{"id":67819,"date":"2014-10-06T06:51:21","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T11:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=67819"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:40:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:40:46","slug":"roundup-week-5-october-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2014\/10\/roundup-week-5-october-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 5 October 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 29 September to 5 October 2014.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 29 September 2014<\/h3>\n

BTC\u00a0brings the latest technology to southern Bahamas<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is continuing its commitment to expand its access to high quality service and products to all of the nation\u2019s major islands with the launch of a new flagship store in Deadman\u2019s Cay, Long Island this coming Monday, September 29\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTL reports 7% drop in profits in FY2014; internet services in Belize exempt from tax from 1 October<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Belizean state-owned telecoms provider Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) has announced a 7% annual decline in net profit, which dropped to BZD19.6 million (USD9.83 million) in the twelve months to end-March 2014\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

.AN Disappears After October 1<\/h4>\n

Cura\u00e7ao<\/em> \u2013 Those who still have a website or an e-mail address with an .AN extension will have problems on October 1 of this year. This domain on the internet will disappear on this date\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Gov’t To Use Technology To Track Public Sector Workforce<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 THE DATE for the contracting of an entity to provide the State with a human capital management enterprise system (HCMES) has been pushed back to November, three months after the initial target of August was agreed on by the Government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Opposition member says Gov’t should involve LIME, Digicel in Chik-V fight<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Labour Party caretaker for Eastern St Thomas Delano Seiveright is urging the Ministry of Health to partner with telecommunications companies Digicel and LIME in the fight against chikungunya\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ICT Week: Information Technology Integral to Development<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications, Christopher Herbert, believes that Information Communication Technology (ICT) is at the heart of the nation\u2019s development and is happy that ICT week, held in St. Kitts, September 22-26 reflected that importance\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 30 September 2014<\/h3>\n

LIME\u00a0in the red<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited\u2019s persistently healthy profits have buckled under the weight of a $103 million \u201cmajor restructuring\u201d programme that included the departure of more than half of its employees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

JLP senator quits job at LIME, goes into private practice<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 OPPOSITION Senator Kamina Johnson-Smith has resigned her job as company secretary at LIME to enter private practice as an attorney-at-law\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

X-Rated Viewing On TVJ, CVM<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir:\u00a0I write to share the double standard meted out to people without cable access, especially in rural Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Columbus-communicationsColumbus Brings Virtual Desktop Solution Options to the Caribbean, Central America and Latin America<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Columbus International Inc., a diversified telecommunications provider in the Caribbean, Central America and Latin American region, today announced that it continues to strengthen and broaden its business partnership as a Citrix Service Provider\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ECLAC Regional Workshop On The Development Of REDATAM Applications For The Dissemination Of Census Data<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The REDATAM (REtrieval of DATa for small Areas by Microcomputer) software developed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is being used to improve access to population and housing census data for public and private sector researchers across the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 1 October 2014<\/h3>\n

A conversation with… Randy Merren<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Few people have been in the Cayman Islands media and entertainment business as long as Randy Merren\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BUSINESS BYTE: Digicel launches promotion for Creole Music Festival<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of dollars in cash and prizes are up for grabs as Digicel launches its \u201cMadness\u201d promotion today in support of the upcoming world creole festival\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Draft law banning phones in Dominican prisons step closer<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 The Chamber of Deputies has adopted on first reading a law prohibiting the use of mobile phones in prisons and establishing the blocking of mobile phones signals in gaols in the Dominican Republic, reports Dominicano Ahora\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

DL750 Enhances Customer’s Smartphone Experience<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 Digicel is today launching the DL750 – 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

E-Networks is O3b’s first LatAM client for high-speed internet via satellite<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 O3b Networks on Wednesday announced that E-Networks has signed a multi-year agreement to use O3b\u2019s unique \u2018Fiber in the Sky\u2019 satellite network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GT&T \u201cdoes not have the capability to intercept emails\u201d<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 \u201cGovernment agencies and private businesses especially need to recognize that most breaches in the security of their private networks originate from within.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

No unlawful disclosure of customers\u2019 communications \u2013 GT&T<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 GT&T yesterday said it wanted to clear the air on any perception that the company may somehow be involved in the unlawful disclosure of customers\u2019 voice conversations, short messages(SMS) and\/or electronic mails to law enforcement authorities or other third parties\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Haiti\u2019s transition to digital TV could cost up to USD30m<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 Jean-Marie Guillaume, the director general of Haiti\u2019s telecoms watchdog the Conseil National des Telecommunications (Conatel), has announced that the transition process from analogue broadcasting to digital terrestrial television (DTT) could cost up to USD30 million, domestic news source Haiti Libre reports\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"JamaicaGK gets nod for mobile money<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 GRACEKENNEDY Payment Services (GKPS) got approval from the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) to proceed with a pilot introduction of a mobile money service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Latty: Flow Not Bothered By Digicel’s Entry In Cable Market<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Columbus Communications Jamaica, operator of Flow, says it is not bothered by Digicel’s entry into the cable market, saying its track record, developed over eight years of operation, positions the company to take on new rivals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tablet ecstasy<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 AN entry in any search engine should bring up information on the tablet called ‘Ecstasy’ \u2014 described as one which creates hallucinations, delusion, and a sense of euphoria\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel, Sportsmax keen on providing more regional content<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 THE MONTH of September marked the partnership of telecommunications company Digicel and television channel Sportsmax. SportsMax and North American broadcaster CEEN-TV\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Talking Regional Cybersecurity in Curacao<\/h4>\n

Regional \u2013 The best way to improve the security of a computer network is to break into it\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tech heavyweights network for Caribbean development<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean people have an appetite for technology that rivals any other region of the world. But who is working behind the scenes to maintain and upgrade the Internet-based services on which we\u2019ve come to depend? \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission<\/h4>\n

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) will once again be hosting a public awareness drive under the Kingstown Post Office this Friday, October 3rd from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 2 October 2014<\/h3>\n

Telecoms provider introduces flat rate<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Starting yesterday, telecoms provider LIME announced what it termed an innovative model in which customers will pay one flat rate for prepaid mobile calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Data Protection Commissioner to Hold 2nd National Training Symposium<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, along with the Department of Information Technology and the Cyber Crime Unit of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, wishes to announce its second National Training Symposium, under the theme \u201cPresenting the 7th Data Protection Principle – Personal Data Security Offline and Online.\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTL records 19.6M in profits and gives more to customers<\/h4>\n

Belize<\/em> \u2013 As of October BTL’s internet rates will be $25 for 256Kb, $56 for 512Kb, $88 for 1Mb, $140 for2 Mb, $240 for4Mb, $390 for 8Mb, and as a new service $700 for 16Mb\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Dominican_RepublicDominican Republic regulator studies internet costs<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) has announced the creation of a commission to examine in depth the structure of prices and costs of internet service in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel launches Double Bubble promotion for Observer TSO<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant Digicel, in celebration of the Jamaica Observer\u2019s Takes Style Out (TSO) premier fashion event, is giving shoppers even more value for their money with the launch of its Double Bubble promotion starting 5:00 pm today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ICT\/BPO Players Hail New No GCT Regime<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 WESTERN BUREAU: STAKEHOLDERS IN the information and communication technology\/business process outsourcing (ICT\/BPO) industry have welcomed the passage of a bill in the Senate to remove general consumption tax (GCT) from goods purchased locally for use in free zones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica Begins Building 49 More IT Training Centers<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica has begun building another 49 IT skill training centers, with Prime Minister Simpson Miller urging youths to take part in the country\u2019s \u201cinformation technology revolution.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME ready to partner with Gov’t in Chic-V fight<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 LIME Jamaica yesterday expressed a willingness to partner with Government in its bid to help stem the spread of the chikungunya virus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Mozido, JCCUL and Paymaster Announce Rebrand of Their Jamaican Mobile Wallet Solution, Now CONEC Mobile Wallet<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Mozido, a global leader in mobile financial services, in partnership with the Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League (JCCUL) and bill payment service provider, Paymaster, announced the rebrand of Jamaican mobile wallet JCUES, now CONEC Mobile Wallet, during a hosted press release in Kingston, Jamaica on Wednesday, September 24\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Claro Launches Unlimited, No-Contract Family Plans<\/h4>\n

Puerto Rico<\/em> \u2013 Wireless provider Claro announced this week its new lineup of calling plans featuring unlimited, no-contract offers for families looking to share services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tech experts talk regional cyber security at CaribNOG in Curacao<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Cyber security was top of the agenda as over 80 technology professionals from 15 countries gathered in Curacao for the second day of a major regional technology conference\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Why data infrastructure upgrades are the next step in regional evolution<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Many Caribbean livelihoods are made and lost around seasonal fluctuations in foreigners\u2019 travel. For much of the region, tourism, an all-too-inefficient form of intraregional human traffic, is economic lifeblood\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Google demands more time<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 GLOBAL internet and email provider Google Inc has written US district court judge William Orrick to seek additional time to respond to a subpoena by the Integrity Commission to the company as it relates to the former\u2019s emailgate investigations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 3 October 2014<\/h3>\n

BTC Starts Out Island Roll-Out<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has unveiled the first of four Family Island retail stores that it will roll-out over the next two months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Shakespeare in Paradise 2014 launches on Cable 12<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas, a major sponsor of the annual Shakespeare in Paradise festival, lived up to its Cable 12 “Watch Us and See Yourself” maxim with the television premiere of the celebrated Bahamian folk opera “The Legend of Sammie Swain,” which aired on September 28th<\/sup>\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"British_Virgin_IslandsDigicel winners<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Yesterday yet another person collected $500 cash from Digicel in their \u201cEveryone\u2019s a Winner\u201d promotion\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME to give away $10,000 on Friday<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 LIME, the British Virgin Island\u2019s leading telecommunications provider will end its $60,000 giveaway on Friday October 3\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

E-Networks first in LatAm to use O3b\u2019s \u2018fibre in the sky\u2019<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Guyanese internet service provider (ISP) E-Networks has signed an agreement with O3b to use the company\u2019s \u2018fibre in the sky\u2019 satellite broadband network, making it the first Latin American telecoms operator to be introduced onto the O3b system since it initiated commercial operations earlier in this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Ballard to deploy extra fuel cell systems in Digicel telecom network in Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Canadian-based Ballard Power Systems has received an order from its Caribbean distributor, Precision Power & Air (PP&A), for 13 ElectraGen\u2122-ME fuel cell backup power systems to be deployed in the Digicel mobile phone network in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Enhance financing to BPO sector, says Tufton<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 THE Government is not taking the BPO\/ICT sector seriously enough, according to former commerce minister, Christopher Tufton\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 4 October 2014<\/h3>\n

New BTC Flagship Store For Long Island<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 BTC is continuing its commitment to expand its access to high quality service and products to all of the nation\u2019s major islands with the launch of a new flagship store in Deadman\u2019s Cay, Long Island this coming Monday, September 29th\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Be careful what you share<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 This multi-billion dollar website, Facebook, which has more than 1.2 billion users, is one of the leading social networks in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel, Saviour Or Scrooge?<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 In 2003-2004, my ex showed me how we could text back and forth with 555, a free avenue of sending text messages using a system that is provided by telecommunications companies like Digicel and LIME\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME Announces Flat Rate Plan<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 LIME, the Caribbean\u2019s leading telecommunications provider has announced one simple flat rate prepaid plan for St. Kitts & Nevis. The simplified, flat rate plan takes effect October 1, 2014\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME Nears End of 4G Upgrade<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 LIME has delivered on its promise and is about to complete the upgrade of its 4G network island-wide. This makes LIME, St. Lucia\u2019s only provider of 100% island-wide 4G, the company said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Trinidad_and_TobagoMicrosoft Innovation Centre opens Monday<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The new Microsoft Innovation Centre (MIC) which opens on Monday will provide training for future business owners, said Frances Correia, country head for the tech giant in T&T\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sunday, 5 October 2014<\/h3>\n

OUR Hunts Number Portability Manager<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR) is recruiting a provider of number portability administration services to Jamaican telecoms ahead of its May 2015 number portability rollout… more<\/a><\/p>\n

OUR opens auction for single number portability administrator licence<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 THE Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) will start vetting companies aiming to offer back office number portability services in December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Phone finally replaced after four repairs<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Dear Claudienne, I Iive In Hanover. On March 22, 2014, I purchased a BLU Zoey phone from a Digi el agent in Lucea, Hanover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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