IN 2006, around U$600 billion was made via the Internet, and according to John Bonnett, Lead Developer of Cari-MART, the online shopping centre, the Caribbean did not benefit from this volume of capital.

Speaking to the Business Monday, Bonnett, who possesses 30 years experience in the Information Technology industry from the United States, is looking to encourage the local and regional business communities to extend their businesses though the use of the international information highway. Possessing a website is something that is now seen as standard for most businesses, however, many of them do not generate much traffic, i.e. visits to the site.