There are moments when a nation feels the ground shift beneath it—when the world it has known begins to dissolve, and a new world, still forming, demands attention. Jamaica stands at such a moment now. As the island continues repairing homes, roads, and livelihoods in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, we can feel the weight of transition heavy in the air. We are rebuilding not only structures, but identity. Not only homes, but hopes.
And yet, while we mend zinc roofs and restore broken foundations, the digital world races ahead. Artificial intelligence is reshaping global systems with a force and speed unmatched since the dawn of the internet. The first digital revolution gave us websites—now considered essential real estate in their own right. Today’s revolution gives us intelligence: systems that think, learn, predict, guide, and transform.
Jamaica cannot afford to rebuild backward. The world is shifting too fast.
As explored in the original piece Jamaica 2035: The Generation Growing…
