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LIME Jamaica Posts Losses of $1.3b For Q1
- By S Coward
- Published 19-Aug-11
- Telecommunications
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Kingston -- Aug. 19, 2011 - Integrated telecommunications services provider, LIME Jamaica, continues
to rack up losses for the three months to June 30, 2011.
St. Vincent: LIME to provide 107 educational institutions with internet connectivity
- By S Coward
- Published 10-Jun-11
- Telecommunications
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June 10, 2011 - Officials from the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission
(NTRC), the Telecommunications Department, Ministry of Education and
LIME signed the Universal Service Fund (USF) Contract Document on
Tuesday, 7th June, 2011 at the NIS Conference room.
Jamaica: LIME Jamaica posts J$6b loss
- By S Coward
- Published 27-May-11
- Telecommunications
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Kingston - May 27, 2011 - (jamaica-gleaner.com): LIME Jamaica continued to bleed red ink last year, and is reporting losses of J$6 billion after taxes.
Cable and Wireless Report "Poor" Earnings in Caribbean
- By S Coward
- Published 26-May-11
- Telecommunications
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May 26, 2011 - "We are cautious on the economic and financial outlook for the Caribbean (excluding BTC) where it is prudent to assume an EBITDA range of US$180-210 million."
Bahamas: Cable and Wireless Comment on Parliamentary Approval
- By S Coward
- Published 25-Mar-11
- Telecommunications
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March 25, 2011 - Cable & Wireless
Communications (CWC) is pleased that the Bahamas Parliament has approved
the privatisation of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and
its purchase of 51% of the business.
Ficohsa Express Becomes Official Distributor for Callidrek, Inc
- By S Coward
- Published 25-Mar-11
- Telecommunications
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MIAMI, FL, March 25, 2011 – CallDirek, Inc. ®, the leading service provider for pinless
long-distance calling, announced today a new partnership with Ficohsa Express,
the number one money transfer service of Honduras based Ficohsa Bank. Ficohsa
Express will incorporate CallDirek pinless services into their portfolio of
money-saving solutions for the Central American, Latin American and Caribbean
Diaspora living in the United States.
LIME Partners With Cuba & Venezuela On New Fibre Optic Cable
- By S Coward
- Published 15-Feb-11
- Telecommunications
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Ocho Rios, Jamaica – Feb. 15, 2011: Following on the recent
completion of its East-West Cable linking Jamaica, the British Virgin
Islands and the Dominican Republic, LIME, the Caribbean’s premier
telecoms company, will serve as the strategic landing partner for the
Cuba to Jamaica segment of the new undersea fibre-optic cable which is
expected to vastly improve telecoms services in Cuba.
Govt Concludes Agreement for Sale of 51% Percent Interest in BTC to Cable & Wireless Communications
- By S Coward
- Published 15-Feb-11
- Telecommunications
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Feb. 15, 2011 -- CWC, who will acquire the 51% interest in BTC
through CWC Bahamas Holdings Ltd, a Bahamian holding company, will pay
a consideration of US$210 million plus Bahamian stamp duty of US $7
million on the transaction.
Call for ‘Caribbean’ Cloud Computing
- By Gerard Best
- Published 20-Nov-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
Nov. 20, 2010 -- The Caribbean region contemplates an unprecedented opportunity to become a net producer of technology services and solutions, not just a technology consumer.
CARICOM to Develop a Digital Development Action Plan
- By Gerard Best
- Published 04-Nov-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT , CARICOM
- Unrated
Find out why the real priorities
on the agenda of last week's Regional Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) Steering Committee meetings were not primarily technical, but social.
Congress WBN hosts successful Inter-governmental ICT Forum in Zimbabwe
- By Gerard Best
- Published 18-Sep-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
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A multi-sectoral delegation from Trinidad and Tobago travelled to
Harare, Zimbabwe to share technology development experiences with
counterparts from Southern Africa nations at an international
conference organised by Trinidad-based non-profit, Congress WBN
(C-WBN).
Trinidad Shares ICT Experiences with Zimbabwe
- By Gerard Best
- Published 15-Sep-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
A multi-sectoral delegation from Trinidad and Tobago will this week
travel to East Africa to share technology development experiences with
counterparts at an international conference in Harare, Zimbabwe.
St Lucia moves to develop domestic Internet Industry
- By Gerard Best
- Published 30-Aug-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
Aug. 30, 2010 -- Mrs. Allison Jean, Permanent Secretary in the
Ministry of Communications, Works, Transport and Public Utilities, has declared
Government’s intention to facilitate the establishment of an Internet Exchange
Point (IXP) in St Lucia as a matter of national priority.
St Kitts & Nevis Deserves Faster Local Internet
- By Gerard Best
- Published 30-Aug-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
Aug. 30, 2010 -- An international Symposium crystallises consensus over the establishment of an Internet Exchange Point
(IXP) within St Kitts & Nevis. Participants agree that the domestic IXP must be established as a top priority if the country's technology-based
development agenda is to be fully realised.
Government to Revolutionize Internet in St Vincent and the Grenadines
- By Gerard Best
- Published 26-Aug-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
In Caribbean Telecommunications Union Symposium, Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines considers benefits of establishing an Internet Exchange Point in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

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