LIME donates tablets to GIS, DBS & Telecoms Ministry<\/h4>\n
Dominica<\/i> \u2013 LIME Dominica has responded positively to a request from the Ministry of Information & Telecommunications to support their efforts to improve efficiencies at key departments within the Ministry\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 TRINIDAD and Tobago (TT), the nation which invented the only new acoustic instrument of the 20th Century, the steel- pan, cannot be a country that is transferring and applying technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n \u2013 Nil \u2013<\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 CABLE Bahamas yesterday said it was expecting a number of businesses to switch to its REVOICE offering this month, telling Tribune Business it had attracted \u201cwell over\u201d 3,000 new landline subscribers due in large part to its mortgage giveaway promotion\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica<\/i> \u2013\u00a0Thomas Letang general secretary of the Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU) have revealed his intention to seek Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments\u2019 support for assistance in its industrial impasse with the telecommunications company, LIME\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica<\/i> \u2013 The Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU) today warned it was prepared to \u201cdo something about the situation\u201d as it seeks Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments support for its ongoing industrial problem with the British telecommunications company, LIME\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday he will meet with Cable and Wireless executives and members of the Cabinet next Tuesday to \u201ccross the t\u2019s and dot the i\u2019s\u201d on their new agreement\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The former Bacardi plant\u2019s owners yesterday pledged to \u201cmove forward\u201d with establishing a high-end IT school, having enlisted the company responsible for the Bahamas\u2019 e-passport and border control systems as its project partner\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Curacao <\/i>\u2013 Curacao Technology Exchange (Ctex) will receive the facility certification from the only institute that issues this certification, the Uptime Institute\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominican Republic <\/i>\u2013 The Dominican Republic expects to receive USD 360 million in taxes from the sale of Tricom and Orange to Altice, reports Diario Libre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominican Republic<\/i> \u2013 The cost of long-distance calls and internet services could be reduced in the Dominican Republic, after the Higher Administrative Court ratified a resolution from the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 TELECOMS companies Digicel and Columbus Communica-tions Jamaica Limited, operators of Flow, are offering a $1-million reward for the arrest and conviction of vandals who damaged their fibre routes, causing a network outage yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Telecommunications giant Digicel on Thursday issued a release saying that 4G mobile customers who were unable to use the Internet on Wednesday morning during a network outage, started receiving data rebates on Wednesday night\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 THE explosion in the use of social media and mobile applications in recent years has dictated what will largely be in store for the telecommunications sector this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Microsoft Trinidad and Tobago last month announced the local availability of Office 365 for Nonprofits for qualifying nonprofits and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) through its software donation programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/i> \u2013 Trinidad and Tobago will host the 2014 edition of the South School on Internet Governance (SSIG), an annual programme aimed at raising a generation of leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/i> \u2013 HERE are over 18,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in TT\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Prime Minister Perry Christie has announced that he will meet with executives from Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) early next week to sign a new agreement regarding the Bahamas Telecommunication Company (BTC), the details of which are yet to be announced… more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 LIME has won the bid to provide a new telecommunications solution to the Falmouth Regional Hospital, the firm announced yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), the parent company for LIME, has hired Phil Bentley as its new chief executive officer, replacing Tony Rice. Bentley took office on January 1, 2014\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Two year ago I suggested in this column that few Caribbean Governments or companies were taking seriously the threat posed by cyber attack and cyber crime\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Haiti <\/i>\u2013 On the anniversary of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, it is remarkable to see what was learned about ‘crisis mapping’ from social media during the natural disaster\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The police have launched a probe into an incident of robbery and another of malicious destruction of property, which they believe are geared towards intimidating witnesses in a particular case now before the court\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Prime minister of Grenada, Dr Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister responsible for science and technology (S&T) in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has signaled his intention to strengthen the S&T capacity in the region so that it can, in the shortest possible time, assist with economic and social development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Whether we knew it or not, the digital revolution happened and we\u2019re all a part of it\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n \u2013 Nil \u2013<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credit: \u00a0Ramberg Media Images<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Facebook<\/a>; \u00a0Marketing Magazine<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n ____________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 6 January to Sunday 12 January 2014. 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Tuesday, 7 January 2014<\/h3>\n
Wednesday, 8 January 2014<\/h3>\n
Cable Bahamas Gains 3,000 New Landline Clients<\/h4>\n
Dominica union seeks CARICOM support on severance packages for soon to be retrenched LIME workers<\/h4>\n
LIME talks break down in Dominica<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 9 January 2014<\/h3>\n
BTC Meeting To Seal Agreement<\/h4>\n
E-Passport Provider In IT School Venture<\/h4>\n
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CTEX Gets \u2018Facility\u2019 Certification<\/h4>\nDominica to get USD 360 mln from sale of Tricom, Orange<\/h4>\n
Dominican court confirms access to wholesale capacity<\/h4>\n
Digicel, Columbus Communications blame vandals for network outage<\/h4>\n
Digicel customers get rebate following network outage<\/h4>\n
Mobile data war set to intensify<\/h4>\n
Microsoft TT announces Office 365 donation programme<\/h4>\n
T&T to host regional Internet Governance school<\/h4>\n
Technology makes SME\u2019s the new super achievers<\/h4>\n
Friday, 10 January 2014<\/h3>\n
Cryptic Christie to announce secret CWC\u00a0deal next week<\/h4>\n
LIME wins bid for telecoms solution at Falmouth hospital<\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\nCable & Wireless Swaps Rice For Bentley<\/h4>\n
More action needed on cybersecurity<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 11 January 2014<\/h3>\n
How Haiti earthquake launched ‘digital humanitarianism’<\/h4>\n
Destruction of fibre optics cable, hotel robbery may be attempts to intimidate witnesses, police say<\/h4>\n
CARICOM science and technology committee launched<\/h4>\n
Cell phone tips for a better 2014<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 12 January 2014<\/h3>\n