A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 31 December 2018 to Sunday 6 January 2019.
Monday, 31 December 2018
Haiti – Technology : The free internet a reality in the Champ de Mars
Haiti– After having evoked last June https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24737-haiti-politic-meeting-around-the-strategic-plan-of-conatel.html the installation of free internet in the area of the Champ de Mars… more
2019 and beyond…what to expect from artificial intelligence
Jamaica – As the world embarks on 2019, studies published this year by the World Economic Forum and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) predict that global adaptation of advanced technology will create major shifts in the labour market as soon as 2022… more
Digicel founder takes over as interim CEO after sudden death of chief executive
Regional – Caribbean telco Digicel said that its chief executive Alex Matuschka von Greiffenclau died suddently while on holiday. Matuschka was 47 years old.… more
WhatsApp crime watch
Trinidad and Tobago – Residents in Mt Lambert have linked via WhatsApp with the Barataria, San Juan and St Joseph police stations in an effort to fight crime and form alliances with to improve the community…more
Tuesday, 1 January 2018
TSTT not part of anti-Huawei drive
Trinidad and Tobago – MAJORITY state-owned telecommunications provider, TSTT is not likely to join mobile telephone providers around the world who are reassessing their relationship with Chinese network systems provider Huawei over data security concerns, fears that are being stoked and promoted by American government and private sector interests… more
Wednesday, 2 January 2018
Antigua & Barbuda To Pump Millions Into State Internet Provider
Antigua and Barbuda– The Antigua and Barbuda Government has announced that the state-owned Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) will invest millions of dollars in becoming much more competitive in the telecommunication sector… more
How Jamaica went forward
Jamaica – “IT’S REALLY not about technology, that’s the easy part,” said Maurice Barnes, CEO of EGov Jamaica (egovja.com), that country’s implementation arm for digitally enabled governance… more
Jamaica’s Tech Potential Still Untapped
Jamaica – Sean Thorpe, the president of the Jamaica Computer Society, has emphasized that the adoption of technology to boost production is still untapped… more
Digicel’s Denis O’Brien takes up interim CEO role
Regional – Digicel Founder and Chairman Denis O’Brien assumed the role of interim CEO at the telecoms company Wednesday… more
TelEm Group aiming to improve customer flow with new queuing system.
Sint Maarten – TelEm Group’s Customer Service Department is moving into the New Year with a brand new ticket and queuing system for customers… more
bmobile promises exciting new developments in 2019
Trinidad and Tobago – New and existing bmobile customers can confidently look ahead to 2019 knowing that there will be exciting new products and services, all designed to rapidly, seamlessly and cost-effectively support their growth and development needs… more
Thursday, 3 January 2018
APUA to acquire sub-sea cable in multi million-dollar investment
Antigua and Barbuda– Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) will be allocating EC $80 million towards the purchase and installation of its own sub-sea cable. This revelation was made by Prime Minister Gaston Browne during his New Year’s address to the nation… more
‘Runnahs’ mobile app provides delivery service
Bahamas – A two-week-old delivery and pickup app has hit the road running in The Bahamas, with a novel mobile-based service that will allow you to order from any store on New Providence and have the product delivered to your door… more
Haiti Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Market Drivers, Trends and Opportunities 2018
Haiti – Haiti again turns attention to digital broadcasting. Haiti’s economic and social indicators remain far lower than the average for Latin America and the Caribbean… more
Friday, 4 January 2018
Flow apologizes for technical problems
Curaçao– In a message on its social media Flow apologized to its customers. The company is experiencing some technical problems… more
Crowne: TSTT is subject to FOI Laws; public can access information subject to exceptions
Trinidad and Tobago – On 4 December 4 2018 the High Court held that TSTT was a ‘public authority’ under the Freedom of Information Act (the ‘Act’) and therefore subject to the Act’s access and disclosure provisions… more
Saturday, 5 January 2018
GTT Makes Customer Service Experience Easy
Guyana – Customer service is about ensuring that customers’ needs are fulfilled by not only offering quality products and services, but also by building dependable relationships… more
Sunday, 6 January 2018
Airbnb Fallout – Local Rental Market Tightens For Young Jamaicans As Landlords Target Foreigners
Jamaica– The explosion of the Airbnb market across the island has been pushing well-needed cash into the pockets of many Jamaicans, but it is providing a painful side effect – the tightening of the rental market… more
Wrong Lessons At E-Learning – Board Chairman Vows Major Changes In Wake Of Allegations Of Mismanagement And Corruption
Jamaica– Allegations of cronyism, nepotism and mismanagement have surfaced around yet another entity in the former Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology… more
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