{"id":64385,"date":"2014-08-04T05:54:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T10:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=64385"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:42:07","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:42:07","slug":"roundup-week-3-august-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2014\/08\/roundup-week-3-august-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 3 August 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 28 July to Sunday 3\u00a0August 2014.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 28 July 2014<\/h3>\n

In response to Leon Williams, BTC<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Does the new BTC CEO, Mr. Leon Williams take the Bahamian public for fools? It certainly appears that way\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME warns customers about fake email<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 LIME is warning its customers against a phishing email that has been circulating recently\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Logic moves to buy WestStar<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 There is a move toward consolidation in the telecommunications industry in the Cayman Islands, with Logic engaging in talks to take over the company that owns WestStar and CITN Productions, which operates Cayman 27\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Workshop to enhance Dominica\u2019s cyber security begins<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 A three-day training workshop focusing primarily on understanding Cybercrime Forensics has begun in Dominica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME offers premium services for multi-office firms<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 LIME last week unveiled its most advanced networking solution, ‘Global Connect’, designed to deliver a rich array of data connectivity services to power multi-office businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ScotiabankScotiabank Wins Multiple 2014 Consumer Internet Bank Awards From Global Finance Magazine<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank has been recognized by Global Finance Magazine<\/em> as the 2014 Best Consumer Internet Bank in 22 countries across the Caribbean and Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable runaround resolved<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Each week, the Guardian Angel column highlights complaints sent in by you, the consumer, and provides solutions or directs you to the appropriate resource\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tech tools in crime fight unveiled<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Gary Griffith\u2019s claim that his new national security setup could put down an attempted coup within an hour came after he had given the media a tour of the new Emergency Dispatch Centre in St James\u2014an exercise designed to show the investment in technology his ministry has made\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TOP STORY: Phone rates reduced<\/h4>\n

Turks and Caicos Islands <\/em>\u2013 AS OF September this year, mobile users from the three local service providers should see a reduction in calls across networks, with more reductions in 2015 and 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 29 July 2014<\/h3>\n

BTC Margins Off 21% Amid Cellular Equality Demands<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) controlling shareholder has demanded that it be placed on a \u2018level playing field\u2019 with any cellular rival, as price cuts dropped some margins by up to 21 per cent year-over-year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC\u00a0to govt: Demand national coverage from competitor<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has called on the government to require any other service provider to cover the entire Bahamas as it is required to, after it was invited to provide input on how competition \u201cshould be rolled out\u201d, according to Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) Chief Executive Officer Phil Bentley\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New boss at Digicel; Delcan Cassidy moves to Miami<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Conor Looney has been announced the new Chief Executive Officer of Digicel BVI, replacing Declan Cassidy who will move on to head the company\u2019s Miami-based operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC and CANTO bring Information, Communications Technology Industry Conference to Nassau<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication Organizations (CANTO) has selected The Bahamas to mark its 30th anniversary and to stage their annual conference and trade exhibition from August 10th \u2013 15th at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island. BTC, in partnership with the government of The Bahamas, is the co-host\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT \u2018hiding faults with poor reform\u2019<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunicati\u00adons Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) is attempting to cloak its deficiencies through inept reform\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 30 July 2014<\/h3>\n

\"http:\/\/www.eleutheranews.com\/\"BTC Broke Law On Exclusive Phone Card Agreements<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) was yesterday fined $243,442 after regulators determined its \u2018exclusive\u2019 phone card supply agreements broke the law, excluding rivals from up to 60 per cent of the market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Chief ‘Quite Aware’ Of URCA Ruling Reverse<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) chief executive yesterday said he was \u201cquite aware\u201d of the $243,000plus fine slapped on the company by the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), but declined to comment further\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Eyes Haiti Mobile Market<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is still aiming to enter Haiti\u2019s cellular market, its chief executive confirmed yesterday, arguing that the carrier would effectively be \u201cdead in the water\u201d if it did not expand outside this jurisdiction\u2026more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC\u00a0fined $243,442 over \u2018abuse of position\u2019<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has been fined $243,442.76 by the telecoms regulator for allegedly abusing its dominant market position and has been ordered to adjust its behavior within 30 days or face further penalties\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

E-commerce\u00a0thrust<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 THE SMALL Business Association (SBA) is pushing e-commerce in a big way and as such has formed partnerships to enable its members to more fully utilise the technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Telecoms slammed for staff treatment<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The Virgin Islands telecoms industry is the perfect model of what not to do in people management. Moreover, Jack Customer should never expect better from a business that treats its staff poorly\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Hopetown Primary gets tablets<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The Hopetown Primary School yesterday benefitted from a \u2018technology education initiative\u2019 through the donation of 56 electronic tablets that are expected to boost the students\u2019 learning capacity\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME Ja praised for 37% increase in 1Q mobile revenues<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 CABLE & Wireless Communications (CWC), the parent company of LIME, has lauded the Jamaica operations for achieving June 2014 first-quarter growth in mobile revenues up 37 per cent over year earlier levels\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Caribbean Telecoms Forum At Atlantis<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organidations (CANTO) will hold its 30th anniversary annual conference and trade exhibition at Atlantis from August 10-15\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Staff cuts at TSTT<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) wants Finance Minister Larry Howai to order a forensic audit into operations at state-owned TSTT\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT closed for renovation<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013The Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) offices at Caroline Building at Wilson Road, Scarborough has been closed due to renovations, a release from TSTT issued yesterday said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 31 July 2014<\/h3>\n

BahamasLocal staffer first Bahamian to achieve highest internet marketing certification<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 With internet marketing threatening to overtake traditional print and mobile marketing ready to burst onto local telephone screens, a 27-year-old BahamasLocal staff member has become the first Bahamian to earn Internet Marketing Association certification\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Bahamas Telecommunications plans to enter the cellular market in Haiti<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Tuesday in Nassau (Bahamas), at a luncheon of the private sector with President Michel Martelly, Leon Williams, the Director General of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has indicated that his company planned to enter the cellular market in Haiti stressing that “The Bahamas is 350,000 people\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Technology can help<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 The Barbados Coalition of Services Industries (BCSI), in partnership with Digicel, recently launched the \u201cIndustry Genius App Development Contest\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belize\"2000 more jobs in 2 years in BPO field<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 The government of Belize is moving quickly to meet demands in the Business Processing Out Source (BPO) arena. According to CEO in the Ministry of Trade and Investment, the government identified BPO\u2019s as a job creator in Belize and since that time the industry has been expanded from two companies who provided the service to 16 which are now operating in Belize\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

VI reflects on 50 years of telecoms<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands \u00ad<\/em>\u2013 From rabbit ears to digital cable, from shared payphones to smart phones, the Virgin Islands has come a long way in telecommunications technology in the last 50 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Ja team seeks US$120,000 in pitch to Microsoft judges<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Team NewAge, a Jamaica-based tech start-up, thinks its game ‘Project Exit’, currently in test-mode, can generate US$750,000 (J$83m) a month from downloads\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Blink \/ Bmobile Bouncing Back<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 FOLLOWING the recent disclosure that TSTT, declared a loss of over $500 million for the financial year ending March 2014, acting CEO of the company, George Hill, announced that the company was already experiencing a recovery in its bottom line\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 1 August 2014<\/h3>\n

TRC honours communication pioneers<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 Modern communications have been a major contributor to the growth and development of the Virgin Islands, and it wouldn\u2019t have been possible without the pioneers in the industry, Premier Dr. Orlando Smith said at a Telecommunications Day luncheon July 31\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GT&T launches \u201cShop \u2018n go\u201d<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em> \u2013 Following the successful launching of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Company\u2019s Mobile Money Guyana (MMG) last year, the telephone company last evening launched the second phase of this service called \u201cShop \u2018n go\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Power cuts knock Flow’s operations in Portmore<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 DISRUPTIONS in the Jamaica Public Service’s (JPS) electricity supply yesterday hit the services of telecommunications provider, Flow, in Portmore, St Catherine\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

A revolution in mobile communication is coming to the Caribbean: Voice over LTE (VoLTE)<\/h4>\n

Regional \u2013 When people talk about LTE networks, also known as 4G, they are mainly referring to data, specifically high-speed data. And it’s not unusual\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 2 August 2014<\/h3>\n

Faster FLOW Speeds From Today<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 COLUMBUS Communications St. Lucia Limited, operators of the brand \u201cFlow\u201d, announced that as of today, residential customers across the island will receive faster internet speeds at no additional cost\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tech Camp kids learn to create their own path<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The last two weeks have been an intense, fun-filled time for 50 kids taking part in BrightPath Foundation’s Tech Camp\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The real cost of violating net neutrality<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 A recent move by two major Caribbean mobile providers to block access to Internet-based telephony services\u2014including several popular Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications\u2014has brought the issue of net neutrality to the attention of Caribbean mobile phone users\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wooding: Tech education essential to help youth create future<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013Increasing the competitiveness of T&T\u2019s software industry should be a priority for the sustainable development of the nation\u2019s nascent information technology (IT) sector. This was the call from Bevil Wooding, Executive Director of BrightPath Foundation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Curacao to host CaribNOG8<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) and LACNIC will hold a joint meeting at the Hilton Curacao from September 29 to October 3\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT happy with Industrial Court ruling<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 TSTT says it is satisfied with the recent decision of the Industrial Court over the Communication Workers Union\u2019s reported complaint that the Company failed to meet and treat with the Union concerning its Voluntary Separation and Voluntary Early Employment Retirement Plans (VSP\/VEERP) that would allow junior and senior staff employees to participate in the said plans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 3 August 2014<\/h3>\n

Flow\u2019s parent reports increased revenues 44 per cent higher sales<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Caribbean telecommunications and cable company, Columbus Communications, operator of the dominant Flow brand in T&T, reported \u201ca 44 per cent improvement in the sales conversion rates and increased revenues\u201d in its business solutions unit\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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