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  • Joseph Boll, CEO of Caribbean Employment Services Inc., commented, "The Caribbean has shown extraordinary resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most nations have recovered fairly quickly after tourism took a major hit.
    June 29, 2022

    DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, KEY TO IMPROVING C’BEAN LABOUR MARKET

  • In addition to Prime Minister Mottley, several CARICOM Heads of Government participated as did the CARICOM and OECS Secretaries-General. Senior representatives of U.S., Canadian, and Caribbean financial institutions also contributed as did industry experts from the Caribbean and the U.S.
    April 22, 2022

    U.S. Congressional Delegation Prioritizes Financial Access for Caribbean Communities

  • This view was conveyed to the Board of Management and staff of the SJPI last Friday, when the Ministry's Permanent Secretary, Betty Alleyne-Headley, addressed the launch ceremony of the institution's new Media Resource Centre (MRC), in the SJPI's auditorium.
    March 1, 2022

    Modernisation of the SJPI part of Education Ministry’s move in digitising entire public sector

  • Bitt is very excited to be entering the African market after many years of studying the region. The Bitt team has taken great inspiration from the most successful mobile money deployment in the world, mPesa in Kenya, and now seeks to provide powerful digital financial solutions for those wishing to transact in the Naira - both domestically and abroad.
    August 31, 2021

    Bitt Awarded CBDC Contract for Central Bank of Nigeria

  • Laurent is a partner of consulting firm BlockZero and was previously Senior Advisor at Deloitte, where he established Deloitte's Global CBDC efforts. Laurent was also Executive Director at KPMG, where he established KPMG Canada's blockchain advisory practice. He brings 20 years of experience leading technology companies in Canada, the United States and Europe, as a founder and CEO. Laurent has been supporting organizations, institutions and governments to design and build products and services based on financial technology transformation and decentralized infrastructure. He is an early investor and strategic advisor in the global digital currency industry.
    February 19, 2021

    Digital Currency Fintech company Bitt names Laurent Féral-Pierssens as new COO

  • "Digital currencies have been gaining popularity internationally and we've seen an increased interest for the same in the Caribbean," commented Michael Anderson, President & CEO of RF Group, "At RF, we believe in embracing new technologies and trends to serve our clients in the most effective ways. We look forward to creating, in collaboration with Bitt, a convenient solution for our clients who previously couldn't access our investment vehicles to easily do business with us."
    January 17, 2021

    RF Holdings Limited Eyes Digital Currency Transactions

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    December 26, 2020

    National Bank of Belize to launch digital wallet in 2021

  • want to hear from you. Take our short (three questions) digital transformation survey and then watch the Caribbean Economic Forum on Tuesday, October 27 at 8:00 p.m.
    October 22, 2020

    Digital transformation survey from the CBB

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    January 8, 2020

    EARLY CLOSURE OF WATER AUTHORITY OFFICES

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    July 1, 2019

    US Government and Mottley Administration Join Forces to Digitize Crime and Violence Data in Barbados