{"id":84122,"date":"2016-07-18T07:20:05","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T12:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=84122"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:14:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:14:27","slug":"roundup-week-17-july-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2016\/07\/roundup-week-17-july-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 17 July 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 11 July to Sunday 17 July 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 11 July 2016<\/h3>\n

DIGICEL SELECTS AGAMA FOR VIDEO SERVICE ASSURANCE<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Agama Technologies has announced that Jamaica-based Digicel Group has selected Agama to provide its end-to-end DTV monitoring solution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Marketing Strategies Today: Thirteen visual tools to blow up your Pinterest marketing<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 If you’re using Pinterest on a daily basis, you’ve probably wondered if you could somehow boost your own marketing too\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 12 July 2016<\/h3>\n

800 Job Applications For New Mobile Player<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas had received around 800 applications for jobs with the nation’s second mobile provider by end-last week, it was revealed yesterday, and is confident the new operator can beat its financial targets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digi-rise<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Customers of \u201cThe Bigger, Better Network\u201d can prepare to pay a bigger slice of the 22 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) which Government imposed on mobile phone services at the start of this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Chamber of Commerce Condemns Delay in B.T.L. Settlement<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Another issue of national importance is the recent B.T.L. Arbitration Award\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Unified Technologies expands into Grand Cayman<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Unified Technologies has opened Unified Tech Cayman Ltd. in Grand Cayman as part of its expansion into the Caribbean, the company said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Gov\u2019t working with Digicel on emergency calls \u2013 Ramjattan<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Public Security is currently in consultation with mobile phone service provider, Digicel as it prepares to develop a command centre to effectively handle emergency calls, GINA said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tech Bytes: Bolt’s Twitter emoji…FB allows graphic content…Pokemon Go taking people places<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Bolt gets Twitter emoji\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tech Tips: Best practices for securing your smartphone<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 In today\u2019s world where your smartphone is virtually your \u2018office on-the-go, main productivity tool and the one device that you are most likely to go back for at home\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

NetCents Partners with Bitt Inc.<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 NetCents Technology Inc. (CSE: NC) (“NetCents” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its latest partnership with Bitt Inc. (“Bitt.com”), a financial technology and digital asset exchange company that trades Bitcoin as well as other exotic currencies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Ericsson to Provide World-Class Managed Services for Flow Mobile Networks in Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Three-year contract for managed services of the Flow mobile network in the North Caribbean region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Let’s Talk Business: Technology’s role in human resource<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Advancements in information technology and the widespread use of the different social media platforms have completely redefined business practices across all industries and dramatically impacted human resources practices across the board\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 13 July 2016<\/h3>\n

\"Bahamas“Cable Bahamas Awarded Cellular Licence Amid Many Flaws”<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Cable Bahamas Limited has been awarded the second mobile cellular license in the country amid a litany of flaws as a cable television provider which has left thousands of Bahamians throughout the archipelago without the service since 1995\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable Bahamas Ltd announces $50M preferred share offering<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Following both the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) & Cable Bahamas Ltd (CBL) press releases issued on Friday July 8th announcing the award of the second cellular license to NewCo2015 Limited (NewCo) and further to its previously announced expansion plans in Florida, CBL announces today that it will be offering a private placement preferred share offering\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable Targets 14 Per Cent EBITDA Growth – Without Newco<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas yesterday disclosed it is targeting a 14 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in earnings before taxation over the next five years – a goal that excludes potential benefits from its stake in the nation\u2019s second mobile provider\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND CUSTOMS TO IMPLEMENT ASYCUDA WORLD SINGLE WINDOW<\/h4>\n

Grenada <\/em>\u2013 The Ministries of Agriculture and Health, and the Royal Grenada Police Force (Government Agencies) in collaboration with the Grenada Customs & Excise Division is pleased to report that mechanisms are in place and the Agencies are now ready to implement the Single Window Module (License Module) of the Asycuda World System\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

DIGICEL STRIKES DEAL WITH FLOW SPORTS<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 From 1 August, Digicel Play will add the channel Flow Sports (Cable & Wireless) to its line-up of content throughout all of its TV markets in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow\u2019s Olympic App \u2013 Innovation For Customers \u2018On The Go\u2019<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Flow customers will have yet another exciting option to experience the Olympic Games, as Flow \u2013 the region\u2019s leading content provider and \u2018Official Broadcast Partner of Rio 2016 Olympic Games\u2019 \u2013 introduces FlowRio2016Extra, the \u2018take the Olympic Games with you\u2019 App\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GlobalNexus Announces New Subsea Cable to Service The Bahamas, Canada, Eastern Caribbean and South America<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas-based GlobalNexus Ltd. (GlobalNexus) has announced its entry into the telecommunications market to improve business efficiency in The Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean. The move will seamlessly connect the region to the rest of the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Officials updated on ICT Centre upgrade<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/em> \u2013 On Wednesday government officials toured the Information and Communication Technology Centre in East Basseterre to get an update on the improvements underway at the location\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 14 July 2016<\/h3>\n

Cable Bahamas<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 CABLE Bahamas Limited has been awarded the second mobile cellular license in the country amid a litany of flaws as a cable television provider which has left thousands of Bahamians throughout the archipelago without the service since 1995\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable Confirms Capital Raising Profits \u2018Drag\u2019<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has acknowledged that costs associated with recent debt capital raisings \u201chave dragged on profitability and cash flow\u201d, helping push it into a $14.371 million net loss for 2015\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"BelizeGOB makes 1st payment for BTL<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 The government of Belize has made its first of two payments as settlement for the nationalization of Belize Telemedia Ltd. (BTL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GOB makes first payment to Ashcroft<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize paid over $190 million to the Ashcroft Alliance this week as part of the arbitration award for the nationalization of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

How Did 7 Year litigation with Ashcroft impact Government Coffers?<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 The usual suspects have flocked the airwaves to criticize Government\u2019s execution of the BTL nationalization\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Man vs Technology<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Social Networks such as facebook, twitter, instagram, and snapchat for the past years have been sculpting the pathway of people becoming inseparable and even addicted to their devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ICTA investigators denied entry into Flow<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Information & Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) investigators were reportedly denied entry into Flow\u2019s Eastern Avenue headquarters on Wednesday (13 July) when they attempted to serve notice and obtain documents from the telecommunications giant as part of an ongoing investigation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Telecom regulator can require universal service<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Cayman\u2019s telecom regulator now has the power to require phone and Internet companies to pay into a fund for universal service to ensure access for people and businesses in the Sister Islands and the eastern districts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Billing complaints spike, says OUR<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is reporting that between January to March 2016, there has been a spike in the number of complaints about billing matters\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow offers customer Olympic Games experience<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications firm Flow has made a really happy customer out of accounting professional Monica Stone-Brown, as she was a lucky winner of a trip for two to the Olympic Games in Rio De Janiero, Brazil\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) Funds Cybersecurity Campaign<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government\u2019s national cybersecurity public-education and -awareness campaign is being funded at a cost of over $15 million by the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

OUR Records First Quarter Spike In Billing Complaints<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has reported an increase in the number of billing complaints received for the first quarter of 2016 over the previous quarter\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

B.T.B. Hosts Digital Branding Conference<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Day one of a two-day conference on digital branding took started this afternoon at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CARIRI launches IT help desk for small businesses<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 On July 7, the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) launched a new initiative, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Help Desk for Micro Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) called CARISupport\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWC posts net decline in mobile subscribers in Q4<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) said it saw a net loss of 94,800 mobile subscribers over the its fiscal fourth quarter to end-March, narrowing from a loss of 159,300 clients in the year-earlier period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW launches Olympic app<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Flow customers will have yet another exciting option to experience the Olympic Games, as Flow \u2013 the region\u2019s leading content provider and \u2018Official Broadcast Partner of Rio 2016 Olympic Games\u2019 \u2013 introduces FlowRio2016Extra, the \u2018take the Olympic Games with you\u2019 App\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

blink | bmobile, IFC showcase TT to overseas firms<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Trinidad and Tobago International Outsourcing Summit took place for the first time, on June 15-16, and convened some of the world\u2019s top decision makers in international outsourcing to learn of TT\u2019s strengths as an international business centre\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Detour-tech out, Starbucks in<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ELECTRONICS retailer Detour-tech is moving its prime location at MovieTowne in Port of Spain to make way for the country\u2019s first Starbucks coffeehouse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 15 July 2016<\/h3>\n

BTC, COB ink $50K innovation lab deal<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday signed a $50,000 memorandum of understanding (MOU) with The College of The Bahamas (COB) for a new \u201cinnovation lab\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Signs MOU for Innovation Lab at College of The Bahamas<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 As a gift to the nation in celebration of the country\u2019s forty-third year of Independence, BTC has signed a $50,000 Memorandum of Understanding with The College of The Bahamas (COB) for a new Innovation Lab\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Williams\u00a0to NewCo: Welcome to BTC country<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 CEO of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) Leon Williams welcomes competition from the second mobile licensee\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

DIGICEL CONTINUES TO DO WELL IN THE BARBADIAN MARKET<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Barbados\u2019 CEO, Conor Looney, stated, \u201cOur market share continues to\u00a0increase, more and more customers in Barbados are choosing Digicel.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Opposition Leader Stands In Agreement With BBCI on BTL Negotiations<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 On Tuesday the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BBCI) issued a release chastising the Government of Belize on the nationalization of Belize Telemedia, stating that the acquisition was not made under the parameter of the law, also adding that GOB\u2019s prolonged negotiations will create a negative impact on all Belizeans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Opposition Leader Weighs In On First Payment Made For BTL<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Yesterday the government of Belize delivered the first half of the over half a billion dollar settlement for the nationalization of the Belize Telemedia Ltd, as set by the permanent court of arbitration\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CCT also included \u2013 spectrum allocation in August<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 After initially being shut out of the Spectrum Award process in the British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Cellular Telephone (CCT) is now among the three telecom companies that have been declared successfully registered\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Cayman_IslandsTelecoms giant blocks Cayman regulator from offices<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 An attempt by the Information and Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) to enter the main Cayman office of Cable and Wireless this week was met with a refusal, officials from the regulator have confirmed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cuba, young and free<\/h4>\n

Cuba <\/em>\u2013 A new generation of artists are taking hope from Cuba\u2019s tentative embrace of the internet and the possibility of a rapprochement with the USA\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Guyana telecoms company allegedly obstructs service for emerging newspaper<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Guyana-born international journalist and multi-faceted businessman Dennis Adonis has accused the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) of being a \u201ccommunications tyrant\u201d and a frequent albatross around the neck of Guyana\u2019s economic progress\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digital Marketing: BTB Hosts Conference for Online Advertisers<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 The marketplace of the future inarguably has its origin in social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

4G licences coming by September: TATT chair<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 A third mobile provider is coming and could be awarded its licence as early as September, 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

DETOUR-tech shocked, disappointed*<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 BARADA Information Systems Ltd, which operates DETOUR-tech electronics stores, said yesterday it was shocked and disappointed when MovieTowne decided to terminate Detour-tech\u2019s tenancy from its prime location at the cineplex and shopping complex in Port of Spain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 16 July 2016<\/h3>\n

Flow celebrates first anniversary<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms giant, Flow celebrated its first anniversary today with an island-wide motorcade that ended with a free public concert dubbed \u201cBig Blue Live\u201d in Heroes Square, Bridgetown\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Barbados underscores importance of ICT to economic development of region<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Barbados Telecommunication Minister Darcy Boyce says the vision of a single information communication and technology (ICT) space as outlined by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders , is concrete recognition of the role that technology must play in the socio-economic development of the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GOB raising funds to pay Ashcroft from treasury notes and bills<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize is raising funds on the domestic market to finance the payment of the arbitration award amounting to nearly half-a-billion dollars to the Ashcroft group of companies, whose shares the Government of Belize assumed when it nationalized Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) back in 2009\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The sacred cow<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Amandala welcomes this week\u2019s statement from the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) on the national financial catastrophe which the Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) has become\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Crowdfunding at work<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Very soon, women entrepreneurs across the Caribbean will have a new way to raise much needed capital for their ventures. FundRiseHER\u2122<\/strong>, the first ever Commonwealth-wide crowdfunding initiative, was announced on July 5, alongside the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting, which took place in Guyana from July 4 \u2013 6\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 17 July 2016<\/h3>\n

BOJ issues first mobile wallet licence<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) on Tuesday granted a licence to the Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League (JCCUL) for Conec \u2014 the mobile wallet payment service that will allow delivery on a full commercial basis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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