A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 4 June to Sunday 10 June 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n
Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 APUA says it will be recording telecoms service consumption on a single bill for each customer from the month-end\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 As union officials praise the government for its push to “restore” majority ownership of Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) to the people, the chairman of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) has issued a warning on the “unintended impact” on foreign investment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Barbadian customers are angry about telephone service provider LIME\u2019s proposal to charge for data streaming of video, audio and games via mobile devices from July 1… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 LIME\u2019s decision to charge for data streaming of video, audio and games via mobile devices from July 1 has left a bitter taste in the mouths of some of our online readers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Regional<\/em> \u2013 Broadband is less accessible, more expensive and less used in most Latin American and Caribbean countries than the average for countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Anguilla <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean Cable Communications, Anguilla’s premier provider of cable TV, high-speed Internet and fixed-line telephone service, on Tuesday June 5th, 2012 announced a system-wide upgrade to digital technology to better serve its customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Starting at the end of this month, Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) customers will begin to notice changes in the billing process as the company begins implementing a new system geared at improved customer service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 An alert has been issued by the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) amid a reported upsurge in electronic financial scams that has resulted in financial losses to some residents\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Research In Motion (RIM) is poised to launch a series of new products in the Caribbean, calling The Bahamas a key “stronghold” in an otherwise shaky marketplace\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 After cutting about ten per cent of its staff in Jamaica through a voluntary separation package in 2009, Digicel is expanding its offer to workers in Barbados and other parts of the region\u2026more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 BTC announced it is launching a new mobile feature, Star 200 (*200#), allowing pre-paid customers to top up minutes, transfer minutes to another number or view account balance and other information on their screens\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas is reportedly the lowest ranking country in mobile broadband penetration rates, according to a report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 By next year, Bahamians will be able to switch phone companies without having to change their coveted number\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 Avaya announced Tuesday the completion of the acquisition of Radvision a leading provider of IP video technologies and wireless networks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 The telecom Tricom will invest more than US$125 million to install the market\u2019s widest optic fiber coverage, as part of a three-year expansion it affirms will require an additional US$40 million investment next year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 <\/strong>The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has set a $5 per minute mobile termination rate (MTR) across all networks to be implemented on July 15\u2026 more<\/p>\n
Regional<\/em> \u2013 Mobile company Digicel Group Limited said Tuesday that it grew operating profit by 13 per cent to US$1.08 billion, supported by its growth in subscribers, at financial yearend March 2012\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group increased its subscriber base by 27 per cent to 12.8 million over the financial year ending March 31, 2012, reporting US$1.1 billion ($96.3 billion) EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) for the period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The director of Research In Motion (RIM) for the Caribbean says The Bahamas has the one of the fastest mobile networks in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Sunshine Holdings Limited has filed legal action against a former employee over an alleged Internet theft that could incur “substantial damages” on the top holding company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 Entrepreneurs and businesses in the Caribbean and the diaspora now have until July 31 to submit their grant applications for up to US$ 100,000 in funding to develop their innovative business projects\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 “Woefully outdated” trademark laws and insufficient safeguards in the online world could place major players in the corporate world at risk, according to a top information technology (IT) lawyer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A glitch caused the electronic monitoring system to shut down on Tuesday, according to a Nassau Guardian source, who is closely involved in national security issues\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Members of the business community in Barbados have been warned that they can no longer rely solely on physical structures to secure and protect their properties, but must also seek to implement measures to secure their assets from sophisticated and technologically savvy cybercriminals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Digicel and LIME have been accused of anti-competitive behaviour in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) by its regulator, which has decided to impose sanctions against both firms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant LIME has voluntarily given up the last three years of its monopoly at the Montego Bay Free Zone saying it has nothing to fear from competition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Montego Bay Free Zone is set for a 50,000 sq ft expansion and a break in the telecommunications services monopoly that was held by LIME\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The V.I. Next Generation Network board approved a number of contracts Thursday, including a lease for office space on St. Croix\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad & Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Leading technology experts from the region and across the world will be converging on St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) for an intensive week of high-tech training… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Digicel group raised US$2.54 billion in revenue for the financial year ending March 31, according to a release issued by it this week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Jamaica has tapped Suzanne Saunders to provide strategic leadership for its portfolio of business solutions, one of the fastest growing areas of the company’s operation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credit: Gary Thomson<\/a>, flickr<\/em><\/p>\n
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