The internet is quite an interesting creature, I describe it as one because it keeps on evolving. First up was Web 1 (1990–2000), standard web pages....
Did you know that: “51% of adults perceive that COVID-19 negatively affected their mental health” (October report on “The Importance of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support...
We, myself, and my Trinidadian co-host Daniel Smith started with a couple of Twitter Spaces to warm things up and now This Week in Caribbean Tech...
Recently, the Minister of Finance, Dr. Nigel Clarke, announced that the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) will be piloting its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). This move...
I got a shock last week when my client turned up for his ZOOM call in a suit and tie. I commented on this and we...
The Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL) has given Jamaica a lot to think about amidst the hot air around making it a Digital Society, about better infrastructure,...
Project Runway winner, Anya Ayoung-Chee’s founded We Are Wyld Flower womenswear brand inspired by Trinidad Carnival & Burning Man and aims to empower women to experience...
Earlier this year, Spotify became available in more than 80 markets around the world, with several in the Caribbean. Today, we’re excited to share that Spotify is now...
Meeting the sustainability goals set by management can become an uphill task if you don’t have the right tools and partners. According to a Gartner study,...
What is Cryptocurrency? A cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses cryptography to secure its transactions, control the...
Until I travelled with my baby daughter for the first time, I used to ignore the safety briefing, which is standard procedure before every flight takes...
FTX, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange led by Sam Bankman-Fried, the 29-year-old billionaire seems to think that crypto life is better in the Bahamas, especially after...
Blockchain – The Distributed Ledger Technology Touted as the foundation of Web 3.0 Explained Blockchain is an extremely secure, immutable, and almost incorruptible robust distributed ledger...
I returned to Toronto from Jamaica on March 5, having completed the last of 3 Strategic Planning assignments for beloved clients there. They were clear on...
The Origins, the Place, and the Mission behind the Term Silicon Caribe. I started the blog CaribbeanTechNews.com in 2005 to hold all the news that was coming to...
The Difference Between Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Over the past couple of weeks, local dialog about the phenomenon that is bitcoin and by extension cryptocurrency and blockchain...
“The next 3-5 years will remind us that COVID-19 was the lightning before the thunder” * This sentence in a Fast Company article, reinforced a creepy...
I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for 14 years. This is why it’s so important to stop and reflect regularly. So Yeah, SiliconCaribe is now...
“NFTs can create an amazing opportunity for brand Jamaica. We have been talking about monetizing it forever. Our chance is here. Who is gonna step up?.”...
More African, South, and Central American countries are moving to adopt Bitcoin and crypto and in the Caribbean, it’s no different with nations such as Barbados,...