A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 15 January to Sunday 21 January 2018.
Monday, 15 January 2018
Aliv Hosts Social Media Workshop
Bahamas – BELIEVING in innovation and technology, ALIV is pleased to announce its support of Let’s Get Social: Manage Your Business’ Social Media, a workshop geared towards providing entrepreneurs, businesses and organisations with social media management skills… more
Caribbean Telecom Markets – Anguilla to Bermuda
Regional – The new report from Telecoms and Computing Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
CWU marches against TSTT firings
Trinidad and Tobago – The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has filed an industrial relations offence complaint against TSTT… more
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
C&W ruling lifted
Barbados – The court injunction preventing Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited (C&W) from cancelling the shares of minority shareholders and delisting from the Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE) has been lifted… more
Avasant Key Partner in Organizing the Largest BPO Youth Conference in Haiti
Haiti – The Center for Facilitation of Investments in Haiti (CFI), in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Banj, and Avasant, successfully hosted the Haiti BPO Job Fair on November 29, 2017 at the Karibe Hotel in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti… more
Mona Business School using digital solutions to address youth unemployment in Haiti
Jamaica – The Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM), is collaborating with regional and international partners to research and address the challenge of the sustainable delivery of online education and digital skills training, the institution has said… more
Caribbean Telecom Markets – British Virgin Islands to Montserrat
Regional – The new report from Telecoms and Computing Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
Caribbean Telecom Markets – Netherlands Antilles to US Virgin Islands
Regional – The new report from Telecoms and Computing Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
Caribbean – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband, and Digital Media – Statistics and Analyses
Regional – Telecoms and Computing Market Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
St. Kitts and Nevis prime minister attends ICT Summit in Antigua
Saint Kitts and Nevis – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Timothy Harris is presently attending an Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Summit in Antigua and Barbuda where regional leaders are expected to adopt modern technological solutions in order to build 21st century governments… more
Team Unity makes great strides in building a ‘21st century government’ through technology development
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Timothy Harris is representing St. Kitts and Nevis at a high-level summit in Antigua and Barbuda today, Jan. 16… more
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Anguilla Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Anguilla Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets
Anguilla – Telecoms and Computing Market Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
Barbados Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Barbados Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets
Barbados – The new report from Telecoms and Computing Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
Belize Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Belize Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets
Belize – The new report from Telecoms and Computing Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
British Virgin Islands Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of British Virgin Islands Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Market
British Virgin Islands – Telecoms and Computing Market Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
Cayman Islands Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Cayman Islands Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets
Cayman Islands – The new report from Telecoms and Computing Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
Dominica Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Dominica Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets
Dominica – Telecoms and Computing Market Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
Dominican Republic Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Dominican Republic Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets
Dominican Republic – The new report from Telecoms and Computing Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
Grenada Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Grenada Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets
Grenada – Telecoms and Computing Market Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
SWOPP Barter App to be launched soon
Guyana – A young entrepreneur, Shemar Spencer, is developing a barter app in Guyana in collaboration with the tech group Intellect Storm… more
Haiti Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Haiti Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets
Haiti – Telecoms and Computing Market Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
CWJ Directors Urge Minority Owners To Sell To Liberty
Jamaica – The directors of Cable & Wireless Jamaica, CWJ, are recommending that minority shareholders sell out to CWC Cala Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Liberty Global… more
Jamaica – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband, and Digital Media – Statistics and Analyses
Jamaica – Telecoms and Computing Market Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
RedBarrel launches online marketplace in Jamaica
Jamaica – RedBarrel, the Caribbean’s online marketplace, has officially opened its doors in Jamaica, allowing local customers to shop from over one million products with fast delivery to their home or office address… more
UTech, UWI to share $12m in computer equipment
Jamaica – The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) is set to receive $12 million worth of computer network equipment from the Palisadoes Foundation to enhance its computer science education and research development… more
Single ICT space in focus at Prime Minsters’ summit
Regional – Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, and lead Head of Government for Science and Technology in CARICOM‘s Quasi Cabinet, on Tuesday 16 January delivered the keynote address at the Prime Ministers’ Forum in Antigua and Barbuda… more
St. Kitts and Nevis Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of St. Kitts and Nevis Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets
Saint Kitts and Nevis – The new report from Telecoms and Computing Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
Bitcoin not the answer to forex unavailability*
Trinidad and Tobago – LOCAL economist Marla Dukharan says cryptocurrencies, which have dominated international business headlines for the last two months, cannot ease Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) foreign exchange crisis, although they are convertible to US dollars… more
GO WITH THE FLOW?
Trinidad and Tobago – Growing up in Trinidad is an education. It can also be a schooling for those so inclined but I learnt a lot more out of school than in it… more
Trinidad & Tobago Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Trinidad & Tobago Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets
Trinidad and Tobago – Telecoms and Computing Market Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
Thursday, 18 January 2018
Better Flow
Barbados – Determined to hold on to the title of leading telecommunications provider on the island, Flow Barbados has responded to the increasing calls from customers for better service and speedier resolution of issues… more
Blockchain In Cayman: An Interview With Cayman Enterprise City
Cayman Islands – Carl Brenton, Head of Fund Services for Intertrust Cayman, recently sat down with Rachelle Peterson andCharlie Kirkconnell, the Global Business Development Manager and CEO respectively, of Cayman Enterprise City, to talk about the large influx in blockchain related companies they are seeing entering Cayman’s Special Economic Zone… more
Exploring SmartRoom Guyana – on the Journey to a Single Regional ICT Space
Guyana – With the vision of the Single Regional ICT space in mind, Staff at the CARICOM Secretariat on Thursday experienced a hands-on demonstration of SmartRoom Guyana, at Guyana’s National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD)… more
Guyana Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of Guyana Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets
Guyana – The new report from Telecoms and Computing Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
Complaints against Digicel pre-paid credit depletion drop
Jamaica – THE Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says its intervention has reduced the number of complaints from pre-paid Digicel customers regarding the depletion of credit… more
IBEX eyes Hanover, May Pen, Mandeville for BPO expansion
Jamaica – After signalling its intention to add 5,000 jobs to Jamaica’s business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, American company, Ibex, is eyeing areas outside the Corporate Area and Montego Bay for expansion… more
OUR to assess Digicel’s mitigation measures against credit depletion
Jamaica – The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says it will be doing further assessments of mitigation measures implemented by Digicel in 2017 after customers complained of undue mobile credit depletion… more
St. Lucia Telecommunications Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025- Analysis of St. Lucia Mobile, Fixed Telephone and Broadband Markets
Saint Lucia – Telecoms and Computing Market Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of telecoms and computing industries… more
Outfoxed by Digicel
Trinidad and Tobago – THE EDITOR: Totally disrespectful and misleading. That is the only way I can describe the removal of Fox News from Digicel’s channels line-up… more
UberTT: Driving between the lines
Trinidad and Tobago – UberTT celebrated its first anniversary in this country on Tuesday… more
Friday, 19 January 2018
Digicel appoints Jamaican as CEO for Antigua and Barbuda operations
Antigua and Barbuda – Digicel on Friday announced the appointment of Dwayne Tulloch as the new Chief Executive Officer for its Antigua and Barbuda operations effective immediately… more
PM Laments ‘Antiquated’ Paper-Based Approvals
Bahamas – THE Prime Minister yesterday lamented the “inefficient” and “antiquated” demands for businesses to obtain written confirmations and certifcations from different government agencies… more
Bank appoints new technology chief
Barbados – CIBC FirstCaribbean has announced the appointment of Esan Peters as its chief information officer and managing director of Technology & Operations, effective February 1… more
Digicel leases HQ space to IBEX
Jamaica – Digicel Jamaica has inked a deal with business process outsourcing (BPO) and contact centre provider Ibex to lease space at its waterfront building as the new Caribbean and Latin American headquarters of IBEX… more
Gov’t Training Personnel for BPO Sector
Jamaica – Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says greater focus is being placed on the training of persons for the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, particularly for higher-end activities and high-value positions… more
IBEX Global To Hire 1,000 BPO Workers At Downtown Headquarters
Jamaica – Within the next six months, IBEX Global Solutions, which has become a major player in the local business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, will be embarking on a major recruitment drive to fill 500 to 1,000 vacancies at its newly opened branch on the Digicel building in downtown Kingston… more
Outsourcing Sector Needs To Be Given More Priority, Says Caribbean Export Boss
Regional – Given the existing contribution of the outsourcing sector to job creation in the Caribbean region, coupled with its potential for expansion, calls are being made for greater levels of priority to be given to the outsourcing sector… more
Vincentian Makes YouTube ‘100,000 Subscribers’ List
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Vincentian Adriel Francois, known online as ‘Cobracamp,’ has made YouTube’s 100,000 subscribers list… more
TelEm Group technicians target Pelican cable repair, cabinet cutover Saturday
Sint Maarten – TelEm Group technicians are going all out Saturday to repair a faulty telecommunication cable in the Pelican area Saturday and are warning customers in the area to expect interruptions in mobile and internet services… more
eTeck directors’ appeal: Privy Council judges reserve ruling
Trinidad and Tobago – Attorneys representing former eTeck chairman Ken Julien and five directors have urged presiding judges at the Privy Council to allow their appeal and put an end to the almost decade-old case… more
Saturday, 20 January 2018
Online abuse reporting system launched
Guyana – [www.reportabusegy.com] is a new website that has been introduced to allow persons to report incidents of abuse… more
$10 million bonus for TSTT executive members? CWU wants answers
Trinidad and Tobago – The Communications Workers Union (CWU) is questioning whether the executive members of the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) approved a $10 million bonus for themselves… more
Sunday, 21 January 2018
C&W case ‘one for damages’
Barbados – Minority shareholders battling Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited (C&W) in court should be “confined” to monetary damages if they win their class action suit… more
Gordon Robinson | Taking NIDS Out Of The Shadows
Jamaica – This is how the Office Of the Prime Minister’s (OPM) website ‘sold’ the National Identification System (NIDS)… more
Yaneek Page | Earning From Social Media ‘Likes’ And ‘Follows’
Jamaica – These days the average young adult spends more time engaged with social media than any other social or economic activity, including work, sleep, and interaction with family… more
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