TECH NEWS – The tech/ICT issues that made the headlines or had us talking in 2013 were diverse and interesting: from tablets in schools, to the...
TECH NEWS- The Jamaica government says it wants the entire population to have access to the Internet and has appealed to local providers to ensure that...
STARTUPS- EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD Wayne Dawkins is already taking the steps to realise his dreams of becoming one of Jamaica’s tech entrepreneurs. The Wolmer’s Boys’ sixth former heeded...
T&T is one step closer to establishing its own Internet Exchange Point (IXP). The board of the T&T Internet Exchange (TTIX), the non-profit company that will...
There are many positive advances on the Caribbean technology scene, but at times it seems there is an equal amount of confusion. Many people often ask,...
WORK is far advanced on the development of a Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) software which is expected to better help the police apprehend praedial thieves....
M.A.D.E. was selected as the winner for the Caribbean in the VentureOut Challenge on Nov. 1, 2013. Launched by the World Bank’s infoDev and CRDF Global,...
Startup Weekend Jamaica Hashtag #swja generates just under 1,000,000 Social Media impressions across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram according to hashtack tracking service Keyhole.co. SWJA was staged...
So after 26 pitches, 8 lead teams selected and 54 hours of work super hard with expert coaching….the teams where judged and the winners chosen. The...
Washington, DC – Thirteen ( 13) international startups and two of them from Jamaica and one from Trinidad, have been selected by the VentureOut Challenge an...
What makes Startup Weekends a great experience for all participants is having the right people attend. And by the right people we mean a mixture of...
After an intense week of promotions plus a outreach workshop in Kingston, 10 of 14 Jamaican Tech Entrepreneurs who entered their Apps, have been selected to...
I stopped wearing a watch the week I got my first smartphone a number of years ago, it was a BlackberryCurve. Now while I am still...
Startup Weekend Jamaica will connect local entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts to share ideas and launch companies Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday September 3rd, 2013 – Startup Weekend JAMAICA...
Event are pivotal in helping to build a Startup Community and an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and we’re doing just that in Jamaica. It’s the busy season regarding...
The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has targeted more than 6,000 potential jobs in the information communication and technology (ICT) sector for the financial year 2013-2014...
According to global consultants PwC, the number of mobile telephone subscriptions in Africa exploded from 16 million in 2000 to 246 million in 2008 and to...
With at least one tangible project in the works in Jamaica, Kavin Hewitt, CEO of Mozido Jamaica Limited, says the company will use expertise developed over...
It is no secret that BlackBerry has been struggling for years. The official announcement that the company is exploring strategic partnerships and even a sale, is...
Heston Hutton, managing director for Centralised Strategic Services Limited (CSS), said Thursday that its credit union parent will look next at offering remittances in the suite...
