{"id":76095,"date":"2015-05-18T06:30:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T11:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=76095"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:29:20","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:29:20","slug":"roundup-week-17-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2015\/05\/roundup-week-17-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 17 May 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 11 May to Sunday 17 May 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 11 May 2015<\/h3>\n

CBL:\u2008URCA\u2008has\u00a0no jurisdiction over new towers<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd. (CBL) has charged that the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has \u201cabsolutely no jurisdiction\u201d over the construction of additional telecoms towers in New Providence\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica Cable-TV On US Watch List<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The United States said it is watching the progress of proposed amendments to Jamaica\u2019s Broadcasting and Radio Re-diffusion Act that would appear to permit advertising from local entities on the channels of foreign cable operators with the permission of content providers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

No Internet Access For Murder Accused Brit<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Trial judge Justice Marlene Carter has refused to allow murder accused Kevin Horstwood to take possession of his laptop with internet access, as per his court application\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 12 May 2015<\/h3>\n

BPO Job Explosion On The Horizon * \u2026. Barnett \u2018Tech Park\u2019 Now Up And Running*<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The government’s bid to secure 30,000 jobs in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector by 2020 got a significant boost last Wednesday, following the official opening of a new 50,000-square foot facility at the Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel introduces live web chat to customer care portal<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant Digicel last Friday announced a ‘live web chat’ facility on its website which it described as an extension of its customer care that provides a quick, easy and convenient way to get answers while browsing products and services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jaagro Could Boost Farming – Edwin Allen Boys Create Farming App, Cop 4-H Top Prize<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THREE TEENAGED Edwin Allen High School students have created a technology-based mobile application that will assist farmers in managing their farms, as well as maximising production and output based on the size of the farm and the available resources\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

C&W Communications Announces New Brands: Flow To Be The Unified Caribbean Consumer Brand<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Following the completion of the merger of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) and Columbus International on March 31, 2015, CWC today announces new corporate and consumer-facing brands for the combined Group, which will be rolled out in the coming months in markets where necessary regulatory approvals have been obtained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St Lucia to host regional telecommunications conference<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Policies related to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and broadband development in the region are some of the issues to be discussed at the 15th anniversary conference of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) that opens here today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Trinidad_and_TobagoStanching the Flow<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 A couple of months ago, Flow kindly switched me to their new Advanced Video Services, a suite of IP based technologies designed to launch the company\u2019s cable TV offerings fully into the 21st century, giving me a month to test the service before asking me to choose my package\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

T&T is open data ready<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The World Bank Group has confirmed that T&T is open data ready with strong high-level commitment to open government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Broadband board seeking providers but says challenges steep<\/h4>\n

US Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The new V.I. Next Generation Network president, Tonjia Coverdale, reported to the agency’s board Monday morning that the network is pushing to open new fiber-optic Internet bandwidth to a wider range of service providers, which will then have the job of connecting homes and businesses to the grid\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 13 May 2015<\/h3>\n

Activist Raises Questions Over Cell Phone Towers In Communities<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A FORMER Democratic National Alliance candidate yesterday raised concern about the proliferation of cell phone towers in urban communities insisting that the health risk associated with the structures is being overlooked\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

US Gives Cable Growth \u20184 Times\u2019 That In Bahamas<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas yesterday said its US expansion had generated growth that would take three-four years to achieve in this market, having enjoyed an \u201cimmediate\u201d 26 per cent top-line boost\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Bridge of Life Launches New Missions in Telehealth, Hand Hygiene and Primary Care<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. DVA, -0.46% a leading provider of kidney care and health care services, today announced that Bridge of Life (BOL), the primary program of DaVita Village Trust, completed three new missions to Belize, Haiti and Vietnam to treat patients and assess conditions for future missions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable companies welcome copyright<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Distributing content without a license is already illegal here, but the new copyright regime modernizes the law and puts enforcement mechanisms in place to make it easier for copyright holders to stop infringement and ask for damages\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Altice, Huawei sign Dominican network expansion deal<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 Altice, which owns telecoms operators Orange and Tricom in the Dominican Republic, has signed an agreement with Huawei for the expansion of Orange’s fibre-optic and 3G\/4G networks in the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

D-2, 4th Edition of the fair E2TECH<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 Through this fair, the organizers intend to promote and disseminate information and communications technology, but also the energy technology and of the environment and discuss the key challenges and opportunities resulting from these technologies that will be highlighted in separate areas of the same importance\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Announces Price Increase<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company FLOW has issued an advisory informing customers of a rate increase for some of its cable, telephone and Internet services effective June 1\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Prosecute Criminal Cable Companies<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 There is now a deafening silence regarding the revelation that the cable companies that have been supplying us with subscriber television services have all along been purloining this service from the providers in the United States (US)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Business Powers \u2018The Internet Of Things\u2019 In The Caribbean And Central America With New Technology Partner, Stream<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel Business signed a partnership with Stream Technologies, a global leader in connectivity solutions for the \u2018Internet of Things\u2018 that will see customers connecting their machines, devices and appliances wirelessly using an \u2018IoT\u2018 platform that will power Digicel Business\u2019 Machine to Machine (M2M) products\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

IC silent on emailgate probe<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 AS IT REMAINED silent over the status of investigations into a probe into purported email materials raised in Parliament in 2013 by Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley, the Integrity Commission yesterday sought to distance itself from a newspaper report which had stated murdered senior counsel Dana Seetahal had played a role in the recusal of its former chairman Ken Gordon from the case\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 14 May 2015<\/h3>\n

\"http:\/\/www.eleutheranews.com\/\"BTC Staff Ready To Take Action ‘At Any Time’<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 BAHAMAS Communications and Public Officers Union Secretary General Dino Rolle warned yesterday that the union is prepared to take industrial action \u201cat any time\u201d if its members continue to be disrespected by BTC\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC\u00a0union protests again<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Charging that employees at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) are \u201ccatching eternal hell\u201d, Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) Secretary General Dino Rolle said the union will not allow the company to \u201ctrample over us\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Several Bahamas’ government websites hacked by Tunisian Islamist activist group<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Further to the announcement by Bahamas Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie from the floor of the House on Wednesday that the official website of the Ministry of Tourism had been hacked… more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Launches New Postpaid Smart Plans Offering Customers Best Value For Money<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Digicel (Barbados) Limited unveiled its new postpaid plans designed to give customers more value for money with increased data, talk time and texting, under the theme Real Postpaid Benefits\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The direction of government TV: ‘Cut!’<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 A gradual but irresistible force is moving to reshape the media landscape in the Cayman Islands\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel, LIME on board with number portability<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The island\u2019s major telephony providers have pledged their full support for the Government\u2019s roll-out of the Number Portability initiative, scheduled to take effect on May 31… more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica To Get Additional Area Code By Year End<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Potential area codes have already been selected by the North American Numbering Plan Administrators\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME\/Flow Merger<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: Reports indicate that the LIME’s Flow buyout is proceeding along, even with LIME now ditching its name and putting much of the merged operations under the Flow brand\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME Salutes Circle Of Excellence<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 From start-ups to multinationals to large government departments, the people behind the technology that transforms these enterprises with the efficiency needed to compete in the global world of commerce were recognised at the LIME Circle of Excellence Awards, held recently at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Xerox expanding its Jamaican business with five new centres<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Xerox Corp is expanding its business in Jamaica with the planned addition of five new customer care and business process centers during the next year. The new centres are planned for both Montego Bay and Kingston\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica to host regional hackathon<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 JAMAICA will be hosting a regional “hackathon” which aims to employ the use of technology in finding solutions to real-life problems and to enhance growth in critical sectors\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Government moves toward e-payments<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 It will soon be possible to make payments for government services electronically. Finance Minister Larry Howai yesterday announced that regulations to allow for Internet-based payments will be rolled out over the next 18 to 24 months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

iGovTT reaches East Trinidad<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 JACQUELINE Syms, chairman of iGovTT said residents of the constituencies of Cumuto\/ Manzanilla and Toco\/Sangre Grande no longer have to get up early to go to far off Port-of- Spain to get their electronic birth certificates and other government documents\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 15 May 2015<\/h3>\n

Islamist Group Hacked Tourism Website, Says Govt<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A TUNISIAN Islamist \u201cactivist group\u201d called the Fallaga Team was responsible for hacking two government websites on Wednesday, the Ministry of Tourism revealed yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Union Shows \u2018Job\u2019s Patience\u2019 With BTC<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013Executives at the trade union representing the Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) line staff yesterday said they had displayed \u201cJob\u2019s patience\u201d, accusing management of stalling negotiations on a new industrial agreement\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

URCA must think we all fool<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Please allow me space in your esteemed publication to express my views on a topic which I believe most of my fellow Bahamians are being distracted away from\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.belizeweb.com\/telemedia-related-sites.htm\"Why Your BTL Data Usage is Gone in a Day<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Since the introduction of 4G I have chosen to remain with the GPRS system, for I wanted Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) to work out its bugs before I switched over… more<\/a><\/p>\n

CCT service advisory for VG<\/h4>\n

British Virgin islands <\/em>\u2013 CCT BVI would like to advise its Virgin Gorda customers that there will be a temporary service outage on Saturday May 16th between the hours of 10PM and 1AM\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

A New Monopoly Taking Effect?<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: Just in case some persons do not know, our country has entered into another monopoly in a sector that we do not want it to go\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow\u2019s Cable Your Way customers hardest hit by price increases<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 FLOW customers have discovered that their a-la-carte service Cable Your Way (CYW) is not prix fixe, as they will be the hardest hit with a 66.3 per cent increase in cable rates next month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWC\/Flow merger dominates regional market, requires strong regulatory oversight \u2014 consultant<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 A recently conducted study by regional ICT ministers has indicated that the merger of Cable and Wireless Communication (CWC) and Flow may trigger a return to a monopolistic telecommunications industry across the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Google, Netflix to join Caribbean Internet service providers for historic gathering<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 If you live in the Caribbean, you don’t need to be a computer expert to know that the region’s Internet services need to improve\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

HBO Go Arrives In The Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Continuing with the expansion to new users and new countries, HBO Latin America announced that subscribers in the Caribbean can now access the online premium entertainment platform\u00a0HBO GO\u00a0for the first time, beginning with DIRECTV customers in Barbados, Curacao, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable & Wireless Communications Recognized as Avaya Central America and the Caribbean Mid-Market Partner of the Year<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) today announced it has been recognized as Avaya Central America and the Caribbean Mid-Market Partner of the Year for 2014\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Fish Fest Gets \u2018LIME\u2019 Upgrade<\/h4>\n

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 “Thanks to LIME, we would be having more fish nights, where we would be able to better promote healthy eating, and spread the word that fish is a better source of food.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

$5m fine for hacking into T&T\u2019s gas info<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 A $5 million fine and 15 years in prison is the penalty for someone convicted of the cybercrime of unauthorised intrusion into data on T&T\u2019s oil and gas information\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 16 May 2015<\/h3>\n

Bahamas to get cyber security training<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 In the wake of information coming out of the Bahamas which suggests that some aspects of that country\u2019s cyber security network has been compromised, a small team of cyber security experts has decided to hold a free training program on ethical hacking and cyber security for Bahamian State and corporate entities, next month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"GrenadaGrenada Launching Business Grants for Innovators, Entrepreneurs<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Pantrypan\u2019 Glows On World Telecoms Day<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 As Jamaica joins several other countries in marking World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) today, two young entrepreneurs, Rafer Johnson and Adrian Adlam, are applauding Start Up Jamaica (SUJ) for helping them into the world of technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Barbados to host first-ever regional Internet peering forum<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 If you live in the Caribbean, you don’t need to be a computer expert to know that the region’s Internet services need to improve\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel wins major awards in London<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel Group took home two awards at the annual Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards 2015 held recently at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Piccadilly, London\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TTPBA\u2008wants talks on Cyber Crime Bill<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Trinidad & Tobago Publishers and Broadcasters Association (TTPBA) has once again expressed concern that the Cyber Crime Bill 2015 in its current form would hinder media workers from accessing information for their jobs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 17 May 2015<\/h3>\n

Facebook helps police bust sex predators \u2014 because law enforcement needs all the help it can\u00a0get<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Former sixth grade social studies teacher David Thompson used to put in some late nights on the computer. But he wasn\u2019t grading papers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable Clash! – Illegal Access To US Networks Puts OPM And Broadcasting Commission On Collision Course<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The directive issued by the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) to cable television operators to cease transmission of approximately 20 channels by the end of the month is set to be overruled and reversed by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

UWI to conduct telephone penetration survey in Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies (UWI) is to conduct an islandwide survey on behalf of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, to determine why the country has been losing its ranking on the world telephony penetration index\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Minister of Telecommunications Connor Congratulates all working in Telecom and ICT sectors in WTISD Message<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) Hon. Claret Connor on Sunday, 17th of May congratulated via a press statement all telecommunication sector workers on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD), which is being internationally observed today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Matt, TTPBA concerned about Cyber Crime Bill<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (Matt) has expressed concern that the Cyber Crime Bill (2014) contains provisions to charge journalists and their sources for electronic tip-offs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Belize Web<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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