AG\u00a0to civil society: Discourage misinformation on bill<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson has asked all civil society organizations to discourage \u201coverheated and irresponsible accusations and misinformation\u201d regarding the recently tabled Interception of Communications Bill\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable\u00a0Bahamas hits highest revenues in 22-year history<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Limited\u2019s (CBL) 2016 fourth-quarter and year-end consolidated results show its greatest ever revenues, topping $180 million with earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of over $43 million\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable Losses Hit $16.7m Amid Wait For Growth Pay-Off<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas suffered a 12.5 per cent increase in annual net losses to $16.658 million for 2016, driven by Hurricane Matthew-related repair costs and the wait for expansion investments to pay off\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Copper Thieves Hit BTC Lines<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company has been a victim of \u201ccopper theft,\u201d which has caused some disruption in telephone service in Grand Bahama\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
URCA aims to \u2018take Bahamas to world\u2019<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) aims to \u201ctake the Bahamas to the world\u201d as a leader in information and communications technology (ICT), its top executive saying: \u201cWe have a very good foundation for ICT in the country\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
URCA\u00a0preparing for general election<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is readying itself for the general election to be called to ensure its rules for broadcasting during an election are sufficient and followed by its licensees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telecoms \u2018can lure investors<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 GOVERNMENT IS BEING urged to engage local technology providers when seeking to attract foreign direct investment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union links CBC increase to 10% pay return<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 WHETHER the Barbados Workers\u2019 Union (BWU) will insist on a ten per cent increase in wages for employees at the financially ailing Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) depends on the restoring of the parliamentarians\u2019 pay cut\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT switches on faster Internet service at Essequibo Coast ahead of schedule<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Monday\u00a0(February 27, 2017) rolled out its fixed Long Term Evolution (LTE) \u2018lightening fast\u2019 \u00a0internet service on the Essequibo Coast\u2014four months ahead of schedule\u2014with a promise to revolutionize the way business is conducted between Charity and Supenaam\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Guyana\u2019s telecoms sector to be fully liberalised before mid-year\u2013Telecoms Minister<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister with responsibility for Telecommunications in Guyana, Catherine Hughes, promises that the sector will be fully liberalized by the end of May, complete with the accompanying regulations and the establishment of the Telecommunications Agency\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Linden TV licence still in limbo<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Four and a half years after an agreement was signed for the people of Linden to have their own television station \u2013 part of the pact with the then PPP\/C government following bitter protests and the deaths of three men in 2012 \u2013 the residents of the mining community are still waiting for it to become operational\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel seeks to save $US100M a year through cost cuts<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company Digicel is targeting savings of\u00a0 about US$100 million a year as part of\u00a0 its 2030 global transformation programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Marketing Strategies Today: How Facebook video updates affect your profits<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 With the new Facebook video updates, it is quite evident that Facebook is going big on videos this year. The social media network has released four major updates that make watching videos more flexible and engaging\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Worry Across Region As Digicel Gets Ready To Cut Jobs To Shave Rising Debt<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel triggered jitters across the Caribbean as it announced its plans to slash more than 1,500 jobs over the next 18 months in a bid to cut down its rising debt\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 28 February 2017<\/h3>\nCopper theft hurts 600 BTC customers<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) executives yesterday said it had incurred \u201csignificant\u201d financial cost as a result of copper theft over the weekend, which resulted in 600 customers having their services affected\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New\u00a0certifications for BTC team members<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently restructured its business division, with a special focus on small businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT launches LTE 4G internet in Region Two<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 Persons living on the Essequibo Coast now have the opportunity to connect, and keep up with the Caribbean, and the world at large, all thanks to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company\u2019s new LTE 4G internet service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEMGuyana launches Mathematics app<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 A new software application (app), aimed at improving the performance of pupils sitting Mathematics at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) level, was launched yesterday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Big bucks to bring down copper wire thieves<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 FLOW, a telecommunications firm that has been hard hit by the theft of its copper cables, is offering to pay for information as it seeks to clamp down on the theft and vandalism of its network assets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW partners with Crime Stop to cut theft, vandalism of property<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant FLOW yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Crime Stop, in an effort to combat the long-standing issues of theft and vandalism that have cost it $300 million between 2013 and 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Partners With Qwilt to Optimise Over-the-Top Video Content to Improve Quality of Experience for Customers<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Delivering the highest possible video experience to Digicel customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Selects Affirmed Networks as Strategic Partner for its Global Network Transformation Program<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Affirmed Networks, the leader in virtualized mobile networks, today announced that Digicel, an innovative mobile communications provider with operations in 31 markets, has selected its virtualized Mobile Content Cloud (MCC) solution for deployment across the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 1 March 2017<\/h3>\n2017\u00a0BTC directories in stock<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The 2017 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) telephone directories are in stock at all BTC locations. The telephone directories bear snapshots of the beauty of The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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BTC CEO speaks at United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Last week, CEO Leon Williams was a guest speaker at the United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium at the Melia Hotel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CBL posts record USD 180 mln sales in 2016, EBITDA down 16%<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas (CBL) reported revenues of USD 180.6 million in 2016, up 9 percent compared to 2015 and a record annual figure in the company’s 22-year history\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SSB wants to buy $55 million BTL and BEL shares<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Social Security Board (SSB) intends to purchase $55 million in utility shares, following the reopening of an offer from the Government of Belize which was abandoned last year. The offer is being reintroduced as the new budget year approaches, and amid a possible default on the February payment of the super-bond, with a next big payment to the former owners of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) becoming due in just a few months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
First ICT hub commissioned on E\u2019bo coast<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, told the residents of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, on Monday that their initiative to change the name of their Community Management Committee to the Transformation Committee was very apt and in keeping with the Government\u2019s thrust to transform Guyana into a digitally savvy nation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana launches4G LTE network<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Speaking at the launch of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company\u2019s launch 4G LTE network in Essequibo, Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes said the poor internet connectivity had \u201climited our progress, dampened every possibility for our citizens to get involved in and benefit from all that this technology-driven world has to offer\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Teams Up With Crime Stop, Hoping To Put An End To Theft Of Its Copper, Other Infrastructure<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Excessive infrastructure theft, particularly of copper, costing anywhere in the region of $300 million, has forced major telecommunications player, Flow, into signing an agreement with Crime Stop, which should see the company saving big bucks from lower instances of vandalism and theft\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel in Deal with Chinese Firm Under US Probe<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel today begins offering voluntary separation packages as it moves to cut its global workforce by 25 per cent, a week after announcing organizational restructuring and a partnership with a controversial Chinese company embroiled in a probe by the United States government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT agencies meet after CARICOM heads of government approve single ICT space roadmap<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Following the approval of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single ICT roadmap earlier in February, the ICT cluster agencies in the region met last Friday to chart the way forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 2 March 2017<\/h3>\nGetting Serious About Cyber Security<\/h4>\n
Belize<\/em> \u2013 Cyber crime is the fastest growing form of criminal activity in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Introduction of STEM in Guyanese school system is a move in right direction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Permit me to laud the Guyanese school system on adopting the STEM Mathematics app in its school curriculum (Stabroek News, February 28)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Another financial loss for Cable and Wireless Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite an increase in revenue during the April to December period, Cable and Wireless Jamaica racked up another big financial loss\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaican cable TV blocks \u2018When We Rise\u2019 LGBT\u00a0docudrama<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 One of Jamaica\u2019s largest cable TV operators has blocked transmissions of the American LGBT rights historical drama \u201cWhen We Rise.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 3 March 2017<\/h3>\nPrison Service recruits receive CCTV training<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Recruits with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service recently received training on how to use the national CCTV network for surveillance operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friend Glenn Wins Again<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost another court case in the US Courts, and this time, the country is liable to pay 22 million US Dollars to Glenn Godfrey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEM, wants business sector backing for Grade Six Mathematics app.<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The widely publicized STEMGuyana Project, launched here last year by a team comprising Atlanta-based Guyanese Karen Abrams and her three children, is engaging the private sector to seek its support for the project\u2019s latest initiative, a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) application designed to give support to children preparing for the National Grade Six Assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union giving GTT space on redundancies<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas suffered a 12.5 per cent increase in annual net losses to $16.658 million for 2016, driven by Hurricane Matthew-related repair costs and the wait for expansion investments to pay off\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Copper Thieves Hit BTC Lines<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company has been a victim of \u201ccopper theft,\u201d which has caused some disruption in telephone service in Grand Bahama\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
URCA aims to \u2018take Bahamas to world\u2019<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) aims to \u201ctake the Bahamas to the world\u201d as a leader in information and communications technology (ICT), its top executive saying: \u201cWe have a very good foundation for ICT in the country\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
URCA\u00a0preparing for general election<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is readying itself for the general election to be called to ensure its rules for broadcasting during an election are sufficient and followed by its licensees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telecoms \u2018can lure investors<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 GOVERNMENT IS BEING urged to engage local technology providers when seeking to attract foreign direct investment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union links CBC increase to 10% pay return<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 WHETHER the Barbados Workers\u2019 Union (BWU) will insist on a ten per cent increase in wages for employees at the financially ailing Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) depends on the restoring of the parliamentarians\u2019 pay cut\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT switches on faster Internet service at Essequibo Coast ahead of schedule<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Monday\u00a0(February 27, 2017) rolled out its fixed Long Term Evolution (LTE) \u2018lightening fast\u2019 \u00a0internet service on the Essequibo Coast\u2014four months ahead of schedule\u2014with a promise to revolutionize the way business is conducted between Charity and Supenaam\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana\u2019s telecoms sector to be fully liberalised before mid-year\u2013Telecoms Minister<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister with responsibility for Telecommunications in Guyana, Catherine Hughes, promises that the sector will be fully liberalized by the end of May, complete with the accompanying regulations and the establishment of the Telecommunications Agency\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Linden TV licence still in limbo<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Four and a half years after an agreement was signed for the people of Linden to have their own television station \u2013 part of the pact with the then PPP\/C government following bitter protests and the deaths of three men in 2012 \u2013 the residents of the mining community are still waiting for it to become operational\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel seeks to save $US100M a year through cost cuts<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company Digicel is targeting savings of\u00a0 about US$100 million a year as part of\u00a0 its 2030 global transformation programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Marketing Strategies Today: How Facebook video updates affect your profits<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 With the new Facebook video updates, it is quite evident that Facebook is going big on videos this year. The social media network has released four major updates that make watching videos more flexible and engaging\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Worry Across Region As Digicel Gets Ready To Cut Jobs To Shave Rising Debt<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel triggered jitters across the Caribbean as it announced its plans to slash more than 1,500 jobs over the next 18 months in a bid to cut down its rising debt\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 28 February 2017<\/h3>\nCopper theft hurts 600 BTC customers<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) executives yesterday said it had incurred \u201csignificant\u201d financial cost as a result of copper theft over the weekend, which resulted in 600 customers having their services affected\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New\u00a0certifications for BTC team members<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently restructured its business division, with a special focus on small businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT launches LTE 4G internet in Region Two<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 Persons living on the Essequibo Coast now have the opportunity to connect, and keep up with the Caribbean, and the world at large, all thanks to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company\u2019s new LTE 4G internet service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEMGuyana launches Mathematics app<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 A new software application (app), aimed at improving the performance of pupils sitting Mathematics at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) level, was launched yesterday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Big bucks to bring down copper wire thieves<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 FLOW, a telecommunications firm that has been hard hit by the theft of its copper cables, is offering to pay for information as it seeks to clamp down on the theft and vandalism of its network assets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW partners with Crime Stop to cut theft, vandalism of property<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant FLOW yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Crime Stop, in an effort to combat the long-standing issues of theft and vandalism that have cost it $300 million between 2013 and 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Partners With Qwilt to Optimise Over-the-Top Video Content to Improve Quality of Experience for Customers<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Delivering the highest possible video experience to Digicel customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Selects Affirmed Networks as Strategic Partner for its Global Network Transformation Program<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Affirmed Networks, the leader in virtualized mobile networks, today announced that Digicel, an innovative mobile communications provider with operations in 31 markets, has selected its virtualized Mobile Content Cloud (MCC) solution for deployment across the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 1 March 2017<\/h3>\n2017\u00a0BTC directories in stock<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The 2017 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) telephone directories are in stock at all BTC locations. The telephone directories bear snapshots of the beauty of The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC CEO speaks at United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Last week, CEO Leon Williams was a guest speaker at the United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium at the Melia Hotel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CBL posts record USD 180 mln sales in 2016, EBITDA down 16%<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas (CBL) reported revenues of USD 180.6 million in 2016, up 9 percent compared to 2015 and a record annual figure in the company’s 22-year history\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SSB wants to buy $55 million BTL and BEL shares<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Social Security Board (SSB) intends to purchase $55 million in utility shares, following the reopening of an offer from the Government of Belize which was abandoned last year. The offer is being reintroduced as the new budget year approaches, and amid a possible default on the February payment of the super-bond, with a next big payment to the former owners of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) becoming due in just a few months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
First ICT hub commissioned on E\u2019bo coast<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, told the residents of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, on Monday that their initiative to change the name of their Community Management Committee to the Transformation Committee was very apt and in keeping with the Government\u2019s thrust to transform Guyana into a digitally savvy nation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana launches4G LTE network<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Speaking at the launch of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company\u2019s launch 4G LTE network in Essequibo, Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes said the poor internet connectivity had \u201climited our progress, dampened every possibility for our citizens to get involved in and benefit from all that this technology-driven world has to offer\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Teams Up With Crime Stop, Hoping To Put An End To Theft Of Its Copper, Other Infrastructure<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Excessive infrastructure theft, particularly of copper, costing anywhere in the region of $300 million, has forced major telecommunications player, Flow, into signing an agreement with Crime Stop, which should see the company saving big bucks from lower instances of vandalism and theft\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel in Deal with Chinese Firm Under US Probe<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel today begins offering voluntary separation packages as it moves to cut its global workforce by 25 per cent, a week after announcing organizational restructuring and a partnership with a controversial Chinese company embroiled in a probe by the United States government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT agencies meet after CARICOM heads of government approve single ICT space roadmap<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Following the approval of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single ICT roadmap earlier in February, the ICT cluster agencies in the region met last Friday to chart the way forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 2 March 2017<\/h3>\nGetting Serious About Cyber Security<\/h4>\n
Belize<\/em> \u2013 Cyber crime is the fastest growing form of criminal activity in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Introduction of STEM in Guyanese school system is a move in right direction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Permit me to laud the Guyanese school system on adopting the STEM Mathematics app in its school curriculum (Stabroek News, February 28)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Another financial loss for Cable and Wireless Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite an increase in revenue during the April to December period, Cable and Wireless Jamaica racked up another big financial loss\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaican cable TV blocks \u2018When We Rise\u2019 LGBT\u00a0docudrama<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 One of Jamaica\u2019s largest cable TV operators has blocked transmissions of the American LGBT rights historical drama \u201cWhen We Rise.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 3 March 2017<\/h3>\nPrison Service recruits receive CCTV training<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Recruits with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service recently received training on how to use the national CCTV network for surveillance operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friend Glenn Wins Again<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost another court case in the US Courts, and this time, the country is liable to pay 22 million US Dollars to Glenn Godfrey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEM, wants business sector backing for Grade Six Mathematics app.<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The widely publicized STEMGuyana Project, launched here last year by a team comprising Atlanta-based Guyanese Karen Abrams and her three children, is engaging the private sector to seek its support for the project\u2019s latest initiative, a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) application designed to give support to children preparing for the National Grade Six Assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union giving GTT space on redundancies<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) aims to \u201ctake the Bahamas to the world\u201d as a leader in information and communications technology (ICT), its top executive saying: \u201cWe have a very good foundation for ICT in the country\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
URCA\u00a0preparing for general election<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is readying itself for the general election to be called to ensure its rules for broadcasting during an election are sufficient and followed by its licensees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Telecoms \u2018can lure investors<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 GOVERNMENT IS BEING urged to engage local technology providers when seeking to attract foreign direct investment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union links CBC increase to 10% pay return<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 WHETHER the Barbados Workers\u2019 Union (BWU) will insist on a ten per cent increase in wages for employees at the financially ailing Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) depends on the restoring of the parliamentarians\u2019 pay cut\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT switches on faster Internet service at Essequibo Coast ahead of schedule<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Monday\u00a0(February 27, 2017) rolled out its fixed Long Term Evolution (LTE) \u2018lightening fast\u2019 \u00a0internet service on the Essequibo Coast\u2014four months ahead of schedule\u2014with a promise to revolutionize the way business is conducted between Charity and Supenaam\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana\u2019s telecoms sector to be fully liberalised before mid-year\u2013Telecoms Minister<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister with responsibility for Telecommunications in Guyana, Catherine Hughes, promises that the sector will be fully liberalized by the end of May, complete with the accompanying regulations and the establishment of the Telecommunications Agency\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Linden TV licence still in limbo<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Four and a half years after an agreement was signed for the people of Linden to have their own television station \u2013 part of the pact with the then PPP\/C government following bitter protests and the deaths of three men in 2012 \u2013 the residents of the mining community are still waiting for it to become operational\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel seeks to save $US100M a year through cost cuts<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company Digicel is targeting savings of\u00a0 about US$100 million a year as part of\u00a0 its 2030 global transformation programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Marketing Strategies Today: How Facebook video updates affect your profits<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 With the new Facebook video updates, it is quite evident that Facebook is going big on videos this year. The social media network has released four major updates that make watching videos more flexible and engaging\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Worry Across Region As Digicel Gets Ready To Cut Jobs To Shave Rising Debt<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel triggered jitters across the Caribbean as it announced its plans to slash more than 1,500 jobs over the next 18 months in a bid to cut down its rising debt\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 28 February 2017<\/h3>\nCopper theft hurts 600 BTC customers<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) executives yesterday said it had incurred \u201csignificant\u201d financial cost as a result of copper theft over the weekend, which resulted in 600 customers having their services affected\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New\u00a0certifications for BTC team members<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently restructured its business division, with a special focus on small businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT launches LTE 4G internet in Region Two<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 Persons living on the Essequibo Coast now have the opportunity to connect, and keep up with the Caribbean, and the world at large, all thanks to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company\u2019s new LTE 4G internet service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEMGuyana launches Mathematics app<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 A new software application (app), aimed at improving the performance of pupils sitting Mathematics at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) level, was launched yesterday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Big bucks to bring down copper wire thieves<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 FLOW, a telecommunications firm that has been hard hit by the theft of its copper cables, is offering to pay for information as it seeks to clamp down on the theft and vandalism of its network assets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW partners with Crime Stop to cut theft, vandalism of property<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant FLOW yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Crime Stop, in an effort to combat the long-standing issues of theft and vandalism that have cost it $300 million between 2013 and 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Partners With Qwilt to Optimise Over-the-Top Video Content to Improve Quality of Experience for Customers<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Delivering the highest possible video experience to Digicel customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Selects Affirmed Networks as Strategic Partner for its Global Network Transformation Program<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Affirmed Networks, the leader in virtualized mobile networks, today announced that Digicel, an innovative mobile communications provider with operations in 31 markets, has selected its virtualized Mobile Content Cloud (MCC) solution for deployment across the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 1 March 2017<\/h3>\n2017\u00a0BTC directories in stock<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The 2017 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) telephone directories are in stock at all BTC locations. The telephone directories bear snapshots of the beauty of The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC CEO speaks at United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Last week, CEO Leon Williams was a guest speaker at the United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium at the Melia Hotel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CBL posts record USD 180 mln sales in 2016, EBITDA down 16%<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas (CBL) reported revenues of USD 180.6 million in 2016, up 9 percent compared to 2015 and a record annual figure in the company’s 22-year history\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SSB wants to buy $55 million BTL and BEL shares<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Social Security Board (SSB) intends to purchase $55 million in utility shares, following the reopening of an offer from the Government of Belize which was abandoned last year. The offer is being reintroduced as the new budget year approaches, and amid a possible default on the February payment of the super-bond, with a next big payment to the former owners of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) becoming due in just a few months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
First ICT hub commissioned on E\u2019bo coast<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, told the residents of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, on Monday that their initiative to change the name of their Community Management Committee to the Transformation Committee was very apt and in keeping with the Government\u2019s thrust to transform Guyana into a digitally savvy nation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana launches4G LTE network<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Speaking at the launch of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company\u2019s launch 4G LTE network in Essequibo, Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes said the poor internet connectivity had \u201climited our progress, dampened every possibility for our citizens to get involved in and benefit from all that this technology-driven world has to offer\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Teams Up With Crime Stop, Hoping To Put An End To Theft Of Its Copper, Other Infrastructure<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Excessive infrastructure theft, particularly of copper, costing anywhere in the region of $300 million, has forced major telecommunications player, Flow, into signing an agreement with Crime Stop, which should see the company saving big bucks from lower instances of vandalism and theft\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel in Deal with Chinese Firm Under US Probe<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel today begins offering voluntary separation packages as it moves to cut its global workforce by 25 per cent, a week after announcing organizational restructuring and a partnership with a controversial Chinese company embroiled in a probe by the United States government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT agencies meet after CARICOM heads of government approve single ICT space roadmap<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Following the approval of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single ICT roadmap earlier in February, the ICT cluster agencies in the region met last Friday to chart the way forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 2 March 2017<\/h3>\nGetting Serious About Cyber Security<\/h4>\n
Belize<\/em> \u2013 Cyber crime is the fastest growing form of criminal activity in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Introduction of STEM in Guyanese school system is a move in right direction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Permit me to laud the Guyanese school system on adopting the STEM Mathematics app in its school curriculum (Stabroek News, February 28)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Another financial loss for Cable and Wireless Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite an increase in revenue during the April to December period, Cable and Wireless Jamaica racked up another big financial loss\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaican cable TV blocks \u2018When We Rise\u2019 LGBT\u00a0docudrama<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 One of Jamaica\u2019s largest cable TV operators has blocked transmissions of the American LGBT rights historical drama \u201cWhen We Rise.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 3 March 2017<\/h3>\nPrison Service recruits receive CCTV training<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Recruits with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service recently received training on how to use the national CCTV network for surveillance operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friend Glenn Wins Again<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost another court case in the US Courts, and this time, the country is liable to pay 22 million US Dollars to Glenn Godfrey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEM, wants business sector backing for Grade Six Mathematics app.<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The widely publicized STEMGuyana Project, launched here last year by a team comprising Atlanta-based Guyanese Karen Abrams and her three children, is engaging the private sector to seek its support for the project\u2019s latest initiative, a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) application designed to give support to children preparing for the National Grade Six Assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union giving GTT space on redundancies<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Barbados <\/em>\u2013 GOVERNMENT IS BEING urged to engage local technology providers when seeking to attract foreign direct investment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union links CBC increase to 10% pay return<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 WHETHER the Barbados Workers\u2019 Union (BWU) will insist on a ten per cent increase in wages for employees at the financially ailing Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) depends on the restoring of the parliamentarians\u2019 pay cut\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT switches on faster Internet service at Essequibo Coast ahead of schedule<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Monday\u00a0(February 27, 2017) rolled out its fixed Long Term Evolution (LTE) \u2018lightening fast\u2019 \u00a0internet service on the Essequibo Coast\u2014four months ahead of schedule\u2014with a promise to revolutionize the way business is conducted between Charity and Supenaam\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana\u2019s telecoms sector to be fully liberalised before mid-year\u2013Telecoms Minister<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister with responsibility for Telecommunications in Guyana, Catherine Hughes, promises that the sector will be fully liberalized by the end of May, complete with the accompanying regulations and the establishment of the Telecommunications Agency\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Linden TV licence still in limbo<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Four and a half years after an agreement was signed for the people of Linden to have their own television station \u2013 part of the pact with the then PPP\/C government following bitter protests and the deaths of three men in 2012 \u2013 the residents of the mining community are still waiting for it to become operational\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel seeks to save $US100M a year through cost cuts<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company Digicel is targeting savings of\u00a0 about US$100 million a year as part of\u00a0 its 2030 global transformation programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Marketing Strategies Today: How Facebook video updates affect your profits<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 With the new Facebook video updates, it is quite evident that Facebook is going big on videos this year. The social media network has released four major updates that make watching videos more flexible and engaging\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Worry Across Region As Digicel Gets Ready To Cut Jobs To Shave Rising Debt<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel triggered jitters across the Caribbean as it announced its plans to slash more than 1,500 jobs over the next 18 months in a bid to cut down its rising debt\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 28 February 2017<\/h3>\nCopper theft hurts 600 BTC customers<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) executives yesterday said it had incurred \u201csignificant\u201d financial cost as a result of copper theft over the weekend, which resulted in 600 customers having their services affected\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New\u00a0certifications for BTC team members<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently restructured its business division, with a special focus on small businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT launches LTE 4G internet in Region Two<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 Persons living on the Essequibo Coast now have the opportunity to connect, and keep up with the Caribbean, and the world at large, all thanks to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company\u2019s new LTE 4G internet service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEMGuyana launches Mathematics app<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 A new software application (app), aimed at improving the performance of pupils sitting Mathematics at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) level, was launched yesterday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Big bucks to bring down copper wire thieves<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 FLOW, a telecommunications firm that has been hard hit by the theft of its copper cables, is offering to pay for information as it seeks to clamp down on the theft and vandalism of its network assets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW partners with Crime Stop to cut theft, vandalism of property<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant FLOW yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Crime Stop, in an effort to combat the long-standing issues of theft and vandalism that have cost it $300 million between 2013 and 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Partners With Qwilt to Optimise Over-the-Top Video Content to Improve Quality of Experience for Customers<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Delivering the highest possible video experience to Digicel customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Selects Affirmed Networks as Strategic Partner for its Global Network Transformation Program<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Affirmed Networks, the leader in virtualized mobile networks, today announced that Digicel, an innovative mobile communications provider with operations in 31 markets, has selected its virtualized Mobile Content Cloud (MCC) solution for deployment across the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 1 March 2017<\/h3>\n2017\u00a0BTC directories in stock<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The 2017 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) telephone directories are in stock at all BTC locations. The telephone directories bear snapshots of the beauty of The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC CEO speaks at United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Last week, CEO Leon Williams was a guest speaker at the United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium at the Melia Hotel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CBL posts record USD 180 mln sales in 2016, EBITDA down 16%<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas (CBL) reported revenues of USD 180.6 million in 2016, up 9 percent compared to 2015 and a record annual figure in the company’s 22-year history\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SSB wants to buy $55 million BTL and BEL shares<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Social Security Board (SSB) intends to purchase $55 million in utility shares, following the reopening of an offer from the Government of Belize which was abandoned last year. The offer is being reintroduced as the new budget year approaches, and amid a possible default on the February payment of the super-bond, with a next big payment to the former owners of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) becoming due in just a few months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
First ICT hub commissioned on E\u2019bo coast<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, told the residents of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, on Monday that their initiative to change the name of their Community Management Committee to the Transformation Committee was very apt and in keeping with the Government\u2019s thrust to transform Guyana into a digitally savvy nation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana launches4G LTE network<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Speaking at the launch of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company\u2019s launch 4G LTE network in Essequibo, Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes said the poor internet connectivity had \u201climited our progress, dampened every possibility for our citizens to get involved in and benefit from all that this technology-driven world has to offer\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Teams Up With Crime Stop, Hoping To Put An End To Theft Of Its Copper, Other Infrastructure<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Excessive infrastructure theft, particularly of copper, costing anywhere in the region of $300 million, has forced major telecommunications player, Flow, into signing an agreement with Crime Stop, which should see the company saving big bucks from lower instances of vandalism and theft\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel in Deal with Chinese Firm Under US Probe<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel today begins offering voluntary separation packages as it moves to cut its global workforce by 25 per cent, a week after announcing organizational restructuring and a partnership with a controversial Chinese company embroiled in a probe by the United States government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT agencies meet after CARICOM heads of government approve single ICT space roadmap<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Following the approval of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single ICT roadmap earlier in February, the ICT cluster agencies in the region met last Friday to chart the way forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 2 March 2017<\/h3>\nGetting Serious About Cyber Security<\/h4>\n
Belize<\/em> \u2013 Cyber crime is the fastest growing form of criminal activity in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Introduction of STEM in Guyanese school system is a move in right direction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Permit me to laud the Guyanese school system on adopting the STEM Mathematics app in its school curriculum (Stabroek News, February 28)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Another financial loss for Cable and Wireless Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite an increase in revenue during the April to December period, Cable and Wireless Jamaica racked up another big financial loss\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaican cable TV blocks \u2018When We Rise\u2019 LGBT\u00a0docudrama<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 One of Jamaica\u2019s largest cable TV operators has blocked transmissions of the American LGBT rights historical drama \u201cWhen We Rise.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 3 March 2017<\/h3>\nPrison Service recruits receive CCTV training<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Recruits with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service recently received training on how to use the national CCTV network for surveillance operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friend Glenn Wins Again<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost another court case in the US Courts, and this time, the country is liable to pay 22 million US Dollars to Glenn Godfrey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEM, wants business sector backing for Grade Six Mathematics app.<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The widely publicized STEMGuyana Project, launched here last year by a team comprising Atlanta-based Guyanese Karen Abrams and her three children, is engaging the private sector to seek its support for the project\u2019s latest initiative, a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) application designed to give support to children preparing for the National Grade Six Assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union giving GTT space on redundancies<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Monday\u00a0(February 27, 2017) rolled out its fixed Long Term Evolution (LTE) \u2018lightening fast\u2019 \u00a0internet service on the Essequibo Coast\u2014four months ahead of schedule\u2014with a promise to revolutionize the way business is conducted between Charity and Supenaam\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana\u2019s telecoms sector to be fully liberalised before mid-year\u2013Telecoms Minister<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister with responsibility for Telecommunications in Guyana, Catherine Hughes, promises that the sector will be fully liberalized by the end of May, complete with the accompanying regulations and the establishment of the Telecommunications Agency\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Linden TV licence still in limbo<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Four and a half years after an agreement was signed for the people of Linden to have their own television station \u2013 part of the pact with the then PPP\/C government following bitter protests and the deaths of three men in 2012 \u2013 the residents of the mining community are still waiting for it to become operational\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel seeks to save $US100M a year through cost cuts<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company Digicel is targeting savings of\u00a0 about US$100 million a year as part of\u00a0 its 2030 global transformation programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Marketing Strategies Today: How Facebook video updates affect your profits<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 With the new Facebook video updates, it is quite evident that Facebook is going big on videos this year. The social media network has released four major updates that make watching videos more flexible and engaging\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Worry Across Region As Digicel Gets Ready To Cut Jobs To Shave Rising Debt<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel triggered jitters across the Caribbean as it announced its plans to slash more than 1,500 jobs over the next 18 months in a bid to cut down its rising debt\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 28 February 2017<\/h3>\nCopper theft hurts 600 BTC customers<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) executives yesterday said it had incurred \u201csignificant\u201d financial cost as a result of copper theft over the weekend, which resulted in 600 customers having their services affected\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New\u00a0certifications for BTC team members<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently restructured its business division, with a special focus on small businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT launches LTE 4G internet in Region Two<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 Persons living on the Essequibo Coast now have the opportunity to connect, and keep up with the Caribbean, and the world at large, all thanks to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company\u2019s new LTE 4G internet service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEMGuyana launches Mathematics app<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 A new software application (app), aimed at improving the performance of pupils sitting Mathematics at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) level, was launched yesterday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Big bucks to bring down copper wire thieves<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 FLOW, a telecommunications firm that has been hard hit by the theft of its copper cables, is offering to pay for information as it seeks to clamp down on the theft and vandalism of its network assets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW partners with Crime Stop to cut theft, vandalism of property<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant FLOW yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Crime Stop, in an effort to combat the long-standing issues of theft and vandalism that have cost it $300 million between 2013 and 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Partners With Qwilt to Optimise Over-the-Top Video Content to Improve Quality of Experience for Customers<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Delivering the highest possible video experience to Digicel customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Selects Affirmed Networks as Strategic Partner for its Global Network Transformation Program<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Affirmed Networks, the leader in virtualized mobile networks, today announced that Digicel, an innovative mobile communications provider with operations in 31 markets, has selected its virtualized Mobile Content Cloud (MCC) solution for deployment across the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 1 March 2017<\/h3>\n2017\u00a0BTC directories in stock<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The 2017 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) telephone directories are in stock at all BTC locations. The telephone directories bear snapshots of the beauty of The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC CEO speaks at United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Last week, CEO Leon Williams was a guest speaker at the United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium at the Melia Hotel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CBL posts record USD 180 mln sales in 2016, EBITDA down 16%<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas (CBL) reported revenues of USD 180.6 million in 2016, up 9 percent compared to 2015 and a record annual figure in the company’s 22-year history\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SSB wants to buy $55 million BTL and BEL shares<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Social Security Board (SSB) intends to purchase $55 million in utility shares, following the reopening of an offer from the Government of Belize which was abandoned last year. The offer is being reintroduced as the new budget year approaches, and amid a possible default on the February payment of the super-bond, with a next big payment to the former owners of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) becoming due in just a few months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
First ICT hub commissioned on E\u2019bo coast<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, told the residents of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, on Monday that their initiative to change the name of their Community Management Committee to the Transformation Committee was very apt and in keeping with the Government\u2019s thrust to transform Guyana into a digitally savvy nation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana launches4G LTE network<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Speaking at the launch of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company\u2019s launch 4G LTE network in Essequibo, Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes said the poor internet connectivity had \u201climited our progress, dampened every possibility for our citizens to get involved in and benefit from all that this technology-driven world has to offer\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Teams Up With Crime Stop, Hoping To Put An End To Theft Of Its Copper, Other Infrastructure<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Excessive infrastructure theft, particularly of copper, costing anywhere in the region of $300 million, has forced major telecommunications player, Flow, into signing an agreement with Crime Stop, which should see the company saving big bucks from lower instances of vandalism and theft\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel in Deal with Chinese Firm Under US Probe<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel today begins offering voluntary separation packages as it moves to cut its global workforce by 25 per cent, a week after announcing organizational restructuring and a partnership with a controversial Chinese company embroiled in a probe by the United States government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT agencies meet after CARICOM heads of government approve single ICT space roadmap<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Following the approval of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single ICT roadmap earlier in February, the ICT cluster agencies in the region met last Friday to chart the way forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 2 March 2017<\/h3>\nGetting Serious About Cyber Security<\/h4>\n
Belize<\/em> \u2013 Cyber crime is the fastest growing form of criminal activity in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Introduction of STEM in Guyanese school system is a move in right direction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Permit me to laud the Guyanese school system on adopting the STEM Mathematics app in its school curriculum (Stabroek News, February 28)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Another financial loss for Cable and Wireless Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite an increase in revenue during the April to December period, Cable and Wireless Jamaica racked up another big financial loss\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaican cable TV blocks \u2018When We Rise\u2019 LGBT\u00a0docudrama<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 One of Jamaica\u2019s largest cable TV operators has blocked transmissions of the American LGBT rights historical drama \u201cWhen We Rise.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 3 March 2017<\/h3>\nPrison Service recruits receive CCTV training<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Recruits with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service recently received training on how to use the national CCTV network for surveillance operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friend Glenn Wins Again<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost another court case in the US Courts, and this time, the country is liable to pay 22 million US Dollars to Glenn Godfrey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEM, wants business sector backing for Grade Six Mathematics app.<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The widely publicized STEMGuyana Project, launched here last year by a team comprising Atlanta-based Guyanese Karen Abrams and her three children, is engaging the private sector to seek its support for the project\u2019s latest initiative, a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) application designed to give support to children preparing for the National Grade Six Assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union giving GTT space on redundancies<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Four and a half years after an agreement was signed for the people of Linden to have their own television station \u2013 part of the pact with the then PPP\/C government following bitter protests and the deaths of three men in 2012 \u2013 the residents of the mining community are still waiting for it to become operational\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel seeks to save $US100M a year through cost cuts<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications company Digicel is targeting savings of\u00a0 about US$100 million a year as part of\u00a0 its 2030 global transformation programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Marketing Strategies Today: How Facebook video updates affect your profits<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 With the new Facebook video updates, it is quite evident that Facebook is going big on videos this year. The social media network has released four major updates that make watching videos more flexible and engaging\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Worry Across Region As Digicel Gets Ready To Cut Jobs To Shave Rising Debt<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel triggered jitters across the Caribbean as it announced its plans to slash more than 1,500 jobs over the next 18 months in a bid to cut down its rising debt\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 28 February 2017<\/h3>\nCopper theft hurts 600 BTC customers<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) executives yesterday said it had incurred \u201csignificant\u201d financial cost as a result of copper theft over the weekend, which resulted in 600 customers having their services affected\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New\u00a0certifications for BTC team members<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently restructured its business division, with a special focus on small businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT launches LTE 4G internet in Region Two<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 Persons living on the Essequibo Coast now have the opportunity to connect, and keep up with the Caribbean, and the world at large, all thanks to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company\u2019s new LTE 4G internet service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEMGuyana launches Mathematics app<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 A new software application (app), aimed at improving the performance of pupils sitting Mathematics at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) level, was launched yesterday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Big bucks to bring down copper wire thieves<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 FLOW, a telecommunications firm that has been hard hit by the theft of its copper cables, is offering to pay for information as it seeks to clamp down on the theft and vandalism of its network assets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW partners with Crime Stop to cut theft, vandalism of property<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant FLOW yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Crime Stop, in an effort to combat the long-standing issues of theft and vandalism that have cost it $300 million between 2013 and 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Partners With Qwilt to Optimise Over-the-Top Video Content to Improve Quality of Experience for Customers<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Delivering the highest possible video experience to Digicel customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Selects Affirmed Networks as Strategic Partner for its Global Network Transformation Program<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Affirmed Networks, the leader in virtualized mobile networks, today announced that Digicel, an innovative mobile communications provider with operations in 31 markets, has selected its virtualized Mobile Content Cloud (MCC) solution for deployment across the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 1 March 2017<\/h3>\n2017\u00a0BTC directories in stock<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The 2017 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) telephone directories are in stock at all BTC locations. The telephone directories bear snapshots of the beauty of The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC CEO speaks at United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Last week, CEO Leon Williams was a guest speaker at the United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium at the Melia Hotel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CBL posts record USD 180 mln sales in 2016, EBITDA down 16%<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas (CBL) reported revenues of USD 180.6 million in 2016, up 9 percent compared to 2015 and a record annual figure in the company’s 22-year history\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SSB wants to buy $55 million BTL and BEL shares<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Social Security Board (SSB) intends to purchase $55 million in utility shares, following the reopening of an offer from the Government of Belize which was abandoned last year. The offer is being reintroduced as the new budget year approaches, and amid a possible default on the February payment of the super-bond, with a next big payment to the former owners of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) becoming due in just a few months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
First ICT hub commissioned on E\u2019bo coast<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, told the residents of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, on Monday that their initiative to change the name of their Community Management Committee to the Transformation Committee was very apt and in keeping with the Government\u2019s thrust to transform Guyana into a digitally savvy nation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana launches4G LTE network<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Speaking at the launch of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company\u2019s launch 4G LTE network in Essequibo, Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes said the poor internet connectivity had \u201climited our progress, dampened every possibility for our citizens to get involved in and benefit from all that this technology-driven world has to offer\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Teams Up With Crime Stop, Hoping To Put An End To Theft Of Its Copper, Other Infrastructure<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Excessive infrastructure theft, particularly of copper, costing anywhere in the region of $300 million, has forced major telecommunications player, Flow, into signing an agreement with Crime Stop, which should see the company saving big bucks from lower instances of vandalism and theft\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel in Deal with Chinese Firm Under US Probe<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel today begins offering voluntary separation packages as it moves to cut its global workforce by 25 per cent, a week after announcing organizational restructuring and a partnership with a controversial Chinese company embroiled in a probe by the United States government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT agencies meet after CARICOM heads of government approve single ICT space roadmap<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Following the approval of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single ICT roadmap earlier in February, the ICT cluster agencies in the region met last Friday to chart the way forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 2 March 2017<\/h3>\nGetting Serious About Cyber Security<\/h4>\n
Belize<\/em> \u2013 Cyber crime is the fastest growing form of criminal activity in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Introduction of STEM in Guyanese school system is a move in right direction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Permit me to laud the Guyanese school system on adopting the STEM Mathematics app in its school curriculum (Stabroek News, February 28)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Another financial loss for Cable and Wireless Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite an increase in revenue during the April to December period, Cable and Wireless Jamaica racked up another big financial loss\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaican cable TV blocks \u2018When We Rise\u2019 LGBT\u00a0docudrama<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 One of Jamaica\u2019s largest cable TV operators has blocked transmissions of the American LGBT rights historical drama \u201cWhen We Rise.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 3 March 2017<\/h3>\nPrison Service recruits receive CCTV training<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Recruits with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service recently received training on how to use the national CCTV network for surveillance operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friend Glenn Wins Again<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost another court case in the US Courts, and this time, the country is liable to pay 22 million US Dollars to Glenn Godfrey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEM, wants business sector backing for Grade Six Mathematics app.<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The widely publicized STEMGuyana Project, launched here last year by a team comprising Atlanta-based Guyanese Karen Abrams and her three children, is engaging the private sector to seek its support for the project\u2019s latest initiative, a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) application designed to give support to children preparing for the National Grade Six Assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union giving GTT space on redundancies<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 With the new Facebook video updates, it is quite evident that Facebook is going big on videos this year. The social media network has released four major updates that make watching videos more flexible and engaging\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Worry Across Region As Digicel Gets Ready To Cut Jobs To Shave Rising Debt<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel triggered jitters across the Caribbean as it announced its plans to slash more than 1,500 jobs over the next 18 months in a bid to cut down its rising debt\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 28 February 2017<\/h3>\nCopper theft hurts 600 BTC customers<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) executives yesterday said it had incurred \u201csignificant\u201d financial cost as a result of copper theft over the weekend, which resulted in 600 customers having their services affected\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Copper theft hurts 600 BTC customers<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) executives yesterday said it had incurred \u201csignificant\u201d financial cost as a result of copper theft over the weekend, which resulted in 600 customers having their services affected\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New\u00a0certifications for BTC team members<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently restructured its business division, with a special focus on small businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GTT launches LTE 4G internet in Region Two<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 Persons living on the Essequibo Coast now have the opportunity to connect, and keep up with the Caribbean, and the world at large, all thanks to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company\u2019s new LTE 4G internet service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEMGuyana launches Mathematics app<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 A new software application (app), aimed at improving the performance of pupils sitting Mathematics at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) level, was launched yesterday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Big bucks to bring down copper wire thieves<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 FLOW, a telecommunications firm that has been hard hit by the theft of its copper cables, is offering to pay for information as it seeks to clamp down on the theft and vandalism of its network assets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW partners with Crime Stop to cut theft, vandalism of property<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant FLOW yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Crime Stop, in an effort to combat the long-standing issues of theft and vandalism that have cost it $300 million between 2013 and 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Partners With Qwilt to Optimise Over-the-Top Video Content to Improve Quality of Experience for Customers<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Delivering the highest possible video experience to Digicel customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Selects Affirmed Networks as Strategic Partner for its Global Network Transformation Program<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Affirmed Networks, the leader in virtualized mobile networks, today announced that Digicel, an innovative mobile communications provider with operations in 31 markets, has selected its virtualized Mobile Content Cloud (MCC) solution for deployment across the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 1 March 2017<\/h3>\n2017\u00a0BTC directories in stock<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The 2017 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) telephone directories are in stock at all BTC locations. The telephone directories bear snapshots of the beauty of The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC CEO speaks at United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Last week, CEO Leon Williams was a guest speaker at the United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium at the Melia Hotel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CBL posts record USD 180 mln sales in 2016, EBITDA down 16%<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas (CBL) reported revenues of USD 180.6 million in 2016, up 9 percent compared to 2015 and a record annual figure in the company’s 22-year history\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SSB wants to buy $55 million BTL and BEL shares<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Social Security Board (SSB) intends to purchase $55 million in utility shares, following the reopening of an offer from the Government of Belize which was abandoned last year. The offer is being reintroduced as the new budget year approaches, and amid a possible default on the February payment of the super-bond, with a next big payment to the former owners of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) becoming due in just a few months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
First ICT hub commissioned on E\u2019bo coast<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, told the residents of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, on Monday that their initiative to change the name of their Community Management Committee to the Transformation Committee was very apt and in keeping with the Government\u2019s thrust to transform Guyana into a digitally savvy nation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana launches4G LTE network<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Speaking at the launch of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company\u2019s launch 4G LTE network in Essequibo, Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes said the poor internet connectivity had \u201climited our progress, dampened every possibility for our citizens to get involved in and benefit from all that this technology-driven world has to offer\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Teams Up With Crime Stop, Hoping To Put An End To Theft Of Its Copper, Other Infrastructure<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Excessive infrastructure theft, particularly of copper, costing anywhere in the region of $300 million, has forced major telecommunications player, Flow, into signing an agreement with Crime Stop, which should see the company saving big bucks from lower instances of vandalism and theft\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel in Deal with Chinese Firm Under US Probe<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel today begins offering voluntary separation packages as it moves to cut its global workforce by 25 per cent, a week after announcing organizational restructuring and a partnership with a controversial Chinese company embroiled in a probe by the United States government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT agencies meet after CARICOM heads of government approve single ICT space roadmap<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Following the approval of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single ICT roadmap earlier in February, the ICT cluster agencies in the region met last Friday to chart the way forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 2 March 2017<\/h3>\nGetting Serious About Cyber Security<\/h4>\n
Belize<\/em> \u2013 Cyber crime is the fastest growing form of criminal activity in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Introduction of STEM in Guyanese school system is a move in right direction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Permit me to laud the Guyanese school system on adopting the STEM Mathematics app in its school curriculum (Stabroek News, February 28)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Another financial loss for Cable and Wireless Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite an increase in revenue during the April to December period, Cable and Wireless Jamaica racked up another big financial loss\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaican cable TV blocks \u2018When We Rise\u2019 LGBT\u00a0docudrama<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 One of Jamaica\u2019s largest cable TV operators has blocked transmissions of the American LGBT rights historical drama \u201cWhen We Rise.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 3 March 2017<\/h3>\nPrison Service recruits receive CCTV training<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Recruits with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service recently received training on how to use the national CCTV network for surveillance operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friend Glenn Wins Again<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost another court case in the US Courts, and this time, the country is liable to pay 22 million US Dollars to Glenn Godfrey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEM, wants business sector backing for Grade Six Mathematics app.<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The widely publicized STEMGuyana Project, launched here last year by a team comprising Atlanta-based Guyanese Karen Abrams and her three children, is engaging the private sector to seek its support for the project\u2019s latest initiative, a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) application designed to give support to children preparing for the National Grade Six Assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union giving GTT space on redundancies<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Guyana<\/em> \u2013 Persons living on the Essequibo Coast now have the opportunity to connect, and keep up with the Caribbean, and the world at large, all thanks to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company\u2019s new LTE 4G internet service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEMGuyana launches Mathematics app<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 A new software application (app), aimed at improving the performance of pupils sitting Mathematics at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) level, was launched yesterday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Big bucks to bring down copper wire thieves<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 FLOW, a telecommunications firm that has been hard hit by the theft of its copper cables, is offering to pay for information as it seeks to clamp down on the theft and vandalism of its network assets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW partners with Crime Stop to cut theft, vandalism of property<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant FLOW yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Crime Stop, in an effort to combat the long-standing issues of theft and vandalism that have cost it $300 million between 2013 and 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Partners With Qwilt to Optimise Over-the-Top Video Content to Improve Quality of Experience for Customers<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Delivering the highest possible video experience to Digicel customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Selects Affirmed Networks as Strategic Partner for its Global Network Transformation Program<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Affirmed Networks, the leader in virtualized mobile networks, today announced that Digicel, an innovative mobile communications provider with operations in 31 markets, has selected its virtualized Mobile Content Cloud (MCC) solution for deployment across the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 1 March 2017<\/h3>\n2017\u00a0BTC directories in stock<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The 2017 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) telephone directories are in stock at all BTC locations. The telephone directories bear snapshots of the beauty of The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC CEO speaks at United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Last week, CEO Leon Williams was a guest speaker at the United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium at the Melia Hotel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CBL posts record USD 180 mln sales in 2016, EBITDA down 16%<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas (CBL) reported revenues of USD 180.6 million in 2016, up 9 percent compared to 2015 and a record annual figure in the company’s 22-year history\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SSB wants to buy $55 million BTL and BEL shares<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Social Security Board (SSB) intends to purchase $55 million in utility shares, following the reopening of an offer from the Government of Belize which was abandoned last year. The offer is being reintroduced as the new budget year approaches, and amid a possible default on the February payment of the super-bond, with a next big payment to the former owners of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) becoming due in just a few months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
First ICT hub commissioned on E\u2019bo coast<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, told the residents of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, on Monday that their initiative to change the name of their Community Management Committee to the Transformation Committee was very apt and in keeping with the Government\u2019s thrust to transform Guyana into a digitally savvy nation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana launches4G LTE network<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Speaking at the launch of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company\u2019s launch 4G LTE network in Essequibo, Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes said the poor internet connectivity had \u201climited our progress, dampened every possibility for our citizens to get involved in and benefit from all that this technology-driven world has to offer\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Teams Up With Crime Stop, Hoping To Put An End To Theft Of Its Copper, Other Infrastructure<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Excessive infrastructure theft, particularly of copper, costing anywhere in the region of $300 million, has forced major telecommunications player, Flow, into signing an agreement with Crime Stop, which should see the company saving big bucks from lower instances of vandalism and theft\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel in Deal with Chinese Firm Under US Probe<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel today begins offering voluntary separation packages as it moves to cut its global workforce by 25 per cent, a week after announcing organizational restructuring and a partnership with a controversial Chinese company embroiled in a probe by the United States government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT agencies meet after CARICOM heads of government approve single ICT space roadmap<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Following the approval of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single ICT roadmap earlier in February, the ICT cluster agencies in the region met last Friday to chart the way forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 2 March 2017<\/h3>\nGetting Serious About Cyber Security<\/h4>\n
Belize<\/em> \u2013 Cyber crime is the fastest growing form of criminal activity in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Introduction of STEM in Guyanese school system is a move in right direction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Permit me to laud the Guyanese school system on adopting the STEM Mathematics app in its school curriculum (Stabroek News, February 28)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Another financial loss for Cable and Wireless Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite an increase in revenue during the April to December period, Cable and Wireless Jamaica racked up another big financial loss\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaican cable TV blocks \u2018When We Rise\u2019 LGBT\u00a0docudrama<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 One of Jamaica\u2019s largest cable TV operators has blocked transmissions of the American LGBT rights historical drama \u201cWhen We Rise.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 3 March 2017<\/h3>\nPrison Service recruits receive CCTV training<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Recruits with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service recently received training on how to use the national CCTV network for surveillance operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friend Glenn Wins Again<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost another court case in the US Courts, and this time, the country is liable to pay 22 million US Dollars to Glenn Godfrey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEM, wants business sector backing for Grade Six Mathematics app.<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The widely publicized STEMGuyana Project, launched here last year by a team comprising Atlanta-based Guyanese Karen Abrams and her three children, is engaging the private sector to seek its support for the project\u2019s latest initiative, a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) application designed to give support to children preparing for the National Grade Six Assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union giving GTT space on redundancies<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 FLOW, a telecommunications firm that has been hard hit by the theft of its copper cables, is offering to pay for information as it seeks to clamp down on the theft and vandalism of its network assets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW partners with Crime Stop to cut theft, vandalism of property<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant FLOW yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Crime Stop, in an effort to combat the long-standing issues of theft and vandalism that have cost it $300 million between 2013 and 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Partners With Qwilt to Optimise Over-the-Top Video Content to Improve Quality of Experience for Customers<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Delivering the highest possible video experience to Digicel customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Selects Affirmed Networks as Strategic Partner for its Global Network Transformation Program<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Affirmed Networks, the leader in virtualized mobile networks, today announced that Digicel, an innovative mobile communications provider with operations in 31 markets, has selected its virtualized Mobile Content Cloud (MCC) solution for deployment across the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 1 March 2017<\/h3>\n2017\u00a0BTC directories in stock<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The 2017 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) telephone directories are in stock at all BTC locations. The telephone directories bear snapshots of the beauty of The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC CEO speaks at United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Last week, CEO Leon Williams was a guest speaker at the United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium at the Melia Hotel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CBL posts record USD 180 mln sales in 2016, EBITDA down 16%<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas (CBL) reported revenues of USD 180.6 million in 2016, up 9 percent compared to 2015 and a record annual figure in the company’s 22-year history\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SSB wants to buy $55 million BTL and BEL shares<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Social Security Board (SSB) intends to purchase $55 million in utility shares, following the reopening of an offer from the Government of Belize which was abandoned last year. The offer is being reintroduced as the new budget year approaches, and amid a possible default on the February payment of the super-bond, with a next big payment to the former owners of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) becoming due in just a few months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
First ICT hub commissioned on E\u2019bo coast<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, told the residents of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, on Monday that their initiative to change the name of their Community Management Committee to the Transformation Committee was very apt and in keeping with the Government\u2019s thrust to transform Guyana into a digitally savvy nation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana launches4G LTE network<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Speaking at the launch of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company\u2019s launch 4G LTE network in Essequibo, Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes said the poor internet connectivity had \u201climited our progress, dampened every possibility for our citizens to get involved in and benefit from all that this technology-driven world has to offer\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Teams Up With Crime Stop, Hoping To Put An End To Theft Of Its Copper, Other Infrastructure<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Excessive infrastructure theft, particularly of copper, costing anywhere in the region of $300 million, has forced major telecommunications player, Flow, into signing an agreement with Crime Stop, which should see the company saving big bucks from lower instances of vandalism and theft\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel in Deal with Chinese Firm Under US Probe<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel today begins offering voluntary separation packages as it moves to cut its global workforce by 25 per cent, a week after announcing organizational restructuring and a partnership with a controversial Chinese company embroiled in a probe by the United States government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT agencies meet after CARICOM heads of government approve single ICT space roadmap<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Following the approval of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single ICT roadmap earlier in February, the ICT cluster agencies in the region met last Friday to chart the way forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 2 March 2017<\/h3>\nGetting Serious About Cyber Security<\/h4>\n
Belize<\/em> \u2013 Cyber crime is the fastest growing form of criminal activity in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Introduction of STEM in Guyanese school system is a move in right direction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Permit me to laud the Guyanese school system on adopting the STEM Mathematics app in its school curriculum (Stabroek News, February 28)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Another financial loss for Cable and Wireless Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite an increase in revenue during the April to December period, Cable and Wireless Jamaica racked up another big financial loss\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaican cable TV blocks \u2018When We Rise\u2019 LGBT\u00a0docudrama<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 One of Jamaica\u2019s largest cable TV operators has blocked transmissions of the American LGBT rights historical drama \u201cWhen We Rise.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 3 March 2017<\/h3>\nPrison Service recruits receive CCTV training<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Recruits with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service recently received training on how to use the national CCTV network for surveillance operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friend Glenn Wins Again<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost another court case in the US Courts, and this time, the country is liable to pay 22 million US Dollars to Glenn Godfrey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEM, wants business sector backing for Grade Six Mathematics app.<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The widely publicized STEMGuyana Project, launched here last year by a team comprising Atlanta-based Guyanese Karen Abrams and her three children, is engaging the private sector to seek its support for the project\u2019s latest initiative, a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) application designed to give support to children preparing for the National Grade Six Assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union giving GTT space on redundancies<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 Delivering the highest possible video experience to Digicel customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Selects Affirmed Networks as Strategic Partner for its Global Network Transformation Program<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Affirmed Networks, the leader in virtualized mobile networks, today announced that Digicel, an innovative mobile communications provider with operations in 31 markets, has selected its virtualized Mobile Content Cloud (MCC) solution for deployment across the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 1 March 2017<\/h3>\n2017\u00a0BTC directories in stock<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The 2017 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) telephone directories are in stock at all BTC locations. The telephone directories bear snapshots of the beauty of The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
2017\u00a0BTC directories in stock<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The 2017 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) telephone directories are in stock at all BTC locations. The telephone directories bear snapshots of the beauty of The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC CEO speaks at United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Last week, CEO Leon Williams was a guest speaker at the United Nations, Small Island Developing States symposium at the Melia Hotel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CBL posts record USD 180 mln sales in 2016, EBITDA down 16%<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas (CBL) reported revenues of USD 180.6 million in 2016, up 9 percent compared to 2015 and a record annual figure in the company’s 22-year history\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SSB wants to buy $55 million BTL and BEL shares<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Social Security Board (SSB) intends to purchase $55 million in utility shares, following the reopening of an offer from the Government of Belize which was abandoned last year. The offer is being reintroduced as the new budget year approaches, and amid a possible default on the February payment of the super-bond, with a next big payment to the former owners of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) becoming due in just a few months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
First ICT hub commissioned on E\u2019bo coast<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, told the residents of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, on Monday that their initiative to change the name of their Community Management Committee to the Transformation Committee was very apt and in keeping with the Government\u2019s thrust to transform Guyana into a digitally savvy nation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana launches4G LTE network<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Speaking at the launch of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company\u2019s launch 4G LTE network in Essequibo, Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes said the poor internet connectivity had \u201climited our progress, dampened every possibility for our citizens to get involved in and benefit from all that this technology-driven world has to offer\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Teams Up With Crime Stop, Hoping To Put An End To Theft Of Its Copper, Other Infrastructure<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Excessive infrastructure theft, particularly of copper, costing anywhere in the region of $300 million, has forced major telecommunications player, Flow, into signing an agreement with Crime Stop, which should see the company saving big bucks from lower instances of vandalism and theft\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel in Deal with Chinese Firm Under US Probe<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel today begins offering voluntary separation packages as it moves to cut its global workforce by 25 per cent, a week after announcing organizational restructuring and a partnership with a controversial Chinese company embroiled in a probe by the United States government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT agencies meet after CARICOM heads of government approve single ICT space roadmap<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Following the approval of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single ICT roadmap earlier in February, the ICT cluster agencies in the region met last Friday to chart the way forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 2 March 2017<\/h3>\nGetting Serious About Cyber Security<\/h4>\n
Belize<\/em> \u2013 Cyber crime is the fastest growing form of criminal activity in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Introduction of STEM in Guyanese school system is a move in right direction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Permit me to laud the Guyanese school system on adopting the STEM Mathematics app in its school curriculum (Stabroek News, February 28)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Another financial loss for Cable and Wireless Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite an increase in revenue during the April to December period, Cable and Wireless Jamaica racked up another big financial loss\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaican cable TV blocks \u2018When We Rise\u2019 LGBT\u00a0docudrama<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 One of Jamaica\u2019s largest cable TV operators has blocked transmissions of the American LGBT rights historical drama \u201cWhen We Rise.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 3 March 2017<\/h3>\nPrison Service recruits receive CCTV training<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Recruits with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service recently received training on how to use the national CCTV network for surveillance operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friend Glenn Wins Again<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost another court case in the US Courts, and this time, the country is liable to pay 22 million US Dollars to Glenn Godfrey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEM, wants business sector backing for Grade Six Mathematics app.<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The widely publicized STEMGuyana Project, launched here last year by a team comprising Atlanta-based Guyanese Karen Abrams and her three children, is engaging the private sector to seek its support for the project\u2019s latest initiative, a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) application designed to give support to children preparing for the National Grade Six Assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union giving GTT space on redundancies<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable Bahamas (CBL) reported revenues of USD 180.6 million in 2016, up 9 percent compared to 2015 and a record annual figure in the company’s 22-year history\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
SSB wants to buy $55 million BTL and BEL shares<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Social Security Board (SSB) intends to purchase $55 million in utility shares, following the reopening of an offer from the Government of Belize which was abandoned last year. The offer is being reintroduced as the new budget year approaches, and amid a possible default on the February payment of the super-bond, with a next big payment to the former owners of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) becoming due in just a few months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
First ICT hub commissioned on E\u2019bo coast<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, told the residents of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, on Monday that their initiative to change the name of their Community Management Committee to the Transformation Committee was very apt and in keeping with the Government\u2019s thrust to transform Guyana into a digitally savvy nation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana launches4G LTE network<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Speaking at the launch of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company\u2019s launch 4G LTE network in Essequibo, Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes said the poor internet connectivity had \u201climited our progress, dampened every possibility for our citizens to get involved in and benefit from all that this technology-driven world has to offer\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Teams Up With Crime Stop, Hoping To Put An End To Theft Of Its Copper, Other Infrastructure<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Excessive infrastructure theft, particularly of copper, costing anywhere in the region of $300 million, has forced major telecommunications player, Flow, into signing an agreement with Crime Stop, which should see the company saving big bucks from lower instances of vandalism and theft\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel in Deal with Chinese Firm Under US Probe<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel today begins offering voluntary separation packages as it moves to cut its global workforce by 25 per cent, a week after announcing organizational restructuring and a partnership with a controversial Chinese company embroiled in a probe by the United States government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT agencies meet after CARICOM heads of government approve single ICT space roadmap<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Following the approval of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single ICT roadmap earlier in February, the ICT cluster agencies in the region met last Friday to chart the way forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 2 March 2017<\/h3>\nGetting Serious About Cyber Security<\/h4>\n
Belize<\/em> \u2013 Cyber crime is the fastest growing form of criminal activity in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Introduction of STEM in Guyanese school system is a move in right direction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Permit me to laud the Guyanese school system on adopting the STEM Mathematics app in its school curriculum (Stabroek News, February 28)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Another financial loss for Cable and Wireless Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite an increase in revenue during the April to December period, Cable and Wireless Jamaica racked up another big financial loss\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaican cable TV blocks \u2018When We Rise\u2019 LGBT\u00a0docudrama<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 One of Jamaica\u2019s largest cable TV operators has blocked transmissions of the American LGBT rights historical drama \u201cWhen We Rise.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 3 March 2017<\/h3>\nPrison Service recruits receive CCTV training<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Recruits with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service recently received training on how to use the national CCTV network for surveillance operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friend Glenn Wins Again<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost another court case in the US Courts, and this time, the country is liable to pay 22 million US Dollars to Glenn Godfrey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEM, wants business sector backing for Grade Six Mathematics app.<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The widely publicized STEMGuyana Project, launched here last year by a team comprising Atlanta-based Guyanese Karen Abrams and her three children, is engaging the private sector to seek its support for the project\u2019s latest initiative, a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) application designed to give support to children preparing for the National Grade Six Assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union giving GTT space on redundancies<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, told the residents of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, on Monday that their initiative to change the name of their Community Management Committee to the Transformation Committee was very apt and in keeping with the Government\u2019s thrust to transform Guyana into a digitally savvy nation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana launches4G LTE network<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Speaking at the launch of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company\u2019s launch 4G LTE network in Essequibo, Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes said the poor internet connectivity had \u201climited our progress, dampened every possibility for our citizens to get involved in and benefit from all that this technology-driven world has to offer\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Teams Up With Crime Stop, Hoping To Put An End To Theft Of Its Copper, Other Infrastructure<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Excessive infrastructure theft, particularly of copper, costing anywhere in the region of $300 million, has forced major telecommunications player, Flow, into signing an agreement with Crime Stop, which should see the company saving big bucks from lower instances of vandalism and theft\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel in Deal with Chinese Firm Under US Probe<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel today begins offering voluntary separation packages as it moves to cut its global workforce by 25 per cent, a week after announcing organizational restructuring and a partnership with a controversial Chinese company embroiled in a probe by the United States government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT agencies meet after CARICOM heads of government approve single ICT space roadmap<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Following the approval of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single ICT roadmap earlier in February, the ICT cluster agencies in the region met last Friday to chart the way forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 2 March 2017<\/h3>\nGetting Serious About Cyber Security<\/h4>\n
Belize<\/em> \u2013 Cyber crime is the fastest growing form of criminal activity in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Introduction of STEM in Guyanese school system is a move in right direction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Permit me to laud the Guyanese school system on adopting the STEM Mathematics app in its school curriculum (Stabroek News, February 28)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Another financial loss for Cable and Wireless Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite an increase in revenue during the April to December period, Cable and Wireless Jamaica racked up another big financial loss\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaican cable TV blocks \u2018When We Rise\u2019 LGBT\u00a0docudrama<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 One of Jamaica\u2019s largest cable TV operators has blocked transmissions of the American LGBT rights historical drama \u201cWhen We Rise.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 3 March 2017<\/h3>\nPrison Service recruits receive CCTV training<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Recruits with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service recently received training on how to use the national CCTV network for surveillance operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friend Glenn Wins Again<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost another court case in the US Courts, and this time, the country is liable to pay 22 million US Dollars to Glenn Godfrey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEM, wants business sector backing for Grade Six Mathematics app.<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The widely publicized STEMGuyana Project, launched here last year by a team comprising Atlanta-based Guyanese Karen Abrams and her three children, is engaging the private sector to seek its support for the project\u2019s latest initiative, a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) application designed to give support to children preparing for the National Grade Six Assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union giving GTT space on redundancies<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Excessive infrastructure theft, particularly of copper, costing anywhere in the region of $300 million, has forced major telecommunications player, Flow, into signing an agreement with Crime Stop, which should see the company saving big bucks from lower instances of vandalism and theft\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel in Deal with Chinese Firm Under US Probe<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 Digicel today begins offering voluntary separation packages as it moves to cut its global workforce by 25 per cent, a week after announcing organizational restructuring and a partnership with a controversial Chinese company embroiled in a probe by the United States government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT agencies meet after CARICOM heads of government approve single ICT space roadmap<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Following the approval of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single ICT roadmap earlier in February, the ICT cluster agencies in the region met last Friday to chart the way forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 2 March 2017<\/h3>\nGetting Serious About Cyber Security<\/h4>\n
Belize<\/em> \u2013 Cyber crime is the fastest growing form of criminal activity in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Introduction of STEM in Guyanese school system is a move in right direction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Permit me to laud the Guyanese school system on adopting the STEM Mathematics app in its school curriculum (Stabroek News, February 28)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Another financial loss for Cable and Wireless Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite an increase in revenue during the April to December period, Cable and Wireless Jamaica racked up another big financial loss\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaican cable TV blocks \u2018When We Rise\u2019 LGBT\u00a0docudrama<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 One of Jamaica\u2019s largest cable TV operators has blocked transmissions of the American LGBT rights historical drama \u201cWhen We Rise.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 3 March 2017<\/h3>\nPrison Service recruits receive CCTV training<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Recruits with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service recently received training on how to use the national CCTV network for surveillance operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friend Glenn Wins Again<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost another court case in the US Courts, and this time, the country is liable to pay 22 million US Dollars to Glenn Godfrey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEM, wants business sector backing for Grade Six Mathematics app.<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The widely publicized STEMGuyana Project, launched here last year by a team comprising Atlanta-based Guyanese Karen Abrams and her three children, is engaging the private sector to seek its support for the project\u2019s latest initiative, a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) application designed to give support to children preparing for the National Grade Six Assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union giving GTT space on redundancies<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 Following the approval of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single ICT roadmap earlier in February, the ICT cluster agencies in the region met last Friday to chart the way forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 2 March 2017<\/h3>\nGetting Serious About Cyber Security<\/h4>\n
Belize<\/em> \u2013 Cyber crime is the fastest growing form of criminal activity in the world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Permit me to laud the Guyanese school system on adopting the STEM Mathematics app in its school curriculum (Stabroek News, February 28)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Another financial loss for Cable and Wireless Jamaica<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite an increase in revenue during the April to December period, Cable and Wireless Jamaica racked up another big financial loss\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaican cable TV blocks \u2018When We Rise\u2019 LGBT\u00a0docudrama<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 One of Jamaica\u2019s largest cable TV operators has blocked transmissions of the American LGBT rights historical drama \u201cWhen We Rise.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 3 March 2017<\/h3>\nPrison Service recruits receive CCTV training<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Recruits with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service recently received training on how to use the national CCTV network for surveillance operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friend Glenn Wins Again<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost another court case in the US Courts, and this time, the country is liable to pay 22 million US Dollars to Glenn Godfrey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEM, wants business sector backing for Grade Six Mathematics app.<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The widely publicized STEMGuyana Project, launched here last year by a team comprising Atlanta-based Guyanese Karen Abrams and her three children, is engaging the private sector to seek its support for the project\u2019s latest initiative, a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) application designed to give support to children preparing for the National Grade Six Assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union giving GTT space on redundancies<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 One of Jamaica\u2019s largest cable TV operators has blocked transmissions of the American LGBT rights historical drama \u201cWhen We Rise.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 3 March 2017<\/h3>\nPrison Service recruits receive CCTV training<\/h4>\n
Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Recruits with HM Cayman Islands Prison Service recently received training on how to use the national CCTV network for surveillance operations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost another court case in the US Courts, and this time, the country is liable to pay 22 million US Dollars to Glenn Godfrey\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
STEM, wants business sector backing for Grade Six Mathematics app.<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The widely publicized STEMGuyana Project, launched here last year by a team comprising Atlanta-based Guyanese Karen Abrams and her three children, is engaging the private sector to seek its support for the project\u2019s latest initiative, a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) application designed to give support to children preparing for the National Grade Six Assessment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Union giving GTT space on redundancies<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)\u00a0 some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company\u2019s\u00a0 decision to retrench 120 workers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow Jamaica Losses Double<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as Flow, posted net losses of $667 million on revenues of $6.8 billion in its third quarter ending December 2016, which reversed the profit earned in that period a year earlier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT tender: Jamaica needs platform to manage public capex<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican government launched a request for information (RFI) for a public investment management information system, as part of its ongoing … more<\/a><\/p>\n
JCF using WhatsApp to tackle sexual exploitation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Leaner network<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 The telecommunications company Digicel has begun its global voluntary separation programme aimed at cutting approximately 25 per cent of its workforce\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government Weighing Options On The Cable\u2019s Future<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Attorney general Vincent Byron is explaining the government’s thinking about the future of The Cable\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Department commended for positive impact on day-to-day operations of Nevis Administration<\/h4>\nSaint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Colin Dore, commended management and staff of the Information Technology (IT) Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), for the positive impact their work continues to have on the day-to-day operations of government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel launches Samsung Galaxy S7 Giveaway for March<\/h4>\nSaint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 Digicel St. Lucia has launched yet another exciting and cool promotion to coincide with the new month of March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU demands reimbursement for TSTT workers<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding that Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) take immediate steps to reimburse more than 800 retirees 1.5 percent of their monthly contribution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company\u2019s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in outstanding monies owed to retirees\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 4 March 2017<\/h3>\nGOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB loses US$22 mil to Glenn Godfrey<\/h4>\n
Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Belize has lost yet another court case in the US\u2014this time it has been denied a motion it filed in January in US Court of Appeal in the Eleventh Circuit, with jurisdiction in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, USA, to dismiss the US$22 million award handed down in favor of Glenn D. Godfrey, a Belizean attorney and former People\u2019s United Party (PUP) Cabinet Minister\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
New free delivery service in Haiti for the Diaspora<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Friday, RedBarrel, an e-commerce company supported by the Digicel phone company, announced the creation of a new free delivery service of food and household items purchased online by Haitian diaspora customers for relatives in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICTs eye single Caricom ICT space<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Regional <\/em>\u2013 INFORMATION communication technology (ICT) cluster agencies in Caricom member states have begun discussions on developing an integrated work plan among themselves towards the development of a \u201cSingle ICT Space\u201d in the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
OCM buys into Green Dot<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA (OCM) has made another strategic acquisition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PHONE SWITCH<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thousands of GTT customers suffer internet outage after hardware malfunction<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO is ripe for automation \u2014 Fujitsu<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0As Jamaica sets about creating five per cent economic growth within four years, the Business Processing Operations sector has been considered a lynch pin in meeting that goal… more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has directed his Cabinet members using the Digicel network for work purposes to switch to locally-owned telecommunications provider bmobile, after police officers disclosed to him that former Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA) \u00addirector Reshmi Ramnarine is employed at \u00adDigicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 5 March 2017<\/h3>\nMalware attack on GWI\u2019s ICT system\u2026Systems up and running, investigation still ongoing<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 After its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems suffered a malware attack in late January this year, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced that its systems are now up and running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n