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The Weekly Brief is a curated roundup of noteworthy Caribbean technology/digital-transformation, business/investment, and government/public-sector developments published at the end of every working week (Monday to Friday). Technology & Digital Transformation 🇯🇲 Amber Group plans Jamaican IoT network after passing one million deployed devices in AfricaJamaica-headquartered Amber Group says it is targeting an early-2027 rollout of…

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Week of August 31 to September 4, 2026 — Test edition as of September 3 A roundup of the week’s noteworthy Caribbean business, government and technology news — what happened, and why it matters. 🇯🇲 Amber Group plans Jamaican IoT rollout after surpassing one million devices in AfricaJamaican technology company Amber Group plans to begin…

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Artificial intelligence is often discussed in Barbados in terms of technology, productivity and innovation (see here and here) As a Barbadian, and a technologist, there’s a question that I think may need further in-depth analysis: What happens when AI meets the structure of the Barbadian labour market? Note: This article is intended to explore and…

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With the FIFA World Cup well underway, I found myself thinking back to the days of the Soca Warriors and Trinidad and Tobago’s appearance at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. This year, another Caribbean nation is making headlines. Curaçao has qualified for its first-ever World Cup, while Haiti has returned to football’s biggest stage…

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