Roundup: for the week ending 9 August 2026
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday, 3 August to Sunday, 9 August 2026.
Read MorePosted by Michele Marius | 10 Aug 2026 | News
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday, 3 August to Sunday, 9 August 2026.
Read MorePosted by Michele Marius | 7 Aug 2026 | ICT/Tech
Did you know Jamaica is saying goodbye to paper cheques? The Bank of Jamaica and local commercial banks are officially phasing out cheques between now and March 1, 2028. How does this shift affect Jamaican businesses and the wider Caribbean? We discuss.
Read MorePosted by Michele Marius | 5 Aug 2026 | Podcast Episodes
We were promised that digital tools would shrink work weeks and boost efficiency—so why do our days feel busier and longer and our organisation’s overheads higher? We are joined, once again, by longtime friend of the Podcast, IT Specialist, Researcher and Digital Analyst Matthew Cowen to try to cut through the tech hype. In this conversation, we discuss: the efficacy and usefulness of LLMs; the link between technology, productivity and business, and whether technology has truly increased productivity; the growing pushback against all things digital and the rise of the desire for physical things; and whether data centres are the Achilles’ heel of tech.
Read MorePosted by Michele Marius | 3 Aug 2026 | News
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday, 27 July to Sunday, 2 August 2026.
Read MorePosted by Michele Marius | 29 Jul 2026 | Podcast Episodes
In our July 2026 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Electrical Engineer and University Lecturer Carolyn Ferguson Arnold, who is based in Jamaica, and Andrew Olton, an Information Technology and Project Manager based in Trinidad and Tobago, the panel discusses: The launch of 5G in Jamaica and opportunities for Caribbean cooperation; Beyond Automation: AI and the Future of Caribbean Competitiveness; and AI/technology and trends in violence in the Caribbean.
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