A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 9 December to Sunday 15 December 2013.<\/i><\/p>\n
Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 Social networking giant Facebook is facing criticism over its tax payments after filings revealed the company exported an estimated US$ 1 billion earned in the UK and other overseas markets to the Cayman Islands last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Building on the runaway success of its own affordable Android smartphone, the DL600, Digicel is introducing the latest version to join the range, the DL700, which delivers an even bigger and better Android experience\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The King is dead. Long live the King! I will get back to this. Free to air TV stations and cable operators, in particular hardwire cable, have reason to be concerned\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 AS it marks its 10th anniversary, the LIME Foundation is offering five scholarships each valued at $300,000 to students pursuing studies in the field of telecommunications at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 President and Chief Executive Officer of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Fadi Chehade’ has expressed the need for a greater participation of Caribbean states at the global level in decisions made about the future role of the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Caribbean people are full of ideas that could make a great business or change the world. Too often, however, there isn’t the time, resources, connections or skills to bring those dreams to life\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago<\/i> \u2013 TSTT is arguing that because it is a T&T-based mobile provider, it cannot control other networks in the region to influence roaming rates\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Turks and Caicos Islands<\/i> \u2013 Cutbacks announced by LIME communications, which is the only landline phone and internet service in the Turks and Caicos Islands, are not in reality cutbacks, sources now report\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba <\/i>\u2013 President Obama and Ra\u00fal Castro shaking hands at the memorial service for Nelson Mandela drew a lot of news coverage, but it is just the latest sign of softening of US policy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 On Monday December 9, the Digicel Jamaica Facebook page marked a significant milestone when it reached a phenomenal 600,000 fans on the popular social media page\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Software developers, journalists and innovators with an interest in technology and transparency will benefit from a one-day open data workshop to be held Thursday… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago<\/i> \u2013 The folks at the T&T Film Company didn\u2019t miss an opportunity to plead the case of local content at the launch of the Smartphone Film Festival\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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As\u00a0Digicel visits, govt urged to conduct \u2018auction\u2019 for mobile services<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/i>\u2013 The government has been urged to ensure it engages in a competitive \u201cauction\u201d process in order to identify the most suitable potential competitor for Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC)\u2008in the mobile market post-exclusivity in 2015\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Following the Evidence Amendment Act which was enacted to allow the court the discretion to permit prisoners to appear in court via video link, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Sen. Allyson Maynard-Gibson, explains how the process would work during a press conference held on Friday, December 6 at her office on East Hill Street\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Thousands of cellular customers throughout New Providence and several of the Family Islands were left without telephone service and Internet access for several hours yesterday afternoon\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunication Company (BTC) advised that a technical issue inadvertently impacted BTC services to many of the Bahama Islands at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday December 10th\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 CABLE BAHAMAS chairman and founder Phil Keeping, died in a fall from a mechanical scissor-lift in a Harley-Davidson dealership in Newfoundland, Canada, early Monday afternoon\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 An unremitting onslaught by copper thieves on telecom facilities has Police and The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) appealing to the public for their assistance to stem the dangerous criminal attacks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), operating under the LIME banner, has commercially launched its Long Term Evolution (LTE) services in the Cayman Islands\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cura\u00e7ao <\/i>\u2013 Students from the Prins Bernhard School were the first to participate on Curacao today in the worldwide \u2018hour of code\u2019 event that was organized as part of the international \u2018Computer Science & Education Week\u2019 by Stimul-IT\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Sutherland Global Services (SGS), the largest foreign investment to date coming out of Jampro\u2019s inaugural Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF) in 2012, formally opened its Global Delivery Centre (GDC) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus on December 4\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saint Lucia <\/i>\u2013 The government of Saint Lucia, through the Caribbean Regional Infrastructure Programme (CARCIP), will be implementing an EC$2.5 million grant instrument to support ICT business incubation and training\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas recently purchased three Florida systems for about $100 million, gaining a foothold in the United States for the foreign operator\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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60 tablet computers for outstanding teachers and Digital Learning Center<\/h4>\nBelize <\/i>\u2013 On Wednesday, the government of Taiwan handed over three projects to the Ministry of Natural Resources; today it was the Ministry of Education that benefitted from Taiwan\u2019s generosity. It received sixty computers which went to some deserving teachers and for a learning center at the E.P. Yorke High School.. more<\/a><\/p>\n
Regional <\/i>\u2013 Digicel, the telecoms group owned by businessman Denis O\u2019Brien, plans to borrow more than \u20ac360 million from the capital markets to cover general company spending\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saint Lucia <\/i>\u2013 St Lucia\u2019s government will be implementing a $925,925 grant to support business incubation and training in the area of information and communication technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Organised criminals have expanded their technological artillery to execute crime behind the backs of law enforcement officers.\u00a0However, crime-fighting strategies, including computer crime scene re-enactments, shoeprint analysis, forensic black light analysis and psychological profiling are still not utilised by local police officers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago<\/i> \u2013 Software developers, journalists and innovators with an interest in technology and transparency will benefit from a one-day open data workshop taking place today at the Kapok Hotel, Port-of -Spain, from 9 am to 4 pm\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago<\/i> \u2013 Local consumers can look forward to almost immediate access to new innovations from technology-giant Samsung, now that the company has established a Samsung Experience Store at Gulf City, San Fernando\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago<\/i> \u2013 ONE of the latest buzzwords in the corporate lexicon is innovation. Everybody is advocating the philosophy of innovation as a means of moving the business world forward while at the same time attempting to create more sustainable jobs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize <\/i>\u2013\u00a0Due to a phone problem experienced over the weekend, we have learned that phone numbers of some subscribers in Belize are identical to phone numbers of subscribers in Arkansas, USA. In 1947, the state of Arkansas was assigned the 501 area code \u2013 identical to Belize\u2019s country code\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 The Information and Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) and its board met to discuss the way forward for local content on television airwaves\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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VOIP in Cuba — what is the goal?<\/h4>\nCuba <\/i>\u2013 Alam Brito sent me a link to a story about two Cubans who were caught selling illegal voice over IP (VOIP) telephone calls on the Interent in 2009. They were accused of having cost ETECSA $150,000 in revenue\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Dominica <\/i>\u2013 Local telecommunication and cable company, Marpin 2K4 Ltd, announced on Friday that its operations have been fully reconnected with the nation\u2019s power provider, DOMLEC\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Dominican Republic <\/i>\u2013 With Altice Group\u2019s entry into the country\u2019s telecom market snapping up Tricom and Orange, the sector\u2019s competition is expected to increase with better Web, mobile, fixed telephone and cable TV service at lower prices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 THE MURDER trial of entertainer Vybz Kartel and his four co-accused is heading into the new year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago<\/i> \u2013 Do you want an easier way to track T&T\u2019s oil and gas revenue? There\u2019s an app for that! \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago<\/i> \u2013 T&T\u2019s first Samsung Experience Store opened its doors on Thursday at Gulf City Mall, La Romaine\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago<\/i> \u2013 With a total investment of $1.4 million, Microsoft has reaffirmed its commitment to youth and organisations aimed at connecting young people to better opportunities in employment, entrepreneurship and education\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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