{"id":88249,"date":"2016-11-28T07:30:46","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T12:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=88249"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:08:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:08:38","slug":"roundup-week-27-november-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2016\/11\/roundup-week-27-november-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 27 November 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 21 November to Sunday 27 November 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 21 November 2016<\/h3>\n

Microsoft M4\u2014a Public Sector digital hero<\/h4>\n

Antigua \u00a0and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 A quote by the World Economic Forum\u2019s Professor Klaus Schwab from his book\u2014The Fourth Industrial Revolution, turned up repeatedly in the talks as a sounding board for anyone hesitating about digital transformation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Insight: Aliv And Kicking<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The creation, organisation, staffing and financing of NewCo in less than a year suggest a model pattern for other private-public joint ventures in the Bahamian economy, Richard Coulson says\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cellphone store gutted in Regent St fire<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em> \u2013 A blaze suspected to be electrical in nature gutted a mobile phone shop on Regent Street yesterday but swift action by members of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) led to the saving of several businesses located in the same building\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tracking device on stolen IPhone leads cops to deportee\u2019s home<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em> \u2013 After serving a lengthy stretch in a US prison for manslaughter and drug trafficking, it appears that it\u2019s back to prison for a 55-year-old deportee\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable & Wireless Partners With Juvo for MFS in the Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (C&W) has partnered with Juvo to boost access to mobile credit services and drive financial inclusion across 15 Caribbean markets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Commonwealth HR\/ICT Forum Opens In Kingston Today<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 The two-day Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO) Human Resources & Information Communications Technologies (HR\/ICT) forum opens today at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Selects Aviat Networks’ Transmission Solution<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW), the leading expert in microwave networking solutions, today announced that it recently turned on the world’s longest microwave link servicing a public mobile phone network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

HBO GO ARRIVES IN THE CARIBBEAN WITH NEW MULTI-LANGUAGE OFFER<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 HBO Latin America announced their multiple new functions are available on HBO GO, the brand\u2019s Premium digital platform, which offers Caribbean users an even more dynamic access to HBO original and exclusive content anytime, anywhere\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

John Reid Confirmed as CEO of Cable and Wireless<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 John Reid has been confirmed as Chief Executive Officer of C&W Communications (“C&W”, or the “Company”) effective November 7, 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 22 November 2016<\/h3>\n

Aliv\u00a0launches first wave of retail outlet openings; meets first service milestone<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 As Aliv moves toward its full launch day, set for Wednesday, November 23, it announced yesterday the opening of six new retail locations across New Providence\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Bahamas-Based Cloud Services Company Was Ready for Hurricane<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 November 22, 2016) – As the people and businesses throughout the Caribbean region prepared for the onslaught of a major Category 5 hurricane bearing down on them October 6th, for most, their focus was family, friends and colleagues, boarding up windows and positioning sandbags\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Committee Will Probe BTC Deal<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 MORE than five years after a deal was inked by the previous Ingraham administration to sell the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTC), the government yesterday moved a resolution in Parliament to establish a select committee to probe the controversial sale to Cable and Wireless\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"British_Virgin_Islands4G LTE goes live at Flow<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 On Friday, with much fanfare, Flow launched their new 4G LTE mobile network. ESHS drum corp and the Rams Cheerleading squad paraded through Road Town and \u201cFlow Lights up Road Town\u201d T-shirts worn by many in the streets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Ministry Commits to Universal Access to ICT<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says the Ministry remains committed to providing Jamaicans with universal access to information and communications technology (ICT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CANTO Responds to \u201cECTEL Moving Ahead with Net Neutrality Policy\u201d<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 ECTEL, a regional regulator of Caribbean operators issued a release on November 11, 2016 titled \u2018ECTEL Moving Ahead With Net Neutrality\u2018\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaican Philip Cross appointed regional advisor for the Americas<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) has appointed Jamaican citizen Philip Cross, an independent ICT consultant, as the regional advisor for the Americas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

OECS celebrates completion of inaugural Digital Internship Programme<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The OECS Commission held a graduation ceremony this morning to commemorate the completion of its first-ever OECS Digital Internship Programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

IT Department Holds Workshops To Increase Competencies In PC Computing And Networking Management<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Information Technology (IT) Department is currently holding a workshop which seeks to ensure that\u00a0its technical personnel are competent in PC computing and networking management\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

13 End Digital Internship Training<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 The OECS Commission held a graduation ceremony last Friday to commemorate the completion of its first ever OECS Digital Internship Programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 23 November 2016<\/h3>\n

BTC\u00a0chairman to remain at helm of C&W<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Liberty Global has confirmed that John Reid, interim CEO of Cable & Wireless Communications (C&W), would continue in the post\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC\u00a0hosts \u2018sneak peak\u2019 of new corporate mobile devices<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited (BTC) last week on Friday held a \u201csneak-peak\u201d preview to introduce the new mobile devices available to the business community\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"BahamasEvans\u00a0welcomes probe on BTC sale<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union President Bernard Evans yesterday welcomed the appointment of a select committee of Parliament to probe the 2011 sale of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), saying it is long overdue and it would be \u201cgood for history just to close that chapter\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Ex-Minister Supports BTC Select Committee<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A former Cabinet minister in the Ingraham administration yesterday encouraged the Government to proceed with creating a select committee to probe the 2011 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) privatisation, arguing that reviewing government decisions should become \u201ccommon practice\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Minnis:\u00a0BTC probe irrelevant<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis said yesterday Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis\u2019 suggestion that then Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham paid almost $500,000 over the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) chairman\u2019s recommended bonuses for 15 executives in an effort to \u201cinduce them to keep quiet\u201d about the controversial sale to Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) is a \u201cdeflection\u201d from more important issues in the country that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is responsible for\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Minnis: BTC Probe Just A Distraction By Government<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday that the government\u2019s probe into the sale of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) to Cable and Wireless (CWC) is nothing more than \u201cdistraction\u201d from the country\u2019s real issues\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

20 schools get iPads<\/h4>\n

Barbados \u2013 Twenty primary, nursery and special needs schools are now more equipped to keep up with technology, thanks to the Khan Academy Mathematics Initiative\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cellphone thief undone by GPS<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 CELLPHONE THIEF Justin Wayne Jackman thought he had got away with his crime until the phone rang a couple of hours later\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CONATEL calls the media to objectivity and moderation<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 The General Direction of the Executive Body of the National Telecommunications Council (CONATEL) takes note of the emotion that reach the media and language discrepancies that tend to lead to incitement to violence, following the election day of November 20, 2016, asks the Directors of Opinion to rise to the dimension of objectivity and impartiality that must characterize their conduct\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CRFM and FAO plan fisheries data reform for the Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The coming of the digital age presents novel opportunities for the fisheries and aquaculture sector of the wider Caribbean to build a more robust data and information system that would augment the monitoring of production trends and traceability of catches, support more sustainable management regimes through increased people engagement, and facilitate stronger international and regional trade\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Lucia Simplifies Government Communications and Reduces Costs with Avaya<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Avaya announced today that the Government of St. Lucia has implemented a full stack solution which enables the country to save as much as 25 percent of its previous communications budget\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 24 November 2016<\/h3>\n

BTC Privatisation Chair Confident In \u2018Best Deal\u2019<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The chair of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) privatisation committee yesterday expressed confidence that a Parliamentary probe would find the sale was \u201cthe best deal that could be done\u201d, provided its inquiry was conducted properly\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Entrecon II to get Belize into 6 Billion ICT market<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Almost everyone on the planet is using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in one form or another, creating a virtually limitless market of 6 Billion approaching 7 Billion users for ICT innovators\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The erroneous definition of broadcasting has not been removed from the Telecommunications Bill<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, When I was asked to become a member of the board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA), I was mandated to undo any irregularity which I found in Broadcast Act 17 of 2011, which was put there by Bharrat Jagdeo, especially when it had to do with the illegal issuance of radio and other licences\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Saint_LuciaNew digital marketplace launched to aid small businesses<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) was declared opened by Hon. Bradley Felix \u2013 Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Commerce, Industry, Investment, Enterprise development and Consumer affairs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Globally ranked, poised to make TT J international ICT hotspot<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Ultimately, thinks David D\u2019Oliveira, it is CW Business\u2019 corporate culture that sets it apart from its competition. The Vice President of CW Business, Trinidad, sat with Business Day to talk about developments at the company, which he says is poised to grow exponentially since its acquisition by Liberty Global, formalised earlier this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 25 November 2016<\/h3>\n

CWC \u2018Backdoor\u2019 Was \u2018Red Flag\u2019 For BTC Privatisation<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) \u201cbackdoor\u201d entrance should have been \u201ca red flag\u201d to the Ingraham administration that the Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) 2011 privatisation was ill-timed, a well-known businessman said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Police have funds for CCTV setup at Stickette<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 Following the shooting death of a man near The Stickette on Tortola last week, Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews has indicated that CCTV cameras will be installed in that area, as well as in other criminal hotspots around the British Virgin Islands\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

NTRC presents HAM software to schools<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) in collaboration with HAM Radio (HAM-INICA) and the Dominica State College (DSC) made an official presentation of HAM software to a number of schools\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GTT\u2019s Mabaruma phone service restored<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After weeks of disconnected land-line and shaky cellular connection in Mabaruma from Guyana\u2019s only land-line provider, residents of Mabaruma, North West District are breathing a sigh of relief after the community of 300 subscribers was finally reconnected last Sunday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Government Employees Being Trained in Cybersecurity<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, through its Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT), will be training 80 Government information and communications technology (ICT) experts over the next two days\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Huawei Taps Intcomex As Partner For Regional Push<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Huawei is using Jamaica as a launching pad into regional markets and has tapped Intcomex as partner to distribute its mobile devices locally and in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaicans Urged To Be Cautious With Online Transaction<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 As the country approaches the busiest shopping season of the year, the Government is urging Jamaicans to exercise the greatest level of caution when conducting online transactions… more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel has found a new way to tackle the OTTs<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Mobile operators need to fight internet OTTs based on value as well as features, said senior Digicel executives at the recent GSMA WAS summit in Dublin\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Trinidad_and_TobagoLTE services to start in French overseas territories<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Orange, Digicel, Free and other operators are now able to launch 4G services in France\u2019s overseas territories\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Trinidad\u2019s 7 percent online sales tax bad for the economy<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Trinidad\u2019s government recently announced a 7 percent online sales tax in hopes of recouping some of the government income lost from falling oil prices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saturday, 26 November 2016<\/h3>\n

Government seeks meeting with civil society groups after street protest<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Perry Christie says he is prepared to meet with representatives of a group that staged a protest march here on Friday for what he hopes will be \u201cserious and mutually respectful dialogue\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The Development of a Bahamas Trade Information Service Portal<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) by The Bahamas in 2008 was significant\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Gov\u2019t Moves Ahead With Plans to Create Single ICT Regulator<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is moving ahead with plans to establish a single regulator for the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Technology Minister Hails Spectrum Management Authority<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, has lauded the role of the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) in advancing Jamaica\u2019s telecommunications and broadband landscape over the past 15 years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 27 November 2016<\/h3>\n

Intelsat and Intelsat General Support Hurricane Matthew Recovery Efforts<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 Intelsat and Intelsat General are both playing significant roles to support hurricane relief work in Haiti in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cybersecurity Conference To Address Concerns With Online Business<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 With growing concerns for the security of individuals conducting business online, seven international speakers will lead local experts at the fourth national cybersecurity two-day conference, scheduled to begin tomorrow and conclude on Tuesday at the University of the West Indies’ Regional Headquarters\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wheatley welcomes Huawei\/Intcomex partnership<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Leading networking and telecommunications manufacturer Huawei and Intcomex launched their partnership to build the presence of the Huawei brand in the Jamaican market and the region on Tuesday night\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

UWI launches new multimedia service \u2013 UWItv<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, has described as \u201ca game charger in Caribbean education and public outreach\u201d the launch of UWItv, a new multimedia public information and education service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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