AI can create content in seconds. But what happens when efficiency comes at the expense of authenticity? A recent controversy involving a Caribbean fashion brand has sparked an important conversation about AI, marketing, representation and consumer trust.
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In the second instalment of our Expert Insights series on cyber threats and security for 2026, Lieutenant Colonel Godphey Sterling of the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) Division in the Office of the Prime Minister in Jamaica, joins us once again. During this conversation, the Colonel shares his thoughts on, among other things: the changes in the Jamaican threat landscape that have occurred since our last conversation in 2025; how the CIRT Division is integrating cyber incident response with natural disaster response planning; the five-year project that is being implemented to strengthen Jamaica’s cybersecurity capacity; whether the cybersecurity gap is wider in government agencies or private sector organisations; and three things organisations should be doing in 2026 to improve their network/IT security.
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A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday, 1 June to Sunday, 7 June 2026.
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CARICOM has long promised a borderless Caribbean, yet implementation deadlines keep slipping. However, a recent pact between Barbados and Guyana allowing national IDs for travel is changing the game. Could this be the future of regional integration? We discuss.
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Similar to most Small Island Developing States, Jamaica faces unique challenges, including climate change, natural disasters, economic vulnerability, and resource constraints. Science and technology can play a critical role in addressing these challenges. In this conversation with Dr the Honourable Andrew Wheatley, Jamaica’s Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Science, Technology and Special Projects, we discuss the role of science, technology, and innovation in shaping the country’s future, including what it will take for Jamaica to “build forward”; the role AI will play in the Government and across the wider society; the ‘House of Innovation’ that is being created; and what the Minister would like to achieve before he demits his current tenure.
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