A Bahamas-headquartered provider of sovereign cloud and IT serves says it has expanded its Caribbean reach through an agreement with Suriname's national data centre. Cloud Carib, in a statement, said its memorandum of understanding (MoU) Datasur, also a cloud provider, establishes a partnership aimed at accelerating Suriname’s digital transformation while reinforcing Cloud Carib’s ambition to build a resilient, sovereign digital infrastructure across the region. “This is a proud moment for The Bahamas,” said Victor Kovacs, Cloud Carib's chief operating officer. “Cloud Carib continues to lead the charge in delivering secure, localized cloud and disaster recovery services throughout the region. "Our partnership with Datasur in Suriname is another milestone in establishing a federated cloud network built on trust, sovereignty and Caribbean collaboration.” Cloud Carib says the tie-up ensures Suriname’s critical data is housed securely within its own borders, managed under national legislation and oversight, and directly advances objectives for data sovereignty, security and strengthened national resilience.

Under the MoU, Cloud Carib and Datasur will collaborate on: • * A co-branded portfolio of cloud services for Suriname’s public and private sectors. • * Secure government cloud platforms with strict local data residency. • * Disaster recovery and business continuity solutions integrating Datasur’s facilities into Cloud Carib’s regional network • * Pilot projects in healthcare and finance, including mobile health platforms and secure payment gateways. Dr Anvit Ramlakhan, Datasur's chief executive, said: “Working with Cloud Carib allows us to deliver scalable and sovereign cloud solutions tailored to our national priorities. This alliance also positions our facilities as a regional hub for disaster recovery, located safely outside the hurricane belt.” Cloud Carib said the Suriname partnership builds on its growing list of strategic alliances, which includes collaborations with Blue NAP Americas in Curaçao, Brava in Guyana, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda, the Caribbean Data Centre Association and Gaia-X in the European Union. Cloud Carib and Datasur are now working towards finalizing a co-branded partnership agreement, and have already begun joint marketing, technical assessments and customer engagement activities.