A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 6 June to Sunday 12 June 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 6 June 2016<\/h3>\n

Union laments award of mobile license to CBL<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 While the Christie administration and Cable Bahamas Ltd. (CBL)\u2008are celebrating the announcement that CBL has officially been awarded the second cellular license in The Bahamas, and while the regulatory steps, which will effect that change, are being taken, the Bahamas Communication and Public Officers Union (BCPOU)\u2008is maintaining its objection to the grant of the license\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GOVERNMENT OPENS ICT CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Another promise fulfilled by the Dominica Labour Party Administration as the much discussed Center of Excellence was officially opened on Friday, June 3rd, 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIBERTY RENAMES CWC\u2019S VIDEO SERVICES IN THE CARIBBEAN AS HORIZON FROM FLOW<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 US telecommunications company Liberty Global announced through an official statement that, after the acquisition, it renamed the IPTV services offered by British telco Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) as Horizon from Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Marketing Strategies Today: Mastermind and profit online<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 As the saying goes, nothing is created in a vacuum. If you are looking for new ways to engage your customers, a mastermind group may hold the answer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 7 June 2016<\/h3>\n

URCA\u2008exec\u00a0welcomes CBL, competition<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Director of Policy & Regulation at the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux said the introduction of Cable Bahamas Ltd. (CBL) as the second cellular licensee in The Bahamas provides a relief to the communications sector in relation to the competition that the sector currently lacks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Prime Minister worried about regional security threats<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has identified money laundering, cyber-crimes and cross border criminal activity among the greatest threats to this region\u2019s security\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

DOMINICA POSITIONED TO BECOME REGIONAL \u2018SILICON VALLEY\u2019-ICT MINISTER<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Dominica is positioned to be the silicon valley of the Caribbean.\u00a0 That\u2019s the sentiment of the Hon Minister for Information, Science, Telecommunication and Technology, Kelver Darroux\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Conatel yet to award LTE concessions in Haiti<\/h4>\n

Haiti<\/em> \u2013 Haiti\u2019s telecoms regulator Conseil National des Telecommunications (Conatel) has informed the public that \u2018no person has been granted a concession for the operation and marketing of 4G LTE mobile phone services\u2019 in the country, Radio Television Caraibes writes… more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaican teams among first PitchIT Caribbean Challenge winners<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 LOCAL mobile app developers SameLogic and Bookfusion were among the five teams which scored big at the Caribbean Mobile Innovation Project\u2019s (CMIP) PitchIT Caribbean tech-entrepreneurship competition which ended on Saturday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

T&T to host BPO Summit<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago \u00ad<\/em>\u2013 The business process outsourcing (BPO) service sector has the potential to considerably boost local employment by creating more than 3000 high-value jobs as well as contribute $1.1 billion to gross domestic product, according to CEO of the T&T International Financial Centre (TTIFC) Varun Maharaj\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Trinidad to host inaugural business process outsourcing conference<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago \u00ad<\/em>\u2013 Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago International Financial Centre (TTIFC), Richard Young, says the inaugural international business process outsourcing (BPO) conference here later this month is part of a mandate to create a more diversified economic base in the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 8 June 2016<\/h3>\n

Bahamas notifies URCA to proceed with new cellular mobile company licensing<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Cellular Liberalisation Task Force advises the public that the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has been duly notified to proceed with the licensing of the new cellular mobile company (NewCo)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Celebrates 50 years as #1 for Communications in the Bahamas!<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 BTC is boasting that, come June, they will celebrate 50 years as the #1 provider of telecommunications in the Bahamas!\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

COMPANIES SHOWN IMPORTANCE OF SECURITY SOLUTIONS<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Companies are being encouraged to adapt Information Technology (IT) policies or suffer new vulnerabilities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Half a Million Internet Users are Targeted for Social Media Campaign<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 The participating agencies have worked closely to design special packages that aim to show the true value of tourist attractions in Central America through social media and website placements\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

US to help Dominican Republic in DTT deployment<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 Advanced Television Systems (ATSC) chairman Mark S. Richer announced that the US standards body is prepared to provide technical and logistical support to the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) and Dominican operators for the implementation of the American digital TV standard in the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Haiti working on 4G auction \u2013 report<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 Haitian telecom regulator Conseil National des Telecommunications (Conatel) is currently working on establishing the terms and conditions for auctioning 4G spectrum, reports TeleGeography, citing Radio Television Caraibes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Data Packages Bring In Billions For Telecoms – Snapchat, Instagram Drive Subscriptions Among<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Mobile applications led by Instagram and Snapchat are fuelling local Internet revenues, which rose beyond $4 billion in the review quarter, or 153 per cent higher year on year, according to newly released regulatory data\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW Million Milestone Achieves Five-Year Target, Says Sinclair<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 When Garfield Sinclair took office in 2010 as managing director of Cable & Wireless Jamaica then trading as LIME the company had just over 300,000 mobile subscribers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow ID Wins Global Telecoms Business Award<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 UXP Systems, the leader in User Lifecycle Management for telecommunications operators, is pleased to announce today that they have been presented with the prestigious Telecoms Innovation Award for customer service innovation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Let’s Talk Business: Three benefits of using social media as a key part of your marketing strategy<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 It’s the age of information and technology. Every business that wants to succeed in the current business environment must learn to use emerging technologies to provide better customer service and enhance its brand image\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

PALIG Caribbean CEO: Improvement before innovation<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Bill Schultz, CEO and managing director\u2014Caribbean for Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG), says local businesses need to strengthen their service culture and implement performance driven models of management to better set the stage for innovation in T&T\u2019s business landscape… more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 9 June 2016<\/h3>\n

URCA notified to proceed with mobile licensing<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The 2016 Corporate LiveWire Innovation & Excellence Awards 2016 has recognized Leon Williams as Telecommunications CEO of the Year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

URCA to proceed with new cellular mobile company licensing agreement<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government has notified the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) to proceed with Licensing of the new cellular mobile company NewCo yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Forcepoint unveils security solutions in Dominican Republic<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 Forcepoint, world leader in cyber security, on Thursday unveiled to the press its solutions that allow organizations to enhance their business protected by transformative security technologies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Guyana created its own version of Facebook Free Basics, without Facebook\u2019s help<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Free Basics is Facebook\u2019s controversial plan to offer a limited version of the internet to users for free. Indian regulators blocked it in February for violating net-neutrality principles\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel launches Jamaica\u2019s First LTE Network<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica\u2019s largest and fastest network, Digicel, picked up significantly more speed with the switching on of its LTE network today \u2013 becoming the first mobile provider to introduce innovation that delivers record-breaking performance\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Gov\u2019t Committed to Knowledge-Based Environment<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government has reiterated its commitment to develop a knowledge-based environment that will enable Jamaicans to become creators and consumers of applications\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

SmartTerm aims to reinvent education in the Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 SmartTerm, a cohesive web and mobile learning management system, aims to reinvent education in the Caribbean by providing school administrations and students with a seamless, integrated experience\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Brings the Beat with New 4G Data Campaign<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Under the \u2018Bring the Beat\u2019 banner which aims is to unite all Caribbean people and cultures, Digicel St. Kitts-Nevis recently launched its new Bring the Beat Data Campaign\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Riding the technology wave<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Internet has revolutionised the way we all work, socialise, create and share information. Despite its omnipresence, many parts of the Caribbean are not getting full access to all the benefits on offer from technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

For whom the bell tolls?<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 There has been more rumbling in the wake of Liberty Global\u2019s May 15 announcement that it has closed the deal to purchase Cable & Wireless Communications, this time from the Communications Workers Union\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 10 June 2016<\/h3>\n

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology grants $25,000 to Hack Camp<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Hack<IT> 2016, a transformative science and technology programme now in its third year, is honoured to announce it has received $25,000 in support from the Bahamas Ministry of Education, Science and Technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t wait until you are hacked \u2013 companies told<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Local companies are being warned that they could lose millions of dollars each year to cybercrime if they do not carefully store their information and that of their customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

PROMOTECH INC. BOOSTS RANKS WITH NEW ACQUISITION<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Barbados\u2019 top I.T. Solutions Company, Promotech Inc., has\u00a0acquired Computer Depot Inc.\u2019s knowledge and expertise in a move to not only bolster its ranks but also to accelerate the advance of strategic plans and goals that will benefit all\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Mobile users stable in Dominican Republic in March<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 A total of 8.85 million mobile lines were in operation in the Dominican Republic in March 2016, with no change compared to the previous month, according to data published by the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

E-Governance project run without necessary accounting systems \u2013 Audit<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The recently released forensic audit into the $7.9B E-Governance project has found the venture was being run without the necessary systems of internal control\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BOJ Warns About Malicious Email<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Another state entity is the subject of a malicious email fraud\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Conec Mobile restricted by low transaction limits, but operators optimistic<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Heston Hutton, managing director of Centralized Strategic Services Ltd, which oversees the Conec Mobile Wallet run by Jamaica Credit Union League subsidiary JaMobile Payment Services Ltd, says the company expects to receive central bank approval of phase two of the project \u201cany day now\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Invests $6B In LTE Network, Touts Tenfold Increase In Data Speed<\/h4>\n

Jamaica \u2013 Digicel customers in Kingston and parts of Montego Bay will start experiencing, today, LTE data speeds up to tenfold faster than the telecom’s existing 4G network\u2026 more<\/a><\/h6>\n

Patwa Culcha International Launches Crowd Funding Campaign: \u201cBandwidth: Raw Soul of Jamaica\u201d<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Serial entrepreneur Heneka Watkis-Porter needs you to support her new television show bringing Jamaican Reggae Bands to a screen near you\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Play Launches SOS Campaign<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The sound of \u201cSOS\u201d usually signals an alarm but Digicel plans to change the lives of Nevisians with its new SOS Campaign, in a positive light\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Police restricted from using main information software<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 The Police Force of St. Maarten has been without its ACTPOL information software for two days. The reason has to do with overdue payments by the Justice Ministry to utilise the software. The software was shut down by the company on Wednesday and police officers have not been able to use it\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 11 June 2016<\/h3>\n

TECHNOLOGY USE POLICY COMING SOON<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ronald Jones says his Ministry is working hard to ensure there is a technology use policy in schools across the island by the start of the upcoming school year in September\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 12 June 2016<\/h3>\n

OLPF Project suffered grave management issues \u2013Forensic audit report<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 As if the financial weaknesses associated with the One Laptop Per Family Project (OLPF) weren\u2019t horrible enough, forensic auditors have identified that the initiative also suffered from grave management issues\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Resuscitation of failed Fibre Optic Cable Project in limbo<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em> \u2013 Even though Government had set aside more than $200M to resuscitate the PPP\u2019s failed fibre optic cable project, Telecommunications Minister, Cathy Hughes, said that the investment at the moment is stalled\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Big Bucks On Buses – JUTC Defends $100 Million IT Spend Annually<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Days after Transport Minister Mike Henry ordered an immediate management audit of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC),\u00a0The Sunday Gleaner\u00a0<\/strong>has confirmed that the state-run bus company is spending more than $100 million annually to maintain the information technology (IT) infrastructure on its buses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Byles To Investors … ‘BPO Sector Needs You’<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 President and chief executive officer of Sagicor Group Jamaica, Richard Byles, is encouraging the Government to enlist the support of the wider private sector to invest in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector to boost economic growth and create jobs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

SMS revenues tank as Jamaicans text less on local networks<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 LOCAL telecommunications companies are earning steadily less money from SMS and other mobile data traffic as Jamaicans appear to be making reduced use of their network, using alternative platforms for text messages and receiving international calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Bahamas Weekly<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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