Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society

Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage on October 20 2025 Amazon Web Services (AWS) went down on October 20 2025 causing widespread disruption to many web services that rely on AWS cloud hosting including Amazon itself. According to Ars Technica : "Ultimately, more than 28 AWS services were disrupted, causing perhaps billions in damages, one analyst estimated for CNN. Popular apps like Snapchat, Signal, and Reddit went dark. Flights got delayed.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage on October 20 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS) went down on October 20 2025 causing widespread disruption to many web services that rely on AWS cloud hosting including Amazon itself. According to Ars Technica : "Ultimately, more than 28 AWS services were disrupted,…

Join us for the Global Encryption Day Webinar on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, starting at 7:00 PM (TT local time) The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) invites you to a special collaborative webinar, marking Global Encryption Day! We're hosting this important discussion in partnership with the Internet Society Trinidad and Tobago Chapter, IEEE Young Professionals TT, and the CTU Caribbean ICT Youth Network. What is Encryption? Encryption is a tool or process that makes messages unreadble to others. Encryption transforms your data in code so that only the intended recipient can read it.

Join us for the Global Encryption Day Webinar on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, starting at 7:00 PM (TT local time)

The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) invites you to a special collaborative webinar, marking Global Encryption Day! We're hosting this important discussion in partnership with…

Windows 10 support “ends” today, but it’s just the first of many deaths End users can get an extra year of security updates relatively easily.

Ars Technica : Windows 10 support “ends” today(October 14 2015), but it’s just the first of many deaths ; End users can get an extra year of security updates relatively easily. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

At least 626 drone sightings over Trinidad and Tobago Prisons from April 4 to October 4 2025 In a Trinidad Express newspaper article dated October 7 2025 , Acting Commissioner of Prisons Hayden Forde confirmed that from April 4 to October 4 2025, there were at least 626 drone sightings over Trinidad and Tobago Prisons, primarily at the Maximum Security Prison. The drones are used to drop contraband, and the Prison Service lacks the technology to counter the drones. Hayden Forde emphasized the need for anti-drone devices and CCTV systems to address the issue. Read the Trinidad Express article at

At least 626 drone sightings over Trinidad and Tobago Prisons from April 4 to October 4 2025

In a Trinidad Express newspaper article dated October 7 2025 , Acting Commissioner of Prisons Hayden Forde confirmed that from April 4 to October 4 2025, there were at least 626 drone sightings over…

Screenshot of the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) website showing the latest blog posts. The page header has the TTCS logo and navigation menu with links: Home, About, Meetings, Projects, Policy Development, Donate, and Join the TTCS. Below, several blog post cards are displayed, including notices of TTCS online meetings, an ITU event registration, ICANN UA Day, ICT-related aspects of the 2024 Trinidad and Tobago Budget Statement, and the TTCS OSSWIN v4.1 collection release.

Introducing the New and Improved Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society website at www.ttcs.tt

Introducing the New and Improved Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society website at www.ttcs.tt The hosting of TTCS’s website at is done using Amazon Lightsail which is a Virtual private server, meaning it’s like a virtual machine which you have full control (and therefore maintenance!) of the operating system, web server, database server, runtime environment, the Content Management System and the content to go with the website.  One of the things to be done was the update of the hosting server as it was based on the previous Ubuntu LTS release which ended support in April 2025, running the AMP stack (Apache web server, MySQL database and PHP ).

Introducing the New and Improved Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society website at www.ttcs.tt

The hosting of TTCS’s website at is done using Amazon Lightsail which is a Virtual private server, meaning it’s like a virtual machine which you have full control (and therefore maintenance!) of the…

Government to launch coding academies, says Padarath Pub­lic Util­i­ties Min­is­ter Bar­ry Padarath, the Mem­ber of Par­lia­ment for Cou­va South, made the an­nounce­ment dur­ing a book grant dis­tri­b­u­tion ex­er­cise in his con­stituen­cy...

Trinidad Guardian : Trinidad and Tobago Government to launch coding academies www.guardian.co.tt/news/governm...

Google not required to sell Chrome or Android, judge rules in antitrust case - live updates But the search engine has been ordered to share data with others to help open up competition.

BBC News : Google not required to sell Chrome or Android, US judge rules in win for tech giant www.bbc.com/news/live/cg...

Govt launches new company to handle payments Gov­ern­ment yes­ter­day launched the Na­tion­al Pay­ment and In­no­va­tion Com­pa­ny of Trinidad and To­ba­go, promis­ing that the new com­pa­ny marked an his­toric step in its jour­ney...

Trinidad Guardian : Trinidad and Tobago Government launches new company to handle payments www.guardian.co.tt/business/gov...

Venture Credit Union announces recovery from ransomware attack The Qilin ransomware group has become increasingly active in the Caribbean in 2025.

Technewstt : Venture Credit Union announces recovery from ransomware attack technewstt.com/venture-cred...

Apple releases iOS 18.6, macOS 15.6, and other updates as current gen winds down Photos app fix and a pile of security updates.

Ars Technica : Apple releases iOS 18.6, macOS 15.6, and other updates as current gen winds down arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

Smith calls for urgency in AI adoption, cybersecurity - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday MINISTER of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence Dominic Alexander Smith said Trinidad and Tobago needs to operate with a sense of urgency in dealing with all matters of national threat,…

Trinidad Newsday : Minister of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence [in Trinidad and Tobago] Dominic Alexander Smith calls for urgency in AI adoption, cybersecurity newsday.co.tt/2025/07/22/s...

THA to introduce technological tools to assist law enforcement during SoE - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday IN an attempt to provide heightened safety and security for visitors and locals following the declaration of a state of emergency (SoE), Chief Secretary Farley Augustine said the Tobago House ……

Trinidad Newsday : Tobago House of Assembly (THA) to introduce technological tools to assist law enforcement during State of Emergency - newsday.co.tt/2025/07/22/t...

Washington Post : Global hack on Microsoft's product hits U.S., state agencies, researchers say ; Unknown attackers exploited a “significant vulnerability” in Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration software, hitting targets around the world. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Digicel shutters Loop News and SportsMax Dig­i­cel has an­nounced the im­me­di­ate clo­sure of its Caribbean-wide news plat­form Loop News and plans to wind down re­gion­al sports broad­cast­er Sports­Max by Au­gust 8th. The tele­coms...

Trinidad Guardian : Digicel Caribbean to close Loop News immediately and Sportsmax by August 8 2025

www.guardian.co.tt/news/digicel...

Brazil’s Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user content Brazil’s Supreme Court agreed on Thursday on details of a decision to hold social media companies liable for what their users post, clearing the way for it go into effect within weeks.

AP : Brazil Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user content

apnews.com/article/braz...

Online scammers steal millions from CIBC T&T Scam­mers have conned the Cana­di­an Im­pe­r­i­al Bank of Com­merce (CIBC) Caribbean’s T&T op­er­a­tions of mil­lions of dol­lars, po­lice con­firmed yes­ter­day.

Trinidad Guardian : Scam­mers have tricked the Cana­di­an Im­pe­r­i­al Bank of Com­merce (CIBC) Caribbean’s Trinidad and Tobago op­er­a­tions of nearly $9.4 million TT using fake CEO authorisation via WhatsApp and emails.
www.guardian.co.tt/news/online-...

BBC Audio | Tech Life | The future of the internet is up for debate Key decisions will be made this year about how the internet will operate in the future.

On BBC Tech Live : ICANN CEO Kurt Lindqvist talks about his concerns for the future of the Internet / Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales about effects of AI and Govts regulation on Wikipedia / 16 year old Siyaa Poddar who invented a toxic dust detector www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...

Hundreds of Brother printer models have an unpatchable security flaw There is a workaround, however.

TheVerge : Hundreds of Brother printer models have an unpatchable security flaw - PSA: Remember to change the manufacturer’s default passwords on your devices.

www.theverge.com/news/694877/...

Bridging the telecom gap: FNP launches in Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Almost ten years after an initial agreement among telephone service providers, business and landline customers can now finally switch providers and keep their phone number at no additional cost with…

After a decade due to "framework requirements," the Telecom Authority of Trinidad & Tobago has launched Fixed Number Portability (FNP) on June 25, 2025, allowing landline users to change providers without losing their numbers. See Trinidad Newsday: newsday.co.tt/2025/06/26/b...

Smith outlines vision for AI-powered public service THE Kamla Persad-Bissessar administration is developing a National AI Governance Framework that will follow global best practices while remaining firmly rooted in the unique values and realities of Trinidad...

The Ministry of Public Administration & Artificial Intelligence in Trinidad & Tobago is developing a National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Framework for Trinidad & Tobago - Read more at

trinidadexpress.com/business/loc...

Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates into 2026, with strings attached End-of-support date isn’t changing, but extra year will be functionally free.

Ars Technica : Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates into 2026, with strings attached arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

Apple targets “more personal and expressive” iOS 26 with new Liquid Glass design Apple also detailed iPadOS 26 with tiling.

Ars Technica : Apple targets “more personal and expressive” iOS 26 (and iPadOS) with new Liquid Glass design arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

MOE INITIATES E BOOK DISCUSSION WITH PUBLISHERS The Minister of Education and his team yesterday met with the National Textbook Publishers Group and initiated discussions about the introduction of E- Books.

CCN TV6 : The Minister of Education [of Trinidad and Tobago] and his team yesterday met with the National Textbook Publishers Group and initiated discussions about the introduction of E- Books.

Google releases updated Gemini 2.5 Pro, says it’s the “most intelligent model yet” Google expects this version to roll out in the Gemini app soon.

Are Technica : Google releases updated Gemini 2.5 Pro, says it’s the “most intelligent model yet arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/g...

The Trinidad & Tobago Computer Society (ttcs.tt) invites you to an online meeting on May 20, 2025, at 8pm (23:59 UTC) via Zoom. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi.... Topics include: GoRTT laptop program for secondary schools, new Ministry of Public Admin & AI

Smith: AI, connectivity, regional integration at heart of govt’s tech vision - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday SECOND BUSINESS DAY LEAD. Post overnight under business***

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday : Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence Minister Dominic Smith : AI, connectivity, regional integration at heart of TT govt’s tech vision newsday.co.tt/2025/05/15/s...

Maiden public speech by AI Minister "We must accelerate these efforts, addressing obstacles that have delayed progress."

The maiden public speech by Minister of PA and AI, Dominic Smith offers some insight into his priorities for the ministry.
link.technewstt.com/smith

RIP Skype — you were right about almost everything Skype saw the future of video and messaging before almost everyone. It also probably never had a chance.

TheVerge : RIP Skype - RIP Skype — you were right about almost everything
www.theverge.com/microsoft/66...

A judge just blew up Apple’s control of the App Store The judge called Apple’s insubordination a “gross miscalculation.“

TheVerge : A US judge just blew up Apple’s control of the App Store www.theverge.com/news/659246/...