AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAI & Jobs: Labour Minister Pearnel Charles Jr. urged Jamaicans to embrace AI and emerging tech to stay competitive, pairing the message with workforce training and labour reforms. Digital Inclusion: NTRC and Flow signed a $1.6M DRIVE project contract to expand affordable internet, laptops, and digital literacy in St Vincent, with disaster-resilience upgrades. AI Infrastructure: Huawei Cloud’s MaaS rollout in Trinidad and Jamaica signals AI becoming “infrastructure” via cloud-delivered models. Public Accountability: Jamaicans for Justice says it will keep pushing NaRRA transparency and written participatory governance guidelines as the legislation takes effect. Local Capacity for Big Projects: PM Holness told NaRRA-related questions that Jamaica still lacks enterprise-scale contractor capacity, calling for more technical expertise, financing, and better execution. Hurricane Readiness Tech: NWC is ramping up for the 2026 season with generator upgrades and drone-based damage assessments. Health Workforce Exchange: Ghana will send the first batch of health professionals to Jamaica in June under a labour exchange pact. Digital Payments Gap: A MasterCard study says only 8% of small merchants use POS systems, despite strong consumer demand. Agriculture Planning: Stakeholders are feeding into Jamaica’s 10-year National Agricultural Development Plan, built with FAO support.
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