Tech Times<\/h4>\n
Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Tech problem of the week. How to set up mobile smartphone with car stereo system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 International telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) is on a mission to reduce its Caribbean operating costs by US$100 million\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ministers with responsibility for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) will meet in Grenada later this week to prepare recommendations for submission to regional leaders for the development of the sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Caribbean governments and\u00a0telecommunications regulators will meet next month to discuss issues related to the management of spectrum across the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Haiti<\/i> \u2013 Rose Marie Dorvilus, 29, lives in Petion Ville which is considered the uptown of Port-au-Prince and has been living there with family members ever since the earthquake on 12 January, 2010 destroyed her home in Delmas 19\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 The probe into the emailgate scandal may be facing a bleak future after US Internet search giant Google indicated in its latest transparency report, published on its Web site, that local police officers investigating the case failed to make any official request from them for information relating to the matter last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 THE government remained tight-lipped on the Prime Minister\u2019s meeting with Cable and Wireless executives, which was scheduled to be held yesterday afternoon\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013\u00a0A review of Cayman Islands contempt of court laws will seek to clarify how the regulations affect Internet bloggers and social media commentators who post or tweet about court proceedings\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 FOR some, accepting a virtual unregulated currency as payment may seem like a leap into the unknown\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Jamaicans in the Convention Centre, Atlanta 2011, wanted to get on with the dance. It was the annual Independence Ball hosted by the Atlanta Jamaica Association\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Two years 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 Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS provide Digicel yesterday blamed an \u201cinter-connect issue\u201d for the inability of persons using bmobile or TSTT landline phones to make calls to persons having Digicel phones yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has complained that the 113 per cent call termination \u201cpremium\u201d enjoyed by its rivals has placed it at a competitive disadvantage, allowing them to offer consumers \u2018below cost\u2019 pricing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Sint Maarten \u2013 TelEm Group’s Sales team recently took delivery of five brand new vehicles to better serve the company’s business and residential clients in 2014\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 BMOBILE plans to introduce a first in voice and data services that will have local customers seeing the brighter side of roaming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 OPPOSITION leader Dr Hubert Minnis is questioning whether the government has made any significant progress in its negotiations to secure the majority stake in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/i> \u2013 Representatives from F1RST Media Ltd in Bridgetown and Port-of-Spain met with local journalists and bloggers at The SoCo Hotel in Hastings, Barbados to present the company\u2019s vision of a more connected Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 The WestStar trucks have been out and about all over Grand Cayman, installing an island-wide network of fibre optic cabling.\u00a0It\u2019s the technology that makes for faster internet speeds, clearer phone calls and for Cayman 27\u2032s news team, a new way to broadcast live\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands<\/i> \u2013 In these days of instant communication, it\u2019s all too easy to dash off a quick email, be it for work or personal purposes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Information and Communication Technology is the new frontier for regional integration in the Caribbean, CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque said in a speech Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Antigua and Barbuda <\/i>\u2013 Telecommunications Company LIME is not saying it\u2019s a sale, but is calling its latest initiative to partner with Ericsson as outsourcing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The \u201csignificant\u201d announcement the government was expected to make regarding the future of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) this week will be made after a Cabinet meeting on the matter, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/i> \u2013 The 2014 production of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) recently held in Las Vegas, Nevada was a smorgasbord of delights for the tech lover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 ICT and human resource development fused together could be the catalyst for enhancing prospects for sustainable growth and development for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Grenada\u2019s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell yesterday urged regional countries to make good use of the information, communication and technology (ICT) sector, saying that it could provide opportunities for the CARICOM to develop new services, industries and markets that create jobs, return profits and drive growth\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Sint Maarten<\/i> \u2013 Identifying themselves as “four concerned citizens of the Friendly Island”, this group has started a Facebook page called “Unfair KLM ticket prices SXM \u2013 AMS” to protest and maybe trigger a change from KLM regarding its high ticket prices from St. Maarten to Amsterdam\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Telecoms provider LIME won two of three prime categories at the prestigious Avaya Partner Connection Day Awards in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credits: \u00a0zcopley<\/a> (Flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; Facebook<\/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 13 January to Sunday 19 January 2014. 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Caribbean ICT ministers meet in Grenada<\/h4>\n
US$1M for CTU Harmonised Spectrum Project<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 14 January 2014<\/h3>\n
Looking beyond the tragedy: Information sharing for a better future<\/h4>\n
E-mailgate probe\u00a0faces dismal future<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 15 January 2014<\/h3>\n
Silence Over Scheduled BTC Meeting<\/h4>\n
Defining contempt in the Internet age<\/h4>\n
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Local medical company now takes bitcoins as payment<\/h4>\nSocial Media and Social Good in Jamaica<\/h4>\n
Taking cyber attacks seriously<\/h4>\n
No bmobile to Digi calls<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 16 January 2014<\/h3>\n
BTC Blasts 113% Call Termination Spread<\/h4>\n
TelEm Group Sales team take delivery of five new vehicles<\/h4>\n
Bmobile to pioneer better data and voice roaming globally<\/h4>\n
Friday, 17 January 2014<\/h3>\n
Minnis: What Progress Has Been Made In BTC?<\/h4>\n
Media, blogger meetup a success<\/h4>\n
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Broadcast history made with fibre optic transmission<\/h4>\nOnline Poll: Email etiquette is important<\/h4>\n
LaRocque: ICT Is the New Frontier For Caribbean Integration<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 18 January 2014<\/h3>\n
More Outsourcing at Telecoms Company<\/h4>\n
Final\u00a0Cabinet meeting Tuesday on BTC deal<\/h4>\n
Invest in cyber security<\/h4>\n
Fusion of ICT and human resource development to enhance CARICOM growth and development<\/h4>\n
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Make use of ICT, CARICOM told<\/h4>\nFacebook page decrying KLM fares explodes in popularity<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 19 January 2014<\/h3>\n
LIME wins big at Avaya Awards in Puerto Rico<\/h4>\n