What does digital inclusion really look like in the Eastern Caribbean—and how closely does it reflect realities across the wider CARICOM region? Drawing on findings from ECTEL’s Digital Inclusion Survey, this article explores key trends in connectivity, affordability, digital skills and quality of service, and their implications for Caribbean development.
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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a central pillar of the global internet governance ecosystem. In the latter half of 2025, consultations were held with the Latin American and Caribbean region on the strategic plan ICANN hopes to implement in the region for the period 2026 to 2030. Rodrigo de la Parra, ICANN’s Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean and Managing Director of the LAC Regional Office, joins us to discuss, among other things: ICANN’s strategic plan for Latin America and the Caribbean and some of the considerations underpinning the proposed plan; the differences in how Latin America and how the Caribbean region approach Internet Governance-related issues and engage with ICANN; the recently held “ICANN Near You” event in Guyana; and how someone interested in getting more involved with ICANN could do so.
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A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday, 16 February to Sunday, 22 February 2026.
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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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