Editor of Caribbean Technology Review. Writes and commissions on digital transformation, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence across the Caribbean, with a particular interest in the capability gaps between strategy and execution in enterprises.
Interviews
Governments in the Caribbean sit at an uncomfortable intersection — mounting citizen expectation on one side, accelerating cyber threats on the other, and a wave of AI tools in the middle. The strategic choices made now will determine if Caribbean builds a sovereign digital future
Ecosystem
The Caribbean has a technology talent pipeline. The question is whether it is wide enough, fast enough, and aligned enough with what regional employers actually need. This piece examines the progress, the remaining gaps, and the initiatives building the next generation of local tech professionals
Ecosystem
The Caribbean technology market is being reshaped by a new wave of platforms and solutions. This vendor spotlight examines the emerging technologies gaining traction across the region and what Caribbean organisations need to evaluate before committing.
Executive Columns
Caribbean technology leadership is maturing. A new generation of executives — educated locally and internationally, tested across complex transformations — is now holding positions that would previously have been filled by expatriate consultants. This column examines what that shift means.
Ecosystem
Twenty years ago, a simple but powerful vision was articulated in Cunupia, Trinidad: make internet and TV services accessible to all. Green Dot launched in May 2005 with that mission. Two decades later, it has expanded into Grenada and Suriname, and is actively building across Caribbean markets.
Executive Columns
Caribbean technology leadership is maturing. A new generation of executives — educated locally and internationally, tested across complex transformations — is now holding positions that would previously have been filled by expatriate consultants. This column examines what that shift means.
Executive Columns
Cyber governance is no longer an IT question — it is a board-level responsibility. This column sets out a practical framework Caribbean organisations can use to move from reactive incident response to strategic risk ownership
Executive Columns
New research confirms that Caribbean boards face significant challenges in providing effective cybersecurity oversight. Limited understanding of cyber risks, inconsistent reporting, and lack of specialised expertise are the defining gaps. Good intentions acknowledged, meaningful action lags.
Digital Transformation
Somewhere in Trinidad right now, a boardroom has just approved a digital transformation budget. The deck was compelling. The ROI projections were optimistic. Leadership left feeling they had made a decision. They have — but almost certainly not the one they think they made.
In October 2023, the RansomEXX ransomware group successfully breached TSTT, exposing over 1.3 million customer and employee records. Caribbean leaders can no longer afford to treat as abstract risk. Cyber threats in this region are active, escalating, and finding local targets
In June 2023, Republic Financial Holdings Limited did something it had never done in its 185-year history. It hired a Chief Information and Digital Transformation Officer. What has unfolded since is one of the most instructive transformation stories in the regional private sector.
Digital Transformation
In March 2024, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago signed a landmark IDB agreement to accelerate digital transformation. 18 months on, the infrastructure work continues — staff are still printing forms and emailing PDFs. This is the central challenge leaders must now confront.