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Minister Jerome Fitzgerald just dropped a digital wake-up call for the Caribbean, warning that internet access alone isn’t enough—without true digital sovereignty, the region risks becoming another colony in tech. He’s urging leaders to stop handing over land, power, and data to foreign giants while reaping none of the rewards. With big investments like data centers on the horizon, he’s asking: what’s left when the contracts are signed? The answer? Maybe nothing but rent. He argues fragmentation is the real threat—not island size—and calls for unity to turn the Caribbean into a powerful digital market. His solution? A Digital Sovereignty Compact, a regional cloud network, and strict rules requiring open standards and local knowledge transfer. Public money must build public capability, and our culture, history, and data deserve to be owned, not exploited.

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