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How Saint Lucia Is Keeping Investors Interested During the Pandemic
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for targeted content for travel agents and advisors. Subscribe today to […]
Climate and the Future of Caribbean Internet
By Gerard Best CJ Contributor The threat of climate-driven natural disaster and the struggle to keep pace with the global digital economy are among the key factors driving the need for Caribbean Internet stakeholders to strengthen the resilience of the […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice — And What It Means For the Region
How the Caribbean Court of Justice benefits the Caribbean By Jeffrey H. Foreman Op-Ed Contributor In the decades-long debate over the establishment and adoption of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the final court of appeal for the English speaking […]
How St Lucia Is Developing Its Technology Sector
Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Saint Lucia is rolling out a series of training workshops intended to strengthen its information and communications technology (ICT) sector. The workshops will provide orientation and accreditation to eligible institutions or […]
Accelerating Entrepreneurship in St Vincent and the Grenadines
Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Entrepreneurship is getting a boost in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Businesses in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have until April 3 to apply to provide incubation services to entrepreneurs, […]
Caribbean Youth and Unemployment
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor As a member of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Civil Society Consultative Committee I was invited to present at the ‘XIV Reunion BID – Sociedad Civil’ in Nicaragua late 2014. The following are excerpts from […]
Trinidad and Tobago “Very Active” in Global Internet Debate
Above: Raul Echeberría By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Trinidad and Tobago has come in for praise from the international community supporting the global Internet. Raul Echeberría, vice president of global engagement at the Internet Society, described T&T as “very active” in […]
St Vincent and the Grenadines Eyes Growth in ICT
Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines is expecting to “soar highly in the future” in the field of information and communication technology (ICT), according to Dr Jerrol Thompson, director of special […]
Antigua Signs Agreement With Jamaica’s University of Technology
Above: the University of Technology By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Antigua and Barbuda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Technology in Jamaica. The agreement, which was signed by UTech President Professor Errol Morrison […]
Taiwan, St Kitts and Nevis Sign Agreement on ICT Development
Above: St Kitts(CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwan and St Kitts and Nevis have signed a five-year agreement aimed at developing information and communication in the twin-island federation. Information Technology Minister Glen Philip and Taiwanese Ambassador Miguel Tsao […]
Antigua and Barbuda Opens New ICT Training Facility
Above: Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer at the ribbon-cutting By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has officially inaugurated a new ICT Cadet Training facility in the country. The facility, which is the product of a partnership between the government […]
Cuba to Expand Internet, Email Access
Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba’s government is planning to open 118 new public Internet access points, it announced Tuesday. The decision to open the access points, which will open on June 4, was published in the Official […]
St Lucia, Grenada and St Vincent to Receive Broadband Improvements
By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia, Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines will be part of the first phase of a 10-year Information and Communication Technology programme funded by the World Bank. The Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Programme […]
Forbes: Jamaica, Women and ICT
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor ICT for Women & Girls – Why? World Telecommunication and Information Society Day was May 17. This year’s theme focused on Achieving Equality in ICT for Women and Girls. The State Minister in the […]
Governments of Trinidad and Tobago, India Hold First Joint Commission
Above: India’s External Affairs Minister SM Krishna and Trinidad Foreign Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan (UN Photos/Mark Garten and Paulo Filgueiras) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Foreign Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan is in India today attending the Inaugural Session of […]
Jamaica Signs Deal on ICT Loan as Part of Wider Technology Strategy
Above: Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Dr Christopher Tufton (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaica Promotions Corporation and the Development Bank of Jamaica Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday on a $20 million loan facility to […]
World Bank Report: St Kitts and Nevis Broadband Use Highest in Caribbean
Above: the narrows between St Kitts and Nevis (Photo: Caribbean Journal) St Kitts and Nevis has the highest fixed broadband subscription rates in the Latin American/Caribbean region, according to a report by the World Bank’s infoDev group. The rate of […]
Jamaica to Expand Tech Sector
Jamaica’s government announced a plan to expand the country’s information and communications technology sector, along with its business process outsourcing industry, according to Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Dr Christopher Tufton. “It is our position, as a government, that the […]
Caribbean Tech Community Gathers in Montego Bay
By Gerard Best CJ Contributor MONTEGO BAY—Anyone interested in the development of the Internet in Caribbean may have already heard of CaribNOG, the Caribbean Network Operators Group. Over the past decade, this volunteer-based community of computer engineers has grown into a formidable influencer in […]
Caribbean Connectivity: CARCIP Urges Greater Regional Innovation
Above; St Vincent (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Three Eastern Caribbean countries are benefitting from an infrastructure development thrust that could usher in a new era of technology-based innovation and entrepreneurship for the region. The initiative is part […]
LaRocque: ICT Is the New Frontier For Caribbean Integration
Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque By the Caribbean Journal staff Information and Communication Technology is the new frontier for regional integration in the Caribbean, CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque said in a speech Friday. The Secretary General, who was […]
Development Bank of Jamaica Sets Aside $20 Million for Tech Projects
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Development Bank of Jamaica has put aside $20 million USD for potential on-lending to investors to support the construction of information and communications technology facilities, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller […]
Caribbean Journal’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2012: Jamaica’s Tyrone Wilson
Above: Sagicor Life CEO Richard Byles and Tyrone Wilson (right) CARIBBEAN GOVERNMENTS often mention the need for the region to go digital. ICT — information and communications technology, for countries that have few natural resources, is a way to diversify […]
Interview with Barbados Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy
Above: Tourism Minister Richard Sealy (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Caribbean tourism sector is in a period of change, as the region seeks to emerge from the global downturn. As Caribbean nations like Barbados look to move beyond the […]
A Climate of Change for Caribbean Internet
By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Spring storms with winter qualities clobbered North America this week, threatening Canada with slow-moving storms, and pounding the United States with near-record snowfall in the midwest, low temperatures in the south and tornadoes further east. […]
American Airlines Names New Senior Vice President
American Airlines has named its newest senior vice president: Patrick O’Keefe, who will serve as the carrier’s new senior vice president for people. O’Keefe, who had been serving as vice president for information technology, will “lead the global human resources […]
Seeking An Edge, Caribbean Firms Turn to Internet Tech
By GERARD BEST CJ Contributor BRIDGETOWN, Barbados—As clouds of uncertainty loom over the global economy, it hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for Caribbean companies. But these days, a different kind of cloud is creating fresh opportunities for regional businesses. For […]
In Guatemala, an Historic Meeting on Regional Internet
By GERARD BEST CJ Contributor A historic gathering of diverse sectors of Guatemalan society recently took place in the country’s capital, hosted by the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Address Registry, commonly known as LACNIC. The gathering, called LACNIC On […]
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