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...
ON the GROUND NEWS REPORT( OGNR) the Citizen Powered News Network officially launched at Kingston BETA, Jamaica’s tech community event held recently at JAMPRO’s headquarters. Tech...
JAMAICA- The providers of mobile wallet technology and Jamaican service providers are already developing partnerships to launch into business as soon as the central bank green...
GRENADA – Grenada’s new Electronic Crimes Act has been getting considerable scrutiny worldwide, especially the criminalising of offensive messages sent electronically or over the Internet. On...
JAMAICA– Jamaican based research and technology firm JL MOBILE, developers of the SmartTab Tablet PC, recently began testing their latest product dubbed “Oromo”. Oromo is a...
Alan Emtage invented the world’s first search engine, but he didn’t earn a single cent from his groundbreaking invention. “I wrote a piece of code that...
