New cell-phone tax<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Effective August 1, 2015, it will cost more to make calls on cell-phones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New telecoms home in Warrens<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 WITH GREEN set to give way to blue as the operations of LIME and FLOW merge in Barbados, Columbus Barbados\u2019 transformation of the former Orange Mall at Warrens into a new headquarters has been completed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Curacao ethical hacking and cyber security training event rescheduled<\/h4>\nCuracao <\/em>\u2013 An internationally sponsored cyber security and ethical hacking training event that was originally scheduled to be held last Wednesday and Thursday (9 and 10 June) in Curacao has now been deferred to the 29 and 30 June\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
10 Haitian Social Media Influencers You Should Follow<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Have you noticed that on social media, when it comes to people who are highlighted as influencers, that the lists often lack diversity? … more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Asserts Merger Benefits<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 Consumer protection and customer service remain paramount for the newly merged telecommunications company Cable and Wireless-Columbus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow apologises for regional Internet outage<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Still wondering why you couldn’t access your favourite websites and Internet services last night? Wonder no more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Longsworth marching UWI into the future<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Tertiary education is no longer the domain of only those who can afford. In a border-less world, made so by Internet and mobile technologies, most people have access to knowledge\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 16 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas proposes share split<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd (CBL) announced today that it would be proposing at its upcoming annual general meeting a three-for-one (3:1) share split of its ordinary shares, providing greater marketability and liquidity in the market and making shares more affordable, especially to potential smaller investors\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
$200m in taxes<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Barbadians will soon by paying more for certain food products as a result of Government\u2019s decision to make changes to the so-called basket of basic food items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches new services<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 BARBADIANS NOW HAVE a choice for fixed land line and hosted PBX services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Mobile talk tax<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 CELLPHONE CONVERSATIONS in Barbados are to be taxed by Government as part of a new set of impositions to finance education and environmental protection\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US\u00a0radio station broadcasts from Cuba<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 The US radio station Sirius XM Radio was the first to broadcast a live program for the entire United States from Cuba in over 50 years, taking advantage of a visit of its team to the island, where it will stay for seven days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New timeline for delivery of tablets to students<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 A new timeline for delivering tablets to Dominican students has been announced\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GT&T enhanced Internet project progressing smoothly<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Three months after the launch of its enhanced internet service, GT&T says over 60% of its customers are now experiencing the fastest and most affordable internet in Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Business wins Avaya\u2019s Best Project of the Year Award<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel, the region\u2019s leading Business Solutions provider, recently won the highly coveted, Avaya Caribbean-wide Project of the Year award thanks to its ICT and Unified Communication platform deployed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Keeps On Winning<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group recently took home two awards at the annual Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards 2015, held at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Piccadilly, London\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ECTEL Board Meets Today<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 THE Board of Directors of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) will meet in St. Vincent and the Grenadines today for their 71st meeting\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New media watch group launched with focus on the Caribbean<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A new media watch group has been launched, according to press release on Monday, with a particular focus on the Caribbean, prompted by personal attacks and insults by mainstream media in Trinidad and Tobago directed at one local freelance journalist Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 17 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable\u00a0Bahamas management to pitch share split<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd. (CBL) has announced an intended three-for-one share split of its ordinary shares, claiming the move would provide \u201cgreater marketability and liquidity in the market and make shares more affordable, especially to potential smaller investors\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel fixed landlines for businesses launched<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A DECADES-OLD monopoly on the fixed landline service is being shattered, giving thousands of businesses in Barbados an alternative service with better quality and lower costs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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iBelizean Launches as a Social Network Created Specifically for Belizeans<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 iBelizean announces its launch as a very simple, intuitive and authoritative digital market square for Belizeans and people of Belizean extraction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US telecommunication companies offer new plans to call Cuba<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 In a bid to reach out to a promising market, Sprint and T-Mobile, two major US wireless carriers, have announced new initiatives to allow US customers to connect with relatives and friends in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ISP providing poor service<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, As a resident in the village of Schoonord, Parfaite Harmonie housing scheme on the West Bank Demerara for some three-and-a-half years, my experience has been one of a tremendous sense of achievement tempered by the fact that some important services are not functioning effectively\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Open data offers prospects for wealth creation \u2014 Robinson<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 MINISTER of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Julian Robinson, says open data is a tremendous resource that offers prospects for wealth creation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Loop gets an app upgrade<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Closely following its one year anniversary, Trend Media Group, the leading Caribbean digital media company and publishers of online news app and website Loop, has unveiled the newest version of its app, which will see customers enjoying an improved experience when they update or download the app from the Android, Windows and Apple app store, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 18 June 2015<\/h3>\nDigicel wants six-month window for Telecoms Bill<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant Digicel is calling on the government to have a six-month implementation window for the new Telecommunications Bill due to be debated in the Lower House of Parliament today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Bahamas launches new REV web site optimised for mobile users<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0After a radical rebranding exercise in 2011, Cable Bahamas has reinvented itself yet again by giving its web presence a complete makeover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW\u2019s maintenance now Saturday night, 20th June & apologise in advance for inconveniences caused.<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Further to FLOW\u2019s previous announcement of Scheduled Maintenance to be carried out on June 13th and June 14th, please note that the Maintenance will now be conducted on Saturday 20th June and Sunday 21st June between the hours of 12:00 a.m. \u2013 9:00 a.m.\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Grenada launches business grants for innovators and entrepreneurs<\/h4>\nGrenada <\/em>\u2013 Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Erred On Flow\/LIME Merger<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: I note with interest a Monday Gleaner column penned by Flow’s director of corporate communications, Gail Abrahams, trying to market to the Jamaican people that the LIME-Flow merger is a good thing and will redound to the benefit of consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cBarbados hosts region\u2019s first-ever peering forum\u201d by Gerard Best<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF<\/strong>) successfully concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies and Google to pay closer attention to the needs of Caribbean Internet service providers and consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Island XoXo, A New Caribbean Dating Website Launched<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean people still looking for love have a new platform which can help them find the love of their lives\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KM\u00b2 Solutions Continues Expansion Plans in the Caribbean and Central America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 KM\u00b2 Solutions is proud to announce the expansion of two BPO contact centers located in the Caribbean and in Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Finance, technology expert to open Emancipation lecture series<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago launches its Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the Central Bank tomorrow, at 5 pm, the spotlight will fall on Wale Idris Ajibade, international finance expert and executive director of African Views, who will deliver a profound and thought-provoking multimedia presentation on the theme Global Africa: Unlocking the Future through Culture and Technology, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Govt to meet on Cyber-Crime Bill today<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The concerns raised over the Cyber-crime Bill 2015 will be discussed this afternoon at a Government caucus at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Prakash: New security measures for prisons<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 SCANNERS and cameras are part of the heightened security measures expected to be installed soon at the Remand Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, where five prison officers and seven inmates were injured during a confrontation on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 19 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Slams URCA On \u2018Languishing\u2019 27% TV Price Increase<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to \u201clanguish with no end in sight\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court\u00a0of Appeal Dismisses Speednet Claim<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
![\"Jamaica](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Jamaica-flag.jpg?resize=200%2C100\")
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Curacao <\/em>\u2013 An internationally sponsored cyber security and ethical hacking training event that was originally scheduled to be held last Wednesday and Thursday (9 and 10 June) in Curacao has now been deferred to the 29 and 30 June\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
10 Haitian Social Media Influencers You Should Follow<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Have you noticed that on social media, when it comes to people who are highlighted as influencers, that the lists often lack diversity? … more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Asserts Merger Benefits<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 Consumer protection and customer service remain paramount for the newly merged telecommunications company Cable and Wireless-Columbus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow apologises for regional Internet outage<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Still wondering why you couldn’t access your favourite websites and Internet services last night? Wonder no more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Longsworth marching UWI into the future<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Tertiary education is no longer the domain of only those who can afford. In a border-less world, made so by Internet and mobile technologies, most people have access to knowledge\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 16 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas proposes share split<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd (CBL) announced today that it would be proposing at its upcoming annual general meeting a three-for-one (3:1) share split of its ordinary shares, providing greater marketability and liquidity in the market and making shares more affordable, especially to potential smaller investors\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
$200m in taxes<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Barbadians will soon by paying more for certain food products as a result of Government\u2019s decision to make changes to the so-called basket of basic food items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches new services<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 BARBADIANS NOW HAVE a choice for fixed land line and hosted PBX services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Mobile talk tax<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 CELLPHONE CONVERSATIONS in Barbados are to be taxed by Government as part of a new set of impositions to finance education and environmental protection\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US\u00a0radio station broadcasts from Cuba<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 The US radio station Sirius XM Radio was the first to broadcast a live program for the entire United States from Cuba in over 50 years, taking advantage of a visit of its team to the island, where it will stay for seven days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New timeline for delivery of tablets to students<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 A new timeline for delivering tablets to Dominican students has been announced\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GT&T enhanced Internet project progressing smoothly<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Three months after the launch of its enhanced internet service, GT&T says over 60% of its customers are now experiencing the fastest and most affordable internet in Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Business wins Avaya\u2019s Best Project of the Year Award<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel, the region\u2019s leading Business Solutions provider, recently won the highly coveted, Avaya Caribbean-wide Project of the Year award thanks to its ICT and Unified Communication platform deployed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Keeps On Winning<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group recently took home two awards at the annual Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards 2015, held at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Piccadilly, London\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ECTEL Board Meets Today<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 THE Board of Directors of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) will meet in St. Vincent and the Grenadines today for their 71st meeting\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New media watch group launched with focus on the Caribbean<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A new media watch group has been launched, according to press release on Monday, with a particular focus on the Caribbean, prompted by personal attacks and insults by mainstream media in Trinidad and Tobago directed at one local freelance journalist Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 17 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable\u00a0Bahamas management to pitch share split<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd. (CBL) has announced an intended three-for-one share split of its ordinary shares, claiming the move would provide \u201cgreater marketability and liquidity in the market and make shares more affordable, especially to potential smaller investors\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel fixed landlines for businesses launched<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A DECADES-OLD monopoly on the fixed landline service is being shattered, giving thousands of businesses in Barbados an alternative service with better quality and lower costs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
iBelizean Launches as a Social Network Created Specifically for Belizeans<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 iBelizean announces its launch as a very simple, intuitive and authoritative digital market square for Belizeans and people of Belizean extraction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US telecommunication companies offer new plans to call Cuba<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 In a bid to reach out to a promising market, Sprint and T-Mobile, two major US wireless carriers, have announced new initiatives to allow US customers to connect with relatives and friends in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ISP providing poor service<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, As a resident in the village of Schoonord, Parfaite Harmonie housing scheme on the West Bank Demerara for some three-and-a-half years, my experience has been one of a tremendous sense of achievement tempered by the fact that some important services are not functioning effectively\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Open data offers prospects for wealth creation \u2014 Robinson<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 MINISTER of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Julian Robinson, says open data is a tremendous resource that offers prospects for wealth creation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Loop gets an app upgrade<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Closely following its one year anniversary, Trend Media Group, the leading Caribbean digital media company and publishers of online news app and website Loop, has unveiled the newest version of its app, which will see customers enjoying an improved experience when they update or download the app from the Android, Windows and Apple app store, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 18 June 2015<\/h3>\nDigicel wants six-month window for Telecoms Bill<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant Digicel is calling on the government to have a six-month implementation window for the new Telecommunications Bill due to be debated in the Lower House of Parliament today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Bahamas launches new REV web site optimised for mobile users<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0After a radical rebranding exercise in 2011, Cable Bahamas has reinvented itself yet again by giving its web presence a complete makeover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW\u2019s maintenance now Saturday night, 20th June & apologise in advance for inconveniences caused.<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Further to FLOW\u2019s previous announcement of Scheduled Maintenance to be carried out on June 13th and June 14th, please note that the Maintenance will now be conducted on Saturday 20th June and Sunday 21st June between the hours of 12:00 a.m. \u2013 9:00 a.m.\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Grenada launches business grants for innovators and entrepreneurs<\/h4>\nGrenada <\/em>\u2013 Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Erred On Flow\/LIME Merger<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: I note with interest a Monday Gleaner column penned by Flow’s director of corporate communications, Gail Abrahams, trying to market to the Jamaican people that the LIME-Flow merger is a good thing and will redound to the benefit of consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cBarbados hosts region\u2019s first-ever peering forum\u201d by Gerard Best<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF<\/strong>) successfully concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies and Google to pay closer attention to the needs of Caribbean Internet service providers and consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Island XoXo, A New Caribbean Dating Website Launched<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean people still looking for love have a new platform which can help them find the love of their lives\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KM\u00b2 Solutions Continues Expansion Plans in the Caribbean and Central America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 KM\u00b2 Solutions is proud to announce the expansion of two BPO contact centers located in the Caribbean and in Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Finance, technology expert to open Emancipation lecture series<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago launches its Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the Central Bank tomorrow, at 5 pm, the spotlight will fall on Wale Idris Ajibade, international finance expert and executive director of African Views, who will deliver a profound and thought-provoking multimedia presentation on the theme Global Africa: Unlocking the Future through Culture and Technology, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt to meet on Cyber-Crime Bill today<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The concerns raised over the Cyber-crime Bill 2015 will be discussed this afternoon at a Government caucus at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Prakash: New security measures for prisons<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 SCANNERS and cameras are part of the heightened security measures expected to be installed soon at the Remand Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, where five prison officers and seven inmates were injured during a confrontation on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 19 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Slams URCA On \u2018Languishing\u2019 27% TV Price Increase<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to \u201clanguish with no end in sight\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court\u00a0of Appeal Dismisses Speednet Claim<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Regional<\/em> \u2013 Consumer protection and customer service remain paramount for the newly merged telecommunications company Cable and Wireless-Columbus\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow apologises for regional Internet outage<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Still wondering why you couldn’t access your favourite websites and Internet services last night? Wonder no more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Longsworth marching UWI into the future<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Tertiary education is no longer the domain of only those who can afford. In a border-less world, made so by Internet and mobile technologies, most people have access to knowledge\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 16 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas proposes share split<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd (CBL) announced today that it would be proposing at its upcoming annual general meeting a three-for-one (3:1) share split of its ordinary shares, providing greater marketability and liquidity in the market and making shares more affordable, especially to potential smaller investors\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
$200m in taxes<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Barbadians will soon by paying more for certain food products as a result of Government\u2019s decision to make changes to the so-called basket of basic food items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches new services<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 BARBADIANS NOW HAVE a choice for fixed land line and hosted PBX services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Mobile talk tax<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 CELLPHONE CONVERSATIONS in Barbados are to be taxed by Government as part of a new set of impositions to finance education and environmental protection\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US\u00a0radio station broadcasts from Cuba<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 The US radio station Sirius XM Radio was the first to broadcast a live program for the entire United States from Cuba in over 50 years, taking advantage of a visit of its team to the island, where it will stay for seven days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New timeline for delivery of tablets to students<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 A new timeline for delivering tablets to Dominican students has been announced\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GT&T enhanced Internet project progressing smoothly<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Three months after the launch of its enhanced internet service, GT&T says over 60% of its customers are now experiencing the fastest and most affordable internet in Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Business wins Avaya\u2019s Best Project of the Year Award<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel, the region\u2019s leading Business Solutions provider, recently won the highly coveted, Avaya Caribbean-wide Project of the Year award thanks to its ICT and Unified Communication platform deployed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Keeps On Winning<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group recently took home two awards at the annual Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards 2015, held at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Piccadilly, London\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ECTEL Board Meets Today<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 THE Board of Directors of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) will meet in St. Vincent and the Grenadines today for their 71st meeting\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New media watch group launched with focus on the Caribbean<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A new media watch group has been launched, according to press release on Monday, with a particular focus on the Caribbean, prompted by personal attacks and insults by mainstream media in Trinidad and Tobago directed at one local freelance journalist Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 17 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable\u00a0Bahamas management to pitch share split<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd. (CBL) has announced an intended three-for-one share split of its ordinary shares, claiming the move would provide \u201cgreater marketability and liquidity in the market and make shares more affordable, especially to potential smaller investors\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel fixed landlines for businesses launched<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A DECADES-OLD monopoly on the fixed landline service is being shattered, giving thousands of businesses in Barbados an alternative service with better quality and lower costs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
iBelizean Launches as a Social Network Created Specifically for Belizeans<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 iBelizean announces its launch as a very simple, intuitive and authoritative digital market square for Belizeans and people of Belizean extraction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US telecommunication companies offer new plans to call Cuba<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 In a bid to reach out to a promising market, Sprint and T-Mobile, two major US wireless carriers, have announced new initiatives to allow US customers to connect with relatives and friends in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ISP providing poor service<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, As a resident in the village of Schoonord, Parfaite Harmonie housing scheme on the West Bank Demerara for some three-and-a-half years, my experience has been one of a tremendous sense of achievement tempered by the fact that some important services are not functioning effectively\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Open data offers prospects for wealth creation \u2014 Robinson<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 MINISTER of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Julian Robinson, says open data is a tremendous resource that offers prospects for wealth creation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Loop gets an app upgrade<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Closely following its one year anniversary, Trend Media Group, the leading Caribbean digital media company and publishers of online news app and website Loop, has unveiled the newest version of its app, which will see customers enjoying an improved experience when they update or download the app from the Android, Windows and Apple app store, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 18 June 2015<\/h3>\nDigicel wants six-month window for Telecoms Bill<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant Digicel is calling on the government to have a six-month implementation window for the new Telecommunications Bill due to be debated in the Lower House of Parliament today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Bahamas launches new REV web site optimised for mobile users<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0After a radical rebranding exercise in 2011, Cable Bahamas has reinvented itself yet again by giving its web presence a complete makeover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW\u2019s maintenance now Saturday night, 20th June & apologise in advance for inconveniences caused.<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Further to FLOW\u2019s previous announcement of Scheduled Maintenance to be carried out on June 13th and June 14th, please note that the Maintenance will now be conducted on Saturday 20th June and Sunday 21st June between the hours of 12:00 a.m. \u2013 9:00 a.m.\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Grenada launches business grants for innovators and entrepreneurs<\/h4>\nGrenada <\/em>\u2013 Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Erred On Flow\/LIME Merger<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: I note with interest a Monday Gleaner column penned by Flow’s director of corporate communications, Gail Abrahams, trying to market to the Jamaican people that the LIME-Flow merger is a good thing and will redound to the benefit of consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cBarbados hosts region\u2019s first-ever peering forum\u201d by Gerard Best<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF<\/strong>) successfully concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies and Google to pay closer attention to the needs of Caribbean Internet service providers and consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Island XoXo, A New Caribbean Dating Website Launched<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean people still looking for love have a new platform which can help them find the love of their lives\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KM\u00b2 Solutions Continues Expansion Plans in the Caribbean and Central America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 KM\u00b2 Solutions is proud to announce the expansion of two BPO contact centers located in the Caribbean and in Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Finance, technology expert to open Emancipation lecture series<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago launches its Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the Central Bank tomorrow, at 5 pm, the spotlight will fall on Wale Idris Ajibade, international finance expert and executive director of African Views, who will deliver a profound and thought-provoking multimedia presentation on the theme Global Africa: Unlocking the Future through Culture and Technology, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt to meet on Cyber-Crime Bill today<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The concerns raised over the Cyber-crime Bill 2015 will be discussed this afternoon at a Government caucus at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Prakash: New security measures for prisons<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 SCANNERS and cameras are part of the heightened security measures expected to be installed soon at the Remand Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, where five prison officers and seven inmates were injured during a confrontation on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 19 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Slams URCA On \u2018Languishing\u2019 27% TV Price Increase<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to \u201clanguish with no end in sight\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court\u00a0of Appeal Dismisses Speednet Claim<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Tertiary education is no longer the domain of only those who can afford. In a border-less world, made so by Internet and mobile technologies, most people have access to knowledge\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 16 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas proposes share split<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd (CBL) announced today that it would be proposing at its upcoming annual general meeting a three-for-one (3:1) share split of its ordinary shares, providing greater marketability and liquidity in the market and making shares more affordable, especially to potential smaller investors\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Barbadians will soon by paying more for certain food products as a result of Government\u2019s decision to make changes to the so-called basket of basic food items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches new services<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 BARBADIANS NOW HAVE a choice for fixed land line and hosted PBX services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Mobile talk tax<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 CELLPHONE CONVERSATIONS in Barbados are to be taxed by Government as part of a new set of impositions to finance education and environmental protection\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US\u00a0radio station broadcasts from Cuba<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 The US radio station Sirius XM Radio was the first to broadcast a live program for the entire United States from Cuba in over 50 years, taking advantage of a visit of its team to the island, where it will stay for seven days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New timeline for delivery of tablets to students<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 A new timeline for delivering tablets to Dominican students has been announced\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GT&T enhanced Internet project progressing smoothly<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Three months after the launch of its enhanced internet service, GT&T says over 60% of its customers are now experiencing the fastest and most affordable internet in Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Business wins Avaya\u2019s Best Project of the Year Award<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel, the region\u2019s leading Business Solutions provider, recently won the highly coveted, Avaya Caribbean-wide Project of the Year award thanks to its ICT and Unified Communication platform deployed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Keeps On Winning<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group recently took home two awards at the annual Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards 2015, held at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Piccadilly, London\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ECTEL Board Meets Today<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 THE Board of Directors of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) will meet in St. Vincent and the Grenadines today for their 71st meeting\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New media watch group launched with focus on the Caribbean<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A new media watch group has been launched, according to press release on Monday, with a particular focus on the Caribbean, prompted by personal attacks and insults by mainstream media in Trinidad and Tobago directed at one local freelance journalist Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 17 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable\u00a0Bahamas management to pitch share split<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd. (CBL) has announced an intended three-for-one share split of its ordinary shares, claiming the move would provide \u201cgreater marketability and liquidity in the market and make shares more affordable, especially to potential smaller investors\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel fixed landlines for businesses launched<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A DECADES-OLD monopoly on the fixed landline service is being shattered, giving thousands of businesses in Barbados an alternative service with better quality and lower costs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
iBelizean Launches as a Social Network Created Specifically for Belizeans<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 iBelizean announces its launch as a very simple, intuitive and authoritative digital market square for Belizeans and people of Belizean extraction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US telecommunication companies offer new plans to call Cuba<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 In a bid to reach out to a promising market, Sprint and T-Mobile, two major US wireless carriers, have announced new initiatives to allow US customers to connect with relatives and friends in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ISP providing poor service<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, As a resident in the village of Schoonord, Parfaite Harmonie housing scheme on the West Bank Demerara for some three-and-a-half years, my experience has been one of a tremendous sense of achievement tempered by the fact that some important services are not functioning effectively\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Open data offers prospects for wealth creation \u2014 Robinson<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 MINISTER of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Julian Robinson, says open data is a tremendous resource that offers prospects for wealth creation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Loop gets an app upgrade<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Closely following its one year anniversary, Trend Media Group, the leading Caribbean digital media company and publishers of online news app and website Loop, has unveiled the newest version of its app, which will see customers enjoying an improved experience when they update or download the app from the Android, Windows and Apple app store, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 18 June 2015<\/h3>\nDigicel wants six-month window for Telecoms Bill<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant Digicel is calling on the government to have a six-month implementation window for the new Telecommunications Bill due to be debated in the Lower House of Parliament today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Bahamas launches new REV web site optimised for mobile users<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0After a radical rebranding exercise in 2011, Cable Bahamas has reinvented itself yet again by giving its web presence a complete makeover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW\u2019s maintenance now Saturday night, 20th June & apologise in advance for inconveniences caused.<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Further to FLOW\u2019s previous announcement of Scheduled Maintenance to be carried out on June 13th and June 14th, please note that the Maintenance will now be conducted on Saturday 20th June and Sunday 21st June between the hours of 12:00 a.m. \u2013 9:00 a.m.\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Grenada launches business grants for innovators and entrepreneurs<\/h4>\nGrenada <\/em>\u2013 Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Erred On Flow\/LIME Merger<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: I note with interest a Monday Gleaner column penned by Flow’s director of corporate communications, Gail Abrahams, trying to market to the Jamaican people that the LIME-Flow merger is a good thing and will redound to the benefit of consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cBarbados hosts region\u2019s first-ever peering forum\u201d by Gerard Best<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF<\/strong>) successfully concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies and Google to pay closer attention to the needs of Caribbean Internet service providers and consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Island XoXo, A New Caribbean Dating Website Launched<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean people still looking for love have a new platform which can help them find the love of their lives\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KM\u00b2 Solutions Continues Expansion Plans in the Caribbean and Central America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 KM\u00b2 Solutions is proud to announce the expansion of two BPO contact centers located in the Caribbean and in Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Finance, technology expert to open Emancipation lecture series<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago launches its Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the Central Bank tomorrow, at 5 pm, the spotlight will fall on Wale Idris Ajibade, international finance expert and executive director of African Views, who will deliver a profound and thought-provoking multimedia presentation on the theme Global Africa: Unlocking the Future through Culture and Technology, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt to meet on Cyber-Crime Bill today<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The concerns raised over the Cyber-crime Bill 2015 will be discussed this afternoon at a Government caucus at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Prakash: New security measures for prisons<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 SCANNERS and cameras are part of the heightened security measures expected to be installed soon at the Remand Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, where five prison officers and seven inmates were injured during a confrontation on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 19 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Slams URCA On \u2018Languishing\u2019 27% TV Price Increase<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to \u201clanguish with no end in sight\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court\u00a0of Appeal Dismisses Speednet Claim<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Mobile talk tax<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 CELLPHONE CONVERSATIONS in Barbados are to be taxed by Government as part of a new set of impositions to finance education and environmental protection\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US\u00a0radio station broadcasts from Cuba<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 The US radio station Sirius XM Radio was the first to broadcast a live program for the entire United States from Cuba in over 50 years, taking advantage of a visit of its team to the island, where it will stay for seven days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New timeline for delivery of tablets to students<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 A new timeline for delivering tablets to Dominican students has been announced\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GT&T enhanced Internet project progressing smoothly<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Three months after the launch of its enhanced internet service, GT&T says over 60% of its customers are now experiencing the fastest and most affordable internet in Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Business wins Avaya\u2019s Best Project of the Year Award<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel, the region\u2019s leading Business Solutions provider, recently won the highly coveted, Avaya Caribbean-wide Project of the Year award thanks to its ICT and Unified Communication platform deployed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Keeps On Winning<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group recently took home two awards at the annual Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards 2015, held at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Piccadilly, London\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ECTEL Board Meets Today<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 THE Board of Directors of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) will meet in St. Vincent and the Grenadines today for their 71st meeting\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New media watch group launched with focus on the Caribbean<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A new media watch group has been launched, according to press release on Monday, with a particular focus on the Caribbean, prompted by personal attacks and insults by mainstream media in Trinidad and Tobago directed at one local freelance journalist Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 17 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable\u00a0Bahamas management to pitch share split<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd. (CBL) has announced an intended three-for-one share split of its ordinary shares, claiming the move would provide \u201cgreater marketability and liquidity in the market and make shares more affordable, especially to potential smaller investors\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel fixed landlines for businesses launched<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A DECADES-OLD monopoly on the fixed landline service is being shattered, giving thousands of businesses in Barbados an alternative service with better quality and lower costs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
iBelizean Launches as a Social Network Created Specifically for Belizeans<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 iBelizean announces its launch as a very simple, intuitive and authoritative digital market square for Belizeans and people of Belizean extraction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US telecommunication companies offer new plans to call Cuba<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 In a bid to reach out to a promising market, Sprint and T-Mobile, two major US wireless carriers, have announced new initiatives to allow US customers to connect with relatives and friends in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ISP providing poor service<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, As a resident in the village of Schoonord, Parfaite Harmonie housing scheme on the West Bank Demerara for some three-and-a-half years, my experience has been one of a tremendous sense of achievement tempered by the fact that some important services are not functioning effectively\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Open data offers prospects for wealth creation \u2014 Robinson<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 MINISTER of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Julian Robinson, says open data is a tremendous resource that offers prospects for wealth creation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Loop gets an app upgrade<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Closely following its one year anniversary, Trend Media Group, the leading Caribbean digital media company and publishers of online news app and website Loop, has unveiled the newest version of its app, which will see customers enjoying an improved experience when they update or download the app from the Android, Windows and Apple app store, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 18 June 2015<\/h3>\nDigicel wants six-month window for Telecoms Bill<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant Digicel is calling on the government to have a six-month implementation window for the new Telecommunications Bill due to be debated in the Lower House of Parliament today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Bahamas launches new REV web site optimised for mobile users<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0After a radical rebranding exercise in 2011, Cable Bahamas has reinvented itself yet again by giving its web presence a complete makeover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW\u2019s maintenance now Saturday night, 20th June & apologise in advance for inconveniences caused.<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Further to FLOW\u2019s previous announcement of Scheduled Maintenance to be carried out on June 13th and June 14th, please note that the Maintenance will now be conducted on Saturday 20th June and Sunday 21st June between the hours of 12:00 a.m. \u2013 9:00 a.m.\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Grenada launches business grants for innovators and entrepreneurs<\/h4>\nGrenada <\/em>\u2013 Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Erred On Flow\/LIME Merger<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: I note with interest a Monday Gleaner column penned by Flow’s director of corporate communications, Gail Abrahams, trying to market to the Jamaican people that the LIME-Flow merger is a good thing and will redound to the benefit of consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cBarbados hosts region\u2019s first-ever peering forum\u201d by Gerard Best<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF<\/strong>) successfully concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies and Google to pay closer attention to the needs of Caribbean Internet service providers and consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Island XoXo, A New Caribbean Dating Website Launched<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean people still looking for love have a new platform which can help them find the love of their lives\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KM\u00b2 Solutions Continues Expansion Plans in the Caribbean and Central America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 KM\u00b2 Solutions is proud to announce the expansion of two BPO contact centers located in the Caribbean and in Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Finance, technology expert to open Emancipation lecture series<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago launches its Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the Central Bank tomorrow, at 5 pm, the spotlight will fall on Wale Idris Ajibade, international finance expert and executive director of African Views, who will deliver a profound and thought-provoking multimedia presentation on the theme Global Africa: Unlocking the Future through Culture and Technology, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt to meet on Cyber-Crime Bill today<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The concerns raised over the Cyber-crime Bill 2015 will be discussed this afternoon at a Government caucus at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Prakash: New security measures for prisons<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 SCANNERS and cameras are part of the heightened security measures expected to be installed soon at the Remand Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, where five prison officers and seven inmates were injured during a confrontation on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 19 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Slams URCA On \u2018Languishing\u2019 27% TV Price Increase<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to \u201clanguish with no end in sight\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court\u00a0of Appeal Dismisses Speednet Claim<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Dominica <\/em>\u2013 A new timeline for delivering tablets to Dominican students has been announced\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GT&T enhanced Internet project progressing smoothly<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Three months after the launch of its enhanced internet service, GT&T says over 60% of its customers are now experiencing the fastest and most affordable internet in Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Business wins Avaya\u2019s Best Project of the Year Award<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel, the region\u2019s leading Business Solutions provider, recently won the highly coveted, Avaya Caribbean-wide Project of the Year award thanks to its ICT and Unified Communication platform deployed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Keeps On Winning<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group recently took home two awards at the annual Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards 2015, held at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Piccadilly, London\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ECTEL Board Meets Today<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 THE Board of Directors of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) will meet in St. Vincent and the Grenadines today for their 71st meeting\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New media watch group launched with focus on the Caribbean<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A new media watch group has been launched, according to press release on Monday, with a particular focus on the Caribbean, prompted by personal attacks and insults by mainstream media in Trinidad and Tobago directed at one local freelance journalist Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 17 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable\u00a0Bahamas management to pitch share split<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd. (CBL) has announced an intended three-for-one share split of its ordinary shares, claiming the move would provide \u201cgreater marketability and liquidity in the market and make shares more affordable, especially to potential smaller investors\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel fixed landlines for businesses launched<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A DECADES-OLD monopoly on the fixed landline service is being shattered, giving thousands of businesses in Barbados an alternative service with better quality and lower costs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
iBelizean Launches as a Social Network Created Specifically for Belizeans<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 iBelizean announces its launch as a very simple, intuitive and authoritative digital market square for Belizeans and people of Belizean extraction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US telecommunication companies offer new plans to call Cuba<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 In a bid to reach out to a promising market, Sprint and T-Mobile, two major US wireless carriers, have announced new initiatives to allow US customers to connect with relatives and friends in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ISP providing poor service<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, As a resident in the village of Schoonord, Parfaite Harmonie housing scheme on the West Bank Demerara for some three-and-a-half years, my experience has been one of a tremendous sense of achievement tempered by the fact that some important services are not functioning effectively\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Open data offers prospects for wealth creation \u2014 Robinson<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 MINISTER of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Julian Robinson, says open data is a tremendous resource that offers prospects for wealth creation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Loop gets an app upgrade<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Closely following its one year anniversary, Trend Media Group, the leading Caribbean digital media company and publishers of online news app and website Loop, has unveiled the newest version of its app, which will see customers enjoying an improved experience when they update or download the app from the Android, Windows and Apple app store, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 18 June 2015<\/h3>\nDigicel wants six-month window for Telecoms Bill<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant Digicel is calling on the government to have a six-month implementation window for the new Telecommunications Bill due to be debated in the Lower House of Parliament today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Bahamas launches new REV web site optimised for mobile users<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0After a radical rebranding exercise in 2011, Cable Bahamas has reinvented itself yet again by giving its web presence a complete makeover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW\u2019s maintenance now Saturday night, 20th June & apologise in advance for inconveniences caused.<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Further to FLOW\u2019s previous announcement of Scheduled Maintenance to be carried out on June 13th and June 14th, please note that the Maintenance will now be conducted on Saturday 20th June and Sunday 21st June between the hours of 12:00 a.m. \u2013 9:00 a.m.\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Grenada launches business grants for innovators and entrepreneurs<\/h4>\nGrenada <\/em>\u2013 Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Erred On Flow\/LIME Merger<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: I note with interest a Monday Gleaner column penned by Flow’s director of corporate communications, Gail Abrahams, trying to market to the Jamaican people that the LIME-Flow merger is a good thing and will redound to the benefit of consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cBarbados hosts region\u2019s first-ever peering forum\u201d by Gerard Best<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF<\/strong>) successfully concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies and Google to pay closer attention to the needs of Caribbean Internet service providers and consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Island XoXo, A New Caribbean Dating Website Launched<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean people still looking for love have a new platform which can help them find the love of their lives\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KM\u00b2 Solutions Continues Expansion Plans in the Caribbean and Central America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 KM\u00b2 Solutions is proud to announce the expansion of two BPO contact centers located in the Caribbean and in Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Finance, technology expert to open Emancipation lecture series<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago launches its Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the Central Bank tomorrow, at 5 pm, the spotlight will fall on Wale Idris Ajibade, international finance expert and executive director of African Views, who will deliver a profound and thought-provoking multimedia presentation on the theme Global Africa: Unlocking the Future through Culture and Technology, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt to meet on Cyber-Crime Bill today<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The concerns raised over the Cyber-crime Bill 2015 will be discussed this afternoon at a Government caucus at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Prakash: New security measures for prisons<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 SCANNERS and cameras are part of the heightened security measures expected to be installed soon at the Remand Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, where five prison officers and seven inmates were injured during a confrontation on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 19 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Slams URCA On \u2018Languishing\u2019 27% TV Price Increase<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to \u201clanguish with no end in sight\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court\u00a0of Appeal Dismisses Speednet Claim<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Regional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel, the region\u2019s leading Business Solutions provider, recently won the highly coveted, Avaya Caribbean-wide Project of the Year award thanks to its ICT and Unified Communication platform deployed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Keeps On Winning<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group recently took home two awards at the annual Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards 2015, held at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Piccadilly, London\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ECTEL Board Meets Today<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 THE Board of Directors of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) will meet in St. Vincent and the Grenadines today for their 71st meeting\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New media watch group launched with focus on the Caribbean<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A new media watch group has been launched, according to press release on Monday, with a particular focus on the Caribbean, prompted by personal attacks and insults by mainstream media in Trinidad and Tobago directed at one local freelance journalist Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 17 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable\u00a0Bahamas management to pitch share split<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd. (CBL) has announced an intended three-for-one share split of its ordinary shares, claiming the move would provide \u201cgreater marketability and liquidity in the market and make shares more affordable, especially to potential smaller investors\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel fixed landlines for businesses launched<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A DECADES-OLD monopoly on the fixed landline service is being shattered, giving thousands of businesses in Barbados an alternative service with better quality and lower costs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
iBelizean Launches as a Social Network Created Specifically for Belizeans<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 iBelizean announces its launch as a very simple, intuitive and authoritative digital market square for Belizeans and people of Belizean extraction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US telecommunication companies offer new plans to call Cuba<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 In a bid to reach out to a promising market, Sprint and T-Mobile, two major US wireless carriers, have announced new initiatives to allow US customers to connect with relatives and friends in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ISP providing poor service<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, As a resident in the village of Schoonord, Parfaite Harmonie housing scheme on the West Bank Demerara for some three-and-a-half years, my experience has been one of a tremendous sense of achievement tempered by the fact that some important services are not functioning effectively\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Open data offers prospects for wealth creation \u2014 Robinson<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 MINISTER of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Julian Robinson, says open data is a tremendous resource that offers prospects for wealth creation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Loop gets an app upgrade<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Closely following its one year anniversary, Trend Media Group, the leading Caribbean digital media company and publishers of online news app and website Loop, has unveiled the newest version of its app, which will see customers enjoying an improved experience when they update or download the app from the Android, Windows and Apple app store, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 18 June 2015<\/h3>\nDigicel wants six-month window for Telecoms Bill<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant Digicel is calling on the government to have a six-month implementation window for the new Telecommunications Bill due to be debated in the Lower House of Parliament today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Bahamas launches new REV web site optimised for mobile users<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0After a radical rebranding exercise in 2011, Cable Bahamas has reinvented itself yet again by giving its web presence a complete makeover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW\u2019s maintenance now Saturday night, 20th June & apologise in advance for inconveniences caused.<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Further to FLOW\u2019s previous announcement of Scheduled Maintenance to be carried out on June 13th and June 14th, please note that the Maintenance will now be conducted on Saturday 20th June and Sunday 21st June between the hours of 12:00 a.m. \u2013 9:00 a.m.\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Grenada launches business grants for innovators and entrepreneurs<\/h4>\nGrenada <\/em>\u2013 Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Erred On Flow\/LIME Merger<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: I note with interest a Monday Gleaner column penned by Flow’s director of corporate communications, Gail Abrahams, trying to market to the Jamaican people that the LIME-Flow merger is a good thing and will redound to the benefit of consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cBarbados hosts region\u2019s first-ever peering forum\u201d by Gerard Best<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF<\/strong>) successfully concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies and Google to pay closer attention to the needs of Caribbean Internet service providers and consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Island XoXo, A New Caribbean Dating Website Launched<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean people still looking for love have a new platform which can help them find the love of their lives\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KM\u00b2 Solutions Continues Expansion Plans in the Caribbean and Central America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 KM\u00b2 Solutions is proud to announce the expansion of two BPO contact centers located in the Caribbean and in Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Finance, technology expert to open Emancipation lecture series<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago launches its Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the Central Bank tomorrow, at 5 pm, the spotlight will fall on Wale Idris Ajibade, international finance expert and executive director of African Views, who will deliver a profound and thought-provoking multimedia presentation on the theme Global Africa: Unlocking the Future through Culture and Technology, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt to meet on Cyber-Crime Bill today<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The concerns raised over the Cyber-crime Bill 2015 will be discussed this afternoon at a Government caucus at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Prakash: New security measures for prisons<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 SCANNERS and cameras are part of the heightened security measures expected to be installed soon at the Remand Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, where five prison officers and seven inmates were injured during a confrontation on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 19 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Slams URCA On \u2018Languishing\u2019 27% TV Price Increase<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to \u201clanguish with no end in sight\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court\u00a0of Appeal Dismisses Speednet Claim<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Regional <\/em>\u2013 THE Board of Directors of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) will meet in St. Vincent and the Grenadines today for their 71st meeting\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New media watch group launched with focus on the Caribbean<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A new media watch group has been launched, according to press release on Monday, with a particular focus on the Caribbean, prompted by personal attacks and insults by mainstream media in Trinidad and Tobago directed at one local freelance journalist Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 17 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable\u00a0Bahamas management to pitch share split<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd. (CBL) has announced an intended three-for-one share split of its ordinary shares, claiming the move would provide \u201cgreater marketability and liquidity in the market and make shares more affordable, especially to potential smaller investors\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable\u00a0Bahamas management to pitch share split<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd. (CBL) has announced an intended three-for-one share split of its ordinary shares, claiming the move would provide \u201cgreater marketability and liquidity in the market and make shares more affordable, especially to potential smaller investors\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel fixed landlines for businesses launched<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A DECADES-OLD monopoly on the fixed landline service is being shattered, giving thousands of businesses in Barbados an alternative service with better quality and lower costs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
iBelizean Launches as a Social Network Created Specifically for Belizeans<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 iBelizean announces its launch as a very simple, intuitive and authoritative digital market square for Belizeans and people of Belizean extraction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US telecommunication companies offer new plans to call Cuba<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 In a bid to reach out to a promising market, Sprint and T-Mobile, two major US wireless carriers, have announced new initiatives to allow US customers to connect with relatives and friends in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ISP providing poor service<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, As a resident in the village of Schoonord, Parfaite Harmonie housing scheme on the West Bank Demerara for some three-and-a-half years, my experience has been one of a tremendous sense of achievement tempered by the fact that some important services are not functioning effectively\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Open data offers prospects for wealth creation \u2014 Robinson<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 MINISTER of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Julian Robinson, says open data is a tremendous resource that offers prospects for wealth creation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Loop gets an app upgrade<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Closely following its one year anniversary, Trend Media Group, the leading Caribbean digital media company and publishers of online news app and website Loop, has unveiled the newest version of its app, which will see customers enjoying an improved experience when they update or download the app from the Android, Windows and Apple app store, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 18 June 2015<\/h3>\nDigicel wants six-month window for Telecoms Bill<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant Digicel is calling on the government to have a six-month implementation window for the new Telecommunications Bill due to be debated in the Lower House of Parliament today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Bahamas launches new REV web site optimised for mobile users<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0After a radical rebranding exercise in 2011, Cable Bahamas has reinvented itself yet again by giving its web presence a complete makeover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW\u2019s maintenance now Saturday night, 20th June & apologise in advance for inconveniences caused.<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Further to FLOW\u2019s previous announcement of Scheduled Maintenance to be carried out on June 13th and June 14th, please note that the Maintenance will now be conducted on Saturday 20th June and Sunday 21st June between the hours of 12:00 a.m. \u2013 9:00 a.m.\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Grenada launches business grants for innovators and entrepreneurs<\/h4>\nGrenada <\/em>\u2013 Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Erred On Flow\/LIME Merger<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: I note with interest a Monday Gleaner column penned by Flow’s director of corporate communications, Gail Abrahams, trying to market to the Jamaican people that the LIME-Flow merger is a good thing and will redound to the benefit of consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cBarbados hosts region\u2019s first-ever peering forum\u201d by Gerard Best<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF<\/strong>) successfully concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies and Google to pay closer attention to the needs of Caribbean Internet service providers and consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Island XoXo, A New Caribbean Dating Website Launched<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean people still looking for love have a new platform which can help them find the love of their lives\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KM\u00b2 Solutions Continues Expansion Plans in the Caribbean and Central America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 KM\u00b2 Solutions is proud to announce the expansion of two BPO contact centers located in the Caribbean and in Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Finance, technology expert to open Emancipation lecture series<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago launches its Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the Central Bank tomorrow, at 5 pm, the spotlight will fall on Wale Idris Ajibade, international finance expert and executive director of African Views, who will deliver a profound and thought-provoking multimedia presentation on the theme Global Africa: Unlocking the Future through Culture and Technology, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt to meet on Cyber-Crime Bill today<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The concerns raised over the Cyber-crime Bill 2015 will be discussed this afternoon at a Government caucus at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Prakash: New security measures for prisons<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 SCANNERS and cameras are part of the heightened security measures expected to be installed soon at the Remand Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, where five prison officers and seven inmates were injured during a confrontation on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 19 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Slams URCA On \u2018Languishing\u2019 27% TV Price Increase<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to \u201clanguish with no end in sight\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court\u00a0of Appeal Dismisses Speednet Claim<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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iBelizean Launches as a Social Network Created Specifically for Belizeans<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 iBelizean announces its launch as a very simple, intuitive and authoritative digital market square for Belizeans and people of Belizean extraction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US telecommunication companies offer new plans to call Cuba<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 In a bid to reach out to a promising market, Sprint and T-Mobile, two major US wireless carriers, have announced new initiatives to allow US customers to connect with relatives and friends in Cuba\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ISP providing poor service<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, As a resident in the village of Schoonord, Parfaite Harmonie housing scheme on the West Bank Demerara for some three-and-a-half years, my experience has been one of a tremendous sense of achievement tempered by the fact that some important services are not functioning effectively\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Open data offers prospects for wealth creation \u2014 Robinson<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 MINISTER of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Julian Robinson, says open data is a tremendous resource that offers prospects for wealth creation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Loop gets an app upgrade<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Closely following its one year anniversary, Trend Media Group, the leading Caribbean digital media company and publishers of online news app and website Loop, has unveiled the newest version of its app, which will see customers enjoying an improved experience when they update or download the app from the Android, Windows and Apple app store, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 18 June 2015<\/h3>\nDigicel wants six-month window for Telecoms Bill<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant Digicel is calling on the government to have a six-month implementation window for the new Telecommunications Bill due to be debated in the Lower House of Parliament today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Bahamas launches new REV web site optimised for mobile users<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0After a radical rebranding exercise in 2011, Cable Bahamas has reinvented itself yet again by giving its web presence a complete makeover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW\u2019s maintenance now Saturday night, 20th June & apologise in advance for inconveniences caused.<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Further to FLOW\u2019s previous announcement of Scheduled Maintenance to be carried out on June 13th and June 14th, please note that the Maintenance will now be conducted on Saturday 20th June and Sunday 21st June between the hours of 12:00 a.m. \u2013 9:00 a.m.\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Grenada launches business grants for innovators and entrepreneurs<\/h4>\nGrenada <\/em>\u2013 Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Erred On Flow\/LIME Merger<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: I note with interest a Monday Gleaner column penned by Flow’s director of corporate communications, Gail Abrahams, trying to market to the Jamaican people that the LIME-Flow merger is a good thing and will redound to the benefit of consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cBarbados hosts region\u2019s first-ever peering forum\u201d by Gerard Best<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF<\/strong>) successfully concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies and Google to pay closer attention to the needs of Caribbean Internet service providers and consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Island XoXo, A New Caribbean Dating Website Launched<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean people still looking for love have a new platform which can help them find the love of their lives\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KM\u00b2 Solutions Continues Expansion Plans in the Caribbean and Central America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 KM\u00b2 Solutions is proud to announce the expansion of two BPO contact centers located in the Caribbean and in Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Finance, technology expert to open Emancipation lecture series<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago launches its Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the Central Bank tomorrow, at 5 pm, the spotlight will fall on Wale Idris Ajibade, international finance expert and executive director of African Views, who will deliver a profound and thought-provoking multimedia presentation on the theme Global Africa: Unlocking the Future through Culture and Technology, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt to meet on Cyber-Crime Bill today<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The concerns raised over the Cyber-crime Bill 2015 will be discussed this afternoon at a Government caucus at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Prakash: New security measures for prisons<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 SCANNERS and cameras are part of the heightened security measures expected to be installed soon at the Remand Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, where five prison officers and seven inmates were injured during a confrontation on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 19 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Slams URCA On \u2018Languishing\u2019 27% TV Price Increase<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to \u201clanguish with no end in sight\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court\u00a0of Appeal Dismisses Speednet Claim<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, As a resident in the village of Schoonord, Parfaite Harmonie housing scheme on the West Bank Demerara for some three-and-a-half years, my experience has been one of a tremendous sense of achievement tempered by the fact that some important services are not functioning effectively\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Open data offers prospects for wealth creation \u2014 Robinson<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 MINISTER of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Julian Robinson, says open data is a tremendous resource that offers prospects for wealth creation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Loop gets an app upgrade<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Closely following its one year anniversary, Trend Media Group, the leading Caribbean digital media company and publishers of online news app and website Loop, has unveiled the newest version of its app, which will see customers enjoying an improved experience when they update or download the app from the Android, Windows and Apple app store, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 18 June 2015<\/h3>\nDigicel wants six-month window for Telecoms Bill<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant Digicel is calling on the government to have a six-month implementation window for the new Telecommunications Bill due to be debated in the Lower House of Parliament today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Bahamas launches new REV web site optimised for mobile users<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0After a radical rebranding exercise in 2011, Cable Bahamas has reinvented itself yet again by giving its web presence a complete makeover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW\u2019s maintenance now Saturday night, 20th June & apologise in advance for inconveniences caused.<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Further to FLOW\u2019s previous announcement of Scheduled Maintenance to be carried out on June 13th and June 14th, please note that the Maintenance will now be conducted on Saturday 20th June and Sunday 21st June between the hours of 12:00 a.m. \u2013 9:00 a.m.\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Grenada launches business grants for innovators and entrepreneurs<\/h4>\nGrenada <\/em>\u2013 Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Erred On Flow\/LIME Merger<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: I note with interest a Monday Gleaner column penned by Flow’s director of corporate communications, Gail Abrahams, trying to market to the Jamaican people that the LIME-Flow merger is a good thing and will redound to the benefit of consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cBarbados hosts region\u2019s first-ever peering forum\u201d by Gerard Best<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF<\/strong>) successfully concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies and Google to pay closer attention to the needs of Caribbean Internet service providers and consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Island XoXo, A New Caribbean Dating Website Launched<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean people still looking for love have a new platform which can help them find the love of their lives\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KM\u00b2 Solutions Continues Expansion Plans in the Caribbean and Central America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 KM\u00b2 Solutions is proud to announce the expansion of two BPO contact centers located in the Caribbean and in Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Finance, technology expert to open Emancipation lecture series<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago launches its Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the Central Bank tomorrow, at 5 pm, the spotlight will fall on Wale Idris Ajibade, international finance expert and executive director of African Views, who will deliver a profound and thought-provoking multimedia presentation on the theme Global Africa: Unlocking the Future through Culture and Technology, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt to meet on Cyber-Crime Bill today<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The concerns raised over the Cyber-crime Bill 2015 will be discussed this afternoon at a Government caucus at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Prakash: New security measures for prisons<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 SCANNERS and cameras are part of the heightened security measures expected to be installed soon at the Remand Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, where five prison officers and seven inmates were injured during a confrontation on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 19 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Slams URCA On \u2018Languishing\u2019 27% TV Price Increase<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to \u201clanguish with no end in sight\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court\u00a0of Appeal Dismisses Speednet Claim<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Regional <\/em>\u2013 Closely following its one year anniversary, Trend Media Group, the leading Caribbean digital media company and publishers of online news app and website Loop, has unveiled the newest version of its app, which will see customers enjoying an improved experience when they update or download the app from the Android, Windows and Apple app store, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 18 June 2015<\/h3>\nDigicel wants six-month window for Telecoms Bill<\/h4>\n
Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant Digicel is calling on the government to have a six-month implementation window for the new Telecommunications Bill due to be debated in the Lower House of Parliament today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0After a radical rebranding exercise in 2011, Cable Bahamas has reinvented itself yet again by giving its web presence a complete makeover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW\u2019s maintenance now Saturday night, 20th June & apologise in advance for inconveniences caused.<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Further to FLOW\u2019s previous announcement of Scheduled Maintenance to be carried out on June 13th and June 14th, please note that the Maintenance will now be conducted on Saturday 20th June and Sunday 21st June between the hours of 12:00 a.m. \u2013 9:00 a.m.\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Grenada launches business grants for innovators and entrepreneurs<\/h4>\nGrenada <\/em>\u2013 Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Erred On Flow\/LIME Merger<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: I note with interest a Monday Gleaner column penned by Flow’s director of corporate communications, Gail Abrahams, trying to market to the Jamaican people that the LIME-Flow merger is a good thing and will redound to the benefit of consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cBarbados hosts region\u2019s first-ever peering forum\u201d by Gerard Best<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF<\/strong>) successfully concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies and Google to pay closer attention to the needs of Caribbean Internet service providers and consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Island XoXo, A New Caribbean Dating Website Launched<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean people still looking for love have a new platform which can help them find the love of their lives\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KM\u00b2 Solutions Continues Expansion Plans in the Caribbean and Central America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 KM\u00b2 Solutions is proud to announce the expansion of two BPO contact centers located in the Caribbean and in Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Finance, technology expert to open Emancipation lecture series<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago launches its Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the Central Bank tomorrow, at 5 pm, the spotlight will fall on Wale Idris Ajibade, international finance expert and executive director of African Views, who will deliver a profound and thought-provoking multimedia presentation on the theme Global Africa: Unlocking the Future through Culture and Technology, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt to meet on Cyber-Crime Bill today<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The concerns raised over the Cyber-crime Bill 2015 will be discussed this afternoon at a Government caucus at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Prakash: New security measures for prisons<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 SCANNERS and cameras are part of the heightened security measures expected to be installed soon at the Remand Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, where five prison officers and seven inmates were injured during a confrontation on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 19 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Slams URCA On \u2018Languishing\u2019 27% TV Price Increase<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to \u201clanguish with no end in sight\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court\u00a0of Appeal Dismisses Speednet Claim<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Grenada <\/em>\u2013 Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Erred On Flow\/LIME Merger<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: I note with interest a Monday Gleaner column penned by Flow’s director of corporate communications, Gail Abrahams, trying to market to the Jamaican people that the LIME-Flow merger is a good thing and will redound to the benefit of consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cBarbados hosts region\u2019s first-ever peering forum\u201d by Gerard Best<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF<\/strong>) successfully concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies and Google to pay closer attention to the needs of Caribbean Internet service providers and consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Island XoXo, A New Caribbean Dating Website Launched<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean people still looking for love have a new platform which can help them find the love of their lives\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KM\u00b2 Solutions Continues Expansion Plans in the Caribbean and Central America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 KM\u00b2 Solutions is proud to announce the expansion of two BPO contact centers located in the Caribbean and in Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Finance, technology expert to open Emancipation lecture series<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago launches its Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the Central Bank tomorrow, at 5 pm, the spotlight will fall on Wale Idris Ajibade, international finance expert and executive director of African Views, who will deliver a profound and thought-provoking multimedia presentation on the theme Global Africa: Unlocking the Future through Culture and Technology, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt to meet on Cyber-Crime Bill today<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The concerns raised over the Cyber-crime Bill 2015 will be discussed this afternoon at a Government caucus at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Prakash: New security measures for prisons<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 SCANNERS and cameras are part of the heightened security measures expected to be installed soon at the Remand Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, where five prison officers and seven inmates were injured during a confrontation on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 19 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Slams URCA On \u2018Languishing\u2019 27% TV Price Increase<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to \u201clanguish with no end in sight\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court\u00a0of Appeal Dismisses Speednet Claim<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Regional <\/em>\u2013 The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF<\/strong>) successfully concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies and Google to pay closer attention to the needs of Caribbean Internet service providers and consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Island XoXo, A New Caribbean Dating Website Launched<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean people still looking for love have a new platform which can help them find the love of their lives\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KM\u00b2 Solutions Continues Expansion Plans in the Caribbean and Central America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 KM\u00b2 Solutions is proud to announce the expansion of two BPO contact centers located in the Caribbean and in Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Finance, technology expert to open Emancipation lecture series<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago launches its Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the Central Bank tomorrow, at 5 pm, the spotlight will fall on Wale Idris Ajibade, international finance expert and executive director of African Views, who will deliver a profound and thought-provoking multimedia presentation on the theme Global Africa: Unlocking the Future through Culture and Technology, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt to meet on Cyber-Crime Bill today<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The concerns raised over the Cyber-crime Bill 2015 will be discussed this afternoon at a Government caucus at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Prakash: New security measures for prisons<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 SCANNERS and cameras are part of the heightened security measures expected to be installed soon at the Remand Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, where five prison officers and seven inmates were injured during a confrontation on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 19 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Slams URCA On \u2018Languishing\u2019 27% TV Price Increase<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to \u201clanguish with no end in sight\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court\u00a0of Appeal Dismisses Speednet Claim<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Regional <\/em>\u2013 KM\u00b2 Solutions is proud to announce the expansion of two BPO contact centers located in the Caribbean and in Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Finance, technology expert to open Emancipation lecture series<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 When the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago launches its Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the Central Bank tomorrow, at 5 pm, the spotlight will fall on Wale Idris Ajibade, international finance expert and executive director of African Views, who will deliver a profound and thought-provoking multimedia presentation on the theme Global Africa: Unlocking the Future through Culture and Technology, a release said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt to meet on Cyber-Crime Bill today<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The concerns raised over the Cyber-crime Bill 2015 will be discussed this afternoon at a Government caucus at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Prakash: New security measures for prisons<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 SCANNERS and cameras are part of the heightened security measures expected to be installed soon at the Remand Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, where five prison officers and seven inmates were injured during a confrontation on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 19 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Slams URCA On \u2018Languishing\u2019 27% TV Price Increase<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to \u201clanguish with no end in sight\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court\u00a0of Appeal Dismisses Speednet Claim<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Govt to meet on Cyber-Crime Bill today<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The concerns raised over the Cyber-crime Bill 2015 will be discussed this afternoon at a Government caucus at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Prakash: New security measures for prisons<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 SCANNERS and cameras are part of the heightened security measures expected to be installed soon at the Remand Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, where five prison officers and seven inmates were injured during a confrontation on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 19 June 2015<\/h3>\nCable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Bahamas turns it up with a ‘Turn Us On’ Jam Fest at Fort Charlotte on June 20<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has announced that its intensive “Turn Us On” mobile campaign will climax with a celebration at Fort Charlotte on Saturday, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Slams URCA On \u2018Languishing\u2019 27% TV Price Increase<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable Bahamas\u2019 chairman has accused the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of allowing its application for a 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase to \u201clanguish with no end in sight\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court\u00a0of Appeal Dismisses Speednet Claim<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Belize <\/em>\u2013 The two telephone companies were before the Court of Appeal which today concluded its second session for this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Court Upholds PUC Fees Per Channel<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Attorney Lumor says the Court of Appeal helped to settle a major issue discussed in the court below \u2013 the exact meaning of the word \u201cchannel\u201d as used in the schedule to the 2002 Telecommunications Regulations on Licensing, Classification and Fee Structure\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Battle For Channel 5 Going to The CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Belize <\/em>\u2013 The battle over ownership and control of the Channel 5 TV Station is going to Caribbean Court of Justice. That\u2019s what the attorney for the current government controlled BTL asked the Court of Appeal today to allow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC Objects To PUC Fees<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 Earlier in the newscast, we told you about BTL\u2019s legal fight over who owns Channel 5. Well, there was another case from the Court which involves the other telecoms company, Speednet, better known as \u201cSmart\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telemedia to Argue Divestment Case at the CCJ<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
____________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Belize<\/em> \u2013 The other case had to do with Belize Telemedia Limited and it involved a process which was more of a formality than anything else\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cuba announces expansion of public Wi-Fi services<\/h4>\nCuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba\u2019s telecom company ETECSA has announced the setting up of 35 Wi-Fi public areas in early July throughout the island, which will increase local people\u2019s access to the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Turn on your Digicel phone and win big<\/h4>\nDominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Dominica <\/em>\u2013 With summer on the horizon, Digicel today announced the return of its \u201cTurn it On Dominica\u201d promotion, which gives customers the opportunity to win loads of prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Moves To Set The Record Straight<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Editor, Sir: I feel compelled to respond to the latest public relations spin by LIME\/Flow in the column titled “Flow Asserts Merger Benefits” (published on June 15, 2015) and to set the record straight\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel rolls out $30-m ‘Mega Money Summer’ promotion<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
____________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel as rolled out a new summer promotion which will give more than 130,000 of its customers a chance to share $30 million in cash and prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
US wants to triple call centre employment in Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 UNITED States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno sees call centres as a growth industry for Jamaica and, as such, wants to triple employment in the sector, hopefully within a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable & Wireless brings advanced telecom services to underserved markets in Caribbean, Latin America<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
____________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Regional <\/em>\u2013 British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications plc (CWC) has its corporate headquarters in London but manages all operations in the 42 Caribbean and Latin American nations it serves from Coral Gables\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean moving to IPv6\u2026slowly<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Rewards \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019<\/h4>\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
____________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The fourteen winners in the \u2018Fantastic 14\u2019 promotion mounted by Columbus Communications (St.Vincent & the Grenadines) Limited (FLOW), a telecommunications service provider that offers this country\u2019s sole Cable TV service, have been named\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad: Probe cyber attacks on journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) yesterday called on the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services to swiftly investigate the report made by Express investigative journalist Denyse Renne against talk show host Marcia Braveboy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 20 June 2015<\/h3>\nBarbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados government to address cell phone use in schools<\/h4>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, has hinted that changes will be coming in September to address the use of cell phones in schools in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Govt reconsidering cellphone ban<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education Ronald Jones believes current policy governing cellphone use in schools is contradictory since it suggests one set of rules for teachers and another for students\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New technology policy coming for schools<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
____________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT could be easing restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools from September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
HBO hosts premiere at Pegasus<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL selected members of the media were special guests at an HBO Latin America premiere held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Library Service\u2019s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Video-Link System For Jamaican Courts<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s judicial system is now weeks away from having at its disposal a remote video-link system that will allow vulnerable victims and witnesses in highly sensitive cases to give their evidence from a location other than a courtroom\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel and Microsoft team up for email solutions<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In this technological age, imagine your worst fears realised\u2014your e-mail account has been hacked! Someone has been sending e-mails from your account! \u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 21 June 2015<\/h3>\nICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT \u2013 The Current State of Affairs<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana, and the brief introduction to some of the policy-related measures that should be introduced to move the nation in the required direction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT can rescue Jamaica, says Paul Buchanan<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 AT least one Member of Parliament is calling on the Government to explore using information technology (IT) to lift the country out of its economic stagnation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Using technology to work smarter, not harder<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work. ~ Prerna Malik… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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