{"id":3759,"date":"2012-04-30T06:07:15","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T11:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=3759"},"modified":"2012-04-30T06:07:15","modified_gmt":"2012-04-30T11:07:15","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-29-april-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/04\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-29-april-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 29 April 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a roundup of the ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 23 April to Sunday 29 April 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/62693815@N03\/\"<\/a>Monday, 23 April 2012<\/h3>\n

Doctor wants documentation on misuse of electronic devices<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The misuse of mobile electronic devices has not escaped the attention of Medical Council Chairman Dr Eumel Samuel who is calling for a method to better record data from cell phone accidents\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME launches pay TV in Barbados<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 LIME, the Caribbean division of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), has launched a pay TV service in Barbados, its first TV over broadband product in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 24 April 2012<\/h3>\n

BTC to spend $8M on cross-country reopenings<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 More than $2 million has been spent on the construction of the six stores that have so far been unveiled by the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Concerns ease as\u00a0top telecom vows secure poll results transmission<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 The presidents Board Central Electoral (JCE), Robert Rosario and of the telecom Claro, Oscar Pe\u00f1a, guarantee the political parties and the population that the electoral results will be transmitted with the strictest security, speed and transparency they deserve\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Computer In A Beer Crate<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Innovation and creativity were put to the test recently as students from the Penwood High School, working with the Camara Jamaica Foundation, constructed a computer from a Red Stripe beer crate, scraps of metal and other waste material\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable And Wireless Worldwide Sale Won’t Impact LIME<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 LIME yesterday moved to assure customers that the United Kingdom-based Cable and Wireless Worldwide (CWW), which Vodafone has agreed to purchase, is a completely separate company from LIME’s parent company, Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica to advance measures to counter money laundering and terrorism financing<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Peter Phillips, says the government intends to advance the process for the full implementation of a modern anti-money laundering (AML) \/ countering financing of terrorism (CFT) framework in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 25 April 2012<\/h3>\n

Grenada Bets On Mobile Apps<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 Grenada has become the latest country to be caught up in the mobile application development wave currently sweeping across the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Barbados best in Caribbean in Global IT Report<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>– Barbados narrowly edged-out Puerto Rico for the highest position among Caribbean countries in the 2012 Global Information Technology Report (GITP)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New Jamaica task force fights international lottery scams<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 With Jamaica rapidly becoming a centre for international telemarketing fraud, authorities have launched a new task force to fight proliferating lottery scams\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Scammers hatch new blackmail scheme<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Following a police crackdown on illicit lotto scamming activities, the scammers have hatched a new plot in which they hack into websites and personal e-mails, download sensitive information and blackmail individuals with threats of making them public\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 26 April 2012<\/h3>\n

Govt signs contract for national closed circuit television project<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest said yesterday that the implementation of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras throughout The Bahamas will not, in isolation, reduce the crime rate, adding that other factors will play critical roles in the project\u2019s success\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Lowe\u2019s inks $4.6M CCTV contract<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government signed a $4.6 million contract yesterday to supply key areas throughout New Providence with a comprehensive closed circuit television (CCTV) network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cConnect2Government\u201d initiative launched<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 A \u201cConnect2Government\u201d initiative is part of the latest attempt by the Dominica government to step up its dissemination of information locally and to the Dominican diaspora in various parts of the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Grenada unveils first mobile app<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 Grenada has launched its first ever locally produced software showcasing Grenada culture\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Neal & Massy hosts IT Expo\/Seminar<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 In sensitizing the business community on Information Technology (IT) the Neal and Massy Guyana Group yesterday launched the first IT Expo\/Seminar at its business headquarters at Ruimveldt, Georgetown\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Interactive Website Developed To Help CSEC Students<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 As secondary-school students enter the final stage of preparation ahead of this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, an innovative and interactive tutorial website has been created to provide examination practice\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

No evidence that mobile phones harm health: study<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 There is no convincing evidence that the use of mobile phones damages human health, a “comprehensive” review of scientific evidence said on Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Offensive blog removed from the web<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Police have reported that the offensive blog site used by scammers to post nude photos of Jamaican females in an attempt to blackmail them has been removed from the web\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 27 April 2012<\/h3>\n

4G Set For George Town Before Exuma Regatta<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 One week after some 200 people celebrated the opening of BTC\u2019s new retail experience store in George Town, Exuma, the company said it had more good news for the Family Island in the central Bahamas \u2014 the launch of 4G\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel outscores rivals, says NISE<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms operator\u2008Digicel is outperforming its major rival and other utility companies in customer satisfaction and reliability\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

17 lotto scammers collared<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Seventeen persons, believed to be involved in the lotto scam,\u00a0 were taken into custody, following simultaneous operations conducted against scammers by a team the security forces, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Be careful of the information you post online \u2014 Police<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the recent revelation that desperate scammers are blackmailing members of the public who post sexually explicit photographs on their computers and mobile phones, the police Cyber Crimes Unit has issued an advisory warning of the dangers of the practice\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Analysis: Effective governance key to Caribbean ICT development<\/h4>\n

Trinidad & Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Trinidad and Tobago jumped three spots to place 60th overall out of 142 countries in the 2012 Global Information Technology Report, published earlier this month by the World Economic Forum (WEF)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

T&T agency gave orders for 267 wiretap cases<\/h4>\n

Trinidad & Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Without going to a judge, there have been 267 instances of wiretapping of communications between December 17, 2010 and December 31, 2011 under the Interception of Communications Act\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 28 April 2012<\/h3>\n

T&T Telecoms Authority boss chastises media<\/h4>\n

Trinidad & Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Media houses could themselves become a threat to freedom of the press. That view was expressed by Selby Wilson, chairman of the Telecommunications Authority (TATT), on Wednesday at the tenth annual Information Communication Technology (ICT) Forum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 29 April 2012<\/h3>\n

eMedia gives sneak peek at iVu tv<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 eMedia Interactive on Friday gave potential advertisers a first look at its iVu tv, dubbed as the region’s first online television network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cCountries are not poor because they don\u2019t have resources. Countries are poor because they have corruption.\u201d<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The national spectrum is a national asset. It is not the property of any group, class political party or ideology. Similarly the management of this national asset should be effected in a manner that is fair, transparent, equitable and accommodating of the diversity that is Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Image courtesy of NS Newsflash<\/a>, flickr<\/em><\/p>\n

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