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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.*

Caricom Mobility

May 27

Crossfire: ID travel deal — Bajan pride vs Guyanese practicality

*Auntie Cheryl (BB) and Cousin Leroy (JM, refereeing the Caribbean fight): is the Barbados–Guyana ID arrangement a milestone, a gimmick, or a security headache waiting to happen?*

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 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.*

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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.*

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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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Cal Contraction

May 23

Caribbean Airlines retires its last 737-800

Fleet modernization will reshape which routes are commercially viable. The diaspora connection: this was the workhorse aircraft of the trans-Caribbean network.

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.

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Today

May 28

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.*

Active Stories

Us Remittance Tax

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

Caricom Mobility

Crossfire: ID travel deal — Bajan pride vs Guyanese practicality

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 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

Cal Contraction

Caribbean Airlines retires its last 737-800

Cruise Consolidation

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

Today

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

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