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Us Remittance Tax

The 1% cash remittance tax is live — and easy to avoid

*The U.S. federal excise tax on cash-funded international transfers has been live since January 1. Funding the same transfer from a bank account or card avoids it entirely.*

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.*

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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.*

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Remittance corridors

May 27

FX snapshot — May 27: JMD holds near 158, BOJ on standard intervention cadence

*Weekly anchor: Jamaican dollar quoted around J$157.90/US$1; BOJ ran a US$30 million B-FXITT sale on May 22. Diaspora corridors steady this week.*

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Venezuela 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.*

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?*

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Essequibo arbitration

May 27

Ali, on Jubilee, extends hand of friendship to Venezuelans

*President Irfaan Ali reaffirmed Guyana's sovereignty while opening a rhetorical door to Venezuelan citizens during 60th Independence ceremonies on Monday.*

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Diaspora Bond Launch

May 27

Guyana to launch diaspora bond within one week — Ali

*President Ali announced the bond at a National Stadium press conference Tuesday, framing it as an overseas-Guyanese mechanism to finance major public infrastructure.*

CAL contraction

May 24

Caribbean Airlines published the loss numbers. Dominica, St Kitts, and the Ogle-Suriname route end June 1.

$18.84 million in losses across five expansion routes since 2023. The diaspora question: what gets restored by the codeshare, and what stays gone?

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May 28

Active Stories

Us Remittance Tax

The 1% cash remittance tax is live — and easy to avoid

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

Remittance corridors

FX snapshot — May 27: JMD holds near 158, BOJ on standard intervention cadence

Venezuela 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

Essequibo arbitration

Ali, on Jubilee, extends hand of friendship to Venezuelans

Diaspora Bond Launch

Guyana to launch diaspora bond within one week — Ali

CAL contraction

Caribbean Airlines published the loss numbers. Dominica, St Kitts, and the Ogle-Suriname route end June 1.

Today

The 1% cash remittance tax is live — and easy to avoid

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

Barbados and Guyana drop the passport for national-ID travel

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