YES! THERE IS A CARIBBEAN TECH COMMUNITY! THE STARTUP MOVEMENT STARTED YEARS AGO Remember a couple years ago when we all used to talk amongst...
TRINIDAD -Startup Weekend T&T is only one week away, and the organizing team is excited, our sponsors are excited and from all the buzz we’re hearing...
JAMAICA – The Jamaican Government is pumping an estimated US$20 million in the development of the information communication technology sector, Phillip Paulwell, science, technology, energy and...
Rival telecoms providers Columbus Networks and Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) yesterday announced the formation of a joint venture to provide expanded wholesale bandwidth capacity to...
A post by the Trinidad and Tobago Startup Weekend team on the need for initiatives in the Caribbean to better harness ICT, and how Startup Weekend Trinidad and...
BlackBerry has announced that it’s bringing its BBM chat platform to multiple platforms and devices this summer, including iOS and Android. This move has been rumored...
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...
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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...
