Caribbean Science and InnovationProjects to Watch 2027

Corals bred to survive heat, cars running on seaweed gas and volcanic power: Caribbean projects to follow in 2027.

Reefs and the sea

Dominican Republic · Environment

Corals bred in the Dominican Republic lost half as much to bleaching

Young corals raised in FUNDEMAR's floating nurseries suffered half the bleaching losses of the surrounding wild reef during the Caribbean's 2023 heat event.

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The Bahamas · Environment

A Bahamian farm grows coral 50 times faster than the ocean

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British Virgin Islands · Environment

Clay reef blocks printed in Zurich are rebuilding Virgin Islands reefs

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Caribbean · Environment

The Caribbean can now rebuild its reefs. Paying for it is harder

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Saint Lucia · Agriculture

Saint Lucia's sea moss farms rode out a Category 5 hurricane

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Energy

Barbados · Energy

Barbados is running cars on gas made from sargassum seaweed

Rum and Sargassum Inc., a UWI Cave Hill spin-off, has converted sargassum seaweed and rum distillery wastewater into fuel for standard vehicles in Barbados.

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Dominica · Energy

Dominica is now running its grid partly on volcanic heat

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Nevis · Energy

Nevis wants its dormant volcano to supply all its electricity

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From the Leaders: Opportunities to Watch in 2027

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“We want ethical and moral partnerships with the owners of capital who can create an environment in which the university can prosper.”
Professor Sir Hilary BecklesVice-Chancellor, The University of the West Indies

Interview with Innovation Report

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We must move with speed and intent to ensure that we are not left behind by the changes in technology and that we don't miss out on the opportunities created.
Dr Andrew HolnessPrime Minister of Jamaica

On technology and opportunity, as reported by Innovation Report

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Our ambitions must never, never be so low as to limit us from what is possible globally.
Mia Amor MottleyPrime Minister of Barbados

Speaking to the Barbados Manufacturers' Association

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We recognize we cannot do this alone, and we are far more effective when we partner with local, regional, and international organizations.
Dr Vincent PalacioPresident, University of Belize

Interview with Innovation Report

Food and health

Trinidad and Tobago · Agriculture

A QR code on chocolate can prove where every bean grew

UWI's Cocoa Research Centre in Trinidad is using DNA fingerprinting and QR traceability to verify fine-flavour chocolate claims for the first time.

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Dominican Republic · Agriculture

Sargassum caught at sea becomes a crop booster for Caribbean farms

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Jamaica · Health

Jamaica is turning its cannabis into lab-tested medicine

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Jamaica · Education

A Jamaican early-childhood programme now reaches hundreds of thousands of children

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Caribbean Science and Innovation: Projects to Watch 2027

Climate, cities and space

Guyana · Climate

Guyana is using satellites to warn coastal towns before floods hit

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Jamaica · Cities

Jamaica plans the Caribbean's first university smart city

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Puerto Rico · Space

Puerto Rico wants a spaceport on a former US naval base

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The list is updated through 2027.