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A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 15 September to Sunday 21 September 2014.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 15 September 2014<\/h3>\n

Dominican Republic to study antenna site sharing<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic<\/em> \u2013 The president of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel), Gideon Santos, has announced the creation of a commission to conduct a study on antenna site-sharing in the mobile industry\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel: Approval For Caribbean Fibre Network<\/h4>\n

Guadeloupe <\/em>\u2013 Digicel has received the required approvals from Government and regulatory authorities with regard to its purchase of a submarine fibre network across the Caribbean region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Business Helps Jamaica\u2019s Business District Deliver World Class Service<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Business District is Jamaica\u2019s first private serviced office complex. Renting fully-furnished offices \u2013 physical and virtual<\/em> \u2013 as specified by its clients… more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 16 September 2014<\/h3>\n

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Wednesday, 17 September 2014<\/h3>\n

US banned Chinese telecoms giant looking at Antigua-Barbuda<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda<\/em> \u2013 One of the world\u2019s largest telecommunications company, Huawei of China, which has been banned from doing business with United States companies as a result of spyware discovered in some of its devices, has expressed an interest in doing business in Antigua and Barbuda\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Columbus Business Solutions Levels the Playing Field for Students<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 After receiving 60 new Samsung Galaxy 3 tablets from The Aron & Christina Foundation, Class 3 students from St Joseph Primary, St Bernard\u2019s Primary and St Elizabeth Primary were able to go digital last Friday for the new school year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"GrenadaDigicel Doubles the Value for Grenadians<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 Following Digicel\u2019s successful launch of 4G Data technology in Grenada, Digicel is doubling the Value for Grenadians when it comes to prepaid data and postpaid smartplans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Education Ministry records noteworthy traffic on new website<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Having launched a refined website in July of this year, the Ministry has recorded an increase in the number of users accessing the site\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME’s ‘rip and replace’ project interrupts mobile service<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS provider LIME has recorded its highest increase in complaints over the last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Moneague College Offering Training In Call-Centre Operations<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 FACED WITH reduced enrolment, Moneague College in St Ann has broadened its curriculum to include training in call-centre operations, with the likelihood of job placement immediately upon completion\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s Pick: The Coolest Mobile App Builders in Latin America<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 \u201cMobile has been a blessing for nearshore companies.\u201d These were the words of Alex Robbio, co-founder and president of Argentine software factory Belatrix, in a previous interview with Nearshore Americas… more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME committed to region<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Barbados is to get a share of $2 billion in new investment telecommunications company Cable & Wireless (C&W) plans to spend\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 18 September 2014<\/h3>\n

Digicel Completes Acquisition of Telstar Cable Limited<\/h4>\n

Anguilla <\/em>\u2013 Jamaican business is Digicel\u2019s fourth Caribbean cable acquisition in the last number of months and will increase its cable footprint to six markets… more<\/a><\/p>\n

CEO: LIME here to stay<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications company LIME has not ruled out the possibility of an acquisition of, or collaboration with, its competitors in the future\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME\u00a0pledge<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Barbados is in line\u00a0to receive a significant share of $2 billion in new\u00a0investments that longstanding telecommunications provider Cable & Wireless has in store\u00a0for the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guyana\"GT&T Telecommunications Licence prohibit others \u2013 Dr. Mahadeo<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em> \u2013 \u201cWhile iNet Communications Inc has said that it has had a Telecommunication License for many years, I do not know any company other than the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) or Digicel that received a Telecommunication Licence.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Guyana’s GT&T-funded Internet Resource Centre commissioned<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 President Donald Ramotar today congratulated the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Company for their contribution to enhancing the social development of students, as a result of their decision to renovate the Information Computer Technology Laboratory\u2019s Resource Centre at the University of Guyana (UG)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Columbus Enables Live Broadcast of Exciting Guinness Concert<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Columbus Communications, operators of the Flow and Columbus Business Solutions brands, announced this week a partnership brokered with Guinness Jamaica for the regional broadcast of the annual Arthur Guinness Day Concert… more<\/a><\/p>\n

Draft cyber security strategy to be finalized<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining is now finalising Jamaica’s draft cyber security strategy, according to junior minister Julian Robinson, who anticipates that the document will be completed within two weeks of the ministry’s recently-concluded two-day cyber security validation workshop\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Regional ICT Week in St. Kitts, to focus on Security and Inclusion<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 The Federation is preparing to host Information Communication Technology (ICT) Week 2014 from September 22-26\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Threat To Ban OTT Services On CTU Meeting Agenda<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Dealing with threats by Caribbean telecom networks to ban \u2018over-the-top\u2019 (OTT) services would be a priority for telecommunications ministers, who meet in St. Kitts, Sept. 22 to 26, for the annual meeting of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT\u2019s acting CEO resigns<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Acting chief executive of majority state-owned TSTT, George Hill, has tendered his resignation to the board, amid reports that some of the telecommunication provider\u2019s local directors want to replace him with Digicel\u2019s former country manager in Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 19 September 2014<\/h3>\n

New Employment Opportunities for Young People in Area of Information & Communications Technology (ICT)<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Barbadian Prime Minister Freundel Stuart expects new employment opportunities for young people in Barbados will be found in the area of information and communications technology (ICT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Ignatius students take learning anywhere with new tablets<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Forget pencil and paper, a stylus and touchscreen are the new tools of school.\u00a0Thursday (18 September) St. Ignatius Catholic School issued 155 new tablets to students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cura\u00e7ao Company Fuuzle: New Supplier Of Information From Across The Globe<\/h4>\n

Cura\u00e7ao<\/em> \u2013 The digital world is teeming with information, yet a lot of it cannot be found via search engines or only after many hours of painstakingly surfing the net. The innovative company Fuuzle fills this gap\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Chief Justice wants increased use of technology in court<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Dame Janice Pereira wants improvements in the preparation of transcripts in the court system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

182 Information Technology Centres Established<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 A total of 182 information technology (IT) resource and skills training centres have been established across the country, as the Government continues to provide Jamaicans with access to information technology (IT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel turns major content provider following cable TV acquisitions<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 DIGICEL has bought a majority stake in the parent company of regional sports broadcaster, SportsMax\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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LIME employees rise to CEO’s challenge<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 WHEN LIME CEO Garfield Sinclair challenged employees to come up with an innovative idea to reduce the telecoms firm’s utility expenses, little did he know he would have been richly presented with a wide array of recommendations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME to begin network upgrade in MoBay in November<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 LIME is set to begin upgrades to its mobile and broadband platform in Montego Bay come November\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Movements \u2013 LIME Switches Company Secretary<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Senator Kamina Johnson-Smith is giving up the position of company secretary at Cable & Wireless Jamaica, which trades as LIME\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWC inks managed services deal with Comverse for LIME unit<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 LIME, the Caribbean unit of UK-based Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), has selected Comverse to provide managed services for a range of Comverse and non-Comverse products\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel acquires International Media Content<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel has acquired Saint Lucia-based International Media Content (IMC), parent company of regional sports broadcaster SportsMax, and North American broadcaster Ceen-TV, for an undisclosed amount\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Buys SportsMax<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel has acquired majority ownership of International Media Content Limited, the parent company of regional sports broadcasting company, SportsMax, and North American broadcaster CEEN-TV\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BrightPath Foundation brings TechLink to T&T<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Secondary school teachers and students will be immersed in a day of technology gadgets, spacemen and science experiments when the BrightPath TechLink program comes to T&T this month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Loss affected TSTTStories<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Chairman of the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT), Everald Snaggs, said the loss the company suffered in the last financial year was because of the huge undertaking of a five-year strategic plan\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018TSTT\u2019s long-term plan to improve performance\u2019<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 In defending the telecommuni\u00adcation giant\u2019s performance, TSTT chairman Everald Snaggs said had it not been for the long-term, five-year strategic plan initiated last year, the company would have been making a lot of profits for NEL\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 20 September 2014<\/h3>\n

Phone fires<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 A Fire official has linked some house fires to the careless charging of cellphones, warning that it was like playing Russian roulette\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Online Security Strategy<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Organization of American States (OAS) says it has concluded a two-day event in Kingston with the government of Jamaica during which a draft of Jamaica\u2019s National Cyber Security Strategy was presented and discussed publicly for the first time\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

IDB Launches Digital Platform to Promote e-Governance in LATAM<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched a digital platform aiming to promote a more transparent and inclusive form of governing in Latin America by bringing citizens closer to their governments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Flag_of_Sint_Maarten\"MPs concerned about TelEm-Digicel accord<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Members of Parliament (MPs) have expressed concern about the signing of a financial information sharing contract between the St. Maarten Telephone Group of Companies TelEm and regional telecom company Digicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT appoints new CEO<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 State-controlled telecoms provider Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) has appointed Ronald Walcott its new chief executive officer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Walcott new CEO of TSTT<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Board of Directors of Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) yesterday announced the appointment of Ronald Walcott as the new CEO of the company to take place with immediate effect\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 21 September 2014<\/h3>\n

Laptops for Huntley residents<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Guyana on Friday continued its One Laptop Per Family programme by distributing 191 more laptops, this time to residents of Huntley, Mahaicony. In this GINA photo Huntley residents wait for their laptops\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

What\u2019s happening with the fibre optic cable project? \u2013 Harmon asks Ramotar<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament, Joseph Harmon, is calling on the Project Manager of the E-Governance Unit, Alexei Ramotar, to be respectful towards the citizens of Guyana and at least let them know the status of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) project, commonly referred to as the Fibre Optic Cable Project\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable theft plagues landline, Internet service<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dear Claudienne, I live in the Boscobel Housing Scheme in St Mary, and for almost one month now the entire scheme has had no landline or Internet service from LIME\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

PSOJ, CBS join forces to put on tech-solutions workshop<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 POWERFUL private sector lobby group, the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), will join forces with Columbus Business Solutions (CBS) to help entrepreneurs “transform their businesses through technology” in a SME workshop on Thursday in St Andrew\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cashing In On Social Media<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0Are local businesses cashing in on social media? A few, are, but most are barely scratching the surface in unleashing its potential to enrich their businesses… more<\/a><\/p>\n

DL750 enhances customer\u2019s smartphone experience: Digicel introduces the latest addition to its own brand smartphone range<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel\u00a0just\u00a0launched its DL750 \u2013 the next generation in its line of affordable smartphones which will offer customers the best value as it comes loaded with cool new features that will sure to suit their varying tastes and lifestyles\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits:\u00a0 NS Newsflash<\/a> (flickr);\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>;\u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>
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