Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Kevin Gordon has called on business operators to take a local school under their wings to help ease the burden on Government. He made the statement while he noted that his company plans to sponsor […]
Category: Telecommunications
Several job openings for residents
The recent hurricanes may have caused widespread destruction and job losses in the territory, but endless job opportunities have opened up for residents in companies such as telecommunication company Digicel, which has announced that it is hiring locally. While stating […]
DDM loses nearly 40 years of investment in technology
Governor Augustus Jaspert has disclosed that the Department of Disaster Management (DDM), which has transitioned to the National Emergency Operations Centre, recently lost its building as well as ‘nearly 40 years of investment in technology and equipment’. The items lost […]
Give telecom firms a bit more time – Vanterpool
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist Minister of Communications Mark Vanterpool said residents should indulge local telecommunication companies a while longer as they try to improve the quality of their internet services, adding that there have been some improvements […]
Phone companies urged to support app developers
Internet Strategist Bevil Wooding has called on telecommunication companies Flow, CCT, and Digicel to support local app developers, adding that there is a need for more mobile apps locally. He said more mobile applications (apps) – such as a one […]
Twice the price -Telecom firms making life harder
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist Telecommunication providers in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) have refused to use interconnection arrangements in the territory that could make internet cheaper and faster for their customers, said Internet Strategist and Advisor to […]
Gov’t spending $100K to improve ICT chances
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government is spending just shy of $100,000 for an Information Communication Technology (ICT) programme that will help the territory to set new compliance standards for users of technologies. While allowing people and organizations to interact […]
Minister tells region learn from ‘ship’ decision
Minister responsible for telecommunication Mark Vanterpool yesterday told persons attending a regional conference on internet-related issues that there are lessons for them to learn from a decision the British Virgin Islands (BVI) took recently to turn down assistance offered by […]
Problem worse than thought – Flow offers more help
While stating that its team is still working diligently to restore service to customers, telecom company Flow today indicated that the damage to its infrastructure as a result of heavy rainfall on Monday is worse than initially thought. The company […]
Flow equipment damaged, replacement coming
Telecom company Flow has acknowledged that a number of its customers are having a tough time making calls because pieces of the company’s equipment were damaged during several hours of heavy rainfall on Monday, August 7. The company, in an […]