{"id":89758,"date":"2017-01-02T07:15:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T12:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=89758"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:07:51","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:07:51","slug":"roundup-weeks-25-december-2016-1-january-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2017\/01\/roundup-weeks-25-december-2016-1-january-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the weeks ending 25 December 2016 and 1 January 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 1 December 2016 to Sunday 1 January 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 19 December 2016<\/h3>\n

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGY<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 We need to take advantage of the fact that we are now living in a digital world and acknowledge all the ways in which these technologies can be used to our advantage\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ICT firms forced to be honest<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Telecom companies are being held to account for claims in their advertising based on new guidelines from the Information & Communications Technology Authority (ICTA)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Specialised training for BPO coming, says Chang<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Horace Chang, the minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, said the Government would be targeting the business product outsourcing (BPO) sector for significant growth, through specialised training\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaican boss to lead Caribbean C&W ops in New Year<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Regional telecommunications conglomerate Cable & Wireless has appointed its Jamaican chief, Garfield \u201cGarry\u201d Sinclair, as president of the Caribbean, covering 15 territories across the region, including Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados and the Cayman Islands\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Women speak out<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The internet hashtag #LifeinLeggings started in late November in Barbados, and since then it has released a torrent of (largely younger) women\u2019s stories and brief Twitter anecdotes, all based on uncensored personal experiences of womens\u2019 demeaning experiences at the hands of men. (Older women, it seems, don\u2019t use Facebook or Twitter so much, or are more reticent about public sharing of private experiences.)\u00a0 \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Maartener obtains his PhD in computer science<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u00ad\u2013 St. Maartener Martin Kenneth Brown, from Middle Region, earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee, Florida, when he graduated on December 16, with a 3.83\/4.0 Grade Point Average (GPA)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 20 December 2016<\/h3>\n

BTC\u2008select\u00a0committee to meet next week<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The select committee of Parliament set to probe the controversial sale of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) could announce to the public as early as this week how it intends to proceed, according to committee chairman and Golden Gates MP Shane Gibson\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Select Committee On BTC \u2018Not An Election Tactic\u2019 Insists Minister<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 LABOUR Minister Shane Gibson yesterday denied that the select committee established to probe the sale of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd was an election tactic as he insisted that the Progressive Liberal Party led government was only concerned with ensuring that the \u201cchips fall where they may.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New managing director at Flow Cayman<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 C&W Communications has named Victor Salgado as managing director of Flow Cayman Islands\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"UTS To Focus On Marketing, Sales, In 2017, New Services To Boost Income<\/h4>\n

Curacao <\/em>\u2013 United Telecommunication Services (UTS) will be focusing its efforts on marketing and increasing its sales in the New Year as well as continuing its efforts to expand its products and services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Guyana Launching Center of Excellence in Information Technology in 2017<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Guyana is reportedly expecting\u00a0to inaugurate the\u00a0Center of Excellence in Information Technology (CEIT) sometime in the first half of 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Private Numbers Exposed – FLOW Customers’ Personal Information Inadvertently Released In Yellow Pages<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The full scale has not been revealed, but telecommunications company FLOW is scrambling to explain to perhaps hundreds of customers why their telephone numbers and other data that have been private, in some cases for almost a quarter of a century, have been released in the 2017 Yellow Pages telephone directory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable & Wireless chooses new head of convergent business in Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Aiming to develop Cable & Wireless\u2019 (C&W) growth opportunities in triple-play and fixed mobile convergence, Garfield Sinclair has been appointed the company\u2019s president in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Marketing Strategies Today: Ten simple strategies for marketing on LinkedIn<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Although Facebook is the largest social network on the Internet, the largest business network is LinkedIn. Regardless of what type of business you own, it\u2019s recommended that build a presence for your business here\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Trinidad & Tobago to Provide All Government Services through Online Portal<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The government of Trinidad & Tobago is placing all government services online as part of its new ICT program designed to make the country more competitive and less vulnerable to economic hardships\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT\u2019s $1.5b bond rated \u2018good\u2019<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has assigned an initial issue ratings of CariA (foreign and local currency rating) on its regional rating scale and ttA on its T&T national scale with a stable outlook to the proposed $1.5 billion bond to be issued by Telecommunications Services of T&T Limited (TSTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT Enhances Customer Service with Redknee’s CRM Solution<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Redknee Solutions Inc. <\/strong>(RKN.TO), a leading provider of real-time monetization and subscriber management software, is pleased to announce that it has completed an expansion of Redknee’s real-time monetization and subscriber management platform at\u00a0Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) for its commercial brand “bmobile”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 21 December 2016<\/h3>\n

Poor Service In The Bahamas<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 EDITOR, The Tribune. OH CABLE BAHAMAS… why do you have to wait anything from 30-50 minutes to get to a Customer Service operator? \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

KeyTech back in black as revenues rise<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Bermuda-based KeyTech Holding reported operating profit of USD8 million for the six months ended 30 September 2016, reversing a loss of USD1.7 million in the corresponding period last year, as revenue rose to USD61.1 million, up from USD46.0 million\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Ibex Global Jamaica seeks 300 new hires<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Ibex Global Jamaica Ltd said Monday that its plan to hire another 300 workers for a recently acquired account will mean that its new centre in Portmore Pines, St Catherine, will be operating at full capacity\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"The Data Protection Act: a step in the right direction<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 For the past two to three years there have been discussions on the tabling of Jamaica\u2019s Data Protection Act (DPA) for the purposes of ensuring greater accountability where management of personal data is concerned\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Xerox in Jamaica to become Conduent in 2017<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Reliable sources indicate that beginning in January 2017, Xerox will start rebranding its business process outsourcing arm under the name \u201cConduent Inc\u201d accompanied by changes in signage\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel objects<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company Digicel says it \u201cfundamentally disagrees\u201d with a report by independent research provider CreditSights that the company was facing an uncertain future due to high debt, currency fluctuations and change in consumer behaviour\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Sports Celebrates One Year as ‘the Home of Sports in the Caribbean’<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 One year ago, Flow unveiled its new Flow Sports Network, giving fans an exciting and innovative viewing experience, forever changing the game in sports broadcasting in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 22 December 2016<\/h3>\n

Poor Service At Cable Bahamas<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 EDITOR, The Tribune. GOOD morning – I write this letter in response to Simon\u2019s \u201cFront Porch\u201d article in Thursday\u2019s Nassau Guardian paper (December 22) \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

A parking meter could be a smartphone app<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, The future Guyana is seeking happened years ago in some countries of the world. The fact remains that as a Third World country modern technologies available in other countries will arrive on our shores years from now clich\u00e9d; yet thanks to globalization we seem to be catching up in some areas and yet hopelessly falling behind in others. We must never, ever surrender to a Third World mentality, however\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

EGov CEO’s Contract Terminated Without Cause, Third ICT Dismissal In Three Months, PNP Concerned<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Opposition is worried about the potential impact of the loss of three senior executives in the Information Communication Sector in as many months on the Government\u2019s plan to use ICT as a tool for public sector transformation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cellular Planet crowned bmobile Flagship Dealer of the Year 2016<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 bmobile paid special tribute to their most accomplished retail partners for over the past 12 months when they hosted the annual Mobile Dealer Awards at VAS Lounge, Rust Street, St Clair\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 23 December 2016<\/h3>\n

FLOW disconnects contractor<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 FLOW HAS PARTED WAYS with one of its primary subcontractors\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTL launches \u201cMost Advanced Network in the Region\u201d<\/h4>\n

Belize<\/em> \u2013 The Belize Telemedia Limited held its final regional launching of its 4G LTE network on Friday, December 16, in Belize City so Belize is now officially home to the most reliable and advanced network system in Central America and the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Cuba slashes internet costs<\/h4>\n

Cuba<\/em> \u2013 Cuba cut the price of internet access by 25 per cent Monday, but getting online still costs more than a day\u2019s wages for the average worker in one of the world\u2019s least connected countries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Indotel wants zero internet tax in Dominican Republic<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic<\/em> \u2013 The Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) has announced its backing for a bill currently being discussed in government that proposes cutting the tax on internet services to zero\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow apologises for publishing private numbers<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 FLOW Jamaica in an advertisement has \u201cunreservedly apologised” for the inclusion of “private listings\u201d of some of their customers in the 2016-2017 telephone directory\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW Trying To Retrieve Residential Directories Exposing Customers’ Private Numbers<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications Company FLOW says it\u2019s making efforts to retrieve residential telephone directories in which the contact numbers and other details of customers with private listings were published\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GraceKennedy Gets Approval To Launch Mobile Money<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has granted GraceKennedy Payment Services a licence to take its mobile money solution to the public through GraceKennedy Money Services (GKMS) locations islandwide\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

JNBS targets Canadian market with new remittance website<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 JN Money Services (JNMS), subsidiary of the Jamaica National Building Society and owners of the JN Money Transfer brand, has launched its website, www.jnmoneytransfer.com, which it says is a first for a fully owned Jamaican remittance company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Opposition concerned about management changes at agencies under Ministry of Technology<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 OPPOSITION spokesman on information and the knowledge economy Julian Robinson has raised grave concerns over the sacking of the heads of critical agencies of the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology over the past three months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

UWI grads top PitchIT Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Two UWI alumnae are among a group of all-female winners of a Caribbean tech entrepreneurship competition. Dispelling notions of male domination in the field, five female mobile app developers took all the top prizes at the recently concluded PitchIT Caribbean Challenge in T&T\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 24 December 2016<\/h3>\n

FLOW Offers Customers Freebies After Foul-Up<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company FLOW is offering customers whose private numbers were exposed in the 2017 residential telephone directory, a new private number, free of charge for a year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

NGOs launch CSAFE security app<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 A new community safety app has been launched, called ‘CSAFE’\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 25 December 2016<\/h3>\n

\"\"66,000 now benefit from internet ready computers \u2013 Hughes<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em> \u2013 Public Telecommunications Minister, Cathy Hughes, recently disclosed that the E-Government Unit has been quite busy this year, particularly in poor, remote, hinterland areas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cyber scammers are now targeting Guyanese and their inadvertent weakness for Christmas parcels<\/h4>\n

Guyana<\/em> \u2013 The holiday version of a cyber-scam which seeks to implant a photo stealing and data stealing Trojan into the mobile phones and computers of unsuspecting persons has been targeting Guyanese and other Caribbean web users on an unusually higher scale this Christmas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Caricel partners with Global Cyber Alliance to reduce cyber threats<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 New superfast LTE broadband network Caricel says it is gearing up to provide customers with the best protection from malicious cyber activity available, courtesy of the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Govt saves $75m with new Microsoft deal<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Chairman of iGovTT Esther LeGendre, left, speaks with Country Manager for Microsoft T&T Frances Correia and Public Administration and Communications Minister Maxie Cuffie at the formal signing ceremony for the zMicrosoft Enterprise Agreement\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Monday, 26 December 2016<\/h3>\n

American jailed for cellphone fraud scheme linked to Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 A United States national has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in a sophisticated global cellphone fraud scheme linked to the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 27 December 2016<\/h3>\n

Telephony, the competition in figures (2016)<\/h4>\n

\u00a0Haiti <\/em>\u2013 The Observatory of the Telecommunications Market set up by the Direction of Prospective and Economic Affairs (DPAE) of the National Council of Telecommunications (CONATEL) within the framework of its mission published the main indicators retained by the DPAE to follow the evolution during the period from January 2016 to September 2016 of the two main telephony operators (Digicel and Natcom)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Marketing Strategies Today: Facebook Introduces group video chat in Messenger<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 As 2016 ends, Facebook has launched the most requested Messenger feature ever \u2013 Facebook group video chat. The video chat feature gives Facebook users the ability to video chat in groups\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 28 December 2016<\/h3>\n

More sensitization needed for ICT sector to flourish \u2013 UG lecturer<\/h4>\n

Guyana \u2013 \u201cI believe that there is great potential for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to benefit businesses in Guyana. There is an explosion of ICT that transcends other careers and there nothing stopping Guyana from being a part of that movement. There definitely needs to be more sensitisation.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 29 December 2016<\/h3>\n

\"\"BTC unveils its mobile television app, “FLOW to Go”<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 BTC today officially unveiled its mobile television app, \u201cFLOW to Go\u201d, with twenty-nine channels. As a special introductory offer, FLOW to Go will be offered free for thirty days to all BTC customers with a mobile data subscription\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Number Portability Puts \u2018Big Spending\u2019 20% In Aliv\u2019s Reach<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Aliv\u2019s top executive yesterday said number portability\u2019s imminent arrival would enable the new operator to penetrate the \u2018big spending\u2019 segment that accounts for up to 20 per cent of the Bahamian market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow\u00a0TV for everyone<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday officially unveiled its mobile television app, \u201cFLOW to Go\u201d, with twenty-nine channels. As a special introductory offer, FLOW to Go will be offered free for thirty days to all BTC customers with a mobile data subscription\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

URCA\u00a0developing disaster preparedness plan focused on ICT sector<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) will step in to provide disaster relief by developing a disaster preparedness and management initiative for the information and communications technology (ICT) sector in The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BPO providing opportunities for financial, legal professionals<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, said the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is providing opportunities for financial and legal professionals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 30 December 2016<\/h3>\n

Digicel to soon pass on VAT<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 THE HONEYMOON had to end at some time\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Call Centre Job-Ad Proves To Be A Scam<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 An advertisement posted on Facebook looking for people to work at a call centre in the Cayman Islands has proved to be a con the police have said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Technician Awarded For Excellence<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Charles Bodden, who has been with the company for more than 40 years, has won Flow\u2019s Managing Directors Award for Excellence for 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Worker bonuses a mistake \u2014 Xerox<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Document and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company Xerox indicated last Thursday that the issuance of bonus payments to workers by a payroll system was a mistake which has been corrected, following reports from employees in its Jamaican workforce that bonus payments which had been assigned were withdrawn\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWU condemns TATT and NEL<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 TWENTY-two months and two extensions later to Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC), Secretary General of Communication Workers\u2019 Union (CWU), Joseph Remy, says enough is enough\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Lend Surpasses US$1 Million In Loans<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em>\u2013 FLOW Lend, the mobile top-up app for customers of telecommunications firm FLOW, has advanced more than US$1 million (about J$150 million) in mobile credit in less than six months across the Caribbean region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 31 December 2016<\/h3>\n

\"\"Barbados: Digicel customers to pay more<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 The Irish telecommunications company Digicel has announced a hike in its mobile and data rates for customers in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Phone rage<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications companies operating here are being accused of playing games with consumers in the wake of this week\u2019s announcement by Digicel that it was raising its rates beginning in the New Year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GTT shares issue\u2026NICIL to pursue arbitration to recover outstanding US$5M<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) will be pursuing the route of arbitration in the United Kingdom in hopes of recovering the outstanding US$5M from the sale of Government\u2019s shares in GTT\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saga of GTT shares money rolls on<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The National Industrial and Commercial Invest-ments Limited (NICIL) is preparing to begin arbitration to recover the outstanding, mystery-riddled US$5 million for the sale of government shares in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Police vow to trace, punish 119 prank callers<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Security Minister Robert Montague says technology will be utilised to track and then punish people who continue to make prank calls to the 119 police emergency number\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0US EMBASSY SERVES GOJ WITH \u2018HARD EVIDENCE\u2019 RE CARICEL<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Nationwide News understands that the Jamaican government has been provided with what a senior government official is describing as \u2018hard evidence\u2019, questioning the fit-and-proper credentials of Caricel to own and operate a spectrum licence\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 1 January 2017<\/h3>\n

Bus shelters getting charging points<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER Digicel is paving the way for continued convenience for all Barbadians, by bringing charging points to bus shelters across the island\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Big data\u2019 and your health<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 WHAT is \u2018big data\u2019? Well, data refers to information, and in recent years there has been a steady increase in the amount of personal information that is gathered about individuals \u2014 whether through data gathering forms for our completion, online surveys, research, or other means\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

OUR Gets New Boss – Enforcement Director Picked To Replace Gordon<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Ansord E. Hewitt, regulatory specialist, economist and attorney-at-law, is the new director general of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

US Gets Tough Over Caricel – At Least Three Attorneys Among Six Jamaicans Whose US Visas Have Been Revoked<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The United States (US) has revoked the visitors’ visas of six prominent Jamaicans, including three senior attorneys, in what sources say is a shot across the bow of the Andrew Holness-led administration over its failure to cancel the spectrum licence granted to Symbiote Investments Limited, which trades as Caricel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

US VISA OF ANOTHER CARICEL ATTORNEY CANCELLED!<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Nationwide News can confirm that the United Staes visa which was issued to the Attorney for telecommunications company, Caricel Jamaica, Patrick Bailey, has been revoked\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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