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The ‘Bahamian Bill Gates’ Wants to Innovate - The Story
36 minutes Posted Nov 4, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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Can a small island nation own a slice of the AI race? Sebastian Bastian, the Bahamas’ Minister of Innovation and National Development, thinks so. Once dubbed the “Bahamian Bill Gates,” Bastian went from building computers as a teenager to becoming one of the country’s most successful entrepreneurs. Oz sits down with Bastian to discuss his plans to turn the Bahamas into a digital hub and why he warns against a new era of “digital colonialism.” 

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