In the recently held budget presentation, the Jamaican Government intends to introduce a digital tax before the end of the current calendar year. This article examines the rationale behind the tax, the concerns it has sparked, and what this proposed tax could mean for the private sector, startups, and the country’s digital future.
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In our February 2026 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, an HR Consultant and Founder and CEO of Persolve Limited in Trinidad and Tobago, Joel-Ann Cook-Walcott, anda long-time friend of the Show, Steven Williams,the Executive Director of Sunisle Communications Inc., and the Principal Consultant of Data Privacy and Management Advisory Services in Barbados, the panel discusses:The evolving need for Caribbean digital sovereignty, and will the Silicon Valley tech culture shape the Caribbean workplace?
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A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday, 9 February to Sunday, 15 February 2026.
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Guyana’s schools are preparing to implement biometric tracking to monitor teacher arrival and departure times. With the Ministry of Education emphasising transparency over discipline, we dive into the pros, the cons, and the digital alternatives that could define the future of school accountability.
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In late 2025, the United Nations concluded its 20-year review of the outcomes emanating from the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Noting that the Caribbean region has been an active participant from WSIS’s inception in 2003, we invited Nigel Cassimire, the Deputy Secretary General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, to discuss the findings of the review and resulting resolution, including the initial rationale and objectives of WSIS; whether WSIS is still relevant in today’s digital environment; how the review addressed matters related to AI; and how regional bodies, such as the CTU, can take the global 2025 outcomes and make them actionable in their member states.
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