Information and Communication Technology
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Cables for fibre optic network from Brazil arrive
CABLES for a high speed fibre optic network from Brazil to Corentyne, Berbice, being funded by the Government of Guyana, arrived in the country last week. Project Engineer Alexei Ramotar said the consignment for the 560 kilometres stretch is awaiting clearance by the Customs and Trade Administration, after which testing will begin. He said installation will start when the acceptance…
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iMap application will transform Jamaica
INFORMATION minister Daryl Vaz says that iMap Jamaica, the Internet application that gives information on every single registered parcel of land in Jamaica, will help to transform business on the island. iMap service is provided by the National Land Agency in partnership with Global Insurance Company. The service is targeted at the insurance industry, land surveyors, realtors, land developers and…
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Bajan Company Streaming Caribbean to the World
BARBADOS (September 2, 2010) – An innovative Barbados company is using the global power of the internet to promote the Caribbean in faraway lands. The Bimventures-shepherded and -funded company, Caribbean Streaming Network (CSN) in Barbados is showcasing Caribbean events and culture to the world through the online programming of locally-hosted and -produced events. State-of-the-art Live Internet Streaming by CSN offered…
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Gatekeeper of the Web
Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean have been the centre of international attention since news broke that Trinidad’s technology guru, Bevil Wooding, was one of only seven persons from across the globe specially selected to hold keys to the internet. These seven gatekeepers, called Trusted Community Representatives (TCRs), have each been given a card with part of a special code…
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Cyber-Scam War
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, particularly those aligned to the Jamaica Bankers' Association (JBA), have pooled human and financial resources in an all-out effort to smash an emerging debit-card scam that is threatening the security confidence of the electronic banking system in Jamaica. For the first time since the promulgation of the Cybercrimes Act …, the police … reported that they cracked a…
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St Maarten’s ICT Week Attracts International Tech Heavyweights
PHILIPSBURG – Leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) experts from the region and across the world will be converging on the tiny Caribbean nation of St Maarten for an intensive week of technology meetings. The Westin St. Maarten Dawn Beach Resort & Spa will be the venue for the 6th Annual Caribbean Internet Governance Forum being jointly hosted by the…
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Improved connectivity for Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica, July 20, 2010 – The Jamaica government is focusing on the rollout of a broadband backbone in the short-term to ensure adequate connectivity throughout the island. Minister with Responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Daryl Vaz, says the move is in keeping with the government’s Vision 2030 National Development Plan, which designates information and communications technology (ICT)…
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Caribbean- Telecoms- Urget need for investmentin ICT, Says Central Bank Official
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, CMC – There is an urgent need for investment in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to help bolster the prospects for Caribbean economies, says the chief executive officer of the Central Bank of the Netherlands Antilles. “Today more than ever, technology and specifically Information and Communication Technology is considered one of the main factors contributing to the economic…
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ICT Critical to Rebuilding Haiti
PORT OF PRINCE – A two-day roundtable discussion on the best way forward for the reconstruction of Haiti’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector is expected to see a framework put in place that is capable of meeting the current challenges. Yesterday, representatives from various organisations met at the Hilton Barbados to attend the event coordinated by the International Telecommunication…
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UWI’s Professor Sankat unveils US$70 laptop
UNIVERSITY of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine, campus Principal Clem Sankat, unveiled a US$70 laptop computer that might fulfil the Government’s promise of a laptop to each Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) exam pupil. Sankat caused a stir as he unveiled the device measuring about six inches by five inches at the 50th Annual Honours and Awards Ceremony of the…
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