2026

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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 🇬🇾 Guyana highlights skills, connectivity and local innovation in “Digital Guyana” push Guyana’s government used the September 7 closing of its 2026 Innovation Challenge to…

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You may have seen the image above, or something similar, circulating on social media. I came across it in my Facebook feed. The number caught my attention, so I went looking for the data behind it. Disclaimer: This is an AI-assisted article. However, the original idea for the article, original prompt, prompt iterations, checking source…

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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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