Public pushback against the Trinidad and Tobago government’s plan to build large-scale artificial intelligence data centres is growing rapidly, with a citizen-led petition demanding a suspension of the project collecting more than 17,000 signatures in just days. The grassroots campaign, launched on change.org, has highlighted deep-seated concerns over the strain the hyperscale facilities could place on the country’s already overstretched water and electricity infrastructure, as well as risks to local ecosystems and public health.