications Company LIME, said it is still awaiting an emergency legislation to be re-tabled in parliament, which will allow Digicel’s rivals to charge lower cross-network rates without incurring sizeable losses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

UTS integrates free SMS service into online profile<\/h4>\n

St. Maarten\/St. Martin <\/em>\u2013 Telecom provider UTS has renewed the website of its popular HEPA free SMS service: hepa.an. Up until recently anyone could send free SMS messages to the mobile phones of UTS customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 27 March 2012<\/h3>\n

Digicel (Guyana) denies secrecy about its financial performance<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Digicel (Guyana) on Tuesday denied being secretive about its financial performance and accused the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) of crying out for sympathy to sway telecoms law-framers in its favour\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

US communications company to acquire Caribbean mobile wireless licensees<\/h4>\n

OECS <\/em>\u2013 A US based public company, GoIP, a leading provider and developer of diversified communications and services across multiple devices and software platforms, has signed a strategic letter of intent (LOI) to acquire all of 21st Century Enterprises Ltd that has wholly owned subsidiaries holding mobile telecom and high speed broadband licences in, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 28 March 2012<\/h3>\n

Haiti Submarine Cable To Leave BTC Treading Water?<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u00ad\u2013 Jamaica-based Digicel Group yesterday announced a plan to deploy an undersea fibre-optic cable connecting Haiti to an existing route from Jamaica to the US, which it says could be ready to carry voice and data traffic by July this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

No deal yet in LIME wages talks<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Up to 10:30 last night officials from LIME and the Barbados Workers\u2019 Union (BWU) were still locked in wage negotiations at Government Headquarters, Bay Street, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Freundel Stuart\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Telecoms war\u2026Financial reports not covered in secrecy-Digicel CEO<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications giant, Digicel Guyana has denied that their financial records\/performance is covered in secrecy and that last week\u2019s calls for disclosure by competitor, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) was for public gains\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

$60m tax fight – Digicel challenges assessment<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant Digicel is now challenging in the Court of Appeal a $60- million tax assessment made against it by the Commissioner of Taxpayer Audit and Assessment Department\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel, Partners To Lay Cable Link From Haiti<\/h4>\n

Haiti\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group announced plans on Tuesday to deploy a US$16-million (J$1.34b) fibre-optic cable from Haiti to connect with an existing cable from Jamaica to the United States, aimed at delivering improved data and call services by July 2012\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

US$16-m ‘Fibralink’ extension to reconnect Haiti with the world<\/h4>\n

Haiti \u00ad<\/em>\u2013 Just over two years after Haiti was devastated by a powerful magnitude-7 earthquake, the impoverished country is set to receive a major boost with the delivery of a US$16m 200km undersea cable that will link the country to the world via internet connectivity, thanks to Digicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel T&T gets new CEO<\/h4>\n

Trinidad & Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Mobile telephone services provider Digicel has appointed John Delves as the company’s new chief executive officer of its Trinidad operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 29 March 2012<\/h3>\n

URCA gets new CEO<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Seven months after Usman Saadat left the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) after facing many weeks of controversy, the regulatory agency announced yesterday the appointment of Kathleen Smith as the new CEO, effective April 2, 2012\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Over to LIME<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Prime\u2008Minister\u2008Freundel Stuart has brokered a \u201ccompromise\u201d that has wiped away the immediate threat of industrial action by the Barbados Workers\u2019 Union (BWU) against telecommunications giant LIME\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Appeal court declares Telemedia nationalisation unconstitutional<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 On August 25 2009 the Belize government nationalised Belize Telemedia Limited. By way of an order issued by the telecommunications minister, the government acquired approximately 96% of the shares in the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Grenada government sponsors cybercrime workshop amid media row<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 Just days after taking on the Grenada government for its alleged role in the dismissal of Rawle Titus from his job at a local newspaper, members of the Media Workers Association of Grenada (MWAG) are being invited to a workshop partly sponsored by the government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Vodafone, Tata Get Deadline Extension for Cable & Wireless Bid<\/h4>\n

United Kingdom <\/em>\u2013 Vodafone Group Plc (VOD)<\/a> and Tata Communications Ltd. (TCOM)<\/a> were given more time to make a bid for U.K. fiber-network operator Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc. (CW)<\/a> \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 30 March 2012<\/h3>\n

Gov\u2019t considers membership with regional telecoms authority<\/h4>\n

Antigua <\/em>\u2013 Antigua & Barbuda is considering becoming a member of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL), which is the regulatory body for telecommunications in five Eastern Caribbean States \u2013 Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Landline ease<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 LIME\u2019S landline customers need not fear a price hike for another year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CXC signs leadership MOU with C-WBN<\/h4>\n

Trinidad & Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) last Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Congress WBN (C-WBN) to provide values-based leadership and promote indigenous ICT development in education in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 31 March 2012<\/h3>\n

Govt faces threat from telecom partner<\/h4>\n

Trinidad & Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Cable & Wireless (C&W), the international telecom company and minority partner of local phone service provider Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT), has threatened legal action against the Government and its appointed directors for any possible breaches in governance\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 1 April 2012<\/h3>\n

App-ortunity for local developers<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Local software developers now have an opportunity to create applications (apps) for one of the largest mobile providers in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel cops Best of Chamber award<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications giant Digicel won the Best of Chamber Large Enterprise category, viewed as the most highly anticipated honour of the night, at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Annual Awards Ceremony last Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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