A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 19 February to Sunday 25 February 2018.
Monday, 19 February 2018
Ayre Group develop Antigua resort funded by Bitcoin Cash
Antigua and Barbuda – Venture capital and real estate developers Ayre Group have announced the development of a new five star resort in Antigua, funded entirely by profits made through the appreciation of Bitcoin Cash… more
Aliv Capital Raising ‘3x Oversubscribed’
Bahamas – Aliv’s $15 million capital raising has been more than three times’ oversubscribed with a full working week left before closing, its advisers have revealed… more
New Telephone System for BRA Treasury Location
Barbados – The Barbados Revenue Authority is in the process of transitioning to a new telephone system at its Treasury Building location… more
Grenada Telecoms Market Report 2018 – Subscriber & Penetration Rate Forecasts to 2025 for Mobile, Fixed Landline and Broadband – ResearchAndMarkets.com
Grenada – The “2018 Grenada Telecom Market Analysis and Outlook Report” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering… more
E-Gov site at Guyana/Brazil crossing to be resuscitated to provide Internet to Rupununi
Guyana – Plans are in the pipeline for the resuscitation of the E-Government site located close to the Guyana/Brazil border crossing, in an effort to provide internet access in the capital town of Lethem and other communities in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine), government has announced… more
Haiti Telecoms Market Report 2018: Analysis and Forecasts (2005-2025) – Trends, Drivers and Challenges – ResearchAndMarkets.com
Haiti – The “2018 Haiti Telecom Market Analysis and Outlook Report” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering… more
Local entrepreneur starts Jamaica’s answer to Amazon
Jamaica – JAMAICA’S leading information technology magnate Douglas Halsall still has a little way yet to complete his current fixation, which is to fully digitalise operations at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Mona… more
Multiple income streams with internet marketing
Jamaica – Ever thought of selling US$0.50 microwave covers from Alibaba.com on Amazon.com for US$12.00? What about sitting on a beach here in Jamaica and sourcing cold weather door strips to sell online during the bad winter months in North America? … more
ICANN Spearheads Initiative to Build Internet Economy in the Caribbean
Regional – A group of global and regional technology organizations are partnering to help Caribbean professionals get more out of the Internet economy… more
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Telecoms Market Report 2018: Analysis and Forecasts (2005-2025) – Trends, Drivers and Challenges – ResearchAndMarkets.com
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – The “2018 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Telecom Market Analysis and Outlook Report” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering… more
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
No Cell Phones in the Voting Booth
Belize – Nomination Day paves the way for Election Day. The voters list for the municipal election shows that there are one hundred and fourteen thousand five hundred and seventy-four persons eligible to vote, as of January tenth, 2018 – which was the final day of registration for the voters in the March elections… more
Eight Caribbean Island Economies Could Adopt Central Bank-Issued Cryptocurrency
Regional – In a February 15 Facebook post, the Government Information Unit Montserrat revealed that Donaldson Romeo, the British Territory’s premier and finance minister, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bitt Inc., a Barbados-based FinTech and blockchain startup… more
Flow parent company reports downturn in 2017
Regional – Liberty Latin America – the parent entity of Flow – experienced a decline in revenue, operating cash flow, and new subscribers last year, according to its recently released 2017 financial results… more
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Blockchain Solution For Land Registry Woe
Bahamas – Blockchain technology could provide the solution for an efficient digitised land registry according to a Bahamian blockchain entrepreneur and attorney, adding that it could make land more accessible to Bahamians and residents, simplify land transactions and transform the crown land application process… more
HBO “BRINGING DOWN THE HAMMER” ON BELIZEAN CABLE CONSUMERS
Belize – If you have cable television at home there is a possibility that you may no longer be allowed to watch Lifetime, Cinemax, Sci-Fi or any of the 14 channels that are a part of the Home Box Office (HBO) package… more
Flow network rebuild making progress
British Virgin Islands – Flow is pleased to advise the British Virgin Islands community that significant progress is being made in the rebuild of its network, with more than 60 percent of the infrastructure operational and customers being reconnected daily… more
PAJ wants journalism exempted from Data Protection Act
Jamaica – The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) yesterday called for the practice of journalism to be exempted completely from the provisions of the Data Protection Act now being examined by a joint celect committee of Parliament…. more
Bitt.com to Provide Digital Payments Services to Caribbean Nation of Montserrat
Montserrat – Overstock.com, Inc.(NASDAQ:OSTK) portfolio investment company Bitt.com has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Caribbean island Montserrat to launch a digital payments platform… more
Credit unions urged to embrace digital age
Trinidad and Tobago – Credit unions have to embrace the digital age and find ways to provide services to members through more economical and efficient means, Group Chief Executive Officer, Eastern Credit Union (ECU), Conrad Enill said yesterday… more
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Central Bank Teams With BIA On Internet Processing Portal
Bahamas – THE Central Bank is working with the Bahamas Investment Authority (BIA) to create a single electronic Internet portal for foreign investment processing, the Central Bank’s Governor said yesterday… more
Dominican Republic names new head of telecoms watchdog
Dominican Republic – Dominican Republic President Daniel Medina has appointed Luis Henry Molina as the new head of telecoms regulator Indotel… more
5 Advantages of Using a Mobile Wallet
Regional – When you exchange cash and bills for money in your digital wallet, like the mMoney wallet, there are all kinds of immediate benefits… more
Friday, 23 February 2018
BTC Outsources ‘916’ Operator Assistance
Bahamas – THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company has confirmed the outsourcing of its ‘916’ operator assistance platform to an external partner… more
Concern For Aliv’s Funding
Bahamas – EDITOR, The Tribune. IN March 2017, ALIV raised an astonishing $60m from investors, twice the amount they were looking for. That they require more money now, less than a year later, suggests that something has gone badly wrong… more
Letter: A ‘Cable’ To Investors: Be Aliv To Possible Risk
Bahamas – IN March 2017, Aliv raised an astonishing $60 million from investors – twice the amount they were looking for. That they require more money now, less than a year later, suggests that something has gone badly wrong… more
Technology Hub For Grand Bahama Pitched On Texas Trip
Bahamas – IN remarks to technology industry leaders in Texas yesterday, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis pitched Grand Bahama as a technology hub prime for an influx of American business… more
Where does high finance meet blockchain tech? In the Bahamas, for Polycon 2018
Bahamas – How is blockchain technology enabling the tokenization of high finance for cryptocurrency markets, and what are the economic and cultural impacts of such decentralized transactions? … more
EDITORIAL – THINKING OUTSIDE THE ‘TV’ BOX
Barbados – Barbadians have over the years become very tech-savvy and nowhere is this more apparent than in the many choices for online entertainment… more
Local anticrime video challenge circulating on social media
British Virgin Islands – A new video challenge created to end crime in the British Virgin Islands is circulating on social media… more
Contractor General Wants New Caricel Owners Checked Out Carefully
Jamaica – Contractor General Dirk Harrison is calling for a detailed review of the new owners of telecommunications company Caricel Jamaica… more
3 Things You’ll Never Miss With Your mMoney Digital Wallet – And The Proof
Regional – Counting change. When you make a payment with your digital wallet, you pay the exact amount, leaving no room for you to miscount your change or making a hassle to store them… more
ARIN launches initiative to strengthen computer networks in the Caribbean
Regional – A new initiative in Caribbean will focus on making the region’s computer networks better able to defend against natural disasters and cyberattacks… more
Flow agrees ground-breaking Caribbean football broadcast deal
Regional – The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and Flow Sports, the “Home of Sports in the Caribbean”, have agreed to a multi-year deal for broadcast rights to multiple Confederation Championships, greatly expanding the broadcast reach of CONCACAF’s tournaments across the Caribbean… more
FREE Data Sundays, only with Flow!
Saint Lucia – Flow prepaid mobile customers are in line for bonus data on the nation’s fastest, most reliable network, just by continuing to top up during the week… more
bmobile powers D’ Junction app
Trinidad and Tobago – For a third straight year, whether playing in a band or trying to link up on the road, finding your team this Carnival Monday and Tuesday is just a few taps away thanks to the Carnival mobile app D’ Junction… more
Cloud technology best way to drive innovation, increase productivity
Trinidad and Tobago – These were the opening remarks of Marcelo Oliveira, Director Data Centre, IT Infrastructure and Continuity at C&W Business. Oliveira was speaking to executives of some of Trinidad’s leading enterprises at the C&W Business Round Table event held recently at the company’s Trincity Operations Centre… more
Ken Julien loses in Privy Council
Trinidad and Tobago – FORMER eTeck chairman Ken Julien and five directors have lost their appeal of a ruling of the local appellate court which paved the way for the special purpose company to pursue a claim against them for a 2005 investment… more
Social media is publishing, Seepersad rules
Trinidad and Tobago – WHEN JUSTICE Frank Seepersad delivered his ruling on case CV 2016-02974, he did so in the clear understanding that this was a document that would guide the next generation of local libel cases, which will increasingly come from the electronic aether, not from traditional media channels… more
TTCB’s CEO –Digital scoring system CricHQ underutilised
Trinidad and Tobago – CEO of the TT Cricket Board (TTCB) Suruj Ragoonath is hopeful more premiership one and two clubs will utilise CricHQ in the 2018 cricket season… more
Saturday, 24 February 2018
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Sunday, 25 February 2018
Christopher Pryce | Get Data Protection Law Right
Jamaica – As a developing nation, Jamaica is compelled to operate in a world dominated by the larger and more developed economies… more
Doing things the Digital way
Jamaica – While serving an apprenticeship at the studio of producer Lloyd “King Jammys” James in the late 1980s, engineer Bobby “Bobby Digital” Dixon felt it was the right time for him to branch out on his own… more
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