Roundup: for the week ending 27 July 2025
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 21 July to Sunday 27 July 2025.
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Tag: entrepreneurship
ICTP 359: The value of pivoting whilst staying true to the mission, with Alex Straun of JAD
In the start-up space, “fail fast” is a deeply embedded mantra, which is used to encourage an iterative mindset that moves past the perceived failure to quickly learn and adapt. In our conversation with Alex Straun, the creator of the digital wallet platform, JAD Cash, in Saint Kitts and Nevis, he shares the highs and lows of that journey to date, along with: whether JAD Cash has become fully sustainable; what it is like being an entrepreneur in Saint Kitts and Nevis; where he would like to see JAD Cash in the next three to five years; and the best piece of advice you would give to a young tech entrepreneur.
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Roundup: for the week ending 29 June 2025
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 23 June to Sunday 29 June 2025.
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Roundup: for the week ending 23 March 2025
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 17 March to Sunday 23 March 2025.
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ICTP 340: Microfluidics to increase crop yield and wealth creation for farmers, with Dr Yvane Agard-Abbot
Without a doubt, Caribbean farming is fraught with a broad range of challenges. Chief among them is that most of the farms are smallholdings, often in difficult locations and with relatively poor soil, which can affect yield, quality, sustainability and profitability. In our conversation with Dr Yvane Agard-Abbot, the Founder of HydroFluidics, a Deep Tech/Agritech startup, she discusses, among other things: how Microfluidic Technology can address some of the problems in the Caribbean region’s agriculture sector; the problem HydroFluidics is trying to solve; and the next steps in bringing her solution to farmers.
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