A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 3 June to Sunday 9 June 2019.
Monday, 3 June 2019
Letter: What on Earth happened to you FLOW?
Antigua and Barbuda– Dear Sir: Customer service seems to have become one of the most abused (yes, abused!) buzzwords in business… more
URCA hosts ICT Workshop in conjunction with international organisations
Bahamas – The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) in collaboration with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Internet Society (ISOC) and the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) will host an ICT Roadshow at the British Colonial Hilton, Monday and Tuesday 3rd and 4th, June 2019… more
Future Of Guyana Telecommunications Market – Revenue, Trends, Growth, Share, Size, and forecast to 2025
Guyana – The Guyana Telecommunications report – 8th series from OGAnalysis provides a complete view of the Guyana telecom ecosystem along with trends and growth factors shaping the future of the market… more
Submarine cable fault causes blackout in several Berbice, Georgetown, East Bank Demerara areas
Guyana – The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said numerous areas in Berbice, Georgetown and East Bank Demerara would Monday night have no electricity due to a fault along sections of its submarine cable that links the Vreed-en-Hoop to Kingston power stations… more
Caribbean Cybercrime Cost Scotiabank US$ 150Mn
Regional – From annoying spam that clogs up your junk folder to phishing emails asking for personal details or spreading viruses, if you’ve used a computer in the last decade, chances are you’ve been a victim of cybercrime… more
Mobile number portability launched in five ECTEL member states
Regional – The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) has announced that starting Monday, June 3, 2019, Mobile Number Portability (MNP) will be launched in all five ECTEL member states; namely, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines… more
Tuesday, 4 June 2019
Anguilla Telecommunications Market 2019 Trends, Outlook and Growth Opportunities 2025
Anguilla – The future value proposition for telecommunications market in Anguilla to 2025 is detailed in the report… more
Senator Kwasi Thompson Considers ICT Potential Third Economic Pillar
Bahamas – The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) partnered with several stakeholders to host a two-day workshop on Information and Technology in the Bahamas… more
Belize Telecommunications Market 2019 Trends, Outlook and Growth Opportunities of Mobile, Fixed Landline and Broadband Markets 2025
Belize – The future value proposition for telecommunications market in Belize to 2025 is detailed in the report… more
Mobile number portability now a reality in Dominica
Dominica – Mobile phone users in Dominica will no longer be required to change their phone number when moving from one mobile service provider to another… more
Technology encouraging abuse of copyright, say local journalists
Jamaica – Greater access to technology, such as the availability of smartphones and mobile devices, are resulting in infiltration of the abuse of intellectual property rights and copyright, said a group of journalists who participated in a roundtable discussion entitled “Journalism in an Emerging Digital Landscape in Jamaica”… more
Mobile Number Portability For Saint Lucia, Other ECTEL States
Saint Lucia– All member states of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL), will have access to Mobile Number Portability (MNP), as of Monday… more
Cloud Carib Joins Discussion on Caribbean Disaster Resiliency ahead of Hurricane Season at Barbados Conference
Regional – Last week, organizations from across the globe, including 20 Caribbean countries gathered in Bridgetown, Barbados to discuss disaster resilience, priorities and solutions to tackle climate change and disaster risks at the Understanding Risk (UR) Caribbean conference… more
Curacao to host LACNIC internet conference in July
Regional – An international slate of technology experts will headline a major internet conference in Curacao next month, called LACNIC on the move… more
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Digicel blocks Antigua and Barbuda spectrum confiscation
Antigua and Barbuda– Digicel Antigua and Barbuda has managed to block the government from confiscating any of its 850 MHz spectrum allocation following a court action, reports local news portal Demerara Waves… more
BTC In ‘Strict Compliance’ With Industrial Agreements
Bahamas – THE BAHAMAS Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday said it follows “strict compliance with all laws and regulations” governing its industrial agreements amid union concerns of further job losses… more
Digital Assets, Security Tokens & The Barbados Stock Exchange
Barbados – Barbados is in the midst of a transformative renaissance and is set to harness the power of financial technology or “fintech” to become the comprehensive jurisdiction of choice in the Caribbean… more
Digital Payment Transformation: The Way Forward
Barbados – There is no question that the future of payments is here. Acknowledging the speed of technological advancements in today’s world, Barbados will need to ramp up its efforts to get in the game, and fast. Global studies on innovation argue that consumers are ready for the digital disruption and to adopt more convenient and secure methods of payment… more
Haiti Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Statistics and Analyses – Haiti Sets Up Digital Start-Up Hub – ResearchAndMarkets.com
Haiti– The “Haiti – Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband – Statistics and Analyses” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering… more
NCB still working to address online issues
Jamaica – NCB has issued an updated statement on the problems surrounding its online platform upgrade… more
Thursday, 6 June 2019
DENIS O’BRIEN’S TROPICAL STORMS
Antigua and Barbuda – DENNIS O’BRIEN has secured a rare courtroom victory by winning the first round of a legal battle against the government of Antigua and Barbuda… more
Digicel wins first round in $25m Caribbean legal row over spectrum
Antigua and Barbuda – Digicel, Denis O’Brien’s Caribbean mobile operator, has won the first round of a legal battle against the government of one of its island markets, which wants to confiscate some of Digicel’s high-speed spectrum to give it one of its rivals… more
Barbados Digital Economy: Leading the 4th Industrial Revolution
Barbados – Today areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, robotics, nanotechnology, genetics and biotechnology are all intersecting and building on one another to give us the 4th Industrial Revolution… more
Press Release: Dominica Amateur Radio Club Inc. Presents Radios to DAPD
Dominica – The Dominica Amateur Radio Club Inc. on Monday June 4, 2019 presented four amateur radios to members of the Dominica Association of Persons with Disabilities (DAPD) Inc who participated in a six-week training programme organised by the International Organisation on Migration (IOM) earlier this year… more
Another GPL submarine cable disrupted, more blackouts
Guyana– A second Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. submarine cable was disrupted today due to another a maritime accident, four days following the disruption of its major 69kV submarine cable… more
Artificial Intelligence – The Future of Business Operations
Jamaica – Ready or not, here it comes! Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an ever-present reality that no one should ignore… more
Jamaican Businesses Lack Online Presence
Jamaica – How many Jamaican businesses have a good online presence? … more
Digicel Invites Mobile Users to Switch and Love the Experience
Regional – With June 3rd marking the day that mobile users across five countries in the Eastern Caribbean can switch networks without losing their numbers, Digicel is offering customers that move to its network a FREE LTE smartphone loaded and three months of FREE data with the activation of a plan, so that they can share, stream and like to their heart’s content… more
Digital transformation, strengthened private sector, green growth needed for prosperous and sustainable Caribbean Region, CDB President says
Regional – At the closing of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Board of Governors, CDB President Dr. Wm Warren Smith highlighted the way forward to fulfil the promise of a sustainable future and prosperity in the Region… more
Customers to keep cellphone numbers
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Cellphone customers in St. Kitts and Nevis will now be able to take their phone numbers with them when they change service providers, after an announcement by the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)… more
Cyber risk management in finance
Trinidad and Tobago – The nature of cyber risk is ever evolving… more
Friday, 7 June 2019
Antigua gov’t predicts long drawn out case with Flow, Digicel
Antigua and Barbuda– The Antigua and Barbuda government says it expects the High Court matter involving the two foreign telecommunications companies objecting to the plan to share the 850 megahertz spectrum with the state-owned utility company to “be heard over several years”… more
Jampro targets Colombia for BPO investments
Jamaica – JAMAICA Promotions Corporation (Jampro) is collaborating with organisations in Colombia to target the country for business process outsourcing (BPO) projects that require English-speaking services… more
Media urged to advocate for internet connectivity in rural areas
Jamaica – Communication Consultant and adjunct lecturer at the Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Kalando Wilmoth, has encouraged journalists to use the power of the Fourth Estate to press governments to develop internet capacity in rural communities, which lack internet connectivity… more
New technologies for better democracy
Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago is ranked as the second most developed country in the Caribbean in the UNDP’s Human Development Index (HDI) 2018 and its Internet penetration is also high, with over one million active users (73 per cent of the population) and over 810,000, or 59 per cent of the population, utilising social media mostly through their mobile phones, according to “We Are Social’s” January 2019 Digital Report… more
Saturday, 8 June 2019
DIGITAL EMBRACE
Barbados– Digital currencies are an inevitability and do not pose any additional risks so far as money laundering and the financing of terrorism are concerned… more
Financial Intelligence Unit warns against cyber criminals
Belize – On June 4th, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) sent out a Fraud Alert in which they warned business of an electronic scam that has become common within Belize… more
POLITICAL BTL, NO JUSTICE, DEFUNCT PAC
Belize – There was a legal hurdle our present government had to cross to reacquire BTL… more
A better understanding of the Business Process Outsourcing Industry (BPO)
Jamaica – The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry in Jamaica provides approximately 36,000 jobs and involves 60 companies across the island making it a very important contributor to the nation’s economy… more
Sunday, 9 June 2019
ALIV Bahamas Launches ClearSky’s Total Traffic Manager™ Service to Ensure Optimal Network Performance and Enhance User Experience
Bahamas – ALIV, the newest mobile network operator in the Bahamas, has implemented ClearSky’s Total Traffic Manager to improve customer satisfaction while at the same time managing the data traffic flowing through its network… more
Emerge BPO expanding with new campus ahead of projected industry growth
Guyana – Local Guyanese Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company Emerge BPO is developing a new Georgetown campus that will significantly increase its capacity ahead of expected growth in the industry… more
Promotions at Digicel
Jamaica – Digicel today announced four key executive promotions to bolster its team, as the company continues its rapid deployment of the next wave of innovation that fits the changing needs of its customers… more
Internet services, particularly to the Grenadines, expected to improve with installation of subsea fibre optic cable
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – The EC$60 million subsea fibre optic cable recently laid through the Grenadines, should as one of its benefits, significantly improve the quality of Internet services offered there… more
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