Business Bahamas Targeted by BTC<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 The BTC Enterprise Solutions Team is looking to secure a greater share of the local business market with a new and improved suite of products and services tailored just for businesses in the Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 Prime Minister Perry Christie said he has seen the same revelations regarding the 2011 sale of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) to Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) as the members of the government\u2019s negotiating team\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands<\/i> \u2013 Telephone service in the Cayman Islands is being affected by a problem in Jamaica. The end result is that LIME customers can\u2019t call Digicel customers, and vice versa\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica <\/i>\u2013 Members of Collwood\u2019s team, led by owner Junior Hart, protested outside Marpin on Monday. Holding placards they say they have been \u2018unfairly treated\u2019 by the cable company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 Andrew Mullings of LIME Jamaica was selected as the ‘Best 2012 Pre-Sales Channel Executive\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Kitts & Nevis <\/i>\u2013 The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has taken another step forward in its bid to change its operational model so as to reduce inefficiencies, cut costs, and improve service to the public\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Antigua & Barbuda<\/i> \u2013 The use of machines to assist in communication and learning is not a novel idea. For more than 50 years, people with disabilities have been using technology to communicate\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Bank of The Bahamas (BOB) will replace at least 2,000 credit cards as a defensive measure after a data tape was stolen from an office in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Two years ago Guyana launched what it called its One Laptop Per Family programme. The aim was to provide 90,000 laptops across Guyana in three years. This programme was seen as a step to help Guyana move into the technological age in keeping with the rest of the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 Alaric, a global supplier of fraud prevention and payments solutions, announced today that it is working with Transcel on a Development Bank of Jamaica project to create the infrastructure to deliver mobile financial services to the financially under-served segment of the population in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013There is a new attraction in downtown Kingston that residents there are trying to keep secret. It’s the Digicel store and customer care centre, which opened just about a month ago on the ground floor of the telecommunications firm new headquarters near the waterfront\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Global Caribbean Fiber (GCF), which owns a number of submarine cable links across the Eastern Caribbean region, has reportedly selected Ciena to upgrade its Antilles Crossing network, which links St Croix (Virgin Islands US), Saint Lucia and Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Cura\u00e7ao Technology Exchange N.V. (CTEX) Monday met with senior business and technology leaders in Port of Spain, Trinidad\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n US Virgin Islands <\/i>\u2013 The V.I. Next Generation Network is starting the next phase in the construction of the territory’s first open-access broadband network this week – installing the fiber-optic cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday admitted the government can not afford to purchase shares in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) to become the majority owner again\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Denis O’Brien’s Digicel Limited will use the US$1 billion it plans to raise via private placement to buy up its 12 per cent bonds and finance other projects\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Maurice Chavis, a Deputy Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has been appointed\u00a0interim\u00a0Director-General of the agency\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Telco sees acquisition opportunities in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, CEO says\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunication Company (BTC) plans to invest at least $10 million more into its 4G network, according to the company\u2019s CEO, Geoff Houston, who revealed that the company had already begun testing its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 Cable Bahamas opened a data center in Grand Bahama to service all businesses needing a back up system for their computer servers in Grand Bahama, as well as those from Nassau and neighbouring islands and countries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 Free National Movement Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday accused Prime Minister Perry Christie of using the country\u2019s financial woes as a \u201ccop out\u201d to explain why the government can not afford to buy back shares in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/i>\u2013 Over 25,000 LIME Internet customers are experiencing what a \u201cmonth of love\u201d really means, after being upgraded to higher speeds on their residential Internet service at no additional cost from LIME! … more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica<\/i> \u2013 Staff of the Sales and Customer services of LIME DOMINICA have staged protest action as the company moves ahead with plans to outsource and privatize that area of operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Haiti has reportedly overtaken Jamaica as the biggest market for Digicel, the mobile phone provider\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 The Caribbean Research and Education Network (CaribNET), a broadband fibre-optic network constructed by regional telecoms LIME, was officially launched in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad on February 26… more<\/a><\/p>\n Antigua & Barbuda <\/i>\u2013 Antigua & Barbuda is off to the United States \u201cin a matter of days\u201d in an attempt to, once again, bring the years long WTO dispute to an end\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is looking to expand its customer base in Grand Bahama, calling the market \u201csignificant\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis wants Prime Minister Perry Christie to release nine percent of the government\u2019s 49 percent stake in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) through a public offering instead of negotiating to take back majority control of the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) said in its manifesto that it would seek to return the majority stake in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) to the Bahamian people. The party, however, did not give a detailed and plausible plan to achieve that aim\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n British Virgin Islands <\/i>\u2013 Representatives from the Ministry of Communications and Works are attending the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona, Spain, the largest annual event in the mobile industry\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 Although a majority of respondents to last week\u2019s cayCompass.com online poll said they either never talk on a cellular telephone while driving or that they do so in a legal way with a hands-free device, a large segment of people are still doing so illegally\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica <\/i>\u2013 Dominica became the latest Caribbean country to establish an Internet exchange point (IXP) when its three local Internet service providers (ISPs) teamed up with the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) and US-based Packet Clearing House to launch DANIX Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Dear Editor, Is GT&T the best value in Guyana?\u00a0It certainly doesn\u2019t appear that way for Berbicians\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 Jamaicans are to lose some of their calling time as a result ofthe new telephone tax structure despite assurances from the Government the measure should have no effect on\u00a0customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 The task force that has been set up\u00a0 to go after lottery scammers has made major dents in their operations, working under the newly formed Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption (MOCA) unit\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 Effective April 1, 2013 we will be introducing new overseas call rates to select countries to bring them in line with charges from overseas operators\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n US Virgin Islands <\/i>\u2013 The V.I. Next Generation Network board met Thursday to approve two contracts and get an update on the territory’s broadband expansion project\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Antigua & Barbuda <\/i>\u2013 A team from St Vincent\u2019s Ministry of Education was this week on island gathering information on Antigua & Barbuda\u2019s e-Education component of the Government Assisted Technology Endeavour (GATE) programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) CEO Geoff Houston said yesterday that he was \u201cvery confident\u201d that the telecommunications provider would get at least 50 franchise stores throughout the Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Prime Minister Perry Christie has reiterated his government’s position that it will not sell some of the shares it holds in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) to the public\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominican Republic <\/i>\u2013 BellVoz, a leading provider of telecommunications services that offers domestic and international long distance calls that help connect residents and corporate clients around the world, is dedicated to finding affordable ways for the Dominican community in the United Sates to stay connected to their loved ones in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Haiti <\/i>\u2013 MobileRecharge.com announces a Double or Triple Bonus credit on mobile recharges to Natcom mobiles in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credits: \u00a0 Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Bahamas Local<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n ________________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 25 February to Sunday 3 March 2013. 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Fibre cut affects Cayman phone service<\/h4>\n
Collywood protests outside Marpin<\/h4>\n
LIME’s Andrew Mullings Gets Avaya Top Performance Prize<\/h4>\n
Government reviews I.T. Structures to boost efficiency<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 26 February 2013<\/h3>\n
The GATE Debate<\/h4>\n
BOB reissues 2,000 cards amid data theft<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Some issues with OLPF<\/h4>\nDevelopment Bank of Jamaica, Alaric and Transcel team on mobile money project<\/h4>\n
Digicel Brings State-Of-The-Art To Downtown<\/h4>\n
GCF taps Ciena to boost Antilles Crossing submarine network<\/h4>\n
CTEX Meets With Senior Business & Technology Executives In Port of Spain Trinidad<\/h4>\n
Public broadband network ready to start laying fiber<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 27 February 2013<\/h3>\n
PM: Govt can not afford BTC shares<\/h4>\n
Digicel To Restructure Debt Again<\/h4>\n
Interim director-general appointed at OUR<\/h4>\n
Cable & Wireless wants to buy to stay in business<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 28 February 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC To Spend $10m More On 4G Network<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Cable Bahamas opens GB Data Center<\/h4>\nMinnis: PM\u2019s admission on BTC shares \u2018a cop out\u2019<\/h4>\n
LIME shows love with upgraded services<\/h4>\n
Sickout at LIME<\/h4>\n
Haiti now Digicel\u2019s biggest market<\/h4>\n
LIME-powered Caribbean learning network launched<\/h4>\n
Friday, 1 March 2013<\/h3>\n
US and Antigua to begin negotiations again<\/h4>\n
BTC seeking to expand its customer base on GB<\/h4>\n
FNM leader asks PM to sell BTC shares to public<\/h4>\n
Moving Past The BTC Issue<\/h4>\n
BVI telecoms representatives at Mobile World Congress in Spain<\/h4>\n
Online poll: Many still talking on cell phones despite new driving regulations<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Dominica launches the Caribbean’s newest Internet Exchange Point (IXP)<\/h4>\nWhy no explanation from GT&T?<\/h4>\n
New telephone calls tax cuts talk time<\/h4>\n
No Let Up on Lotto Scammers<\/h4>\n
Notice of Change to Select LIME Landline International Call Rates<\/h4>\n
Feds boost funding for V.I. broadband<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 2 March 2013<\/h3>\n
St Vincent educators study A&B\u2019s tablet distribution programme<\/h4>\n
BTC disappointed by franchise numbers<\/h4>\n
Govt. firm in position not to sell BTC shares to public<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 3 March 2013<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>New rates per minute to call the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nNatcom Mobile Recharge Promotion on MobileRecharge.com<\/h4>\n