{"id":4532,"date":"2012-08-20T06:17:28","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T11:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=4532"},"modified":"2012-08-20T06:20:39","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T11:20:39","slug":"roundup-week-19-august-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/08\/roundup-week-19-august-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 19 August 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 13 August to Sunday 19 August 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 13 August 2012<\/h3>\n

Regional media executives discussing new technologies<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Antigua and Barbuda says the switch from analog to digital broadcasting would provide the region with an opportunity to take full advantage of a wide range of services including wireless broadband technology, data and telecommunication services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Technology to play a role in OECS future<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 In their addresses during the OECS Assembly\u2019s historic first session, many of the speakers chose to talk about the past and how the union came to this point\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook group will carry on<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Anti-tax group will be renamed Cayman United\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel uncovers fraud in Haiti<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 Digicel has launched an investigation into a fraud in Haiti, one of its biggest markets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Internet Access Points For St Ann Communities<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Julian Robinson, the state minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, last week announced that work is advanced to establish 18 Internet community access points in St Ann\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 14 August 2012<\/h3>\n

Antigua and Barbuda to Back Technological Growth<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, called today on the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to bet on new information and communication technologies (ICTs) to promote integration and development in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digital TV on its way<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Television viewers throughout the region will soon be able to see all their favourite programmes with far superior digital clarity, as analog viewing is phased out\u2014a move that will see the end of TV as we know it\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cost Savings the Silver Lining in the Cloud for SME\u2019s<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Small businesses in Jamaica are poised to enjoy the economic benefits to be gained from adopting cloud services to power their business operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

In Going Digital, there will be no Dumping of Obsolete TVs on Jamaica’ says Falconer<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Information Minister, Sandrea Falconer said that government was committed to protect consumers against buying television sets that will be obsolete in 2015; the year that Jamaica has adopted for digital switchover (DSO)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Personal data protection law coming this year<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Government is to introduce a Data Protection Act this year which will regulate the use of personal information compiled on Jamaicans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 15 August 2012<\/h3>\n

Caribbean decision makers examine switchover to digital broadcasting<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Decision makers in the Caribbean region, led by ministers from Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica and Montserrat, are deliberating various aspects of the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting at the inaugural Digital Broadcasting Switchover Forum (DBSF) Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

URCA chairman highlights consumer interests<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 On August 1, 2012, Randol Dorsett took his place as the new chairman of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME cuts new call centre deal<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 LIME has taken its call centre contract from Xerox and given it to Canada-based TELUS International in an effort to better manage its relationship with customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME’s prepaid traffic up 71%<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 LIME said that its prepaid traffic during the three months to June 30 increased by 71 per cent, when compared to the corresponding period last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Columbus’ New Service Takes Businesses To The Clouds<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Small businesses in Jamaica are poised to enjoy the economic benefits to be gained from adopting Columbus Business Solutions’ new cloud services – voice, video conferencing, and security\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Students on the line<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 MORE than 6,000 students at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) will start working in the school’s new call centre next month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 16 August 2012<\/h3>\n

CBU President Says Embrace Social Media<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Traditional media houses in the region would be making a monumental mistake by failing to embrace social media, president of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) Vic Fernandes has warned\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

C&W Jamaica revenues climb 5%, net loss narrows in Q2<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica saw its quarterly revenues reach JMD 4.82 billion in the three months to June, up 5 percent from JMD 4.61 billion in the same period last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

If Red Stripe can do it, why can’t Digicel?<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 At this time in our 50th year of political Independence when the buzzwords “nationalism” and “patriotism” are being liberally sprinkled over almost all aspects of social and political discussion, it is useful to examine, if not in totality, just a few of the instances in which globalisation had made its unstoppable intrusion in our polity\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 17 August 2012<\/h3>\n

Antigua key to ECTEL talks<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Information Minister Dr Edmond Mansoor expects Antigua and Barbuda to play a pivotal role in talks with regional telecoms watchdog (ECTEL)\u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n

Clarification<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Observer wishes to state that it has no reason to question Digicel’s choice of a CEO. As far as we are concerned, Digicel has always appointed the best person who, in its view, can efficiently lead the company, and that has proven itself in the company’s success over the 12 years it has been operating in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Slashed mobile rates led to deflation<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The steep drop in mobile phone call prices has resulted in deflation in the month of July\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Five Projects Rewarded for Contributing to the Development of the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Five initiatives that have notably contributed to Internet use in Latin America and the Caribbean received the Regional Fund for Digital Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean (FRIDA) Award today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Stakeholders to review new ICT laws for St Kitts-Nevis<\/h4>\n

St. Kitts & Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Stakeholders will give input on new rules that are being proposed to govern electronic transactions in St Kitts and Nevis at an August 20 and 21 workshop\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 18 August 2012<\/h3>\n

Regulators and broadcasters agree checklist for digital broadcast switchover in the Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 At the conclusion of the inaugural Digital Broadcasting Switchover Caribbean Forum, held on 13 and 14 August 2012 in St John\u2019s, Antigua, regulatory agencies and broadcasters jointly developed a draft checklist of key issues that need to be addressed in order to manage the digital switchover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC expected to take center stage at coming Moody\u2019s meeting<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government will get an opportunity to discuss its plan to regain majority control of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) with Wall Street credit ratings agency Moody\u2019s during a meeting in Nassau in October\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GT&T warns of promotional scam<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) says it has received several customer complaints of a new telephone-related scam\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 19 August 2012<\/h3>\n

Avaya, Digicel join forces to bring business solutions<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Global telecommunications giant Avaya has partnered with Digicel to enhance productivity and reduce communication costs at Jamaican private and public sector enterprises\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME hit with $9M bill after cable theft<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013\u00a0As the government considers lifting the ban on the scrap metal trade, telecoms company LIME is reporting that the latest incident of theft of some of its transmission cables in Hellshire Heights, St Catherine has resulted in service restoration costs of $3.5 million\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credit: \u00a0NS Newsflash<\/a>, flickr<\/em><\/p>\n

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