{"id":82799,"date":"2016-06-06T07:30:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T12:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=82799"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:17:13","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:17:13","slug":"roundup-week-5-june-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2016\/06\/roundup-week-5-june-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 5 June 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 30 May to Sunday 5 June 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has proposed to \u201cliberalize\u201d its authority in the electronic communications sector in an effort to promote more competitive behavior among those entities with significant market power (SMP) for mobile services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/em>\u2013 All cable broadcasters would have to pay outstanding spectrum fees as bad debts might determine whether they are granted licences in the future, says Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA), Lennox Craig\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, I wish to bring to the attention to GTT the very poor and unreliable internet service that they are providing to the thousands of persons who are subscribing to the DSL service (Bronze plan \u2013 $5,000.00). Over the past five months we are being\u00a0 cheated, and are victims of a very weak and slow internet service which GTT claims to be \u201chigh speed.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Over 5,000 laptops costing more than $300 million from the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project were either stolen or defective, according to an investigation into the initiative which found that the OLPF fell short of its objective, was \u201cgrossly overstaffed\u201d and the $4.3 billion spent on it could have been reduced\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica \u2013 <\/em>Prime Minister Andrew Holness says in another 10 to 15 years, access to the Internet could be viewed globally as a basic human right\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/em>\u2013 If you are a regular Facebook user, you might have noticed that there are more videos in the newsfeed than there used to be a few months ago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Speaking at an SLP press conference today, the Representative for Soufriere and Minister for Social Transformation, Hon. Harold Dalsan, announced one of the central themes of the next Labour Government: the development of the renewable energy, information technology and services sectors to ensure that Saint Lucia has a vibrant, robust and resilient economy\u2026. more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Education officials were Monday giving students assurances that their security would not be compromised as a second voice note emerged in Trinidad and Tobago warning of an attack on secondary schools here\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Indian Arrival Day is a national holiday celebrated in various nations of the Caribbean and the island country of Mauritius on different days to acknowledge the first wave of arrival of laborers from the Indian subcontinent by British colonial authorities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 T&T\u2019s position in the Global Competitiveness Report remains unchanged from last year at 89 out of 140 countries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Former Free National Movement (FNM) Cabinet Minister Tennyson Wells yesterday said that former owners of Bahamas Telecommunications Company ( BTC), Cable and Wireless, sold the company for eight times more than it had bought the company for\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority plans to begin reviewing the cybersecurity plans for banks, financial services companies and its other licensees, according to a notice issued recently by the regulator\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The Bermuda-based parent company of Logic, KeyTech Ltd., and CellOne, a subsidiary of Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. have completed the merger of their business operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Ericsson ConsumerLab has published insights from a study called \u201cNetworked Consumption,\u201d exploring how the increasing use of the internet and mobile apps is changing user behaviour\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica \u2013 Today, Vizor Ltd. announced its financial regulatory technology will be implemented at the Bank of Jamaica where it will be used to consolidate, enhance and support the Central Bank\u2019s Supervisory, Regulatory and Financial Stability oversight responsibilities and monetary policy mandates, whilst improving the data collection methods and enhancing the reporting, analysis and data dissemination processes within the Bank\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has announced that the Advanced Video Services (AVS) it offers across the Caribbean will now be called Horizon from Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Chairman of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers\u2019 Confederation (BCCEC) Gowon Bowe said greater liberalization in various sectors would ultimately result in better services and prices for consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/em>\u2013 THE creation of Smart Cyber City at Warrens, the introduction of a New Investment Act, and rehabilitation of the Scotland District, have been identified among initiatives that can boost economic growth in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The Cayman Islands has joined a global initiative to help stamp out child pornography on the Internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/em>\u2013 While auditors have credited poor management and lack of relevant project outlines as the main reasons for the sad state of the $7.9B E-Governance project, Fazil Mohamed of Dax Engineering blamed errant contractors\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/em>\u2013 In a move aimed at triggering increased demand for data services and compensating for an expected decline in revenues from regular telephone calls, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) on Wednesday launched free 4G access to more than 20 information-based websites\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/em>\u2013 A forensic audit into the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) Project has brought a number of worrying findings to the forefront, especially with regards to the financial systems for the project\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana \u2013 The Telecommunications Bill No. 15 of 2016 when passed in the National Assembly will see the establishment of a Telecommunications Agency. The Bill was presented to the National Assembly on May 24, 2016 by Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), under the helm of Garfield Sinclair, made a net profit of $1.16 billion for the year ending March 2016, its first positive annual results in nearly a decade\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Suriname-based Caribbean Community (Caricom) Competition Commission (CCC) says it has launched an investigation into the multibillion-dollar acquisition of Columbus International Inc (Columbus) by the British telecommunication giant, Cable and Wireless Pls (CWC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional \u2013 <\/em>Steady developments of new technologies as well as an increasing need of staying online and connected on an international level require reliable internet and mobile phone connections \u2013 even in the most remote locations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/em>\u2013 Growth at Digicel, the mobile phone operator owned by Denis O\u2019Brien, has been dented by foreign exchange volatility, which may weaken the company\u2019s ability to pay its debts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/em>\u2013 Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of Digicel Group Ltd (DGL) and its subsidiaries Digicel Limited (DL) and Digicel International Finance Ltd (DIFL), collectively referred to as \u2018Digicel\u2019, as B or stable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/em>\u2013 Flow has announced the rebranding of its cutting-edge Advanced Video Services (AVS) to Horizon from Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/em>\u2013 Revolution has a new name, as Flow announced today the rebranding of its cutting-edge Advanced Video Services (AVS) to Horizon from Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Saint Lucia<\/em> \u2013 A donation of computers to the Vieux Fort Branch of the Special Services Unit (SSU) is expected to significantly impact the work of the law enforcement personnel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has been awarded a second mobile licence, lasting 15 years, by the Bahamian government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Belize <\/em>\u2013 The first ever Raspberry Pi Jam, organized by the Public Utilities Commission, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, concluded with great success as high schoolers from all across the country embraced computer science and innovation on a scale that has never happened before\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Belize <\/em>\u2013 Different social media such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, and Tumblr are each known to connect people in some creative form. However, the problem that arises with social media is the inability for individuals to disengage themselves from it, which in turn simply forms it into a detestable malady\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n British Virgin Islands \u2013 <\/em>The government in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) created on its website since yesterday, a portal for residents to report online images and videos of child sexual abuse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The Information and Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) has divulged that former Cable & Wireless (Cayman Islands) Ltd (C&W) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Warren Harding was recently replaced\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/em>\u2013 GTT and the Government of Guyana yesterday held a press conference in GTT\u2019s Fogarty\u2019s outlet to launch GTT\u2019s \u201cFree Basic 4G Services\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/em>\u2013 GTT yesterday launched free 4G for its subscribers to over 20 educational and news sites and social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Leading global provider of network infrastructure software solutions for communications, Alepo, has announced a partnership to support plans by new mobile spectrum company, Caricel, to bring 4G LTE service to Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 PitchIT Caribbean will host the region\u2019s largest technology entrepreneurship competition scheduled for the Montego Bay Convention Centre starting tomorrow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 \u201cOne good thing about music\u2026when it hits, you feel no pain.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/em>\u2013 Communications Minister Maxie Cuffie says the region needs to address issues related to cyber-security and information security to build confidence in investors and citizens\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The development of the Information Communications Technology (ICT) sector constitutes an integral part of the mandate of the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) which is to enhance industrial capability and competitiveness, both locally and regionally, by providing a range of technical and technology-based support services to a plethora of organizations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The T&T Publishers and Broadcasters Association (TTPBA), in collaboration with blink | bmobile, hosted its 12th annual Dinner and Awards for Media Excellence recently at the Jaffa at the Oval restaurant in Port-of-Spain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The RBC Royal Bank Trinidad and Tobago Limited has scored another first in digital banking. For the first time in the country, RBC Business and Personal Banking clients can use their Android tablets and mobile devices to conduct transactions online, including paying bills and moving money between their accounts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Police are investigating the origin of the voice notes circulating, warning of threats to schools yesterday as well as threats to bomb malls over last weekend and if need be will be using the assistance of the United States in tracking the criminal\/s responsible for the voice notes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/em>\u2013 TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED the way we keep in touch with each other on a daily basis, whether we are countries apart or next to each other\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica <\/em>\u2013 TecHeads Computers & Electronics recently launched its website offering an exceptional, quick and easy online shopping experience\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has finally set in motion a plan that will see all broadcasters having to reapply for licences to operate\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) has teamed up with Facebook to launch a “Free Basics” platform designed to reduce the digital divide in the country by giving users free 4G access to Facebook and WhatsApp\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Haiti <\/em>\u2013 In a note, of the Directorate of the Executive Body of the National Telecommunications Council (CONATEL) signed by its Director General, Jean Marie Altema “Informs the general public, users of mobile telephony services in particular as well as telecommunications services operator, that the Haitian State, to date has not granted to anyone a concession for the operation and marketing of mobile phone service 4G LTE\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 New Mobile phone company Caricel has selected U.S. based telecom company, Alepo, to help it launch 4-G L.T.E. broadband services across the island\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Seychelles\u2019 government has announced that it is putting conditions on the acquisition of Cable & Wireless by Liberty Global to protect local customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 The Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA) has announced that within the next few weeks it will be implementing an innovative, automated system for processing, tallying, reconciling and releasing cargo at the Castries \u00a0Seaport\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Sint Maarten<\/em> \u2013 TelEm Fibre and Indigo Green Development signed an agreement on Thursday, for the phone company to install state-of-the-art fibre optic technology to luxury Green Homes in Indigo Bay… more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Did you know, there are are 39 registered local FM radio stations in Trinidad and Tobago? \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 MINISTER of Public Administration Maxie Cuffie has vowed that TT will become the financial hub of the region, but said that firstly, cyber-security must ensure the integrity of financial transactions and so protect investors, as he addressed an international workshop at the Hilton Trinidad, St Ann\u2019s. Such measures will boost investor confidence, he explained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cuba <\/em>\u2013 Cuba seeks to expand internet access throughout the island, particularly with public Wi-Fi spots and selected private businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/em>\u2013 If the launch of Directory.gy last month was not exciting enough, local IT solutions company Intellect Storm (IS) is now one of five winners of the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge, which wrapped up on yesterday in Montego Bay, Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0Jamaica mobile app developers, Same Logic and Bookfusion, were two of five winners at the Caribbean Mobile Innovation Project\u2019s (CMIP) PitchIT Caribbean tech-entrepreneurship competition, which ended yesterday… more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credits: \u00a0filipe ferreira<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Facebook<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/em><\/p>\n _____________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 30 May to Sunday 5 June 2016. 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URCA floats scheme to relax regulatory grip<\/h4>\n
Cable broadcasters have to pay outstanding fees \u2013 Craig<\/h4>\n
GTT should explain why the internet service is poor<\/h4>\n
OLPF project\u2026 5,000 laptops stolen or defective \u2013 audit<\/h4>\n
Holness: Internet access could become basic human right<\/h4>\n
Marketing Strategies Today: How do Facebook videos compare to YouTube videos?<\/h4>\n
SLP creates opportunities for the digital generation<\/h4>\n
Education Minister gives assurances as another recording emerges warning of attack<\/h4>\n
Evolution of Indian Radio Stations in Trinidad & Tobago<\/h4>\n
No change in T&T\u2019s competitiveness Trinidad and Tobago<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 31 May 2016<\/h3>\n
BTC Sale Scandalous\u2013Wells Says Company Sold For $1.2Billion<\/h4>\n
CIMA to review firms\u2019 cybersecurity plans<\/h4>\n
KeyTech and CellOne complete merger<\/h4>\n
Over 40 percent of internet users in Jamaica watch at least half of all video online<\/h4>\n
Vizor Software Regulatory Technology Selected by Bank of Jamaica<\/h4>\n
Flow’s advanced video services to be rebranded Horizon<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 1 June 2016<\/h3>\n
BTC\u2008privatization has not yielded competition as expected<\/h4>\n
INITIATIVES FOR GROWTH<\/h4>\n
Cayman joins fight against online child porn<\/h4>\n
E-governance project\u2026Ramotar refunds Dax $7M unknown to Technical Advisor<\/h4>\n
GTT\u2019s \u201cFree Basic 4G Services\u201d to help stimulate demand for mobile data<\/h4>\n
OLPF was plagued by broken financial system \u2013 Forensic audit<\/h4>\n
Telecommunications Agency to be established<\/h4>\n
Cable & Wireless Jamaica Posts First Annual Profit In Nine Years – EBITDA Margin Hits Dividend Trigger Set By Sinclair In 2013<\/h4>\n
CARICOM investigates CWC’s acquisition of Columbus International Inc<\/h4>\n
Digicel benefits from sun2com solar energy solution<\/h4>\n
Digicel’s growth dented by foreign exchange volatility \u2013 FITCH<\/h4>\n
Fitch gives Digicel a \u2018B\u2019<\/h4>\n
Flow rolls out Horizon brand<\/h4>\n
Flow’s TV Services Reach New Heights<\/h4>\n
SSU to get gift of computers<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 2 June 2016<\/h3>\n
Cable Bahamas wins second mobile licence<\/h4>\n
PUC inspires Innovation through Raspberry Pi<\/h4>\n
Social Media as a Malady<\/h4>\n
Gov\u2019t now using website to help stop sex images<\/h4>\n
ICTA inquiry leads to replacement of C&W CEO<\/h4>\n
Government, GTT announces free access to basic 4G services<\/h4>\n
GTT launches free 4G to 20 educational, news sites for its subscribers<\/h4>\n
Caricel preparing to bring 4G LTE service to Jamaica<\/h4>\n
PitchIT Caribbean Challenge for Montego Bay Convention Centre<\/h4>\n
Zanj Radio: Jamaica’s Online Music Station With a Social Message<\/h4>\n
Region urged to address cyber-security and information security issues<\/h4>\n
Moving into the future with ICT<\/h4>\n
blink | bmobile salutes excellence in media<\/h4>\n
RBC \u2018marrying technology with customer convenience\u2019<\/h4>\n
T&T to use US help in tracking voice notes<\/h4>\n
Friday, 3 June 2016<\/h3>\n
YUH GAWH BE KIDDIN\u2019: Gi de cellphone li\u2019l rest<\/h4>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: TecHeads Computers & Electronics Launches Website<\/h4>\n
GNBA ignites plan to nullify existing broadcast licences \u2013 Chairman<\/h4>\n
GT&T Guyana to offer free access to Facebook, WhatsApp<\/h4>\n
No 4G LTE concession in Haiti<\/h4>\n
US company to assist Caricel in 4G LTE launch<\/h4>\n
Liberty Global facing challenges to its acquisition C&W<\/h4>\n
SLASPA seaports to implement streamlined automated operations<\/h4>\n
TelEm, Indigo sign accord for fibre optic technology to homes<\/h4>\n
Hindu- and Indian-formatted music radio stations in Trinidad<\/h4>\n
Minister: Cyber security attracts investors<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 4 June 2016<\/h3>\n
Cuba to expand internet access in public areas, private businesses<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 5 June 2016<\/h3>\n
Directory.gy wins PitchIT Caribbean Challenge in Jamaica<\/h4>\n
J’can mobile app developers among PitchIT winners<\/h3>\n