{"id":71573,"date":"2015-01-05T07:08:09","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T12:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=71573"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:37:26","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:37:26","slug":"roundup-week-4-january-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2015\/01\/roundup-week-4-january-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup for the week ending 4 January 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 29 December 2104 to 4 January 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday 29 December 2014<\/h3>\n

ICTA sets up consumer complaints arm<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands \u2013 Telecoms regulators plan to take a more active role in policing consumer complaints in an effort to improve standards across the industry\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

IDB To Launch New Open Data Portal On Development In Latin America & Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional \u2013 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB<\/strong>) just revealed\u00a0it will launch in the first quarter of 2015 Numbers for Development, a free and open data portal focused on Latin American and Caribbean development indicators\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Govt\u00a0considering how to use BTC Foundation funds<\/h4>\n

Bahamas \u2013 Four months after Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) and the government established the BTC Foundation, Prime Minister Perry Christie said the government is preparing to send a number of options to the foundation\u2019s directors on how it should spend the $1 million in its account\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Darroux ready to take ICT sector forward<\/h4>\n

Dominica \u2013 Newly sworn in Minister for Telecommunications, Science and Information Technology, Kelvar Darroux has expressed determination to fulfil the Dominica Labour Party government\u2019s goals and objectives as it relates to the Information Communication Telecommunication (ICT) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 31 December 2014<\/h3>\n

FTC still investigating LIME\/Flow deal<\/h4>\n

Barbados \u2013 The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) is yet to deliver a verdict as it continues investigations into the proposed merger of telecoms companies Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) and Columbus International Inc\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

A Tablet for All – PM Barrow\u2019s New Year\u2019s message guarantees a tablet for all tertiary level students<\/h4>\n

Belize \u2013 My fellow Belizeans, 2014 was, by any measure, an extraordinarily successful year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FTC Has No Jurisdiction Over Digicel, Claro Merger – Appeal Court<\/h4>\n

Jamaica \u2013 The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) does not have the jurisdiction to intervene in the 2011 merger of telecommunications service provider Digicel with another operator Claro, which had operated independently in Jamaica up to then, the Court of Appeal ruled this month\u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n

Scotiabank launches banking app for android users<\/h4>\n

Regional \u2013 Scotiabank has launched an app for android mobile phone users across the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 1 January 2015<\/h3>\n

\u2013 Nil \u2013<\/p>\n

Friday, 2 January 2015<\/h3>\n

Cable & Wireless Communications Announces Unique Partnership With \u2018Over-The-Top\u2019 Music Streaming Service Deezer<\/h4>\n

Regional \u2013 CWC Customers across 15 markets in Latin America and the Caribbean can now access more than 35 million songs via Deezer\u2019s Music Streaming Service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 3 January 2015<\/h3>\n

\u2013 Nil \u2013<\/p>\n

Sunday, 4 January 2015<\/h3>\n

Sandvoort\u00a0residents accuse government, GT&T of neglect<\/h4>\n

Guyana \u2013 While most Guyanese were relaxing at home and enjoying the Christmas season, residents of Sandvoort Village, West Canje Berbice were contemplating what wrong they might have done to be neglected by the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company and the government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Troubled E-Governance project\u2026 Taxpayers saddled with loan repayment<\/h4>\n

Guyana \u2013 A few weeks ago, there was the report on how former President Bharrat Jagdeo spent $20B from the treasury in a scheme designed to gain control of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Laptop lament<\/h4>\n

Jamaica \u2013 Dear Claudienne, I purchased an HP Envy laptop at the HP Store in Tropical Plaza on December 23, 2013\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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