Bahamas senator says unreliable power undercuts AI and data sovereignty plans
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Opposition Senator Rick Fox says the Bahamas has its priorities in the wrong order: fix the frequent blackouts first, then talk about AI. He called the government's data sovereignty agenda, which aims to grow local computing and bring foreign firms' data onshore, a slogan that cannot work while the grid stays unreliable. Read The Tribune (Bahamas) report ↗
What it means for the Caribbean
- Energy providers and investors weighing regional data centre projects could treat grid reliability as the first test of any national AI strategy.
Analysis: these are possibilities for the region, not reported facts.
Original reporting · The Tribune (Bahamas) · 23 Oct 2026Read the original report ↗
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