The BTC Deal<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 EDITOR, The Tribune. Prior to today\u2019s announcement by the Prime Minister, Cable and Wireless (C&W) was the majority owner of BTC and the Government was the minority owner\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 A key member of the Government\u2019s Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) negotiating team has pledged it will investigate how Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) became involved in the privatisation process when it was not among the original bidders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana<\/i> \u2013 Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Service Limited (GT&T) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Radha Krishna Sharma said development in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector must be spearheaded by the private sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana<\/i> \u2013 As the debate continues over the state\u2019s aggressive E-Governance project to connect its offices and build internet towers across the land, the country\u2019s biggest telephone company has complained that a delay in permission to expand has halted the advancement of new technology in the local telephone and internet sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 OUTGOING president and Chief Operating Officer of Flow and Columbus Business Solutions, Michele English, believes that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) will be one of the most important components in the establishment of Jamaica’s Logistics Hub\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/i>\u2013 Education officials managing the infusion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) into schools met on Monday (January 20) to assess progress and plan the way forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Officially commenced \u201cPrivacy Week\u201d,\u00a0 with a special presentation, at St. John\u2019s College, Monday morning assembly.\u00a0 Commissioner Farrington Austin highlighted the need for students to respect the use and disclosure of an individual\u2019s personal information\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 EDITOR, The Tribune. Many Bahamians are being distracted by the sideshow that the prime minister has tried to create announcing a new deal on the ownership of BTC\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013\u00a0EDITOR, The Tribune.\u2028I have just received the document issued by Franklyn Wilson, Chairman of the BTC Negotiating Committee, giving questions and answers about the new \u201cMajority Bahamian Owned\u201d BTC\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 For those asking about the numbers from the result of this nearly two-year-long BTC charade by the government and its cohorts: Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) bought 129,878,640 (51%) shares in BTC in 2011\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Dear Editor, The achievement of the government on behalf of the Bahamian people in the renegotiated BTC deal is clear and quantifiable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands \u2013 Members of the public will soon be able to help the Department of Environment (DoE) enforce marine park laws when it launches a new app that will enable people to make reports to staff in real time on their iPads and smart phones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Radha Krishna Sharma, CEO of fixed line incumbent Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), has criticised the government\u2019s inaction regarding the distribution of 3G and 4G concessions, claiming that the operator has been pursuing additional spectrum for advanced mobile data services for the last four years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana<\/em> \u2013 One tech entrepreneur based in Georgetown, Guyana is taking a fresh approach to the country’s crime problems. Vijay Datadin is the main player behind Guyana Crime Reports, the country’s newest data journalism website\u2026\u00a0more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 The Government is to receive funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to hire a consultant to study the viability of a single regulator for the information communication technology (ICT) industry\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Although its revenue has been increasing, mobile operator Digicel Group Limited reported its first net loss in three years, according to company reports\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 A call comes to your cell phone and rings only one time. \u00a0Your caller ID shows it\u2019s from the Caribbean. \u00a0Whatever you do, don\u2019t call it back. \u00a0That\u2019s the message from the Better Business Bureau\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/i>\u2013 Following Basseterre High School\u2019s Staff Development Day 2014 teachers left feeling better equipped to manage the integration of Information and Communications Technology (ICTs) in their classroom activities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/i>\u2013 LIME will host the 30th Annual General Meeting of the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Operators (CANTO) in Montego Bay, Jamaica from January 25-28, 2014\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) initially demanded a three-year extension to the Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) existing cellular monopoly as the price for giving up majority ownership, Tribune Business was told yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham made a final bid to hold on to a majority stake in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) weeks before signing a deal with Cable & Wireless Communications, but CWC said agreeing to a minority interest was out of the question, The Nassau Guardian can reveal\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Franklyn Wilson has hit back at detractors who suggest a \u201cside deal\u201d may have been struck with Cable and Wireless over Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), arguing that the deal represents pure \u201cgood will\u201d on the part of the company that will bode well for it financially, particularly once liberalization occurs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cuba <\/i>\u2013\u00a0I just got an email from reader and contributor Doug Madory with the subject “Coursera blocked in Cuba.” … more<\/a><\/p>\n Cuba <\/i>\u2013 Cuban operator Etecsa plans to launch mobile internet services in the second half of this year, Cuban news agency ACN report, citing unnamed company directors\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominican Republic <\/i>\u2013 The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) and the Ministry of Education have launched a program to train 400 students from public and private schools on healthy and responsible internet use\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominican Republic<\/i> \u2013 Dominican Republic\u2019s telecom regulator \u00a0(Indotel) aims to develop the “national optic fiber network” to carry telecom services across the country, using broadband technology for wider \u00a0scope and accessibility\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Grenada <\/i>\u2013 A controversial Grenadian bill that could mean prison for anyone sending false or offensive electronic messages has \u201cquietly\u201d become law, according to media advocacy groups\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 GT&T\u2019s service to 600 customers in Bartica has been affected after cables were cut by a contractor\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GT&T) Chief Executive Officer Radha Krishna Sharma has disclosed that the telephone giant has paid over $51 billion to the National Treasury in revenues and has invested $58 billion in capital expansion programmes over the past 23 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 NOW is the time to draft a social media policy for your business, advises Rochelle Cameron, the head of LIME’s Legal and Regulatory Division\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham\u2019s eleventh hour attempt to retain the majority stake in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) in 2011 proves that his administration had the best interest of Bahamians at heart, Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 EDITOR, The Tribune. Is the establishment of the Bahamas Telecommunication Company (BTC), BTC Trust Foundation, a deal of historic proportion or an announcement of a broken trust and the greatest fraudulent misrepresentation in Bahamian history? \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 After completing six weeks of training in basic Information Technology, 30 health care workers graduated today at a ceremony at the Cheddi Jagan Research centre, High Street\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The Rollington Town Primary School, in Kingston, has seen a big rise in numeracy, moving from 36 per cent \u00a0in 2012, to 66 per cent in 2013, \u00a0an achievement that the institution\u2019s leadership attributes to the use of technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Columbus International\u00a0has announced the promotion of Michele English\u00a0to the\u00a0role of executive vice president and chief customer officer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Stingray Digital, the leading provider of multiplatform music services for Pay-TV Operators worldwide announced today it has signed an agreement with Columbus International Inc. (Columbus), a major, diversified telecommunications provider in the region, for the distribution of the Galaxie digital music service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Sint Maarten <\/i>\u2013 Amateur digital photographer, Rogier Brans, of local engineering firm Lievense, has been officially recognized as the winner of TelEm Group’s Phone Book 2014 Photo contest which took place island-wide late last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 CHEAPER devices, wearable technology, a proliferation of apps, the merging of physical and digital boundaries, multi-screening, the need to be constantly connected and an insatiable need for information by consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/i> \u2013 At an upscale gated community in Chaguanas yesterday morning, TSTT unveiled its pilot project for gigabit connections to the home\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) President Bernard Evans said yesterday he felt vindicated after learning that former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham attempted to retain majority stake in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) in 2011\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) is expected to finalize its deal with the government regarding the give back of nearly two percent of its shares in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) by the end of March, according to Franklyn Wilson, who led negotiations for the Christie administration\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Belize<\/i> \u2013 Nine years ago Thursday, former employee of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), Nelson Young, was fired at the height of civil unrest in 2005 by the Ashcroft regime then in charge, soon to be followed by their union representative Christine Perriott, who later won judgment in the Supreme Court for her case, about $350,000\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Governments, tourist boards, and the travel industry spend millions of dollars each year to create a positive picture of the Caribbean and the visitor experience: a sense that all is well in a country and that a destination and a vacation will provide a happy and memorable time\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Turks and Caicos Islands <\/i>\u2013 The government office in North Caicos, which now is open only one day a week, was unable to accept payments on Wednesday as a result of an internet failure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 With months before the Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) monopoly on the cellular market ends, company CEO Geoff Houston said though all available resources are being poured into improving infrastructure, there is \u201cstill a lot of work to be done\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/i>\u2013 The Barbadian software developers who have made it past the first phase of one of the Apps competition in <\/b>Digital Jam 3.0 \u201cCaribbean edition<\/i>\u201d have been given some guidance as to how they may put themselves in a better position to win the <\/b>USD $10,000.00 grand prize\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cura\u00e7ao <\/i>\u2013 Curacao Technology Exchange (CTEX) was certified today by the Uptime Institute as a Tier-IV \u2018Constructed Facility\u2019. In doing so, CTEX\u2019s \u2018CU-1\u2019 datacenter becomes the 13th in the world and the first Multitenant datacenter in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve both \u2018Design\u2019 and \u2018Constructed Facility\u2019 certification\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 ADMITTING that, based on the image painted in the international media, she had her own perceptions about Jamaica before moving here eight years ago, Michele English says what she encountered was the total opposite.. more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credits: \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/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 27 January to Sunday 2 February 2014. 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ICT must be driven by private sector \u2013 GT&T CEO<\/h4>\n
No\u00a0place for Govt. in telecoms business\u2026CEO RK Sharma says\u2026GT&T not being allowed to expand<\/h4>\n
ICT must play major role in Logistics Hub\u00a0\u2014\u00a0English<\/h4>\n
Education Ministry Managers Discuss Infusion Of ICT Into Schools<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 28 January 2014<\/h3>\n
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Data Commissioner cautions Bahamian students on the handling of personal data\u200f<\/h4>\nDon’t Be Distracted From Big Issues<\/h4>\n
Overstating The Deal With BTC<\/h4>\n
The BTC Charade Is Over \u2013 Get Back To The Country\u2019s Problems<\/h4>\n
The Government did put Bahamians First in New BTC Deal<\/h4>\n
DoE Creates Reporting App<\/h4>\n
GT&T CEO renews call for 3G\/4G spectrum<\/h4>\n
Guyanese Website Could Be Game Changer in Regional Crime Fighting<\/h4>\n
Gov’t To Consider Single Regulator For ICT<\/h4>\n
Digicel posts US$198 million net loss<\/h4>\n
Mystery calls from Caribbean could cost residents<\/h4>\n
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BHS Teachers Focus On Technology As They Aspire To Increase Learning Benefits For Champions<\/h4>\nLIME connects broadband with economic development<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 29 January 2014<\/h3>\n
CWC Demanded Three-Year Cell Monopoly Extension<\/h4>\n
Former\u00a0PM tried to change BTC deal<\/h4>\n
Wilson:\u00a0BTC deal benefits company<\/h4>\n
Coursera courses blocked in Cuba (by the US!)<\/h4>\n
Cuba’s Etecsa to launch mobile internet service in H2<\/h4>\n
Dominican Republic educates students on internet safety<\/h4>\n
Telecom regulator announces US$62.0M optic fiber network<\/h4>\n
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Controversial Grenada defamation law advances<\/h4>\nGT&T cables at Bartica damaged, 600 customers affected<\/h4>\n
GT&T contributed over B$51 to national coffers<\/h4>\n
‘Draft your social media policy now’, advises LIME Jamaica’s legal head<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 30 January 2014<\/h3>\n
Minnis\u00a0defends Ingraham on BTC<\/h4>\n
Trust – Historic Or Broken?<\/h4>\n
30 Health Workers Complete Training In Information Technology<\/h4>\n
Technology Makes A Difference At Rollington Town Primary<\/h4>\n
Columbus moves English to Top of the Class<\/h4>\n
Stingray Digital Signs Carriage Agreement with Columbus<\/h4>\n
TelEm Group Phone Book photo contest winner receives Smartphone prize<\/h4>\n
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Increased mobility, wearable devices and virtually reality<\/h4>\nTSTT unveils model smart home<\/h4>\n
Friday, 31 January 2014<\/h3>\n
Evans\u00a0feels vindicated over BTC sale objection<\/h4>\n
March\u00a0conclusion to BTC deal<\/h4>\n
Mr. Nelson Young Vs. BTL Laboural Case Still to be Resolved<\/h4>\n
Social media and managing reputation<\/h4>\n
Internet problems exacerbate difficulties in North Caicos<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 1 February 2014<\/h3>\n
Houston\u00a0confident BTC will be well positioned for liberalization<\/h4>\n
Software Developers in Barbados in Line for the Top Prize in a Regional Competition<\/h4>\n
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CTEX Achieves Tier-IV \u2018Facility\u2019 Certification Making It The First Multitenant Datacenter In Latin America And The Caribbean To Achieve Such Level Of Excellence<\/h4>\nSunday, 2 February 2014<\/h3>\n
Michele English: The real island girl<\/h4>\n