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...
Determined not to stumble into the pitfalls of the past that derailed previous venture-capital programmes, the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is pushing an ambitious slate...
The dust has settled over the blog I wrote about JGXLabs where I gave my quick take on it based on the information that was shared...
The Next Caribbean BETA will be on Friday November 15th, 2013.Last year, we had 230 attendees from 5 Caribbean countries and 18 teams of entrepreneurs competing...
Convinced that technology is not a privilege but a right for all, visionary Luis Sosa has positioned his company to expand access to mobile technology and...
Feedback is invited on the draft Caribbean Internet Governance Policy Framework, which has been published by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is...
THE existence of a feasible mobile payment market against the background of customer demand to carry out cashless transactions prompted Jason Scott, Kevin Leyow, and Jonathan...
JAMAICA-Government could start paying Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) beneficiaries through the mobile wallet, kickstarting a mobile payment movement in Jamaica, says a...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua—The Antigua and Barbuda government yesterday said it had established a select committee to oversee the implementation process, as the island seeks to suspend...
Do you have a great business idea for which you need financing to get it off the ground? Are you in the process of implementing your...
Startup Weekend Jamaica is now confirmed for October 4-6th, 2013 at the PCJ Auditorium, PCJ Building. Jamaica joins the Global Startup Movement this way. Already there...
I was first introduced to JJGeewax at the Developing Caribbean Open Data Conference held earlier this year at the University of the West Indies by Matthew...
JN Small Business Loans Ltd’s crowdfunding platform, ISupportJamaica.com, plans to start distributing loans to business start-ups at the end of August. The ISupport initiative was developed...
AMERICAN tech expert JJ Geewax has set up a business incubator in Jamaica that will invest in local start-ups and aspiring entrepreneurs interested in the global...
Work is almost complete on a strategic plan to establish Jamaica’s Venture Capital Programme (VCP), being spearheaded by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ). Project Consultant...
