{"id":4571,"date":"2012-08-27T07:32:03","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T12:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=4571"},"modified":"2012-08-27T07:35:32","modified_gmt":"2012-08-27T12:35:32","slug":"roundup-week-26-august-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/08\/roundup-week-26-august-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 26 August 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 20 August to Sunday 26 August 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 20 August 2012<\/h3>\n

…Scrap metal thieves hit LIME for $9m<\/h4>\n

Jama<\/em>ica <\/em>\u2013 As 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

Electronic monitoring or \u2018tagging\u2019 of people<\/h4>\n

Trinidad & Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Administration of Justice (Electronic Monitoring) Act was assented to on July 3, 2012. It comes into force on a date to be set by the President. The act provides for the implementation of a system for electronic monitoring in Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 21 August 2012<\/h3>\n

URCA\u2008probes deeper into BTC\u2008blackout<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has told its regulator that the mass disruptions back in June were the result of failures associated with the firm\u2019s back-up power supply\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CXC calls for more technology in the classroom<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 CXC Registrar Dr. Didacus Jules says the \u201cchalk and talk\u201d mode of teaching is dead and it is time teachers\u2019 start using the tools available to reach their more technologically savvy students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 22 August 2012<\/h3>\n

BTC talks set for next month<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) and a government team of negotiators are expected to begin talks in late September as the Christie administration forges ahead with its plan to regain a majority interest in the Bahamas\u00a0Telecommunications\u00a0Company (BTC), according to businessman Franklyn Wilson, one of the government\u2019s negotiators\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Grenada taking steps to improve cyber-security<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 The Grenada government is increasing efforts to improve its cyber-security, with the establishment of a national Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Significant number of “One Laptop” computers stolen \u2013 Luncheon<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 A \u201csignificant number\u201d of netbooks for Guyana\u2019s One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project has been stolen from its Forshaw Street, Queenstown warehouse, Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon has confirmed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Two remanded over stolen GT&T cables<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Two men who were caught with a large quantity of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) cables on Saturday at \u2018D\u2019 Field, Sophia, were remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore at the Sparendaam Magistrate\u2019s Court yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New LIME call centres coming to Barbados, Jamaica and St Lucia<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications giant LIME is to return a call centre to Barbados and establish new centres in Montego Bay and St Lucia to serve the region, according to reports out of Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Innovative Telephone customers suffer outages<\/h4>\n

US Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Innovative Telephone customers in Charlotte Amalie, including a number of V.I. government agencies, experienced service outages on Tuesday resulting from damage done to a major cable on Monday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 23 August 2012<\/h3>\n

Couple charged in lottery scam<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The Lottery Scam Taskforce has charged a couple who allegedly tricked an American man into travelling here to collect a fake lottery prize\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ISP linked to Belize, ordered to block sites selling counterfeit goods<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 AltusHost is a European Internet Service Provider (ISP), but according to a PC World.com article, it\u2019s based in Belize and has recently been ordered to shut down twenty-five of its websites for selling counterfeit goods\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

C\u2019bean schools to benefit from Virtual Subject Association<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The introduction of a Virtual Subject Association is expected to be created by next month, with a view of soliciting the collaboration of educators across the Caribbean, to help address concerns detected in the subject areas of Mathematics and English\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Education in a digital world<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The managers of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) have echoed a view we posited a few weeks ago. We spoke about the available technology and of the need for the education system to adopt the technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel fraud accused gets bail extension<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Philpott Martin, computer specialist and computer programmer accused of stealing $30 million in call credit from telecoms giant Digicel, had his bail extended when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on Monday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Four T&T companies anger IOC legal dept<\/h4>\n

Trinidad & Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The local operations of at least four companies have incurred the wrath of the International Olympic Committee\u2019s (IOC) legal department with their social media marketing. Digicel, Mario\u2019s Pizzeria, SportWorld and MasterCard have caught the attention of the IOC\u2019s legal department for their \u201cunauthorized association\u201d with the London 2012 Olympics, including through the use of the image of Olympic gold medallist Keshorn Walcott\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 24 August 2012<\/h3>\n

BTC Negotiator: ‘Political Risk’ Now Key Concern For Investors<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Foreign developers and lenders are increasingly including \u2018political risk\u2019 in their assessments of whether to invest in the Bahamas, a key member of the Government\u2019s BTC negotiating committee conceded yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Security expert to address internet governance forum in St Lucia<\/h4>\n

St. Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Fortinet, a world leader in high-performance network security, announced on Wednesday that it will participate in the eight Caribbean Internet Governance Forum and Cyber Security Workshop in St Lucia from August 29 to 30\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

HIPCAR holds stakeholders workshop<\/h4>\n

St. Kitts & Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Harmonization of ICT policies and legislation across the Caribbean (HIPCAR) Project has provided an opportunity for St. Kitts and Nevis to review, adopt and make amendments to the electronic transac\u00adtions legislation during a recent workshop\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Innovative finishing repairs to severed underground line<\/h4>\n

US Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Innovative Telephone was wrapping up repairs Thursday night to restore telephone service to hundreds of customers affected by damage to a major underground cable in Charlotte Amalie\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

17,492 laptops for students, teachers<\/h4>\n

Trinidad & Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The distribution of 17,492 HP laptops, totalling more than US$9 million, will be distributed to Form One students between September 5 and 18\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 25 August 2012<\/h3>\n

New Mobile Technology For Hospitality Sector<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaican hotels will soon have an opportunity to upgrade their facilities’ services with new technology, allowing visitors to access various hospitality options through applications on their mobile smart phones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 26 August 2012<\/h3>\n

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