Local online start-ups want the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) to move with alacrity and implement mobile money in Jamaica, arguing that weak regulation and heavy bureaucracy...
It was that kind of Kingston BETA d on Thursday April 25th. It was the first for the year, we had the heady mix of a...
Thanks for Georgia Popplewell, Kingston BETA tech event series staged by our parent organisation ConnectiMass got featured in the May/June issue of Caribbean BEAT – The...
BETA HUB Newsletter is a free monthly email of News, Opportunities and Events for the Caribbean Tech Industry. It is a hub of information on upcoming...
Headed to Trinidad’s Startup Weekend like we are? Are you a reader of this blog, then get a special discount on tickets with the siliconcaribe promo...
The app, which is now available for download from BlackBerry World, boasts all the features of the traditional, trusted Gleaner Classifieds ads. Users can search for...
ROAD TOWN, Tortola (GIS) — Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark Vanterpool is encouraging women and girls to bridge the digital divide as the Territory...
BAHAMAS– A major gaming company out of Las Vegas has reached an agreement with Atlantis to provide mobile gambling throughout the resort campus by as early...
Caribbean countries have been told that purchasing goods and services in the information technology (IT) sector by government offices provides untapped potential for stimulating domestic economic...
The demands of today’s technology-driven world present a challenge to the Caribbean to invest in relevant development of its human resources. The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC),...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Information and statistics on hospitals, schools, crime, the economy, agriculture, and just about every sector of government could soon be available to...
JAMAICA -Jamaica’s government says it plans to increase the use of information and communication technology in its education sector. The plan is part of what it...
JAMAICA-Minister of Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell says that 20,000 tablet computers will be distributed free of charge to students and teachers at 30 schools across...
1. Just show up in person and online. Each event attracts between 80-150 people depending on the guest speaker, panel discussion and number of idea pitches. So...
JAMAICA-Jamaica dipped 11 spots to rank 85th in the new Global Information Technology Report (GITR) published this month, due to low e-commerce, venture capital funding and...
THE JAMAICAN leg of the third Caribbean Open Data Conference and Code Sprint concluded recently with the results of the code sprint, a 24-hour competition that...
Livingstone Morrison, Deputy Governor of Finance & Technology at Bank of Jamaica( BOJ) will be speaking on Mobile Money and the opportunities for young tech entrepreneurs...
A few weeks ago, the Guardian Newspaper in Trinidad and Tobago published an article, “Caribbean cyberttacks on the rise?”, in which it listed 20 cyber crime stories...
ITU Telecom is proud to present its Young Innovators Competition 2013 edition, offering young and talented social technopreneurs the opportunity to present their ideas to industry...
Barbados – Columbus Communications will invest US$60 million to provide telecoms services in Barbados, according to the firm’s president and chief executive, John Reid. “Columbus will...
