TECH NEWS – Trinidad is going to have the first online learning network designed for an entire country. Coursera, one of the biggest online university course...
TECH NEWS– The Government has spent over $500 million on essential tools for learning for pupils in Trinidad and Tobago over the last four years—$252.4 million...
TECH NEWS – The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has the highest percentage of internet users in the Caribbean.That’s according to Caribbean Journal, which said...
TECH NEWS – Have you ever wondered what Internet speeds might actually be experienced in the Caribbean? This new Snapshot examines household Internet upload and download...
An upcoming meeting of Caribbean Commonwealth officials with responsibility for ICT will bring the region’s eGovernance and cybercrime issues squarely into focus. The Caribbean Stakeholders’ Meeting on the...
Building a startup ecosystem in barbados from Shannon Clarke
BBC radio’s Click highlighted the outputs of the Jamaican startup non-profit Slashroots Foundation Code for the Caribbean’s Fellowship program this week. Listen to the above recording...
NEWS – The Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) honoured Caribbean-based technology expert and philanthropist Bevil Wooding with its 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award. Wooding, who wears...
ICT4AG- IDB to launch new online tool for agriculture policy analysis in Latin America and the Caribbean The online tool enable policymakers to make informed decisions...
MOBILE – There is a call for mobile Apps from the following Caribbean Countries Suriname, The Bahamas,Belize, St.Lucia, Haiti for the World Summit Award Mobile before...
A 2014 update of fixed Internet broadband speeds and pricing across the Caribbean, and a brief comparison with our 2013 results. As the Internet becomes increasingly...
STARTUPS– A start-up logistics software development company will in a few months launch an app-based ‘smart taxi’ franchise in Jamaica, allowing commuters to book taxis from...
EVENTS – The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) and the ICT Training Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean (CCAT-LAT) are bringing a five-day intensive training programme...
EVENTS – Regional and international technology experts are gathering in Dominica to address Caribbean technology challenges and to collaboratively derive solutions that are relevant to the region....
TECH NEWS – To coincide with the international celebration of Girls in ICT Day on April 24, 2014, www.trulycaribbean.net will feature stories of women who code....
When we at SiliconCaribe heard of this Barbadian Government Initiative, we did cartwheels! It also sounded alot like CleverGrocer.com which we had been a beta user...
OPINION – Although IT is essential to most businesses, a recent survey by analyst firm, McKinsey, suggest that executives are becoming less satisfied with the role...
TECH NEWS – WE live in a world that is defined by the speed at which we can get things done. Horse drawn carriages have long...
MOBILE NEWS –Digicel Jamaica plans to introduce a mobile money service, which will allow smartphone users to receive remittances and to make and receive payments via...
MOBILE NEWS – The Caribbean Umbrella Body for Restorative Behaviour (CURB) this week launched a smartphone mobile app to drive prevention of human trafficking in Trinidad...