Haiti – Economy : Digicel invested $2M in \u00abS\u00e8vis Finansye Fonkoze S.A.\u00bb<\/h4>\n
Haiti<\/em> \u2013\u00a0“S\u00e8vis Finansye Fonkoze S.A.”, the largest microfinance institution in Haiti, announced the signing of an equity investment of $2 million with Digicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Four barracks belonging to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) have been retrofitted, to include eLearning centres, resulting in advanced training opportunities for soldiers and easier access for applicants to complete their online recruit test for the Force\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 In the last few decades or so, most organisations have sought to execute their public-relations programmes through traditional mass media – a mix of print, TV, and radio – in a bid to generate positive publicity about their brand, products, and or services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Sint Maarten<\/em> \u2013 Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten donated two HP DL series rack mountable 19″ servers with dual power supplies, redundant disk including memory and processor and a 19″ equipment server rack to the ICT department of the Milton Peter College\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/em> \u2013 The ISLAND\u2019s lone boys secondary school is reporting that it does not have a problem with cellphones. Principal of St Leonard\u2019s Boys\u2019, Stephen King, admitted that from time to time children would sneak cellphones on to the premises\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 DIGICEL. Caribbean mobile operator Digicel is investing another J$4bn (US$39.1mn) in Jamaica to improve its network and customer care delivery, building on the J$7bn investment over the last two years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Trinidad Express newspaper said it would not be deterred by the \u201cunwarranted and unmeritorious assault on our journalists\u201d and pledged to continue reporting \u201cwrongful activities at all levels of society and in particular corruption in the State and State-controlled entities\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Antigua And Barbuda<\/em> \u2013 Antigua & Barbuda\u2019s WTO Gaming Negotiation Team is slated to convene a meeting with the Office of the United States Trade Representatives (USTR) on 14th November 2013 in Washington, DC. This meeting is aimed at resolving the long standing WTO cross-border supply of gaming services dispute between Antigua & Barbuda and the United States\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 THE Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) will find out if anyone is interested in buying alternative wireless broadband licences within three weeks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Phillip Paulwell, minister of science, technology, energy and mining, recently announced that the government has completed winding up the Central Information Technology Office and is now moving to reposition Fiscal Services as E-Government Jamaica Limited and empower it to provide general information and computer technology services to the entire public sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 THE double digit growth of LIME Jamaica’s mobile subscriber base in the three months to September 30 allowed operating profit to jump four times over year-earlier levels but the telecommunications firm still made a net loss of over $600 million\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Telecoms provider LIME Jamaica has started to upgrade its mobile network under a two-year project costing billions that aims to deliver improved broadband speeds of up to 21 megabits per second\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications reported a fall in pre-tax profit in the six months through September as a result of exceptional charges related to the company\u2019s cost reduction program\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Kitts and Nevis<\/em> \u2013 The new 2013\u20132018 Information Communication Technology (ICT) Agreement between the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of China (Taiwan), illuminates the path towards building the Information Society that will contribute to the transformation process of the local economy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Kitts and Nevis<\/em> \u2013 Taiwan\u2019s Resident Ambassador in Basseterre, says his nation\u2019s future cooperation in information and communication technology with the Federation \u201cwill boost St. Kitts and Nevis\u2019 role in Caribbean region.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 AN ongoing Internet-based attack on the personal and professional life of Express senior investigative journalist Asha Javeed has been condemned by the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 THE UNION representing Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) line staff said yesterday it was \u201cextremely concerned\u201d about the potential impact its majority shareholder\u2019s $100 million cost savings push will have on jobs, warning it would \u201cnot sit idle and let them do what they want\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications provider Digicel Jamaica has invested J$85 million in a new programme called \u20184Genius\u2019, which allow customers to get their smart phones fully data-activated\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 UK-backed cellco LIME Jamaica has announced plans to invest JMD8.3 billion (USD78.78 million) over the next two years on the widespread rollout of a HSPA+ upgrade to its mobile network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon Phillip Paulwell today held a joint meeting with newly-appointed members of the Board of Directors of E-Government Jamaica Ltd and the National Information Communications Technology (ICT) Advisory Council at which he outlined the tasks at hand for both bodies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 NO one can doubt that young people know technology. Growing up in the mobile Internet age means teenagers intuitively make browsing, texting and sharing a significant part of their daily lives, with bmobile as a key enabler of their immersion in that technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Belize<\/em> \u2013 Visa informant Alverine Burgess has provided first-hand testimony of her financial dealings with Minister of State Edmund Castro. She has stated repeatedly that she paid Castro for each visa he would facilitate for Chinese nationals at her request. On Monday, Burgess took her allegations to another level, revealing that she had been interrogated by US investigators at the embassy in Belmopan\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominican Republic<\/em> \u2013 Irish-owned telecommunications company Digicel is expected to submit a 1 billion euro offer this week for theDominican Republic operations of Orange, formerly France Telecom, as this weekend\u2019s deadline for bids approaches\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 MINISTER of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell says that Jamaicans are not benefitting fully from competition in the telecommunications market, due to the high cost to use the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 UK-based Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) reported consolidated revenues of USD935 million for the six months ended 30 September 2013, a decrease of 3% year-on-year. EBITDA for the period under review increased 3% y-o-y to USD298 million, while net income increased 26% to USD63 million\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Caribbean area representative for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Cleveland Thomas, who is on a familiarization visit to Dominica this week, told reporters on Friday November 15,2013, that Dominica has the potential of being recognized as a major leader using technology in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 With over 600 entries from 88 countries worldwide in this year\u2019s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Young Innovators\u2019 competition, young regional entrepreneur Keston Perry and his project KUMBAConnect has emerged as one of the winners\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 DIGICEL TT\u2019s chief executive officer John Delves, says Digicel Business is, \u201cvery close to signing a deal with an extremely large company\u201d, to provide it with cloud-based technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications giant Digicel, which has a 55 per cent market share of the T&T market, is not interested in acquiring Cable and Wireless\u2019 shares in rival TSTT, chief executive officer John Delves said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 A High Court judge yesterday advised a group of new lawyers to be mindful of their social media posts which he said may affect their future in the legal profession\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Workers at state-owned Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) have threatened to take their protest for better wages straight to the doors of the home and office of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013\u00a0The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has launched a new, and more powerful and highly interactive Website as another option for customers who prefer to meet their service and products needs online instead of in-line or on the \u2018phone… more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 T&T will be hosting its second Startup Weekend event during Global Entrepreneurship Week from November 22 to 24 at One Woodbrook Place, Port of Spain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credits: \u00a0Gary Thomson<\/a> (flickr); Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/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 11 November to Sunday 17 November 2013. 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Social Media Key To Public Relations<\/h4>\n
BTP-SXM Donates Data Servers & Server Rack to MPC.<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 12 November 2013<\/h3>\n
Head: Cellphones not a problem<\/h4>\n
CANTO Wrap October 2013<\/h4>\n
Trinidad Express journalist attacked on social media<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 13 November 2013<\/h3>\n
Antigua And Barbuda WTO Gaming Negotiation Team Convenes High Level Meeting In Washington<\/h4>\n
Government goes to market for alternative broadband licences bidders<\/h4>\n
Jamaica Moving Closer to Realizing Full E-Government Service<\/h4>\n
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LIME regulatory troubles add to loss<\/h4>\nLIME To Pour J$8B Into System Upgrade<\/h4>\n
Mixed results reported for Cable & Wireless<\/h4>\n
St. Kitts and Nevis and Taiwan ink new five-year ICT Agreement<\/h4>\n
St. Kitts and Nevis\u2019 new ICT Agreement will boost role in Caribbean<\/h4>\n
MATT condemns online attack<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 14 November 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC Union Fears Over CWC’s $100m Cost Saving Drive<\/h4>\n
Digicel invests J$85m in new programme<\/h4>\n
LIME to funnel JMD8 billion into HSPA+ network; SMA invites EoI for new licences<\/h4>\n
Paulwell meets with E-Gov Board, ICT Advisory Council<\/h4>\n
Technology lures youth into political discussions<\/h4>\n
Friday, 15 November 2013<\/h3>\n
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Is\u00a0the U.S. Government listening in on private phone conversations in Belize?<\/h4>\nTelecoms bid for Orange Dominicana<\/h4>\n
Internet costs too high, says Paulwell<\/h4>\n
CWC 6M revenues slip 3% to USD935m; net income grows 26%<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 16 November 2013<\/h3>\n
ITU area rep praises Dominica\u2019s ICT efforts<\/h4>\n
Caribbean tech project wins global innovation award<\/h4>\n
Digicel close to inking major deal<\/h4>\n
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Digicel invests $100m to boost network<\/h4>\nJudge warns new lawyers: Watch your Facebook posts<\/h4>\n
TSTT workers to ramp up protests<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 17 November 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC unveils new powerful, interactive website<\/h4>\n
T&T to host second Startup Weekend<\/h4>\n