{"id":80751,"date":"2016-01-04T06:15:33","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T11:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=80751"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:22:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:22:27","slug":"roundup-week-3-january-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2016\/01\/roundup-week-3-january-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 3 January 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 28 December 2015 to Sunday 3 January 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 28 December 2015<\/h3>\n

Snapchat prominently features Bahamas Junkanoo<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The official Snapchat channel, a mobile app that allows users to send and receive \u201cself-destructing\u201d photos and videos, has more than 200+ million users who access the social platform daily\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cyber Crime Bill seeks to outlaw cyber-bullying; protect reputation, privacy<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Cyber Crime Act will also outlaw the use of computers to coerce, intimidate or harass another person with intent to cause emotional distress or cyber-bully, intentionally or recklessly, another person\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cyber Crime law to prohibit child porn, sharing of nude images<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Persons using computers to engage in child pornography or the sharing nude images of others could be jailed and fined if found guilty under the Cyber Crime Bill when it becomes law\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

High-tech disruption of \u201cnational infrastructure\u201d to be made illegal<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The illegal access to computers, disruption of critical national infrastructure and the unauthorized sharing of computer data are to soon become offences punishable by hefty fines and long jail terms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Internet Rates Going Up<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Flow Jamaica’s customers are to pay more to access the Internet come next year, as the company has announced new prices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Marketing Strategies Today: Do I pay for traffic or rely on SEO?<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Search engine optimization, or SEO, and pay per click advertising, or PPC, together comprise the bulk of search engine marketing, or SEM. SEO is all about boosting page rankings on search engines through third party links, articles, directory placements, and other means. PPC, on the other hand, involves an auction\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 29 December 2015<\/h3>\n

Online renewal of driver\u2019s licence in January<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Residents should have an easier go at renewing their driver\u2019s licences from the first of January with the launch of a new online platform\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Ad Control live in Barbados<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 DIGICEL HAS ANNOUNCED that its ad control technology is now live in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cyber Crime bill to clamp down on child pornography<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The government is taking steps to clamp down on persons engaging in child pornography or sharing nude images through electronic means when the Cyber Crime Bill becomes law\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cybercrime bill targets child porn, hacking, identity theft<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Government has released wide-ranging draft legislation to tackle cybercrime including child pornography, hacking, identity theft and cyberbullying… more<\/a><\/p>\n

50,000 Mobile Customers Switch Networks In Six Months<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Phillip Paulwell is reporting that\u00a050,000 mobile customers have switched telecommunication companies since number portability was introduced in June\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ATM SCAM<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THOUSANDS of dollars were fraudulently withdrawn or \u201cskimmed\u201d from the debit cards of an untold number of RBC Royal Bank customers while many were unaware, over the long Christmas weekend\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 30 December 2015<\/h3>\n

Web Shop Blasts Regulatory Order<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bet Vegas, the only web shop operator to be denied a license, has slammed a Gaming Board order warning Bahamians not to gamble at its premises as \u201cvictimisation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ICT Centre for Excellence in testing phase<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 The ICT Centre for Excellence, which was first alluded to in December 2014, is now in the testing phase\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haiti\"The BPO sector a promising market of 13,000 jobs<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 As part of the official launch of the Haiti Sector of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), the Investment Facilitation Center (CFI), presented the promotion efforts of this emerging sector of the Haitian economy, front of representing of the banking sector, senior officials of ministries and decentralized bodies, executives and managers of universities and training centers, members of Chambers of Commerce, Haitian concerned from the Diaspora, representatives of the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Proposed Cybercrime laws\u2026Jail time, $$$M fines for child porn sharing, hacking, identity theft<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Government is steaming ahead with plans to introduce laws to target cybercrime, an area that has been wholly unregulated over the years as the internet became wildly popular and so critical to everyday life\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW fixes disconnect<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dear Claudienne, I am writing to you out of desperation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaican Start-Up Company Helping Young Tech Entrepreneurs<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Start-Up Jamaica hopes to show young people how to develop innovative products and services for the local and international markets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Start-Up Jamaica Paving The Way For Entrepreneurs<\/h4>\n

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

TSTT chairman accuses TATT of illegal actions<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 New chairman of the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s (TSTT) Emile Elias has accused the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) of mischief-making and has warned the Authority that any attempts to get to TSTT\u2019s \u201cfruits\u201d would not work\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 31 December 2015<\/h3>\n

Antigua, US Reported Near Deal in WTO Online-Gaming Dispute<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The nearly 13-year-old trade dispute between the United States and the Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda over unfettered accessibility to online gaming sites may at last be headed for a resolution, according to recent Antigua-based news reports\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

No textbooks, no laptops: a blessing?<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 I heard some information about Steve Jobs\u2014the creator of our world’s Apple iPads. Mr Jobs did not allow his children to use laptops, iPads or the Internet. Most interesting isn’t it? \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT averts closure of services<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago has averted operating illegally, and possibly shutting down five major services after concessions for the services that TSTT provides expired on December 29 according to chairman of TSTT board of directors, Emile Elias\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT averts licensing fiasco<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s (TSTT) avoided the embarrassing prospect of one of the country\u2019s largest state companies being unlicensed, and therefore, technically, an illegal operation, by last night reaching an agreement on their concession with the Telecommunications Authority of T&T (TATT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT customers to benefit with VAT reduction<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications giant TSTT (Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd) has promised customers that they will see a reduction in their monthly bills as well as pre-paid mobile top-ups when Government reduces the Value Added Tax (VAT) rates to 12.5 per cent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 1 January 2016<\/h3>\n

\"URCAURCA approves Cable Bahamas 28% Subscription Rise Applications<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 he Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) today issued its Statement of Results and Final Decision in response to Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL) and its two applications for\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable and Wireless Communications Plc (CWC) Rating Reiterated by AlphaValue<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cable and Wireless Communications Plc (LON:CWC)\u2018s stock had its \u201csell\u201d rating reissued by equities research analysts at AlphaValue in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,.. more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWU calls on PM to remove heads of TATT<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Communication Workers\u2019 Union (CWU) has called on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to remove all heads of management at Trinidad and Tobago Telecommunications Authority (TATT) of Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Union: Fire TATT over TSTT<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) in a statement yesterday called for the axing of the heads of the Telecommunications Authority of TT (TATT) over its recent conflict with the Telecommunication Services of TT (TSTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 2 January 2016<\/h3>\n

800 additional CCTV cameras installed<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 CRIME fighting in Trinidad got a boost earlier in the week with the operationalisation of 800 additional closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed across the island\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 3 January 2016<\/h3>\n

T&T cybercriminals target local ATMs<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 A security expert at a local commercial bank says skimming attacks like the one which occurred on December 28 will happen again because ATMs are increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals who are using increasingly sophisticated high-tech methods to empty the accounts of bank customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits: \u00a0GotCredit<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Bahamas Weekly<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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