{"id":4614,"date":"2012-09-03T05:58:58","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T10:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=4614"},"modified":"2012-09-05T14:54:02","modified_gmt":"2012-09-05T19:54:02","slug":"roundup-week-2-september-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/09\/roundup-week-2-september-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 2 September 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 27 August to Sunday 2 September 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rmgimages\/\"<\/a>Monday, 27 August 2012<\/h3>\n

St Lucia to Expand Broadband Access<\/h4>\n

St. Lucia <\/em>\u2013 St Lucia\u2019s government has approved access to a $6 million loan from the International Development Association to provide support for ICT and broadband in the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 28 August 2012<\/h3>\n

Anti-theft software on computer leads police to burglar who gets two year jail term<\/h4>\n

St. Kitts & Nevis <\/em>\u2013 An anti-theft software which was downloaded to a laptop stolen in the Frigate Bay area has resulted in a two-year jail term for one of two men arrested during the investigation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Adjustment of TelEm Group switching equipment will cause interruption in landline services Wednesday night<\/h4>\n

St. Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelEm Group will be making adjustments to company switching equipment from Midnight tonight to accommodate necessary changes for adoption of the ongoing North America Numbering Plan (NANP) system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 29 August 2012<\/h3>\n

Microsoft hosts efficiency seminar at Hilton<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Latin American market, including The Bahamas and the Caribbean, represents $5 billion in business for the world\u2019s leading software company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Public library also Internet \u2018hot-spot\u2019<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The George Town Public Library in Grand Cayman has become an Internet hot-spot where dozens of people gather every day for wireless Internet access to the World Wide Web\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The high cost of crime<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Lottery scam inflows may be Jamaica’s third largest foreign exchange earner. Income from defrauding persons overseas only follows remittances and tourism earnings, if estimates of US$300 million a year are true\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Technology Minister wants Improvement in Digital Literacy<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is pushing for improvement in digital literacy of Jamaicans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 30 August 2012<\/h3>\n

19-Y-O Nabbed By Lottery Scam Task Force<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 He has been under the microscope of the Lottery Scam Task Force for some time. The 19-year-old youth has been accused of fleecing a number of United States nationals of millions of dollars. Two of the victims were conned out of US$220,000 in total\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Four firms awarded $833,331 in contracts to build fiber hubs<\/h4>\n

US Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 V.I. Next Generation Network board members approved contracts Wednesday for the construction of the next six fiber access points\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Karib Cable Celebrates 15 Years<\/h4>\n

St. Vincent & the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Karib Cable, this country\u2019s sole cable television service provider, is marking 15 years of unbroken service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME Unveils New Directory<\/h4>\n

St. Vincent & the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The 2012 \u2013 2013 telecommunications services directory was officially unveiled last Wednesday, August 29, at a ceremony held at LIME headquarters, Kingstown\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 31 August 2012<\/h3>\n

BTC’s First Independent Store To Open By October<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The first independently-owned Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) retail outlet is set to open in Grand Bahama by early October, the newly-privatised carrier yesterday saying its store upgrades had already sparked \u201ca material bump up in sales\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Negotiator’s ‘Not Paid $1m’<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A local tabloid\u2019s article that $1 million will be paid to the government\u2019s negotiating team for recapturing the majority shares in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company was dismissed as \u201ccompletely false\u201d by Prime Minister Christie\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

URCA\u2008awards spectrum license to BTC<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has issued a 700 MHz[1] spectrum license to the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited (BTC).\u00a0 The issuing of a license for new spectrum bandwidth to Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL) is also expected\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Six sent home over missing laptops<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Six staff members of the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project have been sent home to facilitate a probe by police into the theft of around 150 laptops, the Government Information Agency reported today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

OAS Presents Mobile Simulation Laboratory for Cyber-Attack Response Exercises<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) of the Organization of American States (OAS) today presented a mobile simulation laboratory of advanced technology that will be incorporated into its program to respond to cyber attacks and will be available to Member States in order to help them secure their critical infrastructure and information systems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 1 September 2012<\/h3>\n

Cyber attacks jump<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 “Cybercrimes are on the rise in this land… We have to be responsible as citizens and be careful what we put on digital media,” said Inspector Warren Williams, who heads the constabulary force’s Cybercrimes Investigation and Research Unit\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Hackers Beware<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 A number of websites have now popped up on the radar of Jamaican cybercrime investigators\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaicans Warned About Putting Personal Information on the Internet<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaicans are being urged to be very careful in putting \u00a0personal information \u00a0on the Internet, as the police are reporting an increase in cases of cyber crimes across the island over the last few years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Montserrat launches online visa application system<\/h4>\n

Montserrat <\/em>\u2013 The government of Montserrat has achieved one of its major reform milestones with the announcement that, from September 1, visa applications can be processed online\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 2 September 2012<\/h3>\n

Telecoms Innovator To Rap With Students<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Local science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students will have the opportunity to rub shoulders with telecoms innovator Jesse Russell\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Islandcom Makes The Leap To 4G Wireless Speed<\/h4>\n

Turks & Caicos Islands <\/em>\u2013 The Turks and Caicos Islands\u2019s fastest wireless network just got faster, making the leap from 3G to 4G speed on July 27\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credit: Ramberg Media Images<\/a> \/ flickr<\/em><\/p>\n

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