Unified Video Technologies Completes First Phase of ZNS Digital Upgrade<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Unified Video Technologies (UNIV), specialists in developing, integrating and operating complete high-performance media and broadcast ecosystems for broadcasters and enterprises, announced that it has completed the first phase of the analog-to-HD digital upgrade of ZNS TV-13, a network owned and operated by the Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Broadband provider Flow yesterday announced 40 additional destinations in its international calling plan, which it said will give its consumers more value on their overseas calls\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) is retrofitting more than 63,000 square feet of space at the Montego Bay Free Zone for outsourcing and other operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 The fibre-optic network C@ribNET, built to connect educational and research institutions in the Caribbean, has been inaugurated in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Columbus International Inc. (“Columbus” or the “Company”), a diversified telecommunications provider in the Caribbean, Central America and Andean region, is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kelcom International Limited and certain of its related companies (together “Kelcom”)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 EL DORADO North Hindu Primary School created history earlier this year, not only in Trinidad and Tobago but the wider Caribbean region, by being the first school to have a library outfitted with an internet-based study\/research system (known as an ICT lab) tailor made for the school\u2019s curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Anguilla <\/i>\u2013 The Caribbean Research and Education Network, C@ribNET, a broadband fibre optic network constructed by Regional telco, LIME, was officially launched in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, on February 26\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Antigua & Barbuda <\/i>\u2013 Four of Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s government programmes have been selected for scrutiny by delegates participating in a $20M Canadian Investment Development Bank (CIDA) funded leadership programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica <\/i>\u2013 he Waterfront and Allied Workers Union (WAWU) says 11 employees of the television and telecommunications company, Marpin 2k4, who had been sent dismissal letters have been recalled\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Digicel Limited today announced that it has received and accepted for purchase $262,587,000 aggregate principal amount, or 51.49%, of its outstanding 12% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”) validly tendered by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 4th<\/sup>, 2013 and expects to pay for tendered Notes on March 5th<\/sup>, 2013\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Digicel Limited (“DL”) today announced it has successfully completed a US$1 billion corporate bond offering. The bonds carry a coupon of 6.00%… more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Barbados-based telecoms group Columbus International has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kelcom International, which operates cable-based services under the name Karib Cable in St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines and Antigua\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Science Technology and Tertiary Education Minister Fazal Karim is calling for three leading tertiary institutions to introduce free online education\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 BTC services are now fully restored to Bullocks Harbour in the Berry Islands 9 days after an external contracting company accidentally caused the collapse of the BTC communication tower\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is inviting entrepreneurs and business owners to learn more about the BTC franchise opportunities available for sign-up now for up to 40 new BTC stores, kiosks and store-in-stores, nationwide… more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) plans to expand its retail footprint with a projected 24-month roll-out of 12-15 franchise stores on New Providence, and 25 in the Family Islands\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has unveiled its state-of-the-art Grand Bahama data centre, which is designed to provide commercial clients with histing and business continuity\/disaster recovery services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 Digicel unveiled its new brand promise, \u201cBe Extraordinary\u201d, on Friday, 1 March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 CANTO and co-host SETAR welcome all to the 29th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition which will be held at the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino – Aruba, 14th -19tth July, 2013\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 According to the Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB), banks and other financial institutions across the Caribbean have been impacted by a security breach at a financial institution in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Episys, the global information technology services company, has partnered with Calibra Solutions, a technology consulting and software services company based in T&T, to simplify new signage for retailers following the removal of VAT on most food stuff\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The US government has taken its foot off Cable Bahamas\u2019 $89 million worth of US transactions, its national security and law enforcement agencies saying they have \u201cno objection\u201d to the Summit Broadband and US Metropolitan Telecom deals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/i>\u2013 Columbus International Inc is continuing its march across the eastern Caribbean with its latest move to acquire Kelcom International Ltd, which operates under the name Karib Cable… more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 Officials from the Elections Office have confirmed that their website is functioning again following the unwanted breach by a hacker, which disabled the site Monday night and Tuesday morning\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 As the Parliamentary Committee set up to review the Cyber Crimes Act continues its deliberations, recommendations have been made for harsher penalties for perpetrators and a wider definition for the damages suffered\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Antigua & Barbuda <\/i>\u2013 A spokesperson of Columbus International \u2013 the new owner of Karib Cable \u2013 has said the company would not only bring jobs to Antigua & Barbuda, but provide free services to the nation\u2019s schools\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas yesterday received approval from the leading US communications regulator for its $24 million acquisition of US Metropolitan Telecom, one of its three Florida-based acquisitions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The results of the Caribbean Broadband and ICT Indicators Survey on 2,200 households and individuals, conducted by Professor Hopeton Dunn through the Mona School of Business between November 2010 and January 2011, showed that 38 per cent of Jamaicans used the Internet daily and 71.7 per cent of overall Internet users were visitors of social media websites\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The Universal Service Fund (USF) is reporting that it has raked in close to J$10 billion from the levy on telephone calls. Collections as at February 5 totalled J$9.7 billion dollars\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The Universal Service Fund (USF) is reporting collections of more than $9.7 billion as at February 5, 2013\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 ReportsnReports.com adds \u201cLatin America – Fixed-line, Internet and Broadband Statistics (tables only) \u201d new market research report to its store\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Commercial banks across T&T have been put on alert after a security breach which has put large numbers of Visa and MasterCard debit and credit cards across the Caribbean at risk.\u00a0The breach came to light after a nationwide credit-card recall across banks in the Bahamas in late February\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Dear Editor, On Wednesday, March 6, I noticed that the GT&T mobile service was down when I attempted to use my phone that morning\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Antigua & Barbuda <\/i>\u2013 Antigua\u2019s Minister of Finance Harold Lovell has revealed that Ambassador Collin Murdoch is engaging officials and technicians at the office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington, DC, to try to once again bring their long-running Internet gambling dispute to an end\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/i>\u2013 A\u2008visiting professor believes it is difficult for effective competition to exist in mobile phone markets where consumers are not allowed the ability to take their existing numbers with them when they switch providers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 There is new information which suggests that far more senior citizens in the U.S. State of Florida are falling victim to the Jamaica-based lottery scam that is spreading across the United States\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Ken Sylvester, CEO of the Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network (CKNET), a new high-capacity fibre optics research and education network, will now connect colleges and universities in 21 regional countries\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/i> \u2013 Telecommunications giant LIME has copped gold in the advertising industry’s regional award for its popular ‘Value Every Moment’ commercial\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Image credits: \u00a0Brands of the World<\/a>; The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Flow Curacao<\/a>;\u00a0CKLN<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 4 March to Sunday 10 March 2013. 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Gov’t Providing More ICT Space<\/h4>\n
Caribbean fibre research network inaugurated<\/h4>\n
Columbus International Inc. Announces Acquisition of Karib Cable<\/h4>\n
EL-Dorado North Hindu Primary gets ICT lab<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 5 March 2013<\/h3>\n
‘Lime-Powered’ Caribbean Learning Network Launched<\/h4>\n
Caribbean Leadership Training<\/h4>\n
Dismissed workers recalled<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Digicel Limited Announces Early Tender Results Of Its Tender Offer For Any And All Of Its 12% Senior Notes Due 2014<\/h4>\nDigicel Limited Completes US$1 Billion Corporate Bond Offering<\/h4>\n
Go with the Flow: Karib Cable bought by Columbus<\/h4>\n
Minister calls for free online tertiary education<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 6 March 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC Collapsed Berry Islands Tower Restored<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>BTC Offers Franchise Opportunities<\/h4>\nBTC Targets 40 Store Franchise Roll-Out<\/h4>\n
Cable Unveils GB Data Centre<\/h4>\n
Digicel opts to \u2018Be Extraordinary\u2019<\/h4>\n
Canto\u2019s 29Th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition Plus \u2013 7th Human Resource Forum To Be Held In Aruba<\/h4>\n
Caribbean banks issue credit card alert<\/h4>\n
Tech firms end signage headache for T&T retailers<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 7 March 2013<\/h3>\n
Cable’s $89m Deals Win Us National Security Approval<\/h4>\n
Columbus International makes its 3rd telecom acquisition within a year<\/h4>\n
Elections Website Unharmed After Hacker\u2019s Visit<\/h4>\n
Interest groups propose harsher penalties for cyber crimes<\/h4>\n
Friday, 8 March 2013<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>New Karib Cable owner allays fears of job cuts<\/h4>\nFCC Approves $24m Cable Acquisition<\/h4>\n
#Tag, you’re it: The measure of privacy on the Internet<\/h4>\n
Telephone tax levy rakes in J$10 billion<\/h4>\n
Universal Service Fund Reports $9.7bn in Revenue<\/h4>\n
Latin America Broadband Market Face Weak Competition and Insufficient Bandwidth<\/h4>\n
Banks Breached<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 9 March 2013<\/h3>\n
Does GT&T not care about giving Guyanese an explanation?<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 10 March 2013<\/h3>\n
US and Antigua go back to negotiating table<\/h4>\n
Professor: Bad for business<\/h4>\n
More Florida seniors fall victim to lottery scam<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>C@Ribnet Seen As Game-Changer In Education Access – New Telecoms Network Links Schools Across The Region<\/h4>\nLIME Wins Regional Advertising Awards<\/h4>\n
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