NEWS ARTICLES



mCommerce Boom brewing in JAMAICA
May 21, 2008

We now have Mcommerce here in Jamaica, thanks to two innovative young entrepreneurs Damion Daley and Stephen Spence.......

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Could illiteracy threaten JA tech revolution?
May 21, 2008

With mobile phones the technology of choice among lower-income Jamaicans, new research cautions that illiteracy means that many are unable to send even a SMS text message, which threatens usage of...

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Mobile phones to drive Internet access in JA?
May 15, 2008

Mobile phones with their high rate of penetration in Jamaica could become the dominant means to access the Internet locally, says Dr Hopeton Dunn, Director of the Digicel-sponsored Telecommunications Policy & Management (TPM)...

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Cellular banking launching in JA
April 19, 2008

A young Kingston-based software developer is helping to launch a cellular phone service in Jamaica that allows persons to make financial transactions via SMS text messaging.

Observations has tested 'Mobile Money', developed by 27-year-old Damion Daley, which will be given a full launch next month. Users will earn percentages...

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