Caribbean Employment Services Inc. CEO Joseph Boll said his organization is hopeful that the recent development of a tool to track digital transformation in the Caribbean and Latin America will help improve digital transformation in the region. His comments come on the heels of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) developing […]
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission is thrilled to announce its collaboration with the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) for the 2024 cohort of the OECS Global Startup Hub. This partnership will create the opportunity for ten entrepreneurs who qualify to attend the Draper University five-week Hero Training Program in Silicon Valley. As the […]
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, in partnership with Draper University and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), has relaunched the OECS Global Startup Hub for a second cohort. Technology and technology-enabled MSMEs in the OECS are invited to apply and up to 150 successful candidates will be accepted to participate in the free, […]
Eight entrepreneurs from the Eastern Caribbean completed a five-week accelerator Hero Program at Draper University Campus in San Mateo, California, from October 23 to November 25, 2023. This is the second cohort of OECS startups to participate in the programme since The Regional Council of Guadeloupe also supported the participation of ten entrepreneurs from Guadeloupe in May 2023. […]
What does putting culture in the hands of Grenadians in the year 2022 mean? Simply, it means providing more readily available access to information on culture and heritage to citizens of the tri-island state. This is important as our cultural traditions fade away with the passing away of heritage holders and elders within local communities. […]
Sandra Harewood, a Barbadian black, female inventor, has just launched her digital game RAID Word Game, on the Apple App Store and on Google Play. RAID is an addictive word game that users can play with family and friends at a table on a board game or on a mobile device. RAID is now available […]
Port of Spain, Trinidad, August 8, 2021: Tourism is the major economic driver for many Caribbean countries and territories in which the Republic Bank group operates. It is well known that global travel and tourism have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Bank intends to play its part in supporting this industry. […]
Kirani James Boulevard, St. George’s, Grenada, February 16, 2021: Another bold step in the advancement of Digital technology has been made in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union as George F. Huggins & Company (Grenada) Limited became the first company in history to carry out a financial transaction using the ECCB’s Digital EC Dollars or “DCash”. […]
Charlestown, Nevis, December 23, 2020- Three Caribbean men have created an application called EZirates to revolutionize the way banks interact with customers in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) islands. EZirates, a new financial technology platform, is a free online application that will make getting a loan hassle-free. The platform launches on March 1, 2021. […]
