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The Retirement Funds of Developed Nations Are Building AI Infrastructure. Ours Are Not.
In May 2026, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink confirmed what institutional investors already understood: the trillions required to build AI data centres and power grids will be funded by ordinary people's "savings accounts and pension accounts" (Yahoo Finance, 2026). The quote was fact-checked and noted as accurate and while Fink was describing where capital would flow, not issuing a directive (Yahoo...
Carnival by the Numbers: What the Data Tells Us About the Caribbean’s Most Undervalued Economic Asset
Every Ash Wednesday and Easter, Port of Spain and Kingston come alive. Road march costumes, bass-heavy soca (sprinkled with a "little" or "too much" Dancehall), and fete culture takes over the vibrant cities. But beneath the spectacle, a more important story is unfolding. Carnival in Jamaica and Trinidad is no longer just entertainment. It is a measurable, growing, and increasingly...
Rented Land: Google’s AI Search Shift and the True Cost of Not Owning Your Digital Home
A question circulating on social media recently caught our attention: do businesses still need a website in 2026? It is the kind of question that sounds provocative but carries real strategic weight, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the Caribbean. The short answer is yes. The longer answer requires a closer look at what has changed in search, how consumers find...
305 Million Impressions, Zero Policy: Social Media, Screen Time, and the Caribbean’s Unfinished Conversation
When iShowSpeed wrapped his Caribbean tour in early May, the numbers told one part of a much larger story. Millions of live streams, sold-out venues, and hundreds of thousands of young people glued to screens in real time. It was a reminder of just how deeply content and creator culture have embedded themselves into daily life across the region, and how much policy work is left to be done. The...
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