A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 30 December to Sunday 5 January 2014.<\/i><\/p>\n
Dominica <\/i>\u2013 The Dominica Public Service Union, which represents LIME employees here, wants CARICOM\u2019s intervention in a redundancy matter\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Prominent businessman Franklyn Wilson has objected to Cable Bahamas\u2019 charging him \u2018late payment\u2019 fees, with the industry regulator agreeing to his demand that such charges be proportionate\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: Please allow me space to highlight an issue that is of concern to me and other customers of Flow Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Regional<\/i> \u2013 Digicel today announced that it has reached an agreement with the Guadeloupe-based Loret Group and with Caribbean Fibre Holdings to acquire a submarine fibre network across the Caribbean region, the company said in a statement on Monday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 The Communications Workers\u2019 Union (CWU) said yesterday that it is prepared to \u201cbattle to the end\u201d to protect the cost of living allowance (Cola) of workers at TSTT\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: I write in response to the letter penned by Mr Courtney Campbell that was published in The Gleaner on Monday December 30, 2013\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 The Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA) anticipates licensing one new cellular operator in 2014, as it admits that competition has been \u201csomewhat slow\u201d to develop in the Bahamian communications market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Education Minister Rev Ronald Thwaites has challenged the local suppliers of Internet access to expand their reach, especially across rural Jamaica, to allow more students to benefit from online learning programmes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 IN the four seconds it takes you to read this, 65 million emails would have traversed the World Wide Web\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 Both Cable Bahamas and the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) told the national regulator\u2008that they agree in principle with efforts to enhance consumer protection regulations in The Bahamas, but both claim the proposed regulations are far too \u201cprescriptive\u201d and sweeping and would create undue administrative and financial burdens for the companies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 A revised version of the controversial Cayman Islands Data Protection Bill is due to come before the Legislative Assembly in 2014\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Grenada <\/i>\u2013 If your phone rings, and you don\u2019t recognize the number, don\u2019t answer and don\u2019t call back. That\u2019s the advice law enforcement officials are giving Utah residents right now\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 If Jamaica looks to Haiti, it, too, could produce high-tech tablet computers for the local and export markets, according to Brian Pengelley, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Regional<\/i> \u2013 The Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) has announced that Caribbean-based technology expert Bevil Wooding is the 2013 recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Grenada <\/i>\u2013 GRENADA, the spice island of the Caribbean, has come in for high praise from CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque for its use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The emergence and proliferation of cloud computing over the years have resulted in shifts in data processing and data-storage patterns\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The Jamaica government says it wants the entire population to have access to the Internet and has appealed to local providers to ensure that it is achieved\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Trinidad-born technology expert Bevil Wooding is the 2013 recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (Lacnic)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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