Sunday Intelligence
Sunday Intelligence
Weekly long-form decision-support for diaspora readers. One headline question per week, answered completely enough that you can act.
The Caribbean's Quiet Deportation Bargain: What Jamaica's New US Deal Signals for the Whole Diaspora
Kingston quietly agreed to take US deportees from other countries — and it's not alone. Across the region, capitals are trading migration cooperation for economic breathing room, and a green card is proving thinner protection than families assume.
The Forecast Eased. The Friction Didn't.
Forecasters cut the 2026 Atlantic storm outlook this week, even as the cost and rules of sending money home kept tightening. Two forecasts moved in opposite directions — and both can be planned around. The season you fear just got quieter; the money you move every month did not.
The New Cost of Sending Money Home
A US tax on cash transfers and a Nigerian settlement rule are not two stories. They are one shift in the same direction — the machinery of diaspora money is being re-engineered toward friction, and the levers you still control are funding method, timing, and channel.
The Diaspora Money Squeeze: Three Pressures Converging on One Wallet
A US transfer tax, a Nigerian settlement rule, and a pending World Court ruling are not three separate stories. They are one pressure pattern bearing down on how diaspora households move, hold, and protect money.
Should you take the Grenada CBI? A 2026 decision-support read
The US$235,000 threshold has not moved. The strategic landscape around it has changed almost entirely. What the 2026 reality means for diaspora investors weighing Grenada citizenship against the E-2 alternative — and against doing nothing.