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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.

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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.

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Us Remittance Tax

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.*

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.*

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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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.*

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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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.

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

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

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.

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