LIME Dominica & Ericsson partnership takes effect<\/h4>\n
Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications company LIME Dominica has entered into an exclusive managed services agreement (MSA) with global provider Ericsson in an effort to restructure its operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominican Republic<\/em> \u2013 President Danilo Medina on Monday inspected the facilities that will house the integrated 9-1-1 emergency system, Presidency chief of staff Gustavo Montalvo announced today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 COULD a Caribbean city develop into a Silicon Beach? As the Caribbean seeks to develop, it will need to be creative \u2014 and part of that means both attracting creative people and companies to its shores and supporting creative people and companies at home\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 This weekend, global leaders in the IT industry will be gathering in Kingston to meet young Caribbean tech entrepreneurs and discuss employment and business opportunities, a release from the World Bank office in Jamaica said today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), the fourth version in the development of the Internet Protocol (IP) is running out and doing so rather quickly\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/em> \u2013 The Barbados Defence Force has not only been safeguarding national borders, but also training Barbadians in safe and secure transmission of electronic data\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Mix 96.9 FM is one of Barbados\u2019 top radio stations. Launched in 2001, Mix FM employs ten vibrant staff who \u201cplay today\u2019s best music hits\u201d \u2013 a selection of popular international, regional and local music\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana<\/em> \u2013 Revenues increased to $76.5 million\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u00ad\u2013 Digicel’s business division has made its information technology (IT) cloud services more collaborative, the company said in a release yesterday (Feb 18)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Fifty teams from the Caribbean will be given the chance to impress global technology experts at the next Digital Jam conference set for Kingston this weekend\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Three Eastern Caribbean countries are benefitting from an infrastructure development thrust that could usher in a new era of technology-based innovation and entrepreneurship for the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Jinny Software has signed a multi-year agreement with CWI Caribbean (LIME) to provide messaging platforms across its operation… more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Computer Technology Options for Growing Your Business \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Belize<\/em> \u2013 Tanya McNab, a Belize City resident was robbed at knife point on December 30th, 2012 in the George Street area of Belize City. At the time a man placed a knife at her and stole her handbag valued at $2,000 which contained an I-phone along with personal items such as her wallet, credit card, passport and other identification cards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Haiti<\/em> \u2013 The stark and sterile white room in an industrial park in Port-au-Prince is a world away from the chaos and colour of the annual carnival, but both are being touted as part of a new “Made in Haiti<\/a>” brand\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Belize<\/em> \u2013 Occasionally we purchase products that are defective and then go back to the store owner for redress but none is to come our way. This is especially troubling with cellular phones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 MINISTER of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM) Phillip Paulwell says that the Government is unaware of any intention by telecoms giant Digicel to relocate its headquarters from Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 U-TOUCH, a software which uses sign language to teach English Language to deaf and hearing-impaired students, was presented to the Lister Mair Gilby School for the Deaf by the University of Technology (UTech) on February 26\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Global cooperation is needed to establish norms on cybersecurity and internet governance, two of the topics being discussed this week at the Mobile World Congress, Colombian communications minister Diego Molano told BNamericas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Digicel Jamaica has expanded its mobile data tariff plan offering. In addition to its existing \u2018Data Max\u2019 plan, Digicel has introduced two new data plans, dubbed \u2018Data Plus\u2019 and \u2018Data Lite\u2019\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 CURRENCY movements and lower call rates resulted in Jamaica dropping one spot to the third highest revenue earning territory for the telecoms group Digicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 The secretary of legal affairs of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jean Michel Arrighi, on behalf of the secretary general of the institution, Jos\u00e9 Miguel Insulza, on Thursday opened a meeting of experts on the investigation of cyber crimes at the headquarters of the OAS in Washington DC, with a call to strengthen international legal cooperation, fortify links with the private sector, and collaborate with the citizens of the Americas to confront the complex transnational problem\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Police are expected to make an arrest very shortly in the theft of a large amount of Bahamas Telecommunication Company (BTC) copper wire that occurred on Wednesday 26th February 2014\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana<\/em> \u2013 In mid-June 2013, a search engine that guarantees its users privacy noticed a sudden influx of 500,000 new queries. One day earlier Edward Snowden had leaked details of the PRISM surveillance programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Julian Robinson, state minister for science, technology, energy and mining, says Jamaican companies engaged in producing animation could find increasing opportunities in the local market when the Government distributes 30,000 tablets in schools later this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Canadian telecom giant Columbus International has acquired Colombian telecom\u00a0re-seller\u00a0Lazus in a deal that will significantly\u00a0bolster its operations in the Andean country. Financial details of the deal are yet to be disclosed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Sint Maarten<\/em> \u2013 TelEm Group’s mobile voice and data provider, TelCell is continuing to improve mobile services for customers following previously announced network issues\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/em> \u00ad\u2013 Global information technology firm, GTECH, has launched their After School Advantage (ASA) Programme at the Learning Centre, located in Orange Hill, St James\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credits: \u00a0Salvatore Vuono (FreeDigitalPhotos.net<\/a>); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n _____________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 24 February to Sunday 2 March 2014. 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13 Potential Caribbean Tech Hubs<\/h4>\n
Young Caribbean techies pitching to Silicon Valley experts<\/h4>\n
IPv6 migration long overdue<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 25 February 2014<\/h3>\n
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BDF trains Bajans in IT<\/h4>\nDigicel business keeps listeners in the mix<\/h4>\n
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Results<\/h4>\n
Digicel’s cloud apps now more collaborative<\/h4>\n
Digital Jam Confab Set For This Weekend<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 26 February 2014<\/h3>\n
Caribbean Connectivity: CARCIP Urges Greater Regional Innovation<\/h4>\n
Jinny providing managed services across all LIME Caribbean operations<\/h4>\n
Technology Matters: Choosing the right technology for your small business<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 27 February 2014<\/h3>\n
I-phone finds Robber<\/h4>\n
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Haiti’s Android tablet maker Surtab to crank up production<\/h4>\nWhat to do when making a cellular phone purchase<\/h4>\n
Paulwell: No sign of Digicel moving headquarters overseas<\/h4>\n
UTech develops software to teach the deaf<\/h4>\n
Global cooperation needed to resolve internet governance dilemma, says Colombian minister<\/h4>\n
Friday, 28 February 2014<\/h3>\n
Digicel expands mobile data tariff plan offering in Jamaica<\/h4>\n
Digicel Jamaica falls to No 3 spot in group<\/h4>\n
Meeting of cyber crime experts to strengthen legal cooperation opens at OAS<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 1 March 2014<\/h3>\n
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Nassau Police recover BTC stolen copper wire, make major firearm and ammunition seizure & recover firearm<\/h4>\nThe death of privacy<\/h4>\n
Tablets In Schools Project To Open Doors For Local Animators<\/h4>\n
Columbus Acquires Colombian Telecom Firm Lazus<\/h4>\n
TelCell continuing to upgrade quality of mobile network, maintenance work Sunday<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 2 March 2014<\/h3>\n
GTECH launches After School Advantage Programme in Barbados<\/h4>\n