{"id":80816,"date":"2016-01-11T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=80816"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:22:19","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:22:19","slug":"roundup-week-10-january-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2016\/01\/roundup-week-10-january-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 10 January 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 4 January to Sunday 10 January 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 4 January 2016<\/h3>\n

URCA\u00a0approves Cable Bahamas SuperBasic price hike<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has approved Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL) applications for a price increase up to $38 for residential subscribers and $64 for REVTV Business Prime subscribers and the introduction of a new basic television service package\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Regulator Disputes Cable Basic TV \u2018Shortfall\u2019 Claims<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Despite ending Cable Bahamas\u2019 four-year wait for a 27 per cent basic TV price increase, regulators are disputing its assertion that it still faces \u2018a revenue shortfall\u2019\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Building A Road Map For Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Global frontrunners in technology, Fujitsu Caribbean is gearing up to make the future bright for Jamaica, building a ‘road map’ for customers across the region for managing structured and unstructured data\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Public procurement system being strengthened<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government has been working to transform and strengthen its public procurement system, to ensure greater transparency and efficiency in the management of this process\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Marketing Strategies Today: Podcasting persuasion<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Podcasting is a relatively new communication medium. Its growing popularity and low cost of entry make it a great communication and promotional channel for companies to experiment with\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 5 January 2016<\/h3>\n

Cable\u00a0Bahamas on the clock to roll out new prices, service<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd. has until the end of January 2016 to give notice in at least one newspaper with national circulation of its decision to increase prices, giving subscribers at least 14 days\u2019 notice of the price change, or risk forfeiting the approved 27 percent price hike for its SuperBasic package\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable May Launch Mobile Services Via BTC Network<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Regulators are set to explore whether Cable Bahamas could launch its mobile services via the Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) network as a temporary measure until its own nationwide infrastructure is built out\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable TV Price Rise \u2018Sets Bad Precedent\u2019<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Opposition\u2019s deputy leader yesterday described Cable Bahamas\u2019 recently-approved 27 per cent basic pay-TV price increase as \u201cextremely generous\u201d, arguing: \u201cIt sets a bad precedent.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Government signs agreement with Digicel<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 GOVERNMENT TODAY signed an agreement with telecommunications provider Digicel Business that will see the eventual connectivity of all government data and networks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Copyright laws: Changing the channel in Cayman<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The ringing in of the New Year signaled an adieu to one of the minor quirks of popular culture in the Cayman Islands: Our local television station\u2019s arrangement to air content from U.S. network CBS\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Dominican_RepublicDominican mobile users grow to 8.69 mln at end Sept<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic<\/em> \u2013 There were 8.69 million mobile telephone lines in operation in the Dominican Republic at the end of September 2015, up from 8.02 million the year before, according to data published by the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tourism twinned with telecoms, not dissolved but tourism stakeholder still worried<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Days after stating that the Ministry of Tourism has been dissolved, government Tuesday night assured that tourism has not been put on the ministerial back burner but has instead been twinned with Public Telecommunications\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

20-y-o is Jamaica’s first #SocialMillionaire – Wins $1M in Digicel’s ’25 Days of Christmas’<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Social media presence has paid off big for 20-year-old Richard Rush, who won $1 million in Digicel’s 25 Days of Christmas Social Media Challenge\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Business Achieves Cisco Gold Certification in the Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Business, the region\u2019s leading Business Solutions provider, announced today that it has retained its Cisco\u00ae Gold Certification as well as the Master Cloud Managed Services Provider designation for its operations across the Caribbean \u2013 the highest levels of partner certifications from Cisco\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 6 January 2016<\/h3>\n

Liberty Global\u2019s acquisition of CWC concerns telecoms minister<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The recent acquisition of Cable and Wireless by British company Liberty Global is of concern to Telecommunications Minister Melford Nicholas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Bahamas\u00a0to see first-ever ITU \u2018smart island,\u2019 Christie says<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday revealed that The Bahamas has been given a new portfolio within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM):\u2008in addition to tourism, The Bahamas now also has responsibility for creative industries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Govt\u00a0launches e-services platform<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 With the introduction of e-services at the Registrar General\u2019s Department, registered agents will be able to incorporate companies with a turnaround time of 24 hours, and an expedited turnaround time of one hour, pay annual fees, reserve company names, and conduct company searches \u2014 among other services \u2014 entirely online\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New Registrar General E-Services ‘Perfect Example’ of Public-Private Partnership Effectiveness<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Christie said he is a “firm believer” in the critical importance of Public Private Partnerships (\u201cPPP\u201d) and that the launch of the Registrar General’s Department E-Services facility has been a perfect example of the effectiveness of such partnerships\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Registrar General\u2019s department launches e-services<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Government of the Bahamas officially launched its E-Services Business Registration Platform at Registrar General’s Department on Shirley and Charlotte Streets, January 5, 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"BarbadosGovt, Digicel sign WAN deal<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 GOVERNMENT has signed an agreement with Digicel Business for a $2.4 million project that will provide network connectivity throughout the public service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

WAN savings<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Government is expected to realize significant savings with the roll out of a $2.4 million Wide Area Network (WAN) programme across all its office locations\u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n

IBEX Global to open BPO operation in Kingston<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firm IBEX Global relocated a part of its operations in India to Jamaica in 2015, with plans announced to expand centres in Kingston to three by April 2016. The company also expanded to near shore Nicaragua during the period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sutherland Global Services says campus centres \u201cnot 100 per cent for profit\u201d<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Sutherland Global Services (SGS) has told the Jamaica Observer that, through its campus employment centres, it is looking forward to developing a pool of highly trained workers who have specialist knowledge of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable & Wireless Panama (CWP) reaches 500Mbps<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications Plc\u2019s (CWC) business unit in Panama, Cable & Wireless Panama SA (CWP) and Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today announced the first successful trial of the fastest copper based broadband service across Latin America using leading G.fast technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 7 January 2016<\/h3>\n

LIME workers continue to be paid pending March trial<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The status quo will continue for the 13 LIME workers, who have been made redundant, at least for eight more weeks, when the Industrial Court is expected to conclude \u201ca speedy trial\u201d to determine their fate\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ITU\u2008Bahamas\u00a0Declaration contemplates \u2018smart islands\u2019, \u2018smart nations\u2019<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Perry Christie on Tuesday noted in passing that the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)\u2008had agreed that The Bahamas will feature the world\u2019s first \u201csmart island\u201d. A look at the ITU\u2019s \u201cBahamas Declaration: Powering Smart Sustainable Cities, Nations & Islands\u201d explains what that might mean for the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Regulator Rejects Cable\u2019s BTC \u2018Price Rebalancing\u2019 Fears<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Regulators have rejected Cable Bahamas\u2019 pleas to prevent an \u201cinordinate financial burden\u201d being placed on other operators through the absence of long-overdue \u2018tariff rebalancing\u2019 by the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

URCA approves first ever cable TV rate change<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has approved an application from Cable Bahamas Ltd (CBL) to increase the price of REVTV Prime (formerly basic)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

DIGICEL offers relief<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company Digicel has announced that it will be absorbing the contentious 4.5 per cent cell phone Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed by the Freundel Stuart administration on January 1 this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New e-government plan being developed by Barbados<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 The ministry of the civil service in Barbados is in the process of developing a new e-government master plan, acting permanent secretary, Allyson Forte, disclosed on Tuesday, as he addressed a brief ceremony before signing a wide area network (WAN) contract between government and Digicel (Barbados) Limited\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel to hire 60 new employees, Kareem-Nelson among new recruits<\/h4>\n

British Virgin islands <\/em>\u2013 Digicel BVI announced today (December 7) that it will be hiring 60 new employees over the coming months, with former Head of Corporate Communications at LIME BVI, Kareem-Nelson Hull listed among those already recruited\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Fibre optic network a priority for 2016 \u2013 Looney<\/h4>\n

British Virgin islands <\/em>\u2013 The introduction of fibre optic network that will make way for faster internet speed will be the first area of focus for Digicel in 2016, the company\u2019s outgoing CEO, Conor Looney has stated\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Dominican Republic internet accounts triple in 5 years<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 The number of e-mail accounts tripled in the Dominican Republic in the last five years, as reported by the Observatory of the Information Society and Knowledge (OSIC-RD)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Commentary: How Haitians used social media to upset the elections<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 Haitians have borrowed a page from the Arab Spring social revolutions to upset Haiti\u2019s latest elections\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Haiti Opens For Business: What are the Prospects for a BPO Bloom?<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 Haiti is open for BPO business. It\u2019s official\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

No More Locked Cell Phones – Paulwell … Telecom Companies Have Agreed To Move As Part Of Number-Portability Deal<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaican consumers can now walk into a retail store of any of the two local telecommunication companies and purchase an unlocked instrument\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable & Wireless Communications and Huawei have successfully tested the first trial of the fastest copper based broadband service with G.fast across Latin America<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications Plc\u2019s (CWC) business unit in Panama, Cable & Wireless Panama SA (CWP) and Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today announced the first successful trial of the fastest copper based broadband service across Latin America using leading G.fast technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TATT steps up cable compliance<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications Authority of T&T (TATT) CEO Cris Seecharan says the agency is stepping up action to ensure that local cable service providers comply with intellectual property laws\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 8 January 2016<\/h3>\n

\"BahamasCable\u00a0Bahamas price hike in February<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd. has announced that its newly approved 27 percent price hike for what was formerly its basic service will take effect next month. Also next month, Cable Bahamas will launch the new $10 service, to be known as REVTV Prime Local\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW sets out phone charges<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 THE IMPLEMENTATION and fallout from the newly increased mobile tax may have major repercussions for Flow… more<\/a><\/p>\n

THE ISSUE (ON THE LEFT): Provide impactful data for leaders<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 QUESTION: What role can good human resources management play in corporate success? \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Lotto-Scam Cases Dominate St James Circuit Court<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Members of the legal fraternity have expressed concern over the number of lottery-scamming cases dominating the St. James Circuit Court’s list for the Hilary term, which runs from January to March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW St. Kitts & Nevis return to normal operating hours<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 FLOW wishes to announce that we will be returning to our normal operating hours after the Christmas Season for its Retail Stores in both St. Kitts & Nevis effective Monday 11th January, 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

NOTICE: Disruption of mobile and internet services for LIME customers in certain areas<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 LIME wishes to advise customers that there is a temporary disruption of Mobile and Broadband services in the Morne area, which includes Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, The Morne, Goodlands, Millennium Highway & La Toc\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 9 January 2016<\/h3>\n

A&B visa application process now online<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The Immigration Department will soon be charging more to process visa applications to enter Antigua & Barbuda following yesterday\u2019s launch of its online e-Visa application programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FNM: Major Conflict in the Ministry of Finance<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The FNM is extremely concerned about the potential possibility of a major conflict of interest that may be emerging in the Ministry of Finance\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow\u2019s move<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 It looks as if things are about to heat up in the local telecommunications industry\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Insufficient cashiers in GT&T\u2019s Brickdam and Church Street branches<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, I would like to draw attention to the bill payment facilities for DSL and landline services at Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company Limited (GT&T) local branch offices on Brickdam and Church Streets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Remigrant wants compensation from Cable Company<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Re-migrant, Sybil Mingo, of Henrietta Village, Essequibo Coast, is asking a cable company for a replacement of her 60-inch Mitsubishi flat screen television set. The cable company is \u201cPremium Cable\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Why The Official Silence On Internet Misuse?<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 It would seem the World Wide Web is the new Eden, replete with its own \u201ctree of good and evil.\u201d What many people seem not to realize is there\u2019s a price to be paid, depending on the fruit you pick from which tree\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TATT denies Elias claims<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago \u2013 CHAIRMAN of Telecommunications Services (TSTT) Emile Elias on Thursday described as false, a newspaper advertisement placed by the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) denying charges by TSTT that it tried to impose harsh new conditions on the local telecommunications provider for the renewal of TSTT\u2019s concession agreements\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 10 January 2016<\/h3>\n

BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Wi-Fi ranking a plus for Barbados<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 As she was getting ready to leave New York for Barbados, a teenager had an urgent, last minute, question for a relative in the country. it was: \u201cDo you have Wi-Fi?\u201d. The answer: \u201cYes, of course, we do have Wi-Fi.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW soon to enhance portfolio<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 FLOW HAS SOME major enhancements coming soon to its portfolio\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Farmers Urged To Use Technology As Rada Copes With Staff Shortage<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Local farmers are being asked to cling closer to their smartphones and computer screens as the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) deals with a shortage of staff and extension officers to meet their needs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW Drives To Build Jamaica Through Innovation And Entrepreneurship<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications provider FLOW said it ended 2015 proud of its contribution to and promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship through its sponsorship of initiatives that drive growth in these areas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Integrate Jamaica\u2019s networks so rural communities can benefit economically<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE emergence of a complex and competitive business environment influenced by globalisation creates challenges to developing countries competing in a hypercompetitive environment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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