I’m feeling very proud and also emotional today. Why? Today, 15 years ago, me and my business partner Susan LeeQuee, staged the first Kingston Beta event for Jamaican and Caribbean Tech Entrepreneurs like us. It went on to spawn over 300 events across 10 Caribbean countries and Diaspora US, UK, and Canada, directly inspiring and…
We heard you, so we’re keeping the Nomination Process Open a little longer.SiliconCaribe Top 50 Caribbean Women in Tech 2022 Nominations OPEN Until Friday, March 4th! Now you can nominate yourself or your favourite Caribbean Women in Tech from the English, Spanish, French Speaking Caribbean, and Diaspora. The Background Last year we launched our inaugural…
The Future of Caribbean Money Virtual (FOCMNY) Event which happened virtually on December 8-9th, 2021, and also from an in-person location of Gold Sponsor Crypto Isle in Nassau, the Bahamas over two days with 40 speakers from 10 Countries, 1 Caribbean Prime Minister, CEOs, Startups, Executives from billion-dollar companies, Investors, Developers, The Tech Community and…
Last year we launched our inaugural annual SiliconCaribe | Top C.W.I.T 50 List!. On Girls in ICT Day Thursday, April 23rd, 2021 we released our First Annual Caribbean Women in Tech Top 50 List. This stellar list which is showcased at CaribbeanTechWomen.com had 50 Women from 14 Countries operating inside 24 tech industry Sectors. We’re…
The Global Blockchain Business Council announced its 2022 slate of Ambassadors and there are six Caribbean people selected for this multi-year assignment. They are: Bahamas: Michael Clare, Economist, The Ministry of Finance of The Bahamas; Chief Strategy Officer, ADAMoracle Barbados: H.E. Gabriel Abed, Ambassador of Barbados to the United Arab Emirates; Founder, Abed Group; Founder,…
by Franz Weathers The Jamaican e-commerce market is on track to exceed an annual revenue of US$1 billion by 2025 with 1.2 million Jamaicans engaging in online transactions. Jamaica’s population is almost 3 million people, with over 100% of the population owning a connected mobile device. In the Caribbean, many of the largest or widely…
by Matthew Cohen After my recent hiatus from writing, I’m feeling good about writing a few essays this year on some of the emerging topics that have captured the imagination of the technorati. I’ll also be diving into some other issues that, whilst not specifically about tech, have such a tech element to them they…
This is not a secret, Cryptocurrency adoption is growing around the world, and the 2021 Triple A reports I looked at showed that we now have an estimated 300 million crypto users globally and over 18,000 businesses already accepting cryptocurrency payments. Counted in all of that, is the Caribbean of course, as currently, there are…
FTX and SALT have signed a Multi-Year Partnership, to Launch the Crypto Bahamas Event this April. The Bahamas-based FTX, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, announced a multi-year deal to become the global presenting partner of SALT, a premier thought leadership forum focused on innovation and investing. Crypto Bahamas, will debut April 26-29, 2022, at the…
Daniel Smith, MBA, and I are doing an easy does it return of This Week in Caribbean Tech podcast with a TwitterSpace this Tuesday at 8 pm Jamaica time. I believe, this year in Caribbean Tech and Business is going to be quite festive!!! So we’re going to bring you the top stories and why…