We had a conversation with DJ Afifa last week for SiliconCaribe Tv and she introduced me to QR Codes. Since then I’ve been noticing references to...
We thought that would get your attention; but this isn’t a story about sex at all. This is about Richie Drenz and what he’s doing on...
“How to ignite a boom in Caribbean Startups” will be an interactive panel-led discussion on How Jamaica, the Caribbean that truly spark a boom in startups...
Right now, 90% of the world’s population is covered by mobile networks. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) estimates that there will be 5.3 billion mobile phone...
The Caribbean could become a major global technology centre if the region’s professionals engaged in the field were to unite around such a vision. Barbadian businessman...
For those of us who own a smartphone, we often do not realise how much personal and sensitive information it contains about our lives. Although we...
We believe showing even more of what Caribbean creatives and entrepreneurs are up to, will spark others to do the same. Additionally, as the founder of Zynga,...
Indeed, “What is SociaLingua?” is the question I’ve been asking since I first saw those persistent ads pop up on my Facebook Homepage many moons ago....
Michele Marius is an ICT/Telecoms Consultant. We started syndicating her articles from her blog ICTPulse. I sent her some questions about what does she think it...
As the politicking and strategising has already begun for the constitutionally due General Elections next year…( the year Jamaica celebrates 50years of independence and the year...
What do you do when you hear that a Government minister and your nation’s Attorney General says in public and on live TV that she doesn’t...
In this Episode #2 of Caribbean Tech Stars: Meet Alex Morrissey, founder of Jamaicansmusic.com and the man that’s showing Reggae Music industry the future of marketing...
It is no secret that in the Caribbean people are crazy about their cell phones. In fact, the Caribbean has one of the highest levels of...
After all this hullabaloo Vybz Kartel must be thanking his lucky stars that someone invented the Internet, since it is turning out to be such a...
Mobile applications (m-apps) are a major growth industry in the telecoms/ICT sector. In an earlier post, Where is the Caribbean on the apps bandwagon?, it was...
What’s great about this deal 1. Digicel gets out of America Movil’s market, therefore no longer pissing off the richest man in the world. Carlos Slim...
In an unexepected move, that has caught everyone off gaurd and by MEGA surprise, Digicel acquires Claro Jamaica.What could this buyout/merger mean, as it stands now...
Digicel today said that it has signed an agreement with América Móvil to acquire its Claro business in Jamaica, and to sell to América Móvil its...
SiliconCaribe.TV – Marrying the act of Saving Energy + Social Networking to build a web app, a business that generates interest from 72 countries worldwide, wins...
We hear from Matthew McNaughton the founder of Slash Roots Developers Conference in Kingston, Jamaica. He tells us the numbers (45 Caribbean software developers), the achievements...
