Companies Urged To Better Maintain IT Infrastructure<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Too many companies are failing to maintain their Information Technology (IT) systems, a service provider arguing that they are neglecting the engine of most modern businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cura\u00e7ao<\/i> \u2013 Cura\u00e7ao Technology Exchange (CTEX) the most advanced and modern Uptime certified Tier-IV datacenter in Latin America and the Caribbean, officially opened its doors to the world on Saturday March 8\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cura\u00e7ao<\/i> \u2013 TRES Networks (\u201cTRES\u201d) a local fixed and international long distance telecommunications operator and licensed distributor of digital television and entertainment services in Curacao announced it is now able to offer to all areas in Cura\u00e7ao their state of the art based Cloud Phone System that delivers enterprise class communications capabilities and unrivaled savings with excellent management support\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Dear Editor,<\/i> In these modern times the world\u2019s peoples, including Guyanese, are becoming increasingly dependent on technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Haiti <\/i>\u2013 Sunday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro received in Caracas at Miraflores Palace, the Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe who was accompanied by U.S. actor Sean Penn\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 During a recent tour of Digicel’s Tier III Data Centre, Anthony Hylton, minister of industry, investment and commerce, said information communication technology (ICT) would be a critical part of the technology infrastructure needed to make Jamaica’s global logistics hub a success\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Telecommunications Company LIME says that a new theft-detection system, installed to catch people stealing its copper cables, has resulted in the arrest of two men\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 The next viral mobile sensation could be developed right here in Jamaica. That\u2019s the message from the tech community to young hopefuls in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Heads of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) will today meet in St Vincent & the Grenadines with information and communication technologies (ICT\u2019s) high on the agenda\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Grenada\u2019s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has identified five areas in ICT in order for CARICOM member countries to enhance their ability to compete on the global stage\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Saint Lucia <\/i>\u2013 Saint Lucia celebrated its 35th year of independence with a bold step toward improving the quality of Internet services for its citizens. On Feb. 28, the island joined the growing list of CARICOM countries reaping the benefits of a local Internet Exchange Point, or IXP\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has been told that it should \u201cpromptly\u201d reduce a fee that it charges BTC\u2008to terminate calls from BTC\u2008customers on its network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Regulators are proposing to place the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) on a \u2018level playing field\u2019 with its main rivals on fixed-line call termination charges over a 90-day period, \u201cpromptly removing\u201d a long-standing complaint of the incumbent carrier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 The seventh annual Cayman Islands Commonwealth Youth Parliamentary meeting Monday took up the controversial topic of cyberbullying during its morning meeting and, somewhat surprisingly, voted down a proposal that sought to criminalize the issue\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Saint Lucia <\/i>\u2013 Caribbean history is the picture of a region lacking in physical and financial resources, but constantly finding ways to confront those realities through human resourcefulness and ingenuity\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Antigua and Barbuda <\/i>\u2013 The multi-million dollar, digital technology powered Public Safety Communications Network (PSCN) was commissioned in 2008 and has significantly enhanced the response time of public safety agencies to emergency situations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday hailed plans to establish a \u2018level playing field\u2019 in fixed-line voice call termination fees, arguing that this would stop it and its clients \u201csubsidising Cable Bahamas\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 The internet now 25-years-old and many say they couldn\u2019t live without it. In 1989 Tim Berners-Lee created the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The Ministries of Education and Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM) sealed an $800 million deal on Tuesday for 37 learning institutions to be equipped with tablet computers for the upcoming academic year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 DEVELOPERS of Crimebot, the award-winning mobile crime alert application (app), aim to generate up to $20 million in revenues while curbing crime\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will focus over the next two years on unveiling the Single Information Communication Technology ICT Space as the digital layer of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Shaping the Future of the Global Internet. Internet governance has emerged as a major point of focus for governments and private sector groups interested in safeguarding and sustaining the growth and innovation spurred by the web\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/i> \u2013 Barbados could be losing out on thousands of dollars in foreign exchange earnings each month due to the lack of a proper infrastructure to accommodate electronic commerce (e-commerce)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 The Cayman Islands government has developed an online job interface that it hopes will link job-seekers with prospective employers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 DIGICEL, the company which helped to revolutionise Jamaica’s telecommunications sector, has expressed pleasure with the theme of this year’s World Consumer Rights Day \u2014 ‘Your Phone, Your Rights’ \u2014 which is to be observed on Saturday, March 15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 THE University of Technology recently presented a copy of its recently developed e-learning software \u2014 U-Touch \u2014 to the Lister Mair Gilby School for the Deaf at a ceremony held on the grounds of the school in St Andrew\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 A series of workshops rolling out across the Caribbean is intended to spark and harness the power of Caribbean innovation as an engine for technology-enabled development and enterprise\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i>\u2013 Digicel Business further cemented its position as the region\u2019s leading full service business solutions partner with the news today that it has been named a Microsoft Strategic Services Provider\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/i>\u2013 Telephone and other communication service providers in St. Kitts and Nevis are getting a chance to affirm the value of their customer service all this week as part of their involvement in Consumer Week 2014\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Saint Lucia <\/i>\u2013 THE Castries Anglican Infant School has a new computer lab, one of the last schools on the island to benefit from the Michael Walker In-time Project\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Mobile phone scammers are using the name of the Central Bank to try to swindle cellular users\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/i> \u2013 EXCITING times ahead for Digicel Trinidad and Tobago following the successful results obtained at the first phase of the American Advertising Awards (ADDY) competition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Ingraham administration failed to provide the $39 million financing promised in the privatisation process to cover the original Bahamas Telecommunication Company (BTC) pension fund deficit, Prime Minister Perry Christie last night alleging this had caused the shortfall to balloon to $62 million\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n British Virgin Islands <\/i>\u2013 The House of Assembly unanimously passed a bill late Thursday evening that would strengthen existing laws and penalties against those who unlawfully access or publish confidential computer data\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 A new tit-for-tat war has been dialed up between Cayman\u2019s two mobile phone providers over what one of them has claimed are unfair charges to customers, with the other hitting back immediately with allegations of mischief making\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica <\/i>\u2013 Digicel on Friday asked the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) to launch an investigation into LIME\u2019s call handling \u2013 which results in some consumers being unfairly charged\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominican Republic <\/i>\u2013 Gideon Santos, the president of Dominican Republic\u2019s telecoms regulator Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones (Indotel), has revealed that the government will compensate users that must purchase decoders in order to receive digital terrestrial television (DTT) signals… more<\/a><\/p>\n Grenada <\/i>\u2013 A series of workshops rolling out across the Caribbean is intended to spark and harness the power of Caribbean innovation as an engine for technology-enabled development and enterprise… more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 DIGICEL Business added data-driven vehicle management solution, f6, to its list of vehicle services offered in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 As number portability for Jamaican phone customers approaches, telecoms company Digicel says it does not expect the service’s introduction to have much impact on its Jamaican business, given its experience in four other markets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 Digicel has asked the Office of \u00a0Utilities Regulation, OUR, to investigate its competitor LIME\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 A local information technology company has developed an online tool designed for businesses to use digital media in an effective and profitable way\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 LIME Jamaica is using part of its share of U$12M ($1.3 billion) allocated in 2012 to improve customer service across the Caribbean, to expand and improve services at its flagship Carlton store at ‘LIME Square’ on Half-Way Road in St Andrew\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 LIME on Friday labelled Digicel’s call yesterday for the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) to investigate LIME\u2019s call handling \u2013 which Digicel says result in some consumers being unfairly charged — as “malicious and potentially libellous”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Vandals on Friday morning destroyed several transmission cables serving customers of telecommunications firm, LIME, in the vicinity of\u00a0 the Ferry Police Station in St. Catherine\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Caribbean law enforcement must understand that Cyber Crime has surpassed the international drug trade yet Caribbean businesses, organizations, and governments have done very little to combat this phenomenon\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/i>\u2013 As part of the 2014 World Consumer Rights Day, the St. Kitts Consumer Affairs Department in the Ministry of Trade undertook the bold initiative to hear directly from consumers how they felt about the level of service they receive from the telecommunications service providers in the Federation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The government\u2019s deal with Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) regarding that firm\u2019s give back of nearly two percent of its shares in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is on track for an end of March completion, said Franklyn Wilson, who led negotiations on the deal\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n British Virgin Islands <\/i>\u2013 In moving the second reading of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Bill in the British Virgin Islands House of Assembly, Premier Dr Orlando Smith said that the bill has been erroneously portrayed as innovative and designed to muzzle the right to free speech and the freedom of the press\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Dear Editor,<\/i> My telephone has been down since February 22, 2014\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Telecommunications company LIME has sounded a warning to its competitor, Digicel, that it will be taking action against the entity for what it describes as a “material breach” of an alleged confidential agreement between the two main players in the telecoms market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS company LIME has welcomed the theme for this year’s World Consumer Rights Day \u2014 ‘Protect our Phone Rights’ \u2014 boasting that its successful lobby for the lowering of mobile interconnection rates enabled Jamaicans to pay less for calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 \u00a0\u00a0Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) has blocked the international numbers which have been sending text messages to its customers asking them to call the numbers for a reward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Haiti <\/i>\u2013 Better known for producing third-world poverty and political mayhem – as well as a world-class rum – the Western Hemisphere’s least developed country has made a surprising entry into the high-tech world with its own Android tablet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The graceful and affable Audrey Marks has been a trendsetter in national affairs for many years. The successful entrepreneur and public figure was the guest of honour at Digicel’s recent Extraordinary Leadership lecture series\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The number of complaints to the Consumer Affairs Unit at the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) about the country’s utilities providers declined sharply in the final quarter of last year, but the reasons for the reduction is not yet clear\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 In 2010, Edward Rattigan named his computer programming business Phoenix Software Services, formalising an involvement which began 17 years before, after he enrolled at the Northern Caribbean University in a totally different field\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credits: \u00a0(Mick Baker)rooster<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Bahamas Local<\/a>; \u00a0Facebook<\/a>; \u00a0Brands of the World<\/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 10 March to Sunday 16 March 2014. 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TRES Networks Launches New Cloud Based Business Services<\/h4>\n
Allegations have been made by various countries against communications giant Huawei<\/h4>\n
Haiti – Technology : Haiti will manufacture 2,600 tablet computers for students in Venezuela<\/h4>\n
Digicel Data Centre Critical To Logistics Hub Success<\/h4>\n
New LIME detection system nabs metal thieves<\/h4>\n
Caribbean youths look to create the next top mobile app<\/h4>\n
CARICOM Heads to talk ICTs<\/h4>\n
Grenada’s PM highlights key areas to boost CARICOM competitiveness on the World stage<\/h4>\n
St. Lucia launches Internet Exchange Point<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 11 March 2014<\/h3>\n
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Cable\u00a0Bahamas urged to reduce rate<\/h4>\nURCA Moves To End Cable’s Fixed-Line Advantage Over BTC<\/h4>\n
Youth leaders debate cyberbullying<\/h4>\n
St Lucia leads off Caribbean innovation workshops<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 12 March 2014<\/h3>\n
PSCN Modernizing The Way Public Safety Agencies Communicate<\/h4>\n
BTC Hails End To Cable Bahamas ‘Subsidisation’<\/h4>\n
Happy birthday Internet<\/h4>\n
Govt signs $800m deal for \u2018Tablets in schools\u2019 pilot<\/h4>\n
Local crime app developers target $20m in revenue<\/h4>\n
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CARICOM moves ahead with Single ICT Space<\/h4>\nTechnology Matters: Internet governance at a crossroads<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 13 March 2014<\/h3>\n
Bim missing out on e-business<\/h4>\n
Online job system goes live<\/h4>\n
Digicel happy with theme for World Consumer Rights Day<\/h4>\n
UTech software to boost learning at school for deaf<\/h4>\n
CTU brings CARCIP Innovation Workshop to Grenada<\/h4>\n
Digicel Business Named Microsoft Strategic Services Provider<\/h4>\n
Talk! We’re Listening<\/h4>\n
Anglican Infant gets A Computer Lab<\/h4>\n
Central Bank warns of phone swindlers<\/h4>\n
Digicel TT wins gold<\/h4>\n
Friday, 14 March 2014<\/h3>\n
PM Blasts Failure Over BTC’s $62m Pension Deficit<\/h4>\n
HOA passes controversial cybercrime bill<\/h4>\n
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Digicel wants LIME investigated<\/h4>\nDigicel asks regulator to investigate LIME<\/h4>\n
Dominican government will compensate users affected by digital switchover<\/h4>\n
Incubating the Caribbean: CTU brings CARCIP innovation workshop to Grenada<\/h4>\n
Digicel Business launches vehicle management solution<\/h4>\n
Digicel: Experience Suggests Limited Impact From Number Portability<\/h4>\n
Digicel reports LIME to OUR<\/h4>\n
IT company develops software to help businesses maximise on digital media<\/h4>\n
LIME opens customer care complex<\/h4>\n
LIME threatens ‘action’ against Digicel<\/h4>\n
Vandals destroy LIME’s transmission lines<\/h4>\n
Caribbean Cyber Security Center: 2014 Top (10) Caribbean Cyber Security Predictions For Law Enforcement<\/h4>\n
\u201cLIME Awarded the Consumer\u2019s Choice, Communication Provider of the Year 2014\u201d<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 15 March 2014<\/h3>\n
Wilson:\u00a0BTC deal on track for end of month closing<\/h4>\n
BVI premier rejects accusations of ‘muzzling’ press<\/h4>\n
Can\u2019t get telephone fixed<\/h4>\n
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LIME And Digicel At Loggerheads<\/h4>\nLIME reaffirms support for ‘phone rights’<\/h4>\n
TSTT blocks hoax messages<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 16 March 2014<\/h3>\n
Impoverished Haiti manufacturing its own Android tablet<\/h4>\n
Digicel Extraordinary Leadership Lecture #7<\/h4>\n
OUR Secures More Than $1.2M For Customers<\/h4>\n
Software From The West<\/h4>\n