The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) recently marked a “landmark success” with its first fully digital and hybrid examination cycle in January 2026. While the transition signals a bold leap toward modernisation, it also exposes a widening digital divide. We discuss balancing the technological ambition with the ground-level realities of the Caribbean classroom.
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As a cultural powerhouse, the Caribbean region has the potential to become a digital leader in leveraging AI and VR technologies to preserve the region’s unique identity, modernise its education systems, and ensure that digital inclusion reaches every citizen. Amanda Zilla, the Principal Investigator of the dream LAB, within the Artificial Intelligence Innovation Centre (AIIC), joins us to discuss, among other things, the ways in which AI and VR can be leveraged in areas such as the arts, culture, and education; how VR and AI can help Caribbean people to better engage with their own history; how the dream LAB is navigating thorny issues such as copyright and cultural appropriation; and how AI-enhanced VR experiences help countries further develop their tourism product beyond sea and sand.
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A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday, 9 March to Sunday, 15 March 2026.
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From climate resilience to healthcare equity, AI offers a “leapfrog” opportunity for Caribbean countries and, by extension, the region. But a brilliant algorithm or model is only 20% of the battle. In this article, we discuss architecting a sustainable digital future and key factors that must be addressed.
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As organisations and societies become increasingly data-driven, data science has emerged as one of the most influential disciplines shaping decision-making, innovation and economic opportunity. With data scientists, Dr Letetia Addison, Educator, Statistician, and Researcher at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Labour Market Specialist, Tanisha Ash, and Entrepreneur and Agri-tech specialist, Lesley-Ann Jurawan, we discuss, among the state of data science in the Caribbean region, including: student enrolment in data-science-related academic programmes and the proportion of women enrolled in those programmes; how we should be thinking of data science within the context of AI, and vice versa; AI adoption in the public and private sectors; and how individuals should be positioning themselves to establish a career in data science.
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