A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 2 November to Sunday 8 November 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 2 November 2015<\/h3>\n

GTT extends mobile money service to Digicel customers<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Effective October 30, customers of Digicel can register free of cost to access the services of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GTT)\u2019s mobile money\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ECTEL calls out DIGICEL on proposed ad control technology implementation<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) has written to provider DIGICEL warning the company against implementing its proposed ad control technology. The warning has come in a letter that has been dispatched to Digicel\u2019s managers in all five Member States\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Expert: Caribbean Has Appetite For Internet<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 CARIBNOG \u2013 it may sound like some strange Caribbean version of eggnog, but actually it\u2019s the Caribbean Network Operators Group\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Utility regulators conference held in TCI<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 UTILITY regulators of 13 Caribbean countries will discuss strategies to improve the telecommunications, electricity, natural gas, water and transportation sectors in the Caribbean over the next three days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Ready For Business, Opens Flagship Store In St. Kitts<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company Flow has opened its flagship store in St. Kitts and Nevis, the second in the region since rebranding from Cable and Wireless LIME\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 3 November 2015<\/h3>\n

FCIB warns against cyber attacks<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 CIBC FirstCaribbean is warning customers to be vigilant against online fraud, noting that it can come in many forms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Information minister sides with ECTEL against Digicel<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The country\u2019s information minister supports the decision by the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) to oppose Digicel\u2019s plan to filter advertising content, via the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Regulator warns Digicel against blocking ads on customer phones<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) has warned\u00a0Digicel against proceeding with plans\u00a0to implement technology to block\u00a0Internet ads on customers\u2019 mobile phones, saying it would not only be\u00a0hindering the growth, usage and deployment of broadband but also breaching its licence\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW St. Kitts & Nevis Voicemail Migration<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 FLOW wishes to advise all of our valued customers that we have recently migrated your home phone voicemail service to a new and improved platform\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW UPS RATES \u2013 But NTRC Says It Can\u2019t Stop Them<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 THE National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission says that it does not have any authority to regulate broadband and subscriber TV services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 4 November 2015<\/h3>\n

FLOW doing the best for business<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 IT IS NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL for Cable & Wireless (C&W) Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Shannon: award-winning software engineer<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Name: Shannon Clarke\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CCT: We upgrade, won\u2019t charge more like others<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 Local telecommunications provider CCT announced yesterday that it would have been increasing its bandwidth capacity overnight to improve internet speed, adding that the company has \u201cno plans to increase any of its service rates as other providers have done\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow forms educational partnership<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless, operator of the Flow and LIME brands, has signed a five-year partnership with One on One Educational Services aimed at offering Caribbean students greater access to a range of study materials for GSAT, CSEC and CAPE examinations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Security risks inherent in use of \u2018pirated\u2019 software<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana National Computer Incident Response Team (Guyana National CIRT) has issued a warning to the general public against the use of \u2018pirated\u2019 or \u2018cracked\u2019 software as they can lend to infection and security breaches in computers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Symposium commences to promote increase use of ICT in education delivery<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 With a keen focus on fostering the increased use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the school system, the Ministry of Education, through the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD) yesterday commenced an ICT symposium at the Pegasus Hotel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New tech entrepreneurs for Start-Up Jamaica this month<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Accelerator\u00a0programme Start- Up Jamaica will host another 60 young technology entrepreneurs from the Caribbean region seeking funds for the development of their software-based solutions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Appseeker Available On Google Play And My Digicel Available Now In Apple App Store<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel customers across the globe can discover and enjoy the latest and greatest apps with the launch of Digicel AppSeeker\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Ad Control Plan Knocked As Breach Of Net Neutrality Rules<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 St Lucia-based Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) has written to Digicel Group warning against plans to deploy ad-blocking technology across its network, saying it breaches the region’s net neutrality policy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Mayaro film flair on your phone<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Winning the 2015 T&T Smartphone Film Festival was a surprise to Ayesha Jordan. Her first place entry, Good Ole Days, was not her first stab at the competition… more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 5 November 2015<\/h3>\n

Digicel making it safer<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 IN ITS CONTINUING EFFORTS to protect customers against increasing cyber threats, Digicel Business Solutions has launched several managed security services in the Barbados market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Profit increase for Cable & Wireless in Barbados<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 CABLE & WIRELESS Communications (CWC) is reporting increased revenue and profits in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

WhatsApp messages not from Crime Stoppers<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 CRIME STOPPERS BARBADOS has distanced itself from messages being circulated via social media which claim to have been sanctioned by that organisation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

E-government faces security, customer service challenges<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Moving to an e-government system for public services within the next 18 months, as currently planned, will present numerous security and service challenges as the government tries to consolidate nearly 100 websites into a single portal\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Symposium ponders greater use of ICT in education<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD) hosted a two-day symposium for stakeholders to lay the foundation for the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) \u201cas a key driver in re-tooling the education system.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable & Wireless Communications plc results for the six months ending 30 September 2015<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Full year outlook in line with guidance; strong first six months trading 3 year plan on track; integration benefits increasing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable and Wireless Communications posts positive H1 results amid FLOW brand merger<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cable and Wireless Communications today posted positive results for the first half of 2015 amid its purchase and subsequent merger with Columbus Communications under its brand name FLOW\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Why Experts are Upbeat About the Future of Caribbean Tech<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Regional\u00a0Internet and technology experts remain upbeat on the future of the industry in the\u00a0Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW broadband rates increased; NTRC says service \u201cunregulated<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 FLOW St. Lucia has moved to increase its broadband monthly service rate, which took effect from Sunday, November 1, 2015\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Online Branding Seminar Next Week<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 AN online branding seminar slated for next Wednesday and Thursday, November 11-12, at The Landings St. Lucia is being touted as a great opportunity for businesspeople\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

C&W Business launches in T&T<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Seven months after the closing of the merger of Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) and Columbus International, the combined companies rolled out the T&T leg of their ongoing integrating and rebranding at a gala event at the Hyatt Regency in Port-of-Spain yesterday evening\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Farrell to examine operations at TSTT<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 He was speaking on Wednesday evening at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain during a Cable & Wireless (C&W) reception to launch C&W Business\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT celebrates customer service heroes<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In a market where there the technology is so similar among telecommunications firms, TSTT\u2019s future will depend increasingly on the quality of the experience customers have when dealing with the Company, said Executive Vice President Mobile, Nicole Kerry Lum Kin\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 6 November 2015<\/h3>\n

BTC Job Loss Fears On $24m Saving Plan<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Fears of further job losses at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) were raised last night due to the planned imposition of a new \u201ccentralised\u201d business model, which will help its controlling shareholder realise a further $24 million cost saving\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Sees Near 22% Profit Fall<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) suffered a near-22 per cent profits fall to $29 million for the first half of its 2016 financial year, as revenues and margins came under pressure from mobile competition preparations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GAL FRIDAY: Unplugging from technology<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 YOU KNOW, I can\u2019t understand the big brouhaha when it comes to immediately responding electronically these days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Belize\u2019s Courts Improve on Data Security via CARIBNOG Donation<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) has donated a firewall device to Belize\u2019s Judiciary that will enable the courts to have secure access to their database\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel announces new talk, text, WhatsApp plan<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Amid criticisms over allegations that it has been blocking free Whatsapp calls in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and other Caribbean countries, Digicel today announced that its BVI customers will now have access to \u2018free\u2019 Whatsapp and other services in brand new plans that will come at different costs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW customers unable to call 911<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC) advises that 9-1-1 calls from FLOW wireless phones started working around 9:30 a.m.\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Outage at Flow impacts 911 service<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless\u2019 rebranded telecommunication network, Flow, experienced a widespread outage Friday morning that\u00a0impacted all of its customers, as well as the emergency services communications as well, since their customers were unable to dial even 911\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Entrepreneurship is contagious<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Linda Rottenberg and Chris Bierly recently set out to study just how entrepreneurship could be made contagious\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Launched In Montserrat<\/h4>\n

Montserrat <\/em>\u2013 A release dated today, November 6, 2015, begins, \u201cIt\u2019s official \u2013 LIME Montserrat is now the new Flow. This transformation marks the beginning of a new era for the brand \u2013 the result of Cable & Wireless\u2019s successful merger with Columbus International Inc. which was completed in April this year.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable and Wireless Communications Plc\u2019s Buy Rating Reaffirmed at Jefferies Group (CWC)<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Jefferies Group reissued their buy rating on shares of Cable and Wireless Communications Plc (LON:CWC) in a report released on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a GBX 76 ($1.17) price objective on the stock\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable and Wireless Communications Plc Receives \u201cNeutral\u201d Rating from Nomura (CWC)<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cable and Wireless Communications Plc (LON:CWC)\u2018s stock had its \u201cneutral\u201d rating restated by investment analysts at Nomura in a research note issued to investors on Friday, AnalystRatings.Net reports\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cwc Cuts 560 Staff, 340 More Jobs To Go By March<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cable and Wireless Communications Plc (CWC) cut 560 employees, or about seven per cent of its staff, over the six months to September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

C&W Networks awarded “Best Caribbean Wholesale Carrier\u201d for third year in a row<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 C&W Networks, one of the largest telecommunications service providers in the Caribbean, announced today that for the third consecutive year in a row the Company has been awarded “Best Caribbean Wholesale Carrier” at the 2015 Global Carrier Awards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

C&W profits up<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC), the London-headquartered telecommunications company which is a longstanding service provider in the Caribbean, today reported US$90 million in revenues and a four per cent increase in profits from its Barbados business during the first six months of the current financial year started last April\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

C&W pushes for Liberty deal<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless is projecting that a possible deal with US cable company, Liberty Global, will help both entities add scale in a high-growth, low-penetration region for smartphones and broadband connections\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWC spends US$20m in T&T<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 T&T will soon be reaping the benefits of the merger of Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) and Columbus International with some US$20 million in capital expenditure planned in this market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

More scrutiny of state companies<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 There will be greater scrutiny of the operational effectiveness of state enterprises, including the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT), as the Government moves to forge a new economic direction for T&T, Communications Minister Maxie Cuffie has said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

T&T apps launched at World Travel Market<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The two new mobile applications set to help destination T&T increase the impact of its digital marketing footprint were launched at World Travel Market (WTM) which ended yesterday in London\u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 7 November 2015<\/h3>\n

Dominican Republic’s LTE deployment to boost data consumption examined in new market research report<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 Published annually, this presentation-quality, executive-level report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics and evolution of demand by service type and technology\/platform across the fixed telephony, broadband and mobile sectors, in addition to a review of key regulatory trends\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ICT symposium concludes\u2026Local IT teachers ready to support education delivery<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Information Communication Technology (ICT) is an integral component for educational development immediately and in the future\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

JUTC Partners With Facey Telecom To Market \u201cPaper\u201d Smartercards<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) has taken another step towards having the majority of its passengers use cards instead of cash to pay their bus fares, with the official launch of its Prepaid or ‘Paper’ SmarterCard\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Bentley: No need for concern on pending Liberty bid<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 he head of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) Phil Bentley is not prepared to say much on the pending Liberty Global bid to acquire the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Bit by Bitt (Part 1)<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 LET ME START by explaining centralised versus decentralised currencies because that is one of the fundamental differences between this currency system and others that have come before it\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Curacao to host second Caribbean internet peering forum<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Curacao will host the Caribbean\u2019s second regional Internet Peering Forum from July 7 to 8, 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ECTEL Takes a Closer Look at Roaming Rates<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Coming out of the 32nd Council of Minister\u2019s Meeting in St. Kitts and Nevis in October, the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) is said to be looking into regional roaming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW seeking to address service issues<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The top executive of telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications, which trades here as FLOW, is assuring Barbados that the company is working to correct all the service issues they have been experiencing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

USE\u00a0SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia \u2013 IT is the revolution of the century and has brought to the world a common medium for thoughts, words and expression\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The illusion of online privacy<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The recent court victory of Theresa Ho, a perceived victim of revenge porn, once again spotlights the dangers of letting your guard, and everything else, down for sordid candids\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 8 November 2015<\/h3>\n

Jamaica Ready To Soar – Strong Economic Signals Entice Digicel To Spend More Than J$1B To Improve Its Offerings<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Upbeat about Jamaica’s prospects, the Digicel Group is splashing out more than US$100 million to take fibre to the houses of Jamaicans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits: \u00a0Dennis Skley<\/a>\u00a0(flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Flow<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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