A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 3 November to Sunday 10 November 2019.
Monday, 4 November 2019
Gov’t to begin moving its accounts from Flow to iNET
Antigua and Barbuda – Cabinet spokesman, Melford Nicholas, announced that the government will soon begin the process of moving its services from telecoms provider FLOW (Cable and Wireless Antigua) to government subsidiary APUA iNet… more
Big ideas emerge during Innovation Week
British Virgin Islands – “There are a lot of big deals in this room,” said emcee Kareem-Nelson Hull as he surveyed a conference room full of dozens of young Virgin Islands entrepreneurs at the Come Innovate business forum on Tuesday at Maria’s by the Sea… more
Hold gov’t accountable for the yet-to-be-delivered Freedom of Information Act
British Virgin Islands – Residents of the British Virgin Islands should hold their elected representatives accountable for the constantly promised and yet-to-be-delivered Freedom of Information Act, Governor Augustus Jaspert has said… more
E-Warrants To Feature In Traffic Ticket Management System
Jamaica – National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has indicated to a team from the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) that, as part of efforts to increase public order on the nation’s roads, timelines are being finalised on the roll-out of an e-warrant feature for the Traffic Ticket Management System (TTMS)… more
Telemedicine Gets Healthy Feedback From Local Patients
Jamaica – Jamaicans have been warming up to the idea of seeing their doctors online… more
Martinique company launches Wi-Fi advertising platform in Saint Lucia
Martinique – Martinique technology company airZoon has successfully completed intensive negotiations and launched a Wi-Fi advertising platform at popular restaurants in Saint Lucia with the support of the INTERREG Trade Enhancement for the Eastern Caribbean project (TEECA project)… more
Diversification in the fourth industrial revolution
Trinidad and Tobago – The Minister of Trade and Industry, Paula Gopee-Scoon, tells us that the service sector is the key to this country’s diversification… more
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Cable company robbed in Ladyville
Belize – Our newsroom has confirmed a robbery in northern Belize. It occurred minutes ago in Ladyville… more
Data protection, privacy and the State
Jamaica – The delay in passing the Data Protection Act is stymieing the development of our national cybersecurity policy and leaving question marks around the privacy rights and sovereignty of Jamaican citizens… more
E-mail from witness allowed into evidence despite objections
Jamaica – THE admitting into evidence in the Manchester Parish Court here of e-mail correspondence between a senior police investigator and a Crown witness, who is now overseas, has raised strong objections from defence counsel in the multimillion-dollar Manchester Municipal Corporation fraud trial… more
Jamaica develops online investment guides
Jamaica – Jamaica has joined 28 other nations, including several Caribbean states, that have developed online investment guides (iGuides)… more
Social media disinformation, surveillance growing: watchdog
Jamaica – Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens, in a worrisome trend for democracy, a human rights watchdog said Tuesday… more
Technology training programme builds confidence in Rose Town women
Jamaica – Fourteen women from Rose Town, one of Kingston’s tough communities, are now better able to navigate today’s knowledge-based and digital society after they successfully completed the iRose in Tech programme administered by youth empowerment organisation, Youth Can Do IT (YCDIT)… more
KPMG Hosts Cyber Security Month
Saint Lucia – CYBER Security Awareness Month is held in various countries every October. In the effort to spread more awareness on cyber security, KPMG firms in Barbados and throughout the Eastern Caribbean hosted the 3rd annual Cyber Day on Wednesday October 30th… more
Wednesday, 6 November 2019
BTC Suffers $30m Blow From Dorian
Bahamas – The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has been dealt a $30m blow by Hurricane Dorian with network repairs set to last into 2020, it was revealed last night… more
Digicel and Cave Shepherd ‘empowering’ small businesses
Barbados – Cave Shepherd Card Services and Digicel Barbados have joined hands to give small and medium-sized businesses service offerings aimed at meeting their specific needs… more
The digital revolution – a closer look at certain key issues
Regional – Unless you have been in a coma for the past decade it is hard to ignore that we are in the midst of a revolution… more
Donation Of Laptops From Taiwan To Ministry Of Education
Saint Kitts and Nevis – The Ministry of Education has received 30 laptops from the Embassy of the Republic of China Taiwan on behalf of Taiwanese Tech Company ASUS… more
Digitisation and technology drive Jamaica’s improvement
Trinidad and Tobago – T&T is economically situated in a place where it should be doing much better than it is currently doing when it comes to the ease of doing business… more
Thursday, 7 November 2019
Antigua & Barbuda partners with GeoTourist for new GPS tour
Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua & Barbuda has partnered with GeoTourist to create navigational application content for the destination… more
SCOTIABANK MAKES TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS
Barbados – Customer expectations are driving numerous technological changes and banking is adapting at an accelerated rate to meet these demands… more
Cuban university hosts Caribbean programming contest
Cuba – The Caribbean Final of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) opens on Thursday at the Universidad de Oriente, with the participation of 27 teams from 11 Cuban higher education institutions… more
Data use must be ethical
Regional – Last week we began looking at the digital revolution; specifically managing certain critical issues in the digital revolution to prevent it from becoming a runaway horse… more
Avaya makes a bold business move
Trinidad and Tobago – Chances are if you’ve ever sat down in the boardroom of a major local business, you’ve seen hefty cameras machined down to their optical basics facing the commanding boardroom table… more
bmobile backs young coders
Trinidad and Tobago – With the global technology and connectivity demands increasing every day, bmobile is continuously working within the national community to support projects that drive technological innovation… more
New TTPS app connects public with police
Trinidad and Tobago – Imagine being able to report criminal activities to the police in real-time, or even alert the police and your friends if you find yourself in a dangerous situation… more
Friday, 8 November 2019
Owner: Abaco ‘A Humanitarian Disaster’
Bahamas – The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) owner is eyeing fixed wireless solutions to reduce construction costs associated with rebuilding network infrastructure in Abaco post-Dorian… more
Thumbs up for ‘Smart Bridgetown’
Barbados – ‘Smart Bridgetown’ – the Government’s promised project to link people to free high-speed internet access, has been given the thumbs up by an organisation that pioneered a similar initiative nearly a decade ago… more
BPO Sector Optimistic About Changes To ‘Burdensome’ SEZ Regime
Jamaica – AMENDMENTS TO the law that polices Special Economic Zones, SEZ, called for by players in Jamaica’s business process outsourcing, or BPO, sector could become a reality by end year, just in time for the transition from free zone operators to SEZ status on January 1, 2020… more
‘Disruption Headache’…Digicel, FLOW Ordered To Provide Interruption Notices And Updates
Jamaica – The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says it has instructed telecommunications service providers, Digicel and FLOW, to immediately provide their customers with service interruption notifications and updates on service restoration times… more
Flow promises to improve service delivery issues
Jamaica – Telecommunications provider, Flow says it has undertaken a comprehensive review of its mobile and fixed networks as part of improvement plans to address recent service delivery issues… more
MSP 501 Profile: tTech Limited First Jamaica-Owned IT Services Company
Jamaica – Jamaica-based provider tTech Limited has overcome some pretty unique challenges, being in the market that they are. Not only does the shop provide the majority of its services remotely, but they also need special software applications to deliver their services… more
OUR instructs telecom companies to give service interruption notifications
Jamaica – The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has instructed both of the country’s major telecommunications service providers – Digicel and FLOW— to supply customers with service interruption notifications and updates on service restoration times… more
CARICOM seeking to have roaming charges eliminated throughout community
Regional – CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have agreed to collectively approach the Region’s telecommunications providers to axe mobile roaming charges throughout the Community… more
Saturday, 9 November 2019
Flow wants access to APUA’s poles
Antigua and Barbuda – “A particularly contentious issue” may cause the protraction of an impasse between the government and telecoms provider, Flow/Cable and Wireless, over the shared use of the island’s frequency spectrum…more
JAMPRO executive cites key inputs to further BPO buildout
Jamaica – Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Vice President for Research, Advocacy and Project Implementation, Shullette Cox, says the country boasts key inputs that can potentially enhance its profile as a major business process outsourcing (BPO) destination… more
TSTT launches new cloud-based solution
Trinidad and Tobago – AMERICAN multinational technology company, Avaya, has partnered with TSTT to deliver a unified cloud-based communication solution to small to medium-sized businesses… more
Sunday, 10 November 2019
Overseas businesses now in Jamaica scouting for BPO business opportunities
Trinidad and Tobago – A number of overseas companies involved in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) are now in the island scouting for business prospects with the possibility of setting up operations locally… more
TSTT launches new cloud-based solution
Trinidad and Tobago – AMERICAN multinational technology company, Avaya, has partnered with TSTT to deliver a unified cloud-based communication solution to small to medium-sized businesses… more
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