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CAL contraction

Jun 1

Money & Movement: Caribbean Airlines pulls back — and the regional map redraws

From June 1, CAL exits Dominica, St Kitts and the Ogle-Suriname run. LIAT and others are moving to fill the gap.

2 earlier pieces

Remittance corridors

Jun 1

Money & Movement: The new US 1% transfer tax — and the simple way around it

Since January, cash remittances out of the US carry a 1% federal tax. Digital and card-funded transfers do not.

3 earlier pieces

Africa Caribbean Corridor

May 28

Air Peace opens Lagos-Barbados nonstop as WHO holds Ebola PHEIC

*A new direct West Africa-Caribbean corridor lands at the same moment the WHO maintains a Public Health Emergency over Ebola in Central Africa. The two facts now sit together in regional discussion.*

Caribbean Integration

May 28

Barbados and Guyana drop the passport for national-ID travel

*A bilateral passport-free arrangement strips a real friction point for the Bridgetown-Georgetown corridor — and sits underneath a deliberate Barbados push to become the corporate-services conduit for Guyana's oil economy.*

Caricom Mobility

May 27

Barbados–Guyana ID travel deal lands: passports out, national IDs in

*Citizens of both countries will soon travel between Bridgetown and Georgetown on national identification cards — the first bilateral move of its kind inside CARICOM in years.*

2 earlier pieces

Ebola watch

May 27

Ebola count tops 1,000 suspected cases as Italy reports two travel-linked patients

*DRC Ministry of Health figures show case counts roughly doubling in five days; two suspected cases hospitalised in Milan after travel from Uganda.*

4 earlier pieces

Venezuela naval posture

May 27

Jamaica PNP urges CARICOM to coordinate on US–Cuba tensions

*The Opposition People's National Party is pressing for a regional posture on Cuba–US escalation, framing CARICOM cohesion as a small-state interest.*

1 earlier piece

Oil Shock Inflation

May 27

The oil shock arrives at the meter: Caribbean electricity prices brace for Q3 pass-through

*Domestic gas prices have already risen and the BOJ projects further acceleration, with implications for transport and household budgets through September.*

Caribbean climate finance

May 27

What IDB Sustainability Week actually puts on the table for Caribbean investors

*350+ companies, the 'Originate-to-Share' model, and Mia Mottley framing the Caribbean as resilient-infrastructure destination. The diaspora-investor question: where are the bankable pipelines?*

3 earlier pieces

Guyana Essequibo

May 26

CNOOC's US$2.5B Stabroek profit lands beside Guyana's US$2.47B — the asymmetry debate sharpens

Kaieteur News disclosure: CNOOC's 25% Stabroek share yielded roughly US$2.5 billion in 2025 pre-tax net income — essentially equal to Guyana's national share for the same period. Public scrutiny of the revenue-distribution framework is escalating, and a 9th development permit application is now in front of regulators.

Retirement corridors

May 24

Air access just changed for two retirement-corridor destinations. Recalculate.

Dominica and St Kitts were both in retirement-corridor consideration for diaspora retirees seeking low-cost, lower-traffic Caribbean settings. The CAL route cuts change the access math.

Cruise Consolidation

May 23

Caribbean cruise routes are being cut. Smaller ports lose first.

Fuel volatility is forcing operators into shorter, higher-yield itineraries. The secondary ports are the ones at risk.

1 earlier piece

Active Stories

CAL contraction

Money & Movement: Caribbean Airlines pulls back — and the regional map redraws

Remittance corridors

Money & Movement: The new US 1% transfer tax — and the simple way around it

Africa Caribbean Corridor

Air Peace opens Lagos-Barbados nonstop as WHO holds Ebola PHEIC

Caribbean Integration

Barbados and Guyana drop the passport for national-ID travel

Caricom Mobility

Barbados–Guyana ID travel deal lands: passports out, national IDs in

Ebola watch

Ebola count tops 1,000 suspected cases as Italy reports two travel-linked patients

Venezuela naval posture

Jamaica PNP urges CARICOM to coordinate on US–Cuba tensions

Oil Shock Inflation

The oil shock arrives at the meter: Caribbean electricity prices brace for Q3 pass-through

Caribbean climate finance

What IDB Sustainability Week actually puts on the table for Caribbean investors

Guyana Essequibo

CNOOC's US$2.5B Stabroek profit lands beside Guyana's US$2.47B — the asymmetry debate sharpens

Retirement corridors

Air access just changed for two retirement-corridor destinations. Recalculate.

Cruise Consolidation

Caribbean cruise routes are being cut. Smaller ports lose first.

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