I am not aware of any local business that wishes to or wants to compete with their larger foreign business owners, actually in almost all cases they cant, however their survival is woven around the very same clients that are staying at the all inclusive’s or arriving by a cruise liner.

As long as the visitors are here but their F&B is already paid for along with in house everything from shops to planers to activities, the local business owner will always be on one side of the glass “just looking”.

In conclusion, as much as we would want the latest technology, what good is it to us if we are stuck behind the glass wall.

I think in the end, the ball is in Government’s court. The wheels could only start turning with Govt intervention/initiatives through various means: regulation, prioritisation, active participation etc.