Start-Up Targeting Digital Media Push<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamian start-up aims to transform the digital media sector by providing platforms that offer the greatest marketing potential for business clients\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The service GTT is providing is unacceptable<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor,\u00a0 Last Saturday I activated a three-day data plan on my mobile phone with GTT\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government developing regulations for interactive gaming<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE Government is developing regulations to govern interactive and online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica Moves to Legalize Online Gambling, Consolidate Gaming Regulators<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013\u00a0 Jamaica is ready to jump on board the online gambling train, with government ministers proposing fast-track legislation that would allow the government to collect taxes and charge licensing fees for interactive casinos operating in the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica to \u201cfast track\u201d online gambling legislation, regulation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica\u2019s finance minister says the island nation is forging ahead with plans to regulate online gambling to keep abreast with the changing pace of technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Cybercrime Bill for journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The deadline for formal comments on the bill closed on Friday and along with participating in the TTCS perspective (http:\/\/ow.ly\/PIom30cFTqC), I\u2019ve also republished the submission of technologist Taran Rampersad (http:\/\/ow.ly\/Y8HW30cFHzQ)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 20 June 2017<\/h3>\nBahamian\u00a0start-up sparks digital marketing revolution<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 As many Bahamian companies struggle to market their companies through digital channels, a new start-up aims to transform the sector by providing digital media platforms with the greatest potential to move a business forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC and BCCEC Prepare Businesses for Hurricane Season<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The hurricane season has begun and the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) alongside the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers\u2019 Confederation (BCCEC) are urging business owners to technologically prepare their businesses for the worst\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Social media can\u2019t replace weather bulletins<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 BARBADOS WAS SPARED the brunt of\u00a0Tropical Storm Bret\u00a0<\/strong>yesterday, but the Met Office wants Barbadians to continue heeding its bulletins as two tropical waves head this way\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Female Attorney-at-Law is new Chairperson of Public Utilities Commission<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A female is set to be sworn in as the third Chairperson of Guyana\u2019s Public Utilities Commission, following the retirement of Justice Prem Persaud from that post, government said Tuesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Wants Governments To Protect Consumers And Tax Revenue<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 POLICIES needed to extend consumer protection and tax collection to the digital economy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Five Awarded US$5000 At PitchIT Caribbean Challenge<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Five entrepreneurs were awarded US $5,000 each for successfully pitching their business ideas as finalists in the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge held in St. Kitts this past weekend\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Emergency\u00a0numbers established<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Water and Sewerage Authority, in a press release, stated it has implemented specific measures in its Disaster Preparedness Plan in anticipation of the passage of the oncoming tropical storm\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free calls from Bmobile until 1p.m.<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Bret, Bmobile has announced that it is offering customers free calls today, from 9a.m to 1p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 21 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC,\u00a0Aliv shares to be sold to Bahamians<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday said shares in telecommunications providers Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv will be sold to Bahamians and the funds collected will be used to pay off the country\u2019s historically high national debt\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW AIMS FOR IMPROVED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WITH SYSTEM UPGRADE<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 The focus on improving customer experience continues to be a priority for telecoms provider Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow: Bill delay due to upgrades<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 THE REASONS WHY FLOW CUSTOMERS are receiving their bills late this month is finally clear\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable TV laments \u2018malicious acts\u2019<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 BVI Cable TV has claimed that a number of its fiber optic cables are being damaged mainly as a result of \u2018malicious acts\u2019 in a number of communities on Tortola, resulting in widespread disruption in service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana Government Officials Commend Qualfon\u2019s Focused Approach to Invest in People and the Local BPO Industry<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Qualfon, a mission-driven business process outsourcing (BPO) company and global provider of contact center services, was publicly commended by Guyana\u2019s Minister of Public Telecommunications and Minister of Business for its investments in the South American country of Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Public Utilities Commission has to be \u201cretooled\u201d as telecoms liberalisation nears<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 The newly-appointed Chairwoman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Dela Britton on Wednesday listed retooling the regulatory agency as one of her priorities at a time when Guyana is preparing to liberalise the telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO sector wants meeting with gov’t before SEZ regulations finalised<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) is calling on the government to engage with the association before it finalises Special Economic Zone (SEZ) regulations, which in the view of the BPIAJ has the potential to stifle the growth of BPO in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Forge CCTV Ties With Cable Companies<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Government has been toying with the idea of using of CCTV in public spaces as a tool for crime prevention and detection. CCTV is remarkable as a support for the police force which is undermanned and cannot patrol every street everywhere at every time\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Committed to Providing the BPO Sector with the Necessary Support<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With 30,000 persons set to secure jobs in business process outsourcing (BPO) operations, over the next five years, the Government is focused on providing the sector with the necessary institutional support\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT hosts Viable Career Choice Expo<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0ICT is like seasoning in food because you must have it. ICT plays in every aspect of everything we do in every industry,\u201d says Dr Joseph Jacob, manager Student Recruitment, University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 22 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC\u00a0recognizes stellar employees<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently held its employee awards reception at The Balmoral Club, where over 100 employees were recognized for exemplary services to the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Plans Electronic Building Permit Process<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Works plans to introduce an electronic processing solution to enhance the efficiency and security of building permit applications, which generated just under $1.3 million in revenues for the Government last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Minnis\u00a0promises free Wi-Fi in inner city<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government will put free Wi-Fi in areas within the inner city of New Providence, said Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless to launch in July<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 New Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless is set to launch commercial 4G services on 17 July, reports local daily Nation News\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Gov Signs MOU With Microsoft For Digital Transformation Goals<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Strikes Deal With Microsoft For E-Government<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Today the Government of Belize and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping the government to meet its National Digital Transformation Goals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Siri founder shares secrets to success<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Want to know how to become a multi-million dollar Silicon Valley success story? Better ask Siri. Or better still, ask one of the company\u2019s founders, Adam Cheyer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyanese youths get GYD$2.5 million support to participate in First Global Robotic Challenge<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A team of youths, who will be representing Guyana in the First Global Robotic Challenge in the United States (US) next month, has received support amounting to GYD$2.5 million, the Ministry of the Presidency announced Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Liberalisation looms as GTT negotiations wind down<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Government is nearing the end of negotiations with the US owner of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) as the country prepares to allow new operators into the telecoms arena\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The 10-Step Plan To Fight Cyber Risk<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Rigorous IT security assessments should be performed by specialists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media \u2013 Key Statistics, In Depth Analysis and Forecast to 2022<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean operators ramp up investments in LTE and GPON fibre servicesThe telecoms sector is one of the Caribbean region\u2019s major growth sectors, particularly in the mobile telephony and data segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KPMG: Bermuda & Caribbean Cyber Security<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A multiregional survey by\u00a0KPMG\u00a0indicated that Bermuda is slightly more prepared against\u00a0cyber security\u00a0threats in relation to its Caribbean counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse group of tech hopefuls share US$25,000 at PitchIT Caribbean Challenge 3.0<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government\u2019s\u00a0shareholding in Aliv, BTC complicates regulation, says URCA CEO<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE Government is developing regulations to govern interactive and online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica Moves to Legalize Online Gambling, Consolidate Gaming Regulators<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013\u00a0 Jamaica is ready to jump on board the online gambling train, with government ministers proposing fast-track legislation that would allow the government to collect taxes and charge licensing fees for interactive casinos operating in the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Jamaica to \u201cfast track\u201d online gambling legislation, regulation<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica\u2019s finance minister says the island nation is forging ahead with plans to regulate online gambling to keep abreast with the changing pace of technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Cybercrime Bill for journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The deadline for formal comments on the bill closed on Friday and along with participating in the TTCS perspective (http:\/\/ow.ly\/PIom30cFTqC), I\u2019ve also republished the submission of technologist Taran Rampersad (http:\/\/ow.ly\/Y8HW30cFHzQ)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 20 June 2017<\/h3>\nBahamian\u00a0start-up sparks digital marketing revolution<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 As many Bahamian companies struggle to market their companies through digital channels, a new start-up aims to transform the sector by providing digital media platforms with the greatest potential to move a business forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC and BCCEC Prepare Businesses for Hurricane Season<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The hurricane season has begun and the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) alongside the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers\u2019 Confederation (BCCEC) are urging business owners to technologically prepare their businesses for the worst\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Social media can\u2019t replace weather bulletins<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 BARBADOS WAS SPARED the brunt of\u00a0Tropical Storm Bret\u00a0<\/strong>yesterday, but the Met Office wants Barbadians to continue heeding its bulletins as two tropical waves head this way\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Female Attorney-at-Law is new Chairperson of Public Utilities Commission<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A female is set to be sworn in as the third Chairperson of Guyana\u2019s Public Utilities Commission, following the retirement of Justice Prem Persaud from that post, government said Tuesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Wants Governments To Protect Consumers And Tax Revenue<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 POLICIES needed to extend consumer protection and tax collection to the digital economy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Five Awarded US$5000 At PitchIT Caribbean Challenge<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Five entrepreneurs were awarded US $5,000 each for successfully pitching their business ideas as finalists in the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge held in St. Kitts this past weekend\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Emergency\u00a0numbers established<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Water and Sewerage Authority, in a press release, stated it has implemented specific measures in its Disaster Preparedness Plan in anticipation of the passage of the oncoming tropical storm\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free calls from Bmobile until 1p.m.<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Bret, Bmobile has announced that it is offering customers free calls today, from 9a.m to 1p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 21 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC,\u00a0Aliv shares to be sold to Bahamians<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday said shares in telecommunications providers Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv will be sold to Bahamians and the funds collected will be used to pay off the country\u2019s historically high national debt\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW AIMS FOR IMPROVED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WITH SYSTEM UPGRADE<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 The focus on improving customer experience continues to be a priority for telecoms provider Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow: Bill delay due to upgrades<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 THE REASONS WHY FLOW CUSTOMERS are receiving their bills late this month is finally clear\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable TV laments \u2018malicious acts\u2019<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 BVI Cable TV has claimed that a number of its fiber optic cables are being damaged mainly as a result of \u2018malicious acts\u2019 in a number of communities on Tortola, resulting in widespread disruption in service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana Government Officials Commend Qualfon\u2019s Focused Approach to Invest in People and the Local BPO Industry<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Qualfon, a mission-driven business process outsourcing (BPO) company and global provider of contact center services, was publicly commended by Guyana\u2019s Minister of Public Telecommunications and Minister of Business for its investments in the South American country of Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Public Utilities Commission has to be \u201cretooled\u201d as telecoms liberalisation nears<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 The newly-appointed Chairwoman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Dela Britton on Wednesday listed retooling the regulatory agency as one of her priorities at a time when Guyana is preparing to liberalise the telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO sector wants meeting with gov’t before SEZ regulations finalised<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) is calling on the government to engage with the association before it finalises Special Economic Zone (SEZ) regulations, which in the view of the BPIAJ has the potential to stifle the growth of BPO in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Forge CCTV Ties With Cable Companies<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Government has been toying with the idea of using of CCTV in public spaces as a tool for crime prevention and detection. CCTV is remarkable as a support for the police force which is undermanned and cannot patrol every street everywhere at every time\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Committed to Providing the BPO Sector with the Necessary Support<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With 30,000 persons set to secure jobs in business process outsourcing (BPO) operations, over the next five years, the Government is focused on providing the sector with the necessary institutional support\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT hosts Viable Career Choice Expo<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0ICT is like seasoning in food because you must have it. ICT plays in every aspect of everything we do in every industry,\u201d says Dr Joseph Jacob, manager Student Recruitment, University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 22 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC\u00a0recognizes stellar employees<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently held its employee awards reception at The Balmoral Club, where over 100 employees were recognized for exemplary services to the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Plans Electronic Building Permit Process<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Works plans to introduce an electronic processing solution to enhance the efficiency and security of building permit applications, which generated just under $1.3 million in revenues for the Government last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Minnis\u00a0promises free Wi-Fi in inner city<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government will put free Wi-Fi in areas within the inner city of New Providence, said Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless to launch in July<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 New Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless is set to launch commercial 4G services on 17 July, reports local daily Nation News\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Gov Signs MOU With Microsoft For Digital Transformation Goals<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Strikes Deal With Microsoft For E-Government<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Today the Government of Belize and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping the government to meet its National Digital Transformation Goals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Siri founder shares secrets to success<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Want to know how to become a multi-million dollar Silicon Valley success story? Better ask Siri. Or better still, ask one of the company\u2019s founders, Adam Cheyer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyanese youths get GYD$2.5 million support to participate in First Global Robotic Challenge<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A team of youths, who will be representing Guyana in the First Global Robotic Challenge in the United States (US) next month, has received support amounting to GYD$2.5 million, the Ministry of the Presidency announced Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Liberalisation looms as GTT negotiations wind down<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Government is nearing the end of negotiations with the US owner of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) as the country prepares to allow new operators into the telecoms arena\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The 10-Step Plan To Fight Cyber Risk<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Rigorous IT security assessments should be performed by specialists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media \u2013 Key Statistics, In Depth Analysis and Forecast to 2022<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean operators ramp up investments in LTE and GPON fibre servicesThe telecoms sector is one of the Caribbean region\u2019s major growth sectors, particularly in the mobile telephony and data segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KPMG: Bermuda & Caribbean Cyber Security<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A multiregional survey by\u00a0KPMG\u00a0indicated that Bermuda is slightly more prepared against\u00a0cyber security\u00a0threats in relation to its Caribbean counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse group of tech hopefuls share US$25,000 at PitchIT Caribbean Challenge 3.0<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government\u2019s\u00a0shareholding in Aliv, BTC complicates regulation, says URCA CEO<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica\u2019s finance minister says the island nation is forging ahead with plans to regulate online gambling to keep abreast with the changing pace of technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The Cybercrime Bill for journalists<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The deadline for formal comments on the bill closed on Friday and along with participating in the TTCS perspective (http:\/\/ow.ly\/PIom30cFTqC), I\u2019ve also republished the submission of technologist Taran Rampersad (http:\/\/ow.ly\/Y8HW30cFHzQ)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Tuesday, 20 June 2017<\/h3>\nBahamian\u00a0start-up sparks digital marketing revolution<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 As many Bahamian companies struggle to market their companies through digital channels, a new start-up aims to transform the sector by providing digital media platforms with the greatest potential to move a business forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamian\u00a0start-up sparks digital marketing revolution<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 As many Bahamian companies struggle to market their companies through digital channels, a new start-up aims to transform the sector by providing digital media platforms with the greatest potential to move a business forward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC and BCCEC Prepare Businesses for Hurricane Season<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The hurricane season has begun and the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) alongside the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers\u2019 Confederation (BCCEC) are urging business owners to technologically prepare their businesses for the worst\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Social media can\u2019t replace weather bulletins<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 BARBADOS WAS SPARED the brunt of\u00a0Tropical Storm Bret\u00a0<\/strong>yesterday, but the Met Office wants Barbadians to continue heeding its bulletins as two tropical waves head this way\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Female Attorney-at-Law is new Chairperson of Public Utilities Commission<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A female is set to be sworn in as the third Chairperson of Guyana\u2019s Public Utilities Commission, following the retirement of Justice Prem Persaud from that post, government said Tuesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Wants Governments To Protect Consumers And Tax Revenue<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 POLICIES needed to extend consumer protection and tax collection to the digital economy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Five Awarded US$5000 At PitchIT Caribbean Challenge<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Five entrepreneurs were awarded US $5,000 each for successfully pitching their business ideas as finalists in the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge held in St. Kitts this past weekend\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Emergency\u00a0numbers established<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Water and Sewerage Authority, in a press release, stated it has implemented specific measures in its Disaster Preparedness Plan in anticipation of the passage of the oncoming tropical storm\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free calls from Bmobile until 1p.m.<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Bret, Bmobile has announced that it is offering customers free calls today, from 9a.m to 1p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 21 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC,\u00a0Aliv shares to be sold to Bahamians<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday said shares in telecommunications providers Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv will be sold to Bahamians and the funds collected will be used to pay off the country\u2019s historically high national debt\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW AIMS FOR IMPROVED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WITH SYSTEM UPGRADE<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 The focus on improving customer experience continues to be a priority for telecoms provider Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow: Bill delay due to upgrades<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 THE REASONS WHY FLOW CUSTOMERS are receiving their bills late this month is finally clear\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable TV laments \u2018malicious acts\u2019<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 BVI Cable TV has claimed that a number of its fiber optic cables are being damaged mainly as a result of \u2018malicious acts\u2019 in a number of communities on Tortola, resulting in widespread disruption in service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana Government Officials Commend Qualfon\u2019s Focused Approach to Invest in People and the Local BPO Industry<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Qualfon, a mission-driven business process outsourcing (BPO) company and global provider of contact center services, was publicly commended by Guyana\u2019s Minister of Public Telecommunications and Minister of Business for its investments in the South American country of Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Public Utilities Commission has to be \u201cretooled\u201d as telecoms liberalisation nears<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 The newly-appointed Chairwoman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Dela Britton on Wednesday listed retooling the regulatory agency as one of her priorities at a time when Guyana is preparing to liberalise the telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO sector wants meeting with gov’t before SEZ regulations finalised<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) is calling on the government to engage with the association before it finalises Special Economic Zone (SEZ) regulations, which in the view of the BPIAJ has the potential to stifle the growth of BPO in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Forge CCTV Ties With Cable Companies<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Government has been toying with the idea of using of CCTV in public spaces as a tool for crime prevention and detection. CCTV is remarkable as a support for the police force which is undermanned and cannot patrol every street everywhere at every time\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Committed to Providing the BPO Sector with the Necessary Support<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With 30,000 persons set to secure jobs in business process outsourcing (BPO) operations, over the next five years, the Government is focused on providing the sector with the necessary institutional support\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT hosts Viable Career Choice Expo<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0ICT is like seasoning in food because you must have it. ICT plays in every aspect of everything we do in every industry,\u201d says Dr Joseph Jacob, manager Student Recruitment, University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 22 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC\u00a0recognizes stellar employees<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently held its employee awards reception at The Balmoral Club, where over 100 employees were recognized for exemplary services to the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Plans Electronic Building Permit Process<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Works plans to introduce an electronic processing solution to enhance the efficiency and security of building permit applications, which generated just under $1.3 million in revenues for the Government last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Minnis\u00a0promises free Wi-Fi in inner city<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government will put free Wi-Fi in areas within the inner city of New Providence, said Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless to launch in July<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 New Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless is set to launch commercial 4G services on 17 July, reports local daily Nation News\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Gov Signs MOU With Microsoft For Digital Transformation Goals<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Strikes Deal With Microsoft For E-Government<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Today the Government of Belize and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping the government to meet its National Digital Transformation Goals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Siri founder shares secrets to success<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Want to know how to become a multi-million dollar Silicon Valley success story? Better ask Siri. Or better still, ask one of the company\u2019s founders, Adam Cheyer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyanese youths get GYD$2.5 million support to participate in First Global Robotic Challenge<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A team of youths, who will be representing Guyana in the First Global Robotic Challenge in the United States (US) next month, has received support amounting to GYD$2.5 million, the Ministry of the Presidency announced Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Liberalisation looms as GTT negotiations wind down<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Government is nearing the end of negotiations with the US owner of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) as the country prepares to allow new operators into the telecoms arena\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The 10-Step Plan To Fight Cyber Risk<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Rigorous IT security assessments should be performed by specialists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media \u2013 Key Statistics, In Depth Analysis and Forecast to 2022<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean operators ramp up investments in LTE and GPON fibre servicesThe telecoms sector is one of the Caribbean region\u2019s major growth sectors, particularly in the mobile telephony and data segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KPMG: Bermuda & Caribbean Cyber Security<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A multiregional survey by\u00a0KPMG\u00a0indicated that Bermuda is slightly more prepared against\u00a0cyber security\u00a0threats in relation to its Caribbean counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse group of tech hopefuls share US$25,000 at PitchIT Caribbean Challenge 3.0<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government\u2019s\u00a0shareholding in Aliv, BTC complicates regulation, says URCA CEO<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Social media can\u2019t replace weather bulletins<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 BARBADOS WAS SPARED the brunt of\u00a0Tropical Storm Bret\u00a0<\/strong>yesterday, but the Met Office wants Barbadians to continue heeding its bulletins as two tropical waves head this way\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Female Attorney-at-Law is new Chairperson of Public Utilities Commission<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A female is set to be sworn in as the third Chairperson of Guyana\u2019s Public Utilities Commission, following the retirement of Justice Prem Persaud from that post, government said Tuesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Wants Governments To Protect Consumers And Tax Revenue<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 POLICIES needed to extend consumer protection and tax collection to the digital economy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Five Awarded US$5000 At PitchIT Caribbean Challenge<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Five entrepreneurs were awarded US $5,000 each for successfully pitching their business ideas as finalists in the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge held in St. Kitts this past weekend\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Emergency\u00a0numbers established<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Water and Sewerage Authority, in a press release, stated it has implemented specific measures in its Disaster Preparedness Plan in anticipation of the passage of the oncoming tropical storm\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free calls from Bmobile until 1p.m.<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Bret, Bmobile has announced that it is offering customers free calls today, from 9a.m to 1p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 21 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC,\u00a0Aliv shares to be sold to Bahamians<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday said shares in telecommunications providers Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv will be sold to Bahamians and the funds collected will be used to pay off the country\u2019s historically high national debt\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW AIMS FOR IMPROVED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WITH SYSTEM UPGRADE<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 The focus on improving customer experience continues to be a priority for telecoms provider Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow: Bill delay due to upgrades<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 THE REASONS WHY FLOW CUSTOMERS are receiving their bills late this month is finally clear\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable TV laments \u2018malicious acts\u2019<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 BVI Cable TV has claimed that a number of its fiber optic cables are being damaged mainly as a result of \u2018malicious acts\u2019 in a number of communities on Tortola, resulting in widespread disruption in service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana Government Officials Commend Qualfon\u2019s Focused Approach to Invest in People and the Local BPO Industry<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Qualfon, a mission-driven business process outsourcing (BPO) company and global provider of contact center services, was publicly commended by Guyana\u2019s Minister of Public Telecommunications and Minister of Business for its investments in the South American country of Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Public Utilities Commission has to be \u201cretooled\u201d as telecoms liberalisation nears<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 The newly-appointed Chairwoman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Dela Britton on Wednesday listed retooling the regulatory agency as one of her priorities at a time when Guyana is preparing to liberalise the telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO sector wants meeting with gov’t before SEZ regulations finalised<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) is calling on the government to engage with the association before it finalises Special Economic Zone (SEZ) regulations, which in the view of the BPIAJ has the potential to stifle the growth of BPO in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Forge CCTV Ties With Cable Companies<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Government has been toying with the idea of using of CCTV in public spaces as a tool for crime prevention and detection. CCTV is remarkable as a support for the police force which is undermanned and cannot patrol every street everywhere at every time\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Committed to Providing the BPO Sector with the Necessary Support<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With 30,000 persons set to secure jobs in business process outsourcing (BPO) operations, over the next five years, the Government is focused on providing the sector with the necessary institutional support\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT hosts Viable Career Choice Expo<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0ICT is like seasoning in food because you must have it. ICT plays in every aspect of everything we do in every industry,\u201d says Dr Joseph Jacob, manager Student Recruitment, University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 22 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC\u00a0recognizes stellar employees<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently held its employee awards reception at The Balmoral Club, where over 100 employees were recognized for exemplary services to the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Plans Electronic Building Permit Process<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Works plans to introduce an electronic processing solution to enhance the efficiency and security of building permit applications, which generated just under $1.3 million in revenues for the Government last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Minnis\u00a0promises free Wi-Fi in inner city<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government will put free Wi-Fi in areas within the inner city of New Providence, said Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless to launch in July<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 New Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless is set to launch commercial 4G services on 17 July, reports local daily Nation News\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Gov Signs MOU With Microsoft For Digital Transformation Goals<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Strikes Deal With Microsoft For E-Government<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Today the Government of Belize and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping the government to meet its National Digital Transformation Goals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Siri founder shares secrets to success<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Want to know how to become a multi-million dollar Silicon Valley success story? Better ask Siri. Or better still, ask one of the company\u2019s founders, Adam Cheyer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyanese youths get GYD$2.5 million support to participate in First Global Robotic Challenge<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A team of youths, who will be representing Guyana in the First Global Robotic Challenge in the United States (US) next month, has received support amounting to GYD$2.5 million, the Ministry of the Presidency announced Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Liberalisation looms as GTT negotiations wind down<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Government is nearing the end of negotiations with the US owner of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) as the country prepares to allow new operators into the telecoms arena\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The 10-Step Plan To Fight Cyber Risk<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Rigorous IT security assessments should be performed by specialists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media \u2013 Key Statistics, In Depth Analysis and Forecast to 2022<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean operators ramp up investments in LTE and GPON fibre servicesThe telecoms sector is one of the Caribbean region\u2019s major growth sectors, particularly in the mobile telephony and data segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KPMG: Bermuda & Caribbean Cyber Security<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A multiregional survey by\u00a0KPMG\u00a0indicated that Bermuda is slightly more prepared against\u00a0cyber security\u00a0threats in relation to its Caribbean counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse group of tech hopefuls share US$25,000 at PitchIT Caribbean Challenge 3.0<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government\u2019s\u00a0shareholding in Aliv, BTC complicates regulation, says URCA CEO<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Regional <\/em>\u2013 POLICIES needed to extend consumer protection and tax collection to the digital economy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Five Awarded US$5000 At PitchIT Caribbean Challenge<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Five entrepreneurs were awarded US $5,000 each for successfully pitching their business ideas as finalists in the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge held in St. Kitts this past weekend\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Emergency\u00a0numbers established<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Water and Sewerage Authority, in a press release, stated it has implemented specific measures in its Disaster Preparedness Plan in anticipation of the passage of the oncoming tropical storm\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free calls from Bmobile until 1p.m.<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Bret, Bmobile has announced that it is offering customers free calls today, from 9a.m to 1p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 21 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC,\u00a0Aliv shares to be sold to Bahamians<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday said shares in telecommunications providers Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv will be sold to Bahamians and the funds collected will be used to pay off the country\u2019s historically high national debt\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW AIMS FOR IMPROVED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WITH SYSTEM UPGRADE<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 The focus on improving customer experience continues to be a priority for telecoms provider Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow: Bill delay due to upgrades<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 THE REASONS WHY FLOW CUSTOMERS are receiving their bills late this month is finally clear\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable TV laments \u2018malicious acts\u2019<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 BVI Cable TV has claimed that a number of its fiber optic cables are being damaged mainly as a result of \u2018malicious acts\u2019 in a number of communities on Tortola, resulting in widespread disruption in service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana Government Officials Commend Qualfon\u2019s Focused Approach to Invest in People and the Local BPO Industry<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Qualfon, a mission-driven business process outsourcing (BPO) company and global provider of contact center services, was publicly commended by Guyana\u2019s Minister of Public Telecommunications and Minister of Business for its investments in the South American country of Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Public Utilities Commission has to be \u201cretooled\u201d as telecoms liberalisation nears<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 The newly-appointed Chairwoman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Dela Britton on Wednesday listed retooling the regulatory agency as one of her priorities at a time when Guyana is preparing to liberalise the telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO sector wants meeting with gov’t before SEZ regulations finalised<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) is calling on the government to engage with the association before it finalises Special Economic Zone (SEZ) regulations, which in the view of the BPIAJ has the potential to stifle the growth of BPO in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Forge CCTV Ties With Cable Companies<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Government has been toying with the idea of using of CCTV in public spaces as a tool for crime prevention and detection. CCTV is remarkable as a support for the police force which is undermanned and cannot patrol every street everywhere at every time\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Committed to Providing the BPO Sector with the Necessary Support<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With 30,000 persons set to secure jobs in business process outsourcing (BPO) operations, over the next five years, the Government is focused on providing the sector with the necessary institutional support\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT hosts Viable Career Choice Expo<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0ICT is like seasoning in food because you must have it. ICT plays in every aspect of everything we do in every industry,\u201d says Dr Joseph Jacob, manager Student Recruitment, University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 22 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC\u00a0recognizes stellar employees<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently held its employee awards reception at The Balmoral Club, where over 100 employees were recognized for exemplary services to the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Plans Electronic Building Permit Process<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Works plans to introduce an electronic processing solution to enhance the efficiency and security of building permit applications, which generated just under $1.3 million in revenues for the Government last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Minnis\u00a0promises free Wi-Fi in inner city<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government will put free Wi-Fi in areas within the inner city of New Providence, said Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless to launch in July<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 New Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless is set to launch commercial 4G services on 17 July, reports local daily Nation News\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Gov Signs MOU With Microsoft For Digital Transformation Goals<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Strikes Deal With Microsoft For E-Government<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Today the Government of Belize and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping the government to meet its National Digital Transformation Goals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Siri founder shares secrets to success<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Want to know how to become a multi-million dollar Silicon Valley success story? Better ask Siri. Or better still, ask one of the company\u2019s founders, Adam Cheyer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyanese youths get GYD$2.5 million support to participate in First Global Robotic Challenge<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A team of youths, who will be representing Guyana in the First Global Robotic Challenge in the United States (US) next month, has received support amounting to GYD$2.5 million, the Ministry of the Presidency announced Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Liberalisation looms as GTT negotiations wind down<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Government is nearing the end of negotiations with the US owner of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) as the country prepares to allow new operators into the telecoms arena\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The 10-Step Plan To Fight Cyber Risk<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Rigorous IT security assessments should be performed by specialists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media \u2013 Key Statistics, In Depth Analysis and Forecast to 2022<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean operators ramp up investments in LTE and GPON fibre servicesThe telecoms sector is one of the Caribbean region\u2019s major growth sectors, particularly in the mobile telephony and data segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KPMG: Bermuda & Caribbean Cyber Security<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A multiregional survey by\u00a0KPMG\u00a0indicated that Bermuda is slightly more prepared against\u00a0cyber security\u00a0threats in relation to its Caribbean counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse group of tech hopefuls share US$25,000 at PitchIT Caribbean Challenge 3.0<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government\u2019s\u00a0shareholding in Aliv, BTC complicates regulation, says URCA CEO<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
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Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 THE Water and Sewerage Authority, in a press release, stated it has implemented specific measures in its Disaster Preparedness Plan in anticipation of the passage of the oncoming tropical storm\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Free calls from Bmobile until 1p.m.<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Bret, Bmobile has announced that it is offering customers free calls today, from 9a.m to 1p.m\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Wednesday, 21 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC,\u00a0Aliv shares to be sold to Bahamians<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday said shares in telecommunications providers Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv will be sold to Bahamians and the funds collected will be used to pay off the country\u2019s historically high national debt\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC,\u00a0Aliv shares to be sold to Bahamians<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday said shares in telecommunications providers Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv will be sold to Bahamians and the funds collected will be used to pay off the country\u2019s historically high national debt\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
FLOW AIMS FOR IMPROVED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WITH SYSTEM UPGRADE<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 The focus on improving customer experience continues to be a priority for telecoms provider Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow: Bill delay due to upgrades<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 THE REASONS WHY FLOW CUSTOMERS are receiving their bills late this month is finally clear\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable TV laments \u2018malicious acts\u2019<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 BVI Cable TV has claimed that a number of its fiber optic cables are being damaged mainly as a result of \u2018malicious acts\u2019 in a number of communities on Tortola, resulting in widespread disruption in service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana Government Officials Commend Qualfon\u2019s Focused Approach to Invest in People and the Local BPO Industry<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Qualfon, a mission-driven business process outsourcing (BPO) company and global provider of contact center services, was publicly commended by Guyana\u2019s Minister of Public Telecommunications and Minister of Business for its investments in the South American country of Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Public Utilities Commission has to be \u201cretooled\u201d as telecoms liberalisation nears<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 The newly-appointed Chairwoman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Dela Britton on Wednesday listed retooling the regulatory agency as one of her priorities at a time when Guyana is preparing to liberalise the telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO sector wants meeting with gov’t before SEZ regulations finalised<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) is calling on the government to engage with the association before it finalises Special Economic Zone (SEZ) regulations, which in the view of the BPIAJ has the potential to stifle the growth of BPO in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Forge CCTV Ties With Cable Companies<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Government has been toying with the idea of using of CCTV in public spaces as a tool for crime prevention and detection. CCTV is remarkable as a support for the police force which is undermanned and cannot patrol every street everywhere at every time\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Committed to Providing the BPO Sector with the Necessary Support<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With 30,000 persons set to secure jobs in business process outsourcing (BPO) operations, over the next five years, the Government is focused on providing the sector with the necessary institutional support\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT hosts Viable Career Choice Expo<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0ICT is like seasoning in food because you must have it. ICT plays in every aspect of everything we do in every industry,\u201d says Dr Joseph Jacob, manager Student Recruitment, University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 22 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC\u00a0recognizes stellar employees<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently held its employee awards reception at The Balmoral Club, where over 100 employees were recognized for exemplary services to the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Plans Electronic Building Permit Process<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Works plans to introduce an electronic processing solution to enhance the efficiency and security of building permit applications, which generated just under $1.3 million in revenues for the Government last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Minnis\u00a0promises free Wi-Fi in inner city<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government will put free Wi-Fi in areas within the inner city of New Providence, said Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless to launch in July<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 New Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless is set to launch commercial 4G services on 17 July, reports local daily Nation News\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Gov Signs MOU With Microsoft For Digital Transformation Goals<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Strikes Deal With Microsoft For E-Government<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Today the Government of Belize and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping the government to meet its National Digital Transformation Goals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Siri founder shares secrets to success<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Want to know how to become a multi-million dollar Silicon Valley success story? Better ask Siri. Or better still, ask one of the company\u2019s founders, Adam Cheyer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyanese youths get GYD$2.5 million support to participate in First Global Robotic Challenge<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A team of youths, who will be representing Guyana in the First Global Robotic Challenge in the United States (US) next month, has received support amounting to GYD$2.5 million, the Ministry of the Presidency announced Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Liberalisation looms as GTT negotiations wind down<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Government is nearing the end of negotiations with the US owner of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) as the country prepares to allow new operators into the telecoms arena\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The 10-Step Plan To Fight Cyber Risk<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Rigorous IT security assessments should be performed by specialists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media \u2013 Key Statistics, In Depth Analysis and Forecast to 2022<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean operators ramp up investments in LTE and GPON fibre servicesThe telecoms sector is one of the Caribbean region\u2019s major growth sectors, particularly in the mobile telephony and data segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KPMG: Bermuda & Caribbean Cyber Security<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A multiregional survey by\u00a0KPMG\u00a0indicated that Bermuda is slightly more prepared against\u00a0cyber security\u00a0threats in relation to its Caribbean counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse group of tech hopefuls share US$25,000 at PitchIT Caribbean Challenge 3.0<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government\u2019s\u00a0shareholding in Aliv, BTC complicates regulation, says URCA CEO<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Barbados<\/em> \u2013 THE REASONS WHY FLOW CUSTOMERS are receiving their bills late this month is finally clear\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cable TV laments \u2018malicious acts\u2019<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 BVI Cable TV has claimed that a number of its fiber optic cables are being damaged mainly as a result of \u2018malicious acts\u2019 in a number of communities on Tortola, resulting in widespread disruption in service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyana Government Officials Commend Qualfon\u2019s Focused Approach to Invest in People and the Local BPO Industry<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Qualfon, a mission-driven business process outsourcing (BPO) company and global provider of contact center services, was publicly commended by Guyana\u2019s Minister of Public Telecommunications and Minister of Business for its investments in the South American country of Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Public Utilities Commission has to be \u201cretooled\u201d as telecoms liberalisation nears<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 The newly-appointed Chairwoman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Dela Britton on Wednesday listed retooling the regulatory agency as one of her priorities at a time when Guyana is preparing to liberalise the telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO sector wants meeting with gov’t before SEZ regulations finalised<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) is calling on the government to engage with the association before it finalises Special Economic Zone (SEZ) regulations, which in the view of the BPIAJ has the potential to stifle the growth of BPO in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Forge CCTV Ties With Cable Companies<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Government has been toying with the idea of using of CCTV in public spaces as a tool for crime prevention and detection. CCTV is remarkable as a support for the police force which is undermanned and cannot patrol every street everywhere at every time\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Committed to Providing the BPO Sector with the Necessary Support<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With 30,000 persons set to secure jobs in business process outsourcing (BPO) operations, over the next five years, the Government is focused on providing the sector with the necessary institutional support\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT hosts Viable Career Choice Expo<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0ICT is like seasoning in food because you must have it. ICT plays in every aspect of everything we do in every industry,\u201d says Dr Joseph Jacob, manager Student Recruitment, University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 22 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC\u00a0recognizes stellar employees<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently held its employee awards reception at The Balmoral Club, where over 100 employees were recognized for exemplary services to the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Plans Electronic Building Permit Process<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Works plans to introduce an electronic processing solution to enhance the efficiency and security of building permit applications, which generated just under $1.3 million in revenues for the Government last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Minnis\u00a0promises free Wi-Fi in inner city<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government will put free Wi-Fi in areas within the inner city of New Providence, said Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless to launch in July<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 New Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless is set to launch commercial 4G services on 17 July, reports local daily Nation News\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Gov Signs MOU With Microsoft For Digital Transformation Goals<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Strikes Deal With Microsoft For E-Government<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Today the Government of Belize and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping the government to meet its National Digital Transformation Goals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Siri founder shares secrets to success<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Want to know how to become a multi-million dollar Silicon Valley success story? Better ask Siri. Or better still, ask one of the company\u2019s founders, Adam Cheyer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyanese youths get GYD$2.5 million support to participate in First Global Robotic Challenge<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A team of youths, who will be representing Guyana in the First Global Robotic Challenge in the United States (US) next month, has received support amounting to GYD$2.5 million, the Ministry of the Presidency announced Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Liberalisation looms as GTT negotiations wind down<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Government is nearing the end of negotiations with the US owner of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) as the country prepares to allow new operators into the telecoms arena\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The 10-Step Plan To Fight Cyber Risk<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Rigorous IT security assessments should be performed by specialists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media \u2013 Key Statistics, In Depth Analysis and Forecast to 2022<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean operators ramp up investments in LTE and GPON fibre servicesThe telecoms sector is one of the Caribbean region\u2019s major growth sectors, particularly in the mobile telephony and data segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KPMG: Bermuda & Caribbean Cyber Security<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A multiregional survey by\u00a0KPMG\u00a0indicated that Bermuda is slightly more prepared against\u00a0cyber security\u00a0threats in relation to its Caribbean counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse group of tech hopefuls share US$25,000 at PitchIT Caribbean Challenge 3.0<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government\u2019s\u00a0shareholding in Aliv, BTC complicates regulation, says URCA CEO<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Qualfon, a mission-driven business process outsourcing (BPO) company and global provider of contact center services, was publicly commended by Guyana\u2019s Minister of Public Telecommunications and Minister of Business for its investments in the South American country of Guyana\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Public Utilities Commission has to be \u201cretooled\u201d as telecoms liberalisation nears<\/h4>\nGuyana<\/em> \u2013 The newly-appointed Chairwoman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Dela Britton on Wednesday listed retooling the regulatory agency as one of her priorities at a time when Guyana is preparing to liberalise the telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BPO sector wants meeting with gov’t before SEZ regulations finalised<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) is calling on the government to engage with the association before it finalises Special Economic Zone (SEZ) regulations, which in the view of the BPIAJ has the potential to stifle the growth of BPO in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Forge CCTV Ties With Cable Companies<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Government has been toying with the idea of using of CCTV in public spaces as a tool for crime prevention and detection. CCTV is remarkable as a support for the police force which is undermanned and cannot patrol every street everywhere at every time\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Committed to Providing the BPO Sector with the Necessary Support<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With 30,000 persons set to secure jobs in business process outsourcing (BPO) operations, over the next five years, the Government is focused on providing the sector with the necessary institutional support\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT hosts Viable Career Choice Expo<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0ICT is like seasoning in food because you must have it. ICT plays in every aspect of everything we do in every industry,\u201d says Dr Joseph Jacob, manager Student Recruitment, University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 22 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC\u00a0recognizes stellar employees<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently held its employee awards reception at The Balmoral Club, where over 100 employees were recognized for exemplary services to the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Plans Electronic Building Permit Process<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Works plans to introduce an electronic processing solution to enhance the efficiency and security of building permit applications, which generated just under $1.3 million in revenues for the Government last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Minnis\u00a0promises free Wi-Fi in inner city<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government will put free Wi-Fi in areas within the inner city of New Providence, said Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless to launch in July<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 New Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless is set to launch commercial 4G services on 17 July, reports local daily Nation News\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Gov Signs MOU With Microsoft For Digital Transformation Goals<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Strikes Deal With Microsoft For E-Government<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Today the Government of Belize and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping the government to meet its National Digital Transformation Goals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Siri founder shares secrets to success<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Want to know how to become a multi-million dollar Silicon Valley success story? Better ask Siri. Or better still, ask one of the company\u2019s founders, Adam Cheyer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyanese youths get GYD$2.5 million support to participate in First Global Robotic Challenge<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A team of youths, who will be representing Guyana in the First Global Robotic Challenge in the United States (US) next month, has received support amounting to GYD$2.5 million, the Ministry of the Presidency announced Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Liberalisation looms as GTT negotiations wind down<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Government is nearing the end of negotiations with the US owner of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) as the country prepares to allow new operators into the telecoms arena\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The 10-Step Plan To Fight Cyber Risk<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Rigorous IT security assessments should be performed by specialists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media \u2013 Key Statistics, In Depth Analysis and Forecast to 2022<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean operators ramp up investments in LTE and GPON fibre servicesThe telecoms sector is one of the Caribbean region\u2019s major growth sectors, particularly in the mobile telephony and data segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KPMG: Bermuda & Caribbean Cyber Security<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A multiregional survey by\u00a0KPMG\u00a0indicated that Bermuda is slightly more prepared against\u00a0cyber security\u00a0threats in relation to its Caribbean counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse group of tech hopefuls share US$25,000 at PitchIT Caribbean Challenge 3.0<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government\u2019s\u00a0shareholding in Aliv, BTC complicates regulation, says URCA CEO<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) is calling on the government to engage with the association before it finalises Special Economic Zone (SEZ) regulations, which in the view of the BPIAJ has the potential to stifle the growth of BPO in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Forge CCTV Ties With Cable Companies<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Government has been toying with the idea of using of CCTV in public spaces as a tool for crime prevention and detection. CCTV is remarkable as a support for the police force which is undermanned and cannot patrol every street everywhere at every time\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov\u2019t Committed to Providing the BPO Sector with the Necessary Support<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 With 30,000 persons set to secure jobs in business process outsourcing (BPO) operations, over the next five years, the Government is focused on providing the sector with the necessary institutional support\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT hosts Viable Career Choice Expo<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0ICT is like seasoning in food because you must have it. ICT plays in every aspect of everything we do in every industry,\u201d says Dr Joseph Jacob, manager Student Recruitment, University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 22 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC\u00a0recognizes stellar employees<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently held its employee awards reception at The Balmoral Club, where over 100 employees were recognized for exemplary services to the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Plans Electronic Building Permit Process<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Works plans to introduce an electronic processing solution to enhance the efficiency and security of building permit applications, which generated just under $1.3 million in revenues for the Government last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Minnis\u00a0promises free Wi-Fi in inner city<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government will put free Wi-Fi in areas within the inner city of New Providence, said Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless to launch in July<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 New Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless is set to launch commercial 4G services on 17 July, reports local daily Nation News\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Gov Signs MOU With Microsoft For Digital Transformation Goals<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Strikes Deal With Microsoft For E-Government<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Today the Government of Belize and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping the government to meet its National Digital Transformation Goals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Siri founder shares secrets to success<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Want to know how to become a multi-million dollar Silicon Valley success story? Better ask Siri. Or better still, ask one of the company\u2019s founders, Adam Cheyer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyanese youths get GYD$2.5 million support to participate in First Global Robotic Challenge<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A team of youths, who will be representing Guyana in the First Global Robotic Challenge in the United States (US) next month, has received support amounting to GYD$2.5 million, the Ministry of the Presidency announced Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Liberalisation looms as GTT negotiations wind down<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Government is nearing the end of negotiations with the US owner of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) as the country prepares to allow new operators into the telecoms arena\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The 10-Step Plan To Fight Cyber Risk<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Rigorous IT security assessments should be performed by specialists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media \u2013 Key Statistics, In Depth Analysis and Forecast to 2022<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean operators ramp up investments in LTE and GPON fibre servicesThe telecoms sector is one of the Caribbean region\u2019s major growth sectors, particularly in the mobile telephony and data segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KPMG: Bermuda & Caribbean Cyber Security<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A multiregional survey by\u00a0KPMG\u00a0indicated that Bermuda is slightly more prepared against\u00a0cyber security\u00a0threats in relation to its Caribbean counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse group of tech hopefuls share US$25,000 at PitchIT Caribbean Challenge 3.0<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government\u2019s\u00a0shareholding in Aliv, BTC complicates regulation, says URCA CEO<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 With 30,000 persons set to secure jobs in business process outsourcing (BPO) operations, over the next five years, the Government is focused on providing the sector with the necessary institutional support\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
ICT hosts Viable Career Choice Expo<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0ICT is like seasoning in food because you must have it. ICT plays in every aspect of everything we do in every industry,\u201d says Dr Joseph Jacob, manager Student Recruitment, University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Thursday, 22 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC\u00a0recognizes stellar employees<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently held its employee awards reception at The Balmoral Club, where over 100 employees were recognized for exemplary services to the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
BTC\u00a0recognizes stellar employees<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) recently held its employee awards reception at The Balmoral Club, where over 100 employees were recognized for exemplary services to the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ministry Plans Electronic Building Permit Process<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Works plans to introduce an electronic processing solution to enhance the efficiency and security of building permit applications, which generated just under $1.3 million in revenues for the Government last year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Minnis\u00a0promises free Wi-Fi in inner city<\/h4>\nBahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government will put free Wi-Fi in areas within the inner city of New Providence, said Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless to launch in July<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 New Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless is set to launch commercial 4G services on 17 July, reports local daily Nation News\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Gov Signs MOU With Microsoft For Digital Transformation Goals<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Strikes Deal With Microsoft For E-Government<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Today the Government of Belize and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping the government to meet its National Digital Transformation Goals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Siri founder shares secrets to success<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Want to know how to become a multi-million dollar Silicon Valley success story? Better ask Siri. Or better still, ask one of the company\u2019s founders, Adam Cheyer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyanese youths get GYD$2.5 million support to participate in First Global Robotic Challenge<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A team of youths, who will be representing Guyana in the First Global Robotic Challenge in the United States (US) next month, has received support amounting to GYD$2.5 million, the Ministry of the Presidency announced Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Liberalisation looms as GTT negotiations wind down<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Government is nearing the end of negotiations with the US owner of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) as the country prepares to allow new operators into the telecoms arena\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The 10-Step Plan To Fight Cyber Risk<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Rigorous IT security assessments should be performed by specialists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media \u2013 Key Statistics, In Depth Analysis and Forecast to 2022<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean operators ramp up investments in LTE and GPON fibre servicesThe telecoms sector is one of the Caribbean region\u2019s major growth sectors, particularly in the mobile telephony and data segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KPMG: Bermuda & Caribbean Cyber Security<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A multiregional survey by\u00a0KPMG\u00a0indicated that Bermuda is slightly more prepared against\u00a0cyber security\u00a0threats in relation to its Caribbean counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse group of tech hopefuls share US$25,000 at PitchIT Caribbean Challenge 3.0<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government\u2019s\u00a0shareholding in Aliv, BTC complicates regulation, says URCA CEO<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The government will put free Wi-Fi in areas within the inner city of New Providence, said Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless to launch in July<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 New Barbados MVNO Ozone Wireless is set to launch commercial 4G services on 17 July, reports local daily Nation News\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize Gov Signs MOU With Microsoft For Digital Transformation Goals<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Strikes Deal With Microsoft For E-Government<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Today the Government of Belize and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping the government to meet its National Digital Transformation Goals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Siri founder shares secrets to success<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Want to know how to become a multi-million dollar Silicon Valley success story? Better ask Siri. Or better still, ask one of the company\u2019s founders, Adam Cheyer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyanese youths get GYD$2.5 million support to participate in First Global Robotic Challenge<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A team of youths, who will be representing Guyana in the First Global Robotic Challenge in the United States (US) next month, has received support amounting to GYD$2.5 million, the Ministry of the Presidency announced Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Liberalisation looms as GTT negotiations wind down<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Government is nearing the end of negotiations with the US owner of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) as the country prepares to allow new operators into the telecoms arena\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The 10-Step Plan To Fight Cyber Risk<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Rigorous IT security assessments should be performed by specialists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media \u2013 Key Statistics, In Depth Analysis and Forecast to 2022<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean operators ramp up investments in LTE and GPON fibre servicesThe telecoms sector is one of the Caribbean region\u2019s major growth sectors, particularly in the mobile telephony and data segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KPMG: Bermuda & Caribbean Cyber Security<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A multiregional survey by\u00a0KPMG\u00a0indicated that Bermuda is slightly more prepared against\u00a0cyber security\u00a0threats in relation to its Caribbean counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse group of tech hopefuls share US$25,000 at PitchIT Caribbean Challenge 3.0<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government\u2019s\u00a0shareholding in Aliv, BTC complicates regulation, says URCA CEO<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Belize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Strikes Deal With Microsoft For E-Government<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 Today the Government of Belize and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping the government to meet its National Digital Transformation Goals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Siri founder shares secrets to success<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Want to know how to become a multi-million dollar Silicon Valley success story? Better ask Siri. Or better still, ask one of the company\u2019s founders, Adam Cheyer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyanese youths get GYD$2.5 million support to participate in First Global Robotic Challenge<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A team of youths, who will be representing Guyana in the First Global Robotic Challenge in the United States (US) next month, has received support amounting to GYD$2.5 million, the Ministry of the Presidency announced Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Liberalisation looms as GTT negotiations wind down<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Government is nearing the end of negotiations with the US owner of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) as the country prepares to allow new operators into the telecoms arena\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The 10-Step Plan To Fight Cyber Risk<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Rigorous IT security assessments should be performed by specialists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media \u2013 Key Statistics, In Depth Analysis and Forecast to 2022<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean operators ramp up investments in LTE and GPON fibre servicesThe telecoms sector is one of the Caribbean region\u2019s major growth sectors, particularly in the mobile telephony and data segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KPMG: Bermuda & Caribbean Cyber Security<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A multiregional survey by\u00a0KPMG\u00a0indicated that Bermuda is slightly more prepared against\u00a0cyber security\u00a0threats in relation to its Caribbean counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse group of tech hopefuls share US$25,000 at PitchIT Caribbean Challenge 3.0<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government\u2019s\u00a0shareholding in Aliv, BTC complicates regulation, says URCA CEO<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Siri founder shares secrets to success<\/h4>\nCayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Want to know how to become a multi-million dollar Silicon Valley success story? Better ask Siri. Or better still, ask one of the company\u2019s founders, Adam Cheyer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Guyanese youths get GYD$2.5 million support to participate in First Global Robotic Challenge<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 A team of youths, who will be representing Guyana in the First Global Robotic Challenge in the United States (US) next month, has received support amounting to GYD$2.5 million, the Ministry of the Presidency announced Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a0Liberalisation looms as GTT negotiations wind down<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 Government is nearing the end of negotiations with the US owner of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) as the country prepares to allow new operators into the telecoms arena\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The 10-Step Plan To Fight Cyber Risk<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Rigorous IT security assessments should be performed by specialists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media \u2013 Key Statistics, In Depth Analysis and Forecast to 2022<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean operators ramp up investments in LTE and GPON fibre servicesThe telecoms sector is one of the Caribbean region\u2019s major growth sectors, particularly in the mobile telephony and data segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KPMG: Bermuda & Caribbean Cyber Security<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A multiregional survey by\u00a0KPMG\u00a0indicated that Bermuda is slightly more prepared against\u00a0cyber security\u00a0threats in relation to its Caribbean counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse group of tech hopefuls share US$25,000 at PitchIT Caribbean Challenge 3.0<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government\u2019s\u00a0shareholding in Aliv, BTC complicates regulation, says URCA CEO<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Government is nearing the end of negotiations with the US owner of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) as the country prepares to allow new operators into the telecoms arena\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
The 10-Step Plan To Fight Cyber Risk<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Rigorous IT security assessments should be performed by specialists\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Caribbean – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media \u2013 Key Statistics, In Depth Analysis and Forecast to 2022<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean operators ramp up investments in LTE and GPON fibre servicesThe telecoms sector is one of the Caribbean region\u2019s major growth sectors, particularly in the mobile telephony and data segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KPMG: Bermuda & Caribbean Cyber Security<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A multiregional survey by\u00a0KPMG\u00a0indicated that Bermuda is slightly more prepared against\u00a0cyber security\u00a0threats in relation to its Caribbean counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse group of tech hopefuls share US$25,000 at PitchIT Caribbean Challenge 3.0<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government\u2019s\u00a0shareholding in Aliv, BTC complicates regulation, says URCA CEO<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Regional <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean operators ramp up investments in LTE and GPON fibre servicesThe telecoms sector is one of the Caribbean region\u2019s major growth sectors, particularly in the mobile telephony and data segments\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
KPMG: Bermuda & Caribbean Cyber Security<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 A multiregional survey by\u00a0KPMG\u00a0indicated that Bermuda is slightly more prepared against\u00a0cyber security\u00a0threats in relation to its Caribbean counterparts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Diverse group of tech hopefuls share US$25,000 at PitchIT Caribbean Challenge 3.0<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Government\u2019s\u00a0shareholding in Aliv, BTC complicates regulation, says URCA CEO<\/h4>\nBahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Regional<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Tech start-ups from five Caribbean territories scored big at the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge mobile app entrepreneurship competition on June 17, each winning US$5,000 in seed funding to develop their businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Friday, 23 June 2017<\/h3>\nBTC and Chamber to Host Disaster Workshop<\/h4>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0As a routine, BTC has completed its checks and balances and is ready for the 2017 Hurricane season. Year round, BTC ensures that its network is maintained\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 CEO of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) Stephen Bereaux lauded the government\u2019s announcement to sell its shares in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and Aliv to Bahamians, adding that the government\u2019s stake in both mobile operators \u201ccomplicates regulation\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CEO: Keep taxes off smartphones<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Promotech Barbados, Kailash Pardasani, is calling for smartphones to remain duty-free\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Contributors to Internet recognized<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Considering that Barbados is home to the person who not only designed the first Internet search engine but also steered a committee into setting standards for such cyberspace innovations, one might wonder why the island only a few months ago joined the Internet Society, an organization dedicated to ensuring that the Internet stays open and transparent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Students get online advice<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 A visiting educator at the University of West Indies (UWI) is advising the authorities to seriously consider introducing technology and internet safety into the secondary school curriculum\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Totally unsatisfactory!<\/h4>\nBarbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless customers, have you yet seen your telephone bills which usually arrive between the fifth and seventh day of the month and are payable by the 21st?\u00a0\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
USE SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY<\/h4>\nBarbados<\/em> \u2013 Secondary school students have been warned against posting personal information on social media, even pictures of themselves wearing their school uniforms\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
GOB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft<\/h4>\nBelize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Belize <\/em>\u2013 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Belize (GOB) and Microsoft Service at an official ceremony held in Belize City\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege<\/h4>\nBritish Virgin Islands <\/em>\u2013 The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Charge Anywhere powers Mobile Payment Platform for AZUL in the Dominican Republic<\/h4>\nDominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 harge Anywhere, a financial technology solutions leader, and AZUL, a payment brand of Servicios Digitales Popular, a subsidiary of Grupo Popular, have announced that AZUL recently launched AZUL GO!, a mobile payment acceptance application utilizing Charge Anywhere’s mPOS platform to merchants in the Dominican Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PUC orders six-month limit to GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered a six-month limit to a promotion of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) which began on February 22, 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Utilities Commission rules in favour of GTT promotion<\/h4>\nGuyana <\/em>\u2013 The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shall be able to continue to offer its \u201cGet More Pay Less\u201d promotion until August 2017\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Lessons from Haiti for tech entrepreneurs \u2014 and opportunities, too<\/h4>\nHaiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Haiti <\/em>\u2013 Recently, it was my privilege to speak at the Haiti Tech Summit, where 500+ leaders from throughout the western hemisphere shared a remarkable conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and ecosystems\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence Posing A Threat To BPO Jobs \u2013 Wheatley<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley says the increasing use of artificial intelligence poses a threat to jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
‘BPO Sector In A Precarious Position’<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dr Guna Muppuri, the outgoing president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), is calling for dialogue with the Government before the long-awaited special economic zone (SEZ) regulations are finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Cool Playings: Jamaica Finally Looks Set to Regulate<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit brought the sunny news that Jamaica is looking to regulate online gambling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Education Minister Highlights Value Of IP Protection<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Gov’t set sights on artificial intelligence<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government is looking to position Jamaica to take advantage of the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in boosting economic growth and job creation. AI is the area of computer science that is focused on the creation of intelligent machines that operate like humans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
IT Expert Outlines How You Can Prevent Cyber Threats<\/h4>\nRegional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Regional <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0With cybercrime on the rise in the Caribbean region, and St. Kitts and Nevis having a 79.4% level of internet penetration, it is important that citizens take the necessary measures to protect themselves when using the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and C&W business boost cyber-security<\/h4>\nRegional<\/em> \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CTU Secretary-General, Dupersoy to address Governor\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at today\u2019s invitation-only Governor\u2019s Symposium themed \u201cICT Governance – Shaping Our Future\u201d in the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) Medical School\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
TelCell upgrading its key cell sites<\/h4>\nSint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelCell will be carrying out what the company says is major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Trinidad and Tobago seeks to leverage broadband in diversification efforts<\/h4>\nTrinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CUSTOMERS DISSATISFIED WITH BTL\u2019S NEW NETWOR<\/h4>\nBelize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In late April Maxie Cuffie, the minister of public administration and communications, announced that a new broadband strategy targeting universal access to internet services was almost finalised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Saturday, 24 June 2017<\/h3>\nRemove NSRL from cell phones, Goverment told<\/h4>\n
Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Just as Government announced a planned roll back of the National Social Responsibility Levy on selected food items, one retailer is demanding similar consideration for mobile phones and other such electronic items\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Belize<\/em> \u2013 It was with much fanfare that Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) switched on its new 4G LTE network last December\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Ban On Phones\u00a0Mirrors Most US States’ Traffic Laws<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica’s proposed new Road Traffic Act is in line with most states in America, but is tougher than what now obtains in Florida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Digicel Play to connect children’s homes to Internet, Digital TV<\/h4>\nJamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 BEGINNING with the hosting of an exciting movie night and Internet experience for the children and employees at the Nest Children’s Home on Manning’s Hill Road in Kingston, Digicel Play set in motion its plans to connect more of these homes to the Internet in order to provide wholesome entertainment, while improving learning opportunities for the young ones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Flow and C&W Business Boost Cyber-Security<\/h4>\nRegional \u2013 More and more, it is becoming difficult \u2013 if not impossible \u2013 to do business without access to the internet, whether fixed, home or office wireless, or even a mobile connection, with the proliferation of smartphones and other similar devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Sunday, 25 June 2017<\/h3>\nCONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Within the last week two matters of particular consumer concern occurred\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
CONSUMER CONCERNS\u2026Bouquets for PUC chairman Persaud and revitalizing GTT<\/h4>\n
Entertainment Goes Mobile<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 The aim of any good marketing strategy is to captivate the audience and leave it longing for more\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
National Identification System \u2014 the cyber security aspect<\/h4>\nJamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 With the Government of Jamaica seeking to develop and design a National Identification System (NIDS) to effectively capture and store personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily residing in Jamaica, there have been mixed reviews about such a system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n
Image credits: \u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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