The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) today (Sunday, November 30) launched its free Short Messaging Service (SMS) Notification and Alert service to provide information via cell phones...
Though it might have always been the case, the recent announcement of Cable & Wireless Communications Plc’s intention to purchase Columbus International Inc. (which trade as...
The spotlight for the evening at La Cantina last week was supposed to fall on Digicel’s new offering, Fibre to Business, a cable based enhancement of...
The Jamaican Government has signaled that it is preparing to end the free ride for providers of internet calling and data services, known as Voice-Over Internet...
On November 6, the US Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin which revealed that: “a destructive ‘Trojan Horse’ malware programme dubbed ‘Black Energy’ has “penetrated...
Businesses can cut costs by up to 20% using the technology, says European Commission… As many as 80 per cent of businesses can cut costs by...
DIGICEL Business says it has partnered with a second mobile device management (MDM) provider as part of its thrust into the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) market. According to...
Twenty-five female students, aged 11 to 15 years, are being trained to become coders, as part of the Jamaican Government’s thrust to increase skills in information...
Saint Lucia’s government reported on Friday concrete advances in investment climate, connectivity, and productivity at the second accountability workshop of the Caribbean Growth Forum (CGF). During the workshop, government,...
According to a study by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF), imposing taxes on information and communication technologies (ICT) can actually cost countries more money that it raises....
Marita Seara Fernández, who blogs on Mujeres construyendo (Women building), calls for the empowerment of rural woman and explains that according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
This week, Facebook began to notify its users of its new privacy policy, which will come into effect on 1 January 2015. The policy is considerably...
A total of 8,618,015 mobile phones are in use in the country, which means that 82.69% of the population has a telephone. Nevertheless, there are phones...
On Monday, 25 November, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) published its Measuring the Information Society Report 2014 in which it highlights key ICT developments worldwide and tracks the...
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has provided US$2 million (approximately J$226 million) to finance a project to provide Jamaicans with increased access to ICT services,...
At the “Public Forum on Development of Trinidad & Tobago’s Smart Grid” on 6th Nov 2014, Dr. Sanjay Bahadoorsingh, (Lecturer, UWI) who has been working on a...
Over three billion people are now online and information and communication technology (ICT) growth remains buoyant in just about every country worldwide, according to ITU’s flagship...
Portland Bight (PBPA) is Jamaica’s largest protected area, extending more than 200 square miles of land and 524 miles of sea. The region is home to...
Caribbean government deploys a health information system (HIS) with the goal of improving the quality and coordination of patient care in the public health system. For...
Amidst reports of increased cyber crime in Barbados, Information Technology professionals are on a drive to sensitise Internet users about the issue of internet governance. The...
