{"id":86005,"date":"2016-09-05T07:30:36","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T12:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=86005"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:12:13","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:12:13","slug":"roundup-week-4-september-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2016\/09\/roundup-week-4-september-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 4 September 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 29 August to Sunday 4 September 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 29 August 2016<\/h3>\n

GBPA\/ItelBPO partnership building Freeport\u2019s ICT Industry<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 As the new school year gets underway in a few days, hundreds of 12th graders on Grand Bahama will have fresh opportunities to effectively prepare themselves for either higher education, or post-graduation employment opportunities; owing to a new skills based training initiative created to support Grand Bahama\u2019s recently established Call Center Industry\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

URCA releases Responses to SMP in Call Termination for Mobile for NewCo<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 On 15 July 2016, URCA published for consultation its \u201cPreliminary Determination on the Assessment of Significant Market Power in Mobile Call and Short Messaging Termination Services on NewCo2015 Limited\u2019s Cellular Mobile Network in The Bahamas pursuant to Section 39(1) of the Communications Act, 2009\u201d (ECS 17\/2016)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

INSPIRE BVI: The rise of Guy Malone<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 He has been prodded persistently to extend his reach into the political arena\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

WiFi comes to GT community parks<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 In an initiative intended to foster more community interaction and aid communications accessibility, former George Town MLA Ellio Solomon is in the process of providing free password-protected WiFi capabilities to several downtown community parks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Marketing Strategies Today: The best tools for creating viral content<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 It used to be a tall order to create viral content. But gone are the days when only a selected few could wow readers with their content\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

SCOTIABANK RECOGNISED AS 2016 WORLD\u2019S BEST CONSUMER DIGITAL BANK IN 23 COUNTRIES BY GLOBAL FINANCE<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank has been recognized by Global Finance magazine as the 2016 Best Consumer Digital Bank in Barbados. The bank has also won the award in Canada and 21 other countries across the Caribbean and Latin America. The announcement comes on the heels of Scotiabank receiving the award for Best Digital Strategy of 2016 by Retail Banker International\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 30 August 2016<\/h3>\n

Michael Finnegan Surprised that P.U.P. Did Not Speak on B.T.L. Settlement<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Litigation in respect of the compensation award, following government\u2019s acquisition of B.T.L. in 2009 is ongoing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Opposition Leader Blames Speaker for B.T.L. Settlement Not Being Debated<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 During Monday\u2019s press conference, People\u2019s United Party leader John Brice\u00f1o explained that the B.T.L. settlement did not make it into Friday\u2019s debate because of the ruckus that ended the House Meeting\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW experiences day-long \u2018degradation of service\u2019<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 In a statement issued late Tuesday afternoon, leading telecommunications operator FLOW sought to explain the day-long interruption to its telephone service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Old submarine cable, poor distribution system blamed for frequent blackouts<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson told the Government Information Agency yesterday that frequent outages in Region Three, are being caused by the old submarine cable at the Vreed-en-Hoop station\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"DigicelDigicel secures $150m bank facility as IPO remains on ice<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Denis O\u2019Brien\u2019s Digicel<\/a> is understood to have agreed a $150 million (\u20ac134.3 million) banking credit facility to bolster its financial flexibility as the mobile phone operator keeps plans to raise equity and float on the stock market on hold\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The Caribbean\u2019s Most Innovative Country<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 What\u2019s the most innovative country in the Caribbean right now? \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Garcia telling \u2018gross untruths\u2019 about laptops<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 FORMER Education minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh has again called on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to recall Education Minister Anthony Garcia, whom Gopeesingh has accused of telling \u201cgross untruths\u201d about the former government\u2019s laptop for Form Ones initiative\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 31 August 2016<\/h3>\n

Bahamian hacker\u2019s sentencing adjourned<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The sentencing of a Bahamian man who admitted to stealing unreleased songs and movie scripts by hacking into celebrities\u2019 email accounts has been postponed in a U.S. court until September 13 to allow his lawyer to respond to further allegations of misconduct\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC,\u00a0NewCo differ on mobile call, short messaging termination rates<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas\u2019 second cellular mobile licensee \u2014 NewCo Limited 2015 \u2014 is facing opposition from the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) as it relates to mobile call and short messaging termination rates\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018e-book revolution\u2019 being held back<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Local and regional publishers are holding back the e-book revolution and denying students access to electronic textbooks, one online bookstore has claimed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow customers struggle to connect<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 People on the Flow telecoms network were struggling to connect on their phones Tuesday after the company experienced what was described as \u201ca degradation of service\u201d for the best part of yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

EXPANDING THE REACH OF ICT CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Director of Telecoms, Bennette Thomas Has articulated Government\u2019s vision to expand the reach of the center for excellence across Dominica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Huawei in talks with Guyana about e-government broadband<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Huawei is discussing the possible expansion of Guyana\u2019s e-government network, which uses fibre and LTE to connect schools and government agencies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable & Wireless partners with Ericsson and Cisco to enhance its Caribbean IP networks<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Ericsson and Cisco have announced an agreement to supply and install IP networks for C&W Communications, which operates the retail brand Flow, in three Caribbean markets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

‘Digicel Play’ Adds WeatherNation to Its Channel Lineup<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Play announced today that it has added WeatherNation\u2122 to the Digicel channel line-up across its Caribbean and Central America footprint, giving customers up-to-the-minute access to the latest weather conditions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Video: Why Mobile Internet Remains A C’bean Challenge<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Structural differences are crippling how regional utility regulators can unify to respond to Internet service providers across the region who are intent on going against net neutrality principles and charge users for certain online services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

INNOVATIVE DOUBLES INTERNET SPEEDS<\/h4>\n

United States Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 As reported by The Consortium a week ago, Innovative doubled all tiers of its Internet service today, according to a promo flyer forwarded to this publication\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 1 September 2016<\/h3>\n

ICTA criticizes FLOW\u2019s communication in outage<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 IT overseer Information and Communications Technology\u00a0Authority said Wednesday it was \u201cfed up\u201d with local telecommunications company FLOW after the group did not notify the regulator of Tuesday\u2019s 10-hour islandwide service outage\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Flag-map_of_Jamaica$2.1 Billion for Second Phase of Tablets in Schools Programme<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government plans to spend $2.1 billion over the next three years to facilitate the second phase of the Tablets in Schools programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Attorney General Welcomes BPO Development in St. James<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte says the expansion of the Business Process Outsourcing, (BPO) sector in Montego Bay is expected to play a major role in the provision of employment for the youth of St. James\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica Customs solves online payment woes<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Customs Agency says it has ironed out problems which were affecting its ePayment portal and normality to all of its online payment services has been restored\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

American pleads guilty to cellphone fraud linked to Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says one man has pleaded guilty to multiple criminal charges in connection with a sophisticated global cellphone fraud scheme that involved compromising cellphone customers\u2019 accounts and \u201ccloning\u201d their phones to make fraudulent calls to the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Launches Play Go Streaming App<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Play today, announced the launch of Play Go, its all-new live streaming service with premium and exclusive content for sports fans and TV lovers across its markets in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

bmobile doubles the experience for mobile customers<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 blink I bmobile has expanded its existing 3G mobile network to enhance its existing capacity in response to the growing demand for wireless mobile broadband service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

School system was not ready for laptops<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Many good ideas are often contaminated by political expediency. Such was the case of the school laptop project which began in 2011 with the grand distribution of laptops in the absence of important preparatory activities such as the clarification of the goals and objectives of the project, teacher preparation, pupil preparation and proper supervisory resources which were all neglected because they were not photogenic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 2 September 2016<\/h3>\n

No landlines<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 IN THE WEE hours of yesterday morning, residents across the island woke up to find their houses in darkness and fans off\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

SURPRISE PRESENTATION FOR DIGICEL PLAY\u2019S 10000TH CUSTOMER<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Representatives from the telecommunications company Digicel turned up at Block\u00a02K Silver Hill, Christ Church yesterday,\u00a0to make a surprise\u00a0presentation to\u00a0Digicel Play\u2019s 10 000th Customer, Stacia Greenidge\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"British_Virgin_Islands5G next \u2013 Will the BVI be ready?<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Considering its recent experiences regarding spectrum allocation, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) said it will not be caught napping when the next big advancement in communication technology is made by the year 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Recent Spectrum Awards Expected To Boost BVI Forward Initiatives<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The recent spectrum awards to telecommunications providers in the British Virgin Islands have been welcomed as a potential boost for the BVI Forward campaign to strengthen the financial services sector and the push to improve business infrastructure in the Territory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

12,000 teachers get training for new curriculum<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 SOME 12,000 teachers have already been trained to deliver lessons from the new National Standards Curriculum in five grades, starting this academic year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 3 September 2016<\/h3>\n

SBA releases start-up e-toolkit<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 t should now be easier for Barbadians seeking to start a business to access financing and other assistance\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

16 Alleged Scammers For Court September<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Sixteen persons accused of defrauding Americans of approximately US$50,000 between 2011 and 2015 are to appear in court on September 14 and 20\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Internet service to be restored to all customers within the hour \u2014 FLOW<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 FLOW is advising customers who have been experiencing disruptions in their Internet service that Internet and voice services are currently being restored and all customers should be back up and running within the hour\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ECTEL Chairman promotes the benefits of new Legislation<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL), Senator Hon. Dennis Byron, says that the new Electronic Communications Bill for Eastern Caribbean States is designed with best intention to serve the public interest, while offering service providers with opportunities to do business in our markets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 4 September 2016<\/h3>\n

Technology Minister wants full report on loss of internet\/voice services to FLOW customers<\/h4>\n

Jamaica \u2013\u00a0Technology Minister Dr. Andrew Wheatley, says he will be requesting a full report on the cause of the loss of internet and voice services to Flow customers be submitted to his office on Monday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits: \u00a0carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Brands of the World<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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