A roundup of ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 19 August to Sunday 25 August 2013.
Monday, 19 August 2013
BrightPath launches Mobile App Workshop in Dominica
Dominica – The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) of the Commonwealth of Dominica has taken a vital step towards creating the country’s indigenous mobile app industry… more
Mozido’s Successful Delivery of Mobile Transaction Services to Jamaican Credit Unions Slated for U.S. Market
Jamaica – The Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League (JCCUL) has been granted approval by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) to launch a mobile money platform developed by Mozido, LLC, a leading innovator of white label mobile cloud marketing and payment solutions… more
Tech Business
Jamaica – Email hosting services for premium email communication… more
What happened to Blackberry?
Trinidad & Tobago – Over the last fortnight, the fortunes and prospects of two of the technology world’s giants stumbled badly… more
Tuesday, 20 August 2013
WIN a DigicelBlackBerry Q10 this Summer
St. Kitts & Nevis – As the summer of 2013 winds down, so too does Digicel’s 4G Summer Promotion.What has been as an Extraordinary Summer Campaignsince its launch on Friday, July 12this now into its final week, but Digicel customers still have a chance to win big with the new BlackBerry Q10 in Friday’s Grand Finale! … more
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Cable Closes First Florida Acquisition
Bahamas – Cable Bahamas yesterday confirmed it had closed one of its four Florida acquisitions, purchasing US Metropolitan Telecom for $23.256 million… more
Cable Unveils Its Board Appointees
Bahamas – Cable Bahamas last night confirmed that Phaedra Mackey-Knowles, Calvin Knowles and Ministry of Finance official, Simon Wilson, have been appointed to its Board of Directors coinciding with the resignation of Anthony Butler… more
Leap With Innovation
Jamaica – I have been reading with interest the articles published in The Sunday Gleaner on August 18, 2013 calling for the creation of a job czar. I must state that in our existing environment, all would agree that we do something disruptive to break out of this economic malaise… more
LIME Gains J$130M From Asset Sale To Ericsson
Jamaica – Cable and Wireless Jamaica, which trades as LIME, gained J$130 million off the sale of assets to management partner Ericsson, but did not disclose what the disposal entails… more
LIME sees mobile subscriber base jump, but losses double
Jamaica – CONSUMERS flocked to LIME Jamaica’s mobile network but the company still recorded a $808-million net loss for the three months to June, or more than double year-earlier losses… more
Thursday, 22 August 2013
General manager leaving LIME
Cayman Islands – LIME Cayman Islands general manager Tony Ritch is stepping down from his position after more than 29 years with the company, including five years at its helm… more
LIME responds to layoff rumours
Cayman Islands – Sources from inside tell Cayman 27 LIME may be cutting jobs in the next few months… more
Tony Ritch steps down from LIME Cayman
Cayman Islands – After five years at the helm of LIME Cayman, Tony Ritch, has decided to step down from his position as General Manager. Mr Ritch will leave his GM role at the end of September but remain as non-Executive Chairman of the LIME Cayman business during a transition period in an advisory and consultative capacity… more
Digicel Guyana adds roaming tariff
Guyana – Digicel has introduced a roaming tariff of GYD 30 for its subscribers in Guyana… more
Digicel starts voice, SMS promotion in Guyana
Guyana – Digicel Guyana has launched four offers under its “B Free” promotion… more
Discovery Channel , Flow partnership brings technology boost for back to school
Jamaica – As the back to school preparations of parents, educators and students move into high gear, a partnership between the Discovery Channel and Flow in association with the office of the Mayor of Montego Bay will showcase the importance and impact of technology-aided learning at home and in the classroom… more
Free Google tools For successful digital marketing
Trinidad & Tobago – SEARCH engines are the number one way people find websites. When you build a website, you want to ensure that it is found in a highly lucrative top position on the search engine results when people research the products and services you provide in your location… more
Friday, 23 August 2013
Cable: Cellular Battle ‘Two To Three Years Away’
Bahamas – Cable Bahamas believes that competition in the Bahamian cellular market is “at best two to three years away”, making it “premature” to devise a pricing regime for calls between mobile phones… more
Saturday, 24 August 2013
E-business workshop opens prospects for small businesses
Antigua & Barbuda – The Antigua & Barbuda Coalition of Service Industries (ABCSI) is inviting the public and owners of micro-small-medium business enterprises to take advantage of an upcoming marketing and e-business workshop that would position them to service a variety of markets… more
Cue Success For JCUES
Jamaica – It was a warm August evening as a few came out to celebrate the Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League’s (JCCUL) new business venture last Friday night. The specially invited guests were guided by bright blue lights projecting from the beautiful venue to the streets… more
100% Bonus for Top Ups to Lime Mobiles on KeepCalling.com
Regional – Anyone holding a free account on KeepCalling.com has now the opportunity to send 100% extra credit to Lime mobiles in several countries: Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (British), Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Grenada, Dominica, Cayman Islands, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, and Anguilla… more
Sunday, 25 August 2013
Grenada explores iGovTT model
Grenada – The Government of Grenada is exploring the possibility of getting T&T’s assistance to set up a state enterprise to advance use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for a more effective government… more
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