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A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 16 June to Sunday 22 June 2014.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 16 June 2014<\/h3>\n

\u2018Valiant Effort\u2019 To Close BTC Deal<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Government and Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) still have not closed their \u20182 per cent\u2019 deal over the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), despite making a \u201cvery, very valiant effort\u201d to do so last week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

DigiCell Launches PrePaid Voice Roaming Service!<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 As of Friday, June 13, 2014, DigiCell PrePaid customers can enjoy the freedom of using DigiCell\u2019s Voice Roaming service in over 30 countries around the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

When BPO Becomes Knowledge Outsourcing<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 We all know about business process outsourcing, or BPO – which basically refers to the call centers that you can find all over Belize these days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica Set to Launch Internet Exchange Point in August<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica is expected to benefit significantly from an Internet exchange point facility, which the ministry of science, technology, energy and mining expects to have in place by August\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

OECS to boost businesses with Technology<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/em> \u2013 EIGHT businesses in St. Kitts are presently engaged in discussions with the Export Development Unit of the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) on boosting their entities with the use of Technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Opposition sounds warning on Cyber Bill<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 A cyber-crime bill proposed by the Government could clamp down on the free exchange of online information including the recent revelations of scandals\/controversies involving Government officials, the Opposition warned last Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT explains Internet\/landline billing<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Problem: <\/strong>Guardian Media Ltd staff member Raymond Grant said before June last year he had Internet, Blink Entertainment and a landline with TSTT, costing roughly $300 a month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 17 June 2014<\/h3>\n

Cable Scores 900 Sport Subscribers With World Cup<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has added an estimated 800-900 subscribers to its sports package since the soccer World Cup started, with a senior executive confirming it was still trying to \u201cclear up\u201d transmission quality issues with the master Caribbean rights holder\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWC Still Claims 51% BTC Ownership<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) is still claiming 51 per cent majority control of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), raising fresh questions over the Government\u2019s assertion to have regained majority ownership for the Bahamian people\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/curacaoconnected.com\/\"Flow helping small businesses<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 After rolling out its services just over a year ago in Barbados, telecommunications company Columbus has declared it is ready to take over as the number one provider for the small and medium sized enterprises (SME) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ICTA head \u2018terminated\u2019 but paid out<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The former managing director of the Cayman Islands Information and Communication Technology Authority had his contract terminated three months prior to its completion, but was still paid the remainder of his salary, Planning Minister Kurt Tibbetts revealed last week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Five million suspended pre-paid users given 90 days to register<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 The Dominican Republic\u2019s telecoms regulator Indotel has given the owners of millions of suspended pre-paid accounts 90 days in which to register their details and reactivate their number\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Procrastinators\u00a0left without cell phone service<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic<\/em> \u2013 Procrastination reared its lazy head in the Dominican Republic once again, as users\u00a0of prepaid cell phones were\u00a0left without service after the deadline issued by the regulator Indotel expired midnight Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Telecom sector grows to 16.2% of GDP in Dominican Republic<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic<\/em> \u2013 The contribution of the telecommunications industry to gross domestic product in the Dominican Republic has grown from 4.6 percent in 2000 to 16.2 percent in 2013, reports Diario Libre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The wonderful world of apps<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 For many busy people, mobile applications or apps have made life a lot easier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Information Security Gets Examined In ICT Workshop<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/em> \u2013 Issues of confidentiality, integrity and availability of information within the public sector are key talking points in a June 19 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workshop\u2026 more<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Turks and Caicos media challenge gag order<\/h4>\n

Turks and Caicos Islands <\/em>\u2013 A court order restricting the press from reporting details of one of the many ongoing corruption cases in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) was successfully challenged by the local media last week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 18 June 2014<\/h3>\n

Gov’t And CWC ‘Cannot Both Be Right’ On BTC<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Free National Movement (FNM) chairman Darron Cash yesterday charged that the Government and Cable and Wireless Communication (CWC) \u201ccannot both be right\u201d regarding claims to the majority control of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

July 3 For ‘BTC 2%’ Agreement’s Closure<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Government and Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) are hoping to conclude their \u20182 per cent\u2019 deal over the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) by July 3, Tribune Business can reveal\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Government reveals details of new ICTA boss<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Following revelations in Finance Committee last week that Alee Fa’amoe had been given the top job at the Information and Communications Technology Authority (ICTA), government officials released a statement Wednesday detailing the local telecom expert’s appointment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Guyana welcomes promised ending of GT&T monopoly<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Guyana CEO Gregory Dean is optimistic that the Telecommunications Bill will be passed next month ending the more than 20-year-old monopoly of\u00a0 Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company, GT&T in the provision of international calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.caribbeantrakker.com\/2012\/05\/cxc-touts-introduction-of-software-to-arrest-plagiarism\/cxc-logo\/\"CXC Going Live with Electronic Marking in 2014<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is utilising electronic marking or e-marking for some of its scripts for the 2014 May\/June examination sitting\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

UK company acquires the Caribbean’s largest internet registrar<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 CentralNic plc, the registry service provider powering the sale of domain names through online retailers globally, has acquired the business and certain of the assets of Internet.BS Corp, registered in The Bahamas — the leading retailer of domain names in the Caribbean and one of the world’s top thirty domain name retailers (or “registrars”)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 19 June 2014<\/h3>\n

Call\u00a0to get serious about technology<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Senator Esther Byer Suckoo has urged the public service to utilise the technology available for doing business and cut down on the \u201cpaper-passing\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Unions cream off BTL<\/h4>\n

Belize<\/em> \u2013 The Government of Belize under Prime Minister Dean Barrow has opened the books to the Union negotiating team who have been seeking a salary increase for public officers and teachers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Dominican consumers can access Google Play Books<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 The Dominican Republic is now one of the 12 new countries with access to Google Play Books store, Google announced Wednesday. After this expansion, the service is now available in a total of 57 countries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

“Dominican Republic – Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts” Published<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 Recently published research from BuddeComm, “Dominican Republic – Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts”, is now available at Fast Market Research\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Grenada to Distribute Tablets in Schools<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 Grenada will be launching a programme to distribute tablet computers in the country\u2019s schools in September, the government announced this week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wheatley says number portability explanation weak<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE Opposition Spokesman on ICT and Digital Economy Development, Dr Andrew Wheatley, has criticised junior minister Julian Robinson’s explanation of the further delays in implementing number portability as unacceptable and weak\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Columbus Business Solutions Completes SOC 1 (SSAE 16) & ISAE 3402 TYPE 1 Examination<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Columbus Business Solutions (CBS), a division of Columbus International Inc. (Columbus), and a provider of premium telecommunications services to businesses in the greater Caribbean, Andean and Central American regions, is proud to announce that it has been awarded three international standards certifications\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

T&T media group wants cybercrime legislation revisited<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Trinidad and Tobago Publishers and Broadcasters Association (TTPBA) is calling on the coalition people’s Partnership Government to redraft and revise legislation aimed at clamping down on computer hacking that Opposition legislators have warned could seriously affect press freedom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 20 June 2014<\/h3>\n

\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/2\/2d\/LIME_Logo.gif\"LIME not worried about losing landlines<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 As mobile phones become more pervasive across the island, telecommunications company LIME is not worried that customers will be giving up their landlines any time soon\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME solves landline problem<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 After days of experiencing disruption to their landline service, customers of telecommunications company, LIME, can now make contact with businesses and households without hindrance\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BPO sector growth squeezed \u2013 Epstein<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 YONI Epstein is concerned about apparent stagnation experienced by the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector since the start of the year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME cuts call rate for data customers<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS provider LIME has introduced a lower call rate of $1.99 per minute for prepaid mobile Internet customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Local call centre lands US$20-m deal<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 FullGram International, a Kingston-based call centre, has secured a US$20 million ($2.2 billion) contract with US-based Education Source\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Men accused of stealing cell site batteries remanded<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 TWO men who were allegedly found in a car with 10 cell tower batteries belonging to telecommunications company LIME, were on Wednesday denied bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Plenary session of parliament reconvenes on Monday regarding proposed merger between TELEM and UTS<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten<\/em> \u2013 A plenary session of the House of Parliament will be reconvened on June 23 in the afternoon\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 21 June 2014<\/h3>\n

More public WiFi access coming<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Plans are moving ahead\u00a0towards the installation of WiFi access points at various bus stops and in the country\u2019s south coast boardwalk area\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Government To Ban Use Of Cell Phones While Driving<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Motorists will have to get used to missing telephone calls and avoid reading text messages when driving, as new laws in the Road Traffic bill propose the banning of electronic communication devices while driving\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Why Wait Another Year For Number Portability?<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: ‘Number portability by end of year’ was title of the story carried in The Gleaner on March 6, 2014, in which it reported State Minister Julian Robinson as saying that, by November to December, number portability would be implemented first with mobile numbers, and fixed lines coming on stream in the following year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Saint_Kitts_and_NevisPublic Sector Information Security Prioritized<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 A two-day workshop designed by The Department of Information Technology to strengthen and preserve the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information within the public sector concluded today (June 20)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

T&T companies win Microsoft Partner awards<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Five organisations based in T&T and the eastern and southern Caribbean were among the winners of the 2014 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards, which celebrates top partners solving customer challenges with creative technology solutions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 22 June 2014<\/h3>\n

TechLink Kickoff in Barbados<\/h4>\n

Barbados \u2013<\/em> \u201cDon\u2019t Predict the Future; Enable It.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

A JC man at Flow’s control<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 IT was the inspiration of former Jamaica premier, Norman Manley, and his son, Michael, the island’s fourth prime minister, that propelled an aspiring young man to want to attend one of this country’s leading institutions of secondary learning, Jamaica College (JC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Warning signals over two new T&T anti-crime bills<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 BOTH the Government and media enterprises of Jamaica should consider acquainting themselves with two new pieces of legislation introduced last week in Trinidad and Tobago’s House of Representatives as new initiatives to combat frightening levels of serious criminality, including rising rates of gun-related killings and violence\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Duprey loses bid to \u2018gag\u2019 media<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Central Bank\u2019s multi-billion dollar claim against businessman Lawrence Duprey and his former executives will continue in the High court on July 30 as the lawsuit progresses to a case management conference set for that date by Justice Robin Mohammed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s Cyber Crime Bill May Be The Beginning of an Already Failed Quest<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Probably wary of sporadic incidences in the world of virtual reality, the Caribbean Island nation of Trinidad and Tobago has ambitiously decided to make a mark in the international fight against cyber crimes by announcing the piloting of a cybercrime bill… more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits: \u00a0Flow<\/a>; \u00a0Caribbean Trakker<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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