{"id":80719,"date":"2015-12-28T08:12:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T13:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=80719"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:22:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:22:33","slug":"roundup-week-27-december-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2015\/12\/roundup-week-27-december-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 27 December 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 21 December to Sunday 27 December 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 21 December 2015<\/h3>\n

Cable Bahamas’ business-class services demonstrated in local Grand Bahama seminar<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 As a leading provider of advanced telecommunications services and infrastructure in The Bahamas, Cable Bahamas held a corporate seminar in Grand Bahama to network with business customers on the island and update them about the company’s business communication solutions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Marketing Strategies Today: Networking steps<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 What is networking? Definition: In the world of computers, networking is the practice of interfacing two or more computing devices with each other for the purpose of sharing data\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 22 December 2015<\/h3>\n

Digicel secures major ICT contract with Barbados government<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications provider, Digicel, has announced a five year contract with the Government of Barbados valued at US$2.4M to provide it with an advanced Wide Area Network (WAN), Collaboration and high availability Dedicated Internet (DIA) services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BUSINESS BYTE: FLOW announces winners of Christmas Promotion<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Belinda Charles of Bath Estate will have more than enough food on her table this Christmas compliments Flow. She emerged as the first lucky winner of a one thousand dollar ($1,000) Christmas Shopping spree from the leading telecommunications provider in Dominica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

C&W Business receives Company of the Year award<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Based on its recent analysis of the data communications services market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes C&W Business, part of C&W Communications, with the 2015 Central American and Caribbean Frost & Sullivan Award for Company of the Year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CARIBBEAN: Digicel secures major ICT contract with Barbados Government<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications provider, Digicel, has announced a five year contract with the Government of Barbados valued at US$2.4M to provide it with an advanced Wide Area Network (WAN), Collaboration and high availability Dedicated Internet (DIA) services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 23 December 2015<\/h3>\n

BUSINESS BYTE: FLOW Tech Kids Project a resounding success<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications Company Flow is giving a high rating to the hosting of its first Kids Tech Project hosted at the newly opened Experience Centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Play Is Top Of The Line<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: The Digicel Play team thanks\u00a0The Gleaner\u00a0for publishing on December 19, 2015 our response to a disputed letter of complaint that appeared in your paper earlier last week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW broadband customers get free upgrade<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 FLOW Jamaica announced yesterday that it is giving more to its broadband customers \u2013 an upgrade to superfast speeds of more than 15MB \u2013 at no extra cost, as a holiday gift\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow rolls out Tech Kids project<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 SEVERAL children ages five to nine were taken on an exploratory tour of the world of technology during the innovative, inaugural Flow Tech Kids project launch Monday at the new Flow Customer Experience Centre in Montego Bay\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

SNO Mobile: What went into the app<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 SNO Mobile from start was designed as an application that would allow users to not only easily grab news on the go but to do so with as little hassle as possible\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Lucia News Online launches mobile app with emphasis on user experience<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 St. Lucia News Online has launched the first native mobile app for news\u00a0distribution within the Caribbean island of St. Lucia\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 24 December 2015<\/h3>\n

Curacao lottery fraud case to be heard in March<\/h4>\n

Cura\u00e7ao<\/em> \u2013 The Common Court of Justice in Curacao decided on Wednesday that the trial in the case against lottery boss Robbie Dos Santos and three of his firms on charges of money laundering and forgery will be held in the week of March 7 next year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digital television transition postponed until 2021, Indotel says<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 The\u00a0Dominican\u00a0Government has postponed the deadline for completion of the transition from analogue to digital television until 9 August 2021, the\u00a0Dominican Telecomm Institute (Indotel)\u00a0announced\u2026 m target=”_blank”ore<\/a><\/p>\n

CWU to Rowley: Explain meeting with Digicel<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) is calling on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to state exactly why he met with Digicel, a major competitor of State-owned Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 25 December 2015<\/h3>\n

Sale of GTT shares\u2026 Guyana loses over US$7.5M in three years \u2013 audit<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The merit of the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL)\u2019s decision to sell Government\u2019s 20 per cent shares in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) is being questioned by auditors.\u00a0 The NICIL audit report revealed that a considerable amount of revenue has been lost due to that sale\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow goes insourcing route; employs 150 former Ericsson staff<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Communications company Flow will now be insourcing much of its field operation services, ending its outsourcing relationship with Swedish communications company Ericsson re-employing much of the staff\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

How Jamaica Is Boosting Its Startups<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Start-Up Jamaica, a business incubator\/accelerator program, is helping young technology entrepreneurs develop innovative products and services for the local and international markets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable and Wireless Communications Plc (CWC) Receives Sell Rating from AlphaValue<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 AlphaValue reiterated their sell rating on shares of Cable and Wireless Communications Plc (LON:CWC) in a research note released on Thursday, Marketbeat reports\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWU demands explanation from PM<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) yesterday called on Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley, to explain the basis for his statement that the Telecommunications Services Of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) had approached the Government for funding to bail the company out of a technological crisis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 26 December 2015<\/h3>\n

Female entrepreneurs join forces to create web-based social dining platform, Isle&Dine<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Three female entrepreneurs have joined forces to create a new web-based platform that will bring chefs and cooks together with people from across the Caribbean and the world for shared dining experiences\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 27 December 2015<\/h3>\n

Cell tax \u2018bad for small business\u2019<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 SMALL BUSINESSES could be hit hardest when the 4.5 per cent VAT increase on mobile call time is introduced in January\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cell tax \u2018will most likely fail\u2019<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 GOVERNMENT\u2019S PLAN to raise $14 million from increased tax on cellphone services is very likely to fail\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Data relating to suicide hotline should be made public<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, The Caribbean Voice (TCV) notes the disclosure by Caitlin Vieira, \u201cthat the helpline has 100% success rate thus far in the sense that all callers have been helped with their issues\/situations, and have received weekly follow-up calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Dr Rowley: CWU barking up wrong tree<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says private sources inside National Enterprises Limited (NEL) told him about the \u201cprecarious position\u201d of the state-owned Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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