Archive for October, 2007

Olympic Density

This map courtesy of UnusualMaps.com illustrates the average number of medals won per million people in an Olympic Summer Games between 1996 and 2004.
Medal counts from the last three Olympic Games were used primarily due to the fact that participating nations have remained relatively unchanged during this time period. (Prior to 1996, the [...]

Laqtel Fined

Laqtel Limited, the country’s third mobile provider, faces a $250,000 fine for failing to provide a $4 million performance bond to the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT).
Laqtel appeared before Magistrate Maureen Baboolal-Gafoor in the Port-of-Spain Fifth Magistrates’ Court as earlier this month, Laqtel pleaded guilty to the charge and sentencing was put [...]

Anthem Wakeup

Listening to an online radio station recently and wondered does your radio or television station still play the National Anthem to start the day off?
I remember back in the day when we only had one or two television stations and cable was unheard of except for those few who erected a satellite [...]

That certainly didn’t take long as Alex spent a bit over a day in Trinidad and Tobago. After meeting with Trevor in the airport they had the opportunity to sample some of the food before running to catch a flight to Venezuela.
In discussing Alex’s stay I commented that it reflects well that he [...]

Around The World For Free follows Amazing Race winner Alex Boylan as he attempts to circumnavigate the globe with absolutely no money, just the help of the locals and the online audience.
Through the generosity of others, Alex and film editor/cameraman Zsolt Luka made it all the way from New York City to Dominica [...]

Cable operators Telstar Cable System and Green Dot have each won 10-year spectrum licenses for broadband and wireless services.
Telstar won all 12 blocks in the 12Ghz band at US$650,000 per block per year, meaning a total of US$7.8mn a year, the report said.
Green Dot took three blocks in the lower 700Mhz band, at US$177,000 per [...]

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