A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 10 March to Sunday 16 March 2025.
Monday, 10 March 2025
Black: Bahamas needs to develop a tech culture
Bahamas – The Bahamas has to look at building a tech industry from a partnership perspective – with foreign firms and Bahamian companies – and not looking at developing a build-it-and-they-shall-come model, First Secretary/Counsul for the Bahamas High Commission in Canada Nahaja Black said last week, following the Canada-Bahamas Innovation Trade Mission… more
CCT provides update on network improvements
British Virgin Islands – Caribbean Cellular Telephone Ltd. acknowledges the recent service disruptions affecting customers across our network… more
Tuesday, 11 March 2025
Humes: Bahamian firms should be the foundation of tech hub
Bahamas – Co-owner of Plato Alpha Designs Duran Humes said the country’s tech hub endeavors will never achieve longevity if they do not include the Bahamian tech community, which he said has not been fully integrated into the government’s tech hub plans… more
Guyana Digital School being rolled out countrywide
Guyana – The Guyana Digital School aims to transform learning in Guyana, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) being used to identify gaps in students who use the platform. Recently, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has been launching the digital learning platform at various schools across Guyana… more
Guyana education officials pleased with new digital platform
Guyana – Guyana’s Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, says the newly launched Guyana Digital School introduces an innovative platform designed to ensure students countrywide excel at their examinations… more
OPM launches competition to enhance Guyana’s technological landscape
Guyana – The Office of the Prime Minister’s (OPM) Industry and Innovation Unit has launched the inaugural Technology Concept Sprint 2025, an initiative the OPM said is designed to empower young people to develop innovative concepts that can be translated into technological solutions… more
Put people first in digital transformation – tech experts
Jamaica – EXPERTS HAVE warned that neglecting the human element can jeopardise even the most promising technological implementations. They emphasised that employee engagement and change management should play a key role in successful digital transformation initiatives… more
Wednesday, 12 March 2025
Cloud Carib chief warns about zero-click cyberattack
Bahamas – A cybersecurity expert has warned that there is a new threat sweeping the internet, and users don’t have to do anything to be vulnerable to it… more
Blue NAP Americas Partners with Chunk Works to Deliver Sovereign and Intelligent Data Infrastructure
Curaçao – Blue NAP Americas, a leading Tier-IV certified data center in the Caribbean, has strategically selected Chunk Works to revolutionize its data infrastructure with a sovereign, decentralized, and intelligent data management and security solution… more
Curaçao to Introduce Number Portability for Telecom Customers
Curaçao – Curaçao’s telecom regulations are set to change, allowing customers to keep their phone numbers when switching to a different provider… more
Data gaps cited as hindrance to social intervention efforts at curbing school violence
Jamaica – Amid the rise of youth-on-youth violence, and violence against youths across Jamaica, insufficient data, inadequate leadership and lack of unity have posed a challenge for stakeholders when attempting to curb the increasing incident rates in high-risk schools and communities… more
J’cans invited to explore innovations at technology showcase
Jamaica – Jamaicans are being invited to attend the third annual Digital Government Technology Showcase tomorrow (March 13)… more
Why AI adoption fails in the Caribbean
Jamaica – WE don’t have tech problems in the Caribbean — we have people problems… more
Thursday, 13 March 2025
GECOM implemented fingerprint identification for staff daily clock-in and out from work
Guyana – Dear Editor, Following up on the debate about the use of fingerprint identification (biometrics) for voting purposes, it should be noted that the Government is seeking to use digitized biometric identification in every sphere of the conduct of public affairs except National and Regional Elections, 2025… more
New digital system to transform health sector
Guyana – The National Health Information Systems and Technology (HIST) workforce development programme was officially launched on Thursday at the Marriott Hotel in Georgetown, marking a major step in Guyana’s digital healthcare transformation… more
Safeguarding Jamaica’s digital future: Cybersecurity imperatives for telecoms and beyond
Jamaica – As Jamaica advances in digital transformation, cybersecurity emerges not merely as a technical requirement but as a strategic business imperative. For telecommunications companies like Digicel, which serve as the backbone of national connectivity, the associated risks are even higher… more
SKELEC soon to Introduce Advanced Smart Meters in St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and Nevis – On March 6th, 2025, Federal Minster of Infrastructure, Energy and Utilities, the Hon. Konris Maynard, announced that SKELEC will soon introduce advanced Smart Meters… more
Digicel TT announces Pieter Verkade as new CEO
Trinidad and Tobago – DIGICEL TT has announced the appointment of Pieter Verkade as its new CEO, effective February 21… more
Innovation in crisis: A national call to action
Trinidad and Tobago – This week’s column explores the alarming decline in global innovation rankings, the systemic challenges holding back progress and the urgent steps needed to build a thriving innovation ecosystem… more
The rise of AI in marketing: Transforming strategies for 2025
Trinidad and Tobago – In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept but a present-day necessity. Businesses that fail to integrate AI into their marketing strategies risk falling behind in an era when data-driven insights, automation, and personalised engagement define success… more
Friday, 14 March 2025
Local blogger issues retraction and apology to Antigua & Barbuda’s PM following threats of legal action
Antigua and Barbuda – Following the announcement on social media of Antigua and Barbuda’s PM, Gaston Browne, threatening legal action against local bloggers, The Times Caribbean and St. Kitts Nevis Times, have issued a retraction and an apology to Antigua’s PM… more
30 years to celebrate for Cable Bahamas
Bahamas – CABLE Bahamas is celebrating 30 years of service in The Bahamas… more
AG reveals IP regulations set for roll-out next week
Bahamas – The Attorney General yesterday said regulations to accompany and enforce The Bahamas’ intellectual property rights reforms will be issued next week… more
The digital monster: Unveiling the truth about our children’s ‘phones’
Caribbean – The Misnomer. I spoke with teens about the device they hold so dear to their hearts. For some unknown reason, adults and children still call it a phone… more
Edghill attends E-Mobility forum
Guyana – Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill recently attended the Inaugural Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) E-Mobility Salon, a key side event of the Transforming Transportation 2025 Conference in Washington, D.C… more
Guyana forges ahead with CARICOM’s satellite communications plans
Guyana – Guyana is among Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries that have so far signaled their willingness to be part of a regional satellite communications subscription service with the Spain-headquartered operator, Hispasat, that promises to move confidential data securely and provide critical backup communications in times of disaster… more
Haiti gangs set fire to building once home to nation’s oldest radio station
Haiti – Armed men set fire overnight to a building in Haiti’s capital that had long served as headquarters for the nation’s oldest radio station, as an alliance of gang… more
NCB Foundation opens digital doors for vulnerable communities
Jamaica – In an age where technology offers limitless possibilities, NCB Foundation is empowering Jamaicans to seize those opportunities with a share of J$20 million in grants through the Level Up Grant Programme… more
Saturday, 15 March 2025
Minister Straughn warns public against elaborate social media scam
Barbados – Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn has issued an alert regarding a sophisticated social media scam targeting major financial institutions in the country… more
Fisheries getting smart with tech
Barbados – Barbados’ fisheries industry has taken a significant step towards modernisation with the deployment of smart scales and vessel monitoring systems, aimed at enhancing traceability, sustainability, and compliance… more
Website flagged
Barbados – Authorities have flagged a website soliciting travellers to pay for their visitor form for Barbados… more
Sunday, 16 March 2025
Deep-fake warning
Jamaica – Artificial intelligence (AI) researcher Matthew Stone is urging a ban on the use of generative AI in political ads for the upcoming general election while warning of the irreparable damage that could result from the use of deep-fakes… more
Jamaica’s digital payment revolution
Jamaica – In a significant transformation of Jamaica’s financial landscape, digital payment methods have steadily eclipsed traditional banking instruments over the past eight years, reshaping how businesses and consumers conduct transactions across the island nation… more
New USF boss Charlton McFarlane ‘Step Inna It’
Jamaica – BEING given a nickname by a Jamaican can be brutal, especially for a child who woke up one day and realised he could no longer walk and had to spend the next eight years relearning how to do so… more
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