A roundup of ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 2 September to Sunday 8 September 2013.
Monday, 2 September 2013
Cable Bahamas rewards REVON customers with more than $10,000 in prizes
Bahamas – Two subscribers to Cable Bahamas REVON broadband Internet service got a hefty reward last week when they were randomly selected as the winners of the telecom company’s giveaway promotion… more
Digicel spreading joy to customers with new prepaid plan
Barbados – Digicel is treating its customers to a fresh smile. The new Digicel promotion will give every Digicel prepaid customer something to really smile about once they top up as specified in the promotion, with each letter of the word providing a clue to what service is highlighted and what freeness is available for customers… more
E-Networks launches new services
Guyana – E-Networks celebrated its 10th anniversary since entering the ICT industry on Friday at the Georgetown Club and several new services were introduced to customers, GINA said… more
Prime Minister Lauds E-Networks For Contribution To ICT Sector
Guyana – On Friday, E-Networks celebrated its 10th anniversary since entering the ICT industry, and during the anniversary observance at Georgetown Club, a stone’s throw from the company’s Camp Street location, several new services were introduced to customers… more
Press Association to review call for resignation of TVJ’s Chairman
Jamaica – The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) has signalled that it will review its call for Milton Samuda to resign as Chairman of Television Jamaica (TVJ)… more
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
CaribNOG to Help Defend Belize Against Internet Attacks
Belize – The Caribbean is not immune to the recent global attacks on computer networks and systems by Internet hackers. This was the view expressed by international technology expert Bevil Wooding in an interview on the upcoming sixth regional meeting of the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) to be held in Belize City, Belize, from September 22 to 25… more
Internet Brings New Dimension To Consultative Healthcare
Belize – Often in our newscast, you see needy persons seeking help to get abroad to do important life-saving surgeries, which cannot be performed in Belize. It costs thousands of dollars to get the outside medical help, but the KHMH wants to provide those services at home… more
Proposed ICT parks to create over 3,000 jobs
Dominica – An initiative by the Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development (AID) Bank to set up ICT parks is expected to be a source of employment for over 3,000 Dominicans… more
CANTO 2013 Hailed a Success
Regional – CANTO held its 29th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition (CANTO 2013) in the Happy Island of Aruba from the 14th -17th of July 2013. The highly acclaimed event was co-hosted by the local telecom operator, SETAR at the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino, Oranjestad… more
CANTO Wrap July 2013
Regional – In the telecoms and IT industry it is common to hear public and private sector officials, academics and others talking about the challenges of narrowing the digital divide… more
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
LIME Amazing technology at your fingertips
Cayman Islands – LIME is an acronym for Landline, Internet, Mobile and Entertainment, and with its latest fibre-to-the-home network, the Internet and Entertainment services LIME can offer with its Quantum packages and LIME TV promise to connect customers like never before… more
Dominica establishing ICT park
Dominica – The Agricultural Industrial Development Bank (AID) says it is establishing an Information Communication Technology (ICT) park that would provide employment for more than 3,000 Dominicans… more
Columbus rolls out free broadband service to Clarendon schools
Jamaica – Approximately a dozen new schools in Clarendon have been earmarked for free Internet and Cable services under Columbus Communications Jamaica Limited’s Building Leaders Through Technology Programme… more
Advancing Caribbean Internet governance
Regional – Internet-related technologies play an increasingly significant role in the development of Caribbean economies and society. From online education, e-commerce and e-government to online social networks, government cyber-snooping, WikiLeaks and cybercrime, the Internet is impacting every facet of modern life… more
World Bank’s VentureOut Challenge offers $10,000 seed capital to Caribbean mobile app developers
Regional – Mobile app developers from Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica can win US$10,000 in seed capital through an initiative of the World Bank’s infoDev programme… more
Thursday, 5 September 2013
Bahamas Telecom selects Huawei Marine Optix BWS 1600S
Bahamas – Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has selected Huawei Marine Optix BWS 1600S to upgrade the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network International (BDSNi)… more
CWC to Launch 4G LTE in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands – Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) will become the first operator to launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile data services in the Cayman Islands, where it trades as LIME… more
Digicel selects NAAP Global Solutions to provide Telecom Asset Management Software in the Caribbean
Martinique – Digicel has selected the NAAP Software(c) platform for their operation in Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana… more
CXC launches Digital Media syllabus
Regional – The Caribbean Examinations Council is launching its Digital Media syllabus, something CXC describes as a world leading development… more
Encouraging employees to innovate
Trinidad & Tobago – ONE of the advantages of being a communications company is the readiness to create innovations based on technology that is readily available and continuously evolving… more
T&T needs ICT opportunities
Trinidad & Tobago – Information and communications technology (ICT) can play an important role in Trinidad and Tobago’s diversification, but Government must create the necessary opportunities for small businesses to allow this to take place, said Stephen King, chief executive officer of Ixanos Ltd… more
Friday, 6 September 2013
LIME Changes the Game with MyPlan
St. Kitts & Nevis – LIME is transforming the telecommunications industry again, with the launch of My Plan, a game-changing mobile offering that gives customers the opportunity to sign up for a flexible postpaid plan that includes voice, text messages and data, and also gives them the option to customize the plan with bolt-ons… more
Expert: T&T can use Cuba’s ICT model to diversify
Trinidad & Tobago – Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is one area T&T can use to diversify away from oil and gas dependency, Stephen King, CEO of local software development company, Ixanos said yesterday… more
Saturday, 7 September 2013
LIME introduces a plan that caters to everyone’s needs
Jamaica – Telecommunications giant LIME has something brand new to offer customers who pay a monthly bill. Postpaid customers kept asking and LIME has definitely delivered with the launch of its new and improved plan called My Plan… more
Digicel ready for third player in T&T market
Trinidad & Tobago – Digicel is not daunted by the prospect of increased competition in the local telecommunications market. Commenting on the Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the Telecommunications Authority of T&T (TATT) last month for a service provider, Digicel’s CEO John Delves said the company is ready to compete if the need arises… more
Sunday, 8 September 2013
Entertainment Industry Turns To Mobile Apps
Jamaica – Jamaican music has been keeping up with some of the advances of technology through several applications (apps). A mobile application (mobile app) is a software application designed to run on smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile devices. They are usually available through application distribution platforms… more
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