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Miss Violet - Monday, April 20, 2026
Miss Violet would like a word with the nation. The water investment is sound, the Borrowers' Platform bid is statesmanship, the youth need our attention, and a great many Barbadians need to remember the difference between a complaint and a contribution to the public discourse.
Miss Violet ·
Bajan Bugle - Monday, April 20, 2026
Bridgetown view: the Prime Minister has secured another loan we are politely calling an investment, the Opposition has noticed, and the country is being positioned as the global headquarters of indebted nations who would like to discuss their indebtedness in a more structured manner.
Bajan Bugle ·
Miss Violet: On the Return of Cohobblopot, the Discipline Expected of Motorists, and the Moral Failure of Letting Children Wait for Counsellors
Good morning, Barbados. Miss Violet addresses you this Sunday morning from the parish of St. Michael, where I have already attended first …
Bajan Bugle: Fitch Issues the Annual Warning, 40 Percent of Mental Health Calls Are from Our Children, and Cohobblopot Returns
Bridgetown morning. The Nation’s Sunday is a mixed bag, as all Sundays in a small state tend to be. Three stories are worth sitting …
Caribbean Daily Brief: Jamaica's Pension Scandal Widens, Trinidad Finds 56 Bodies in a Cemetery (Not Buried), Barbados Gets Fitch Warning, and the Reggae Girlz-Golden Jaguars Match Is Tonight
Sunday across the region. The kind of Sunday where three countries produce three completely different species of chaos and we pretend this …
Miss Violet: On De Prime Minister's Warning, De Young Man Remanded, De Oistins Question, and What a Society Owes Its Children
Good morning to every reader. I am Miss Violet. I shall be more brief today than I was yesterday because I have a Sabbath School class to …
Bajan Bugle: De World Is Sliding Backwards, Mottley Says; A Young Man Remanded for Stealing a Key; and Oistins Needs a Rethink
Saturday morning in Bridgetown. Bajan Bugle here. The coffee is strong, the news is mixed, and the Prime Minister is, in her measured way, …
Miss Violet: I Shall Speak Plainly About De Reparations Figure, De Burning, De Children's Helpline, and What Is Expected of Us Now
Good morning to every soul reading this. I am Miss Violet. I have taught in the schools of Barbados for forty-one years. I retired from …
Bajan Bugle: Reparations Finally Have a Number, Canon Massiah Rests, De Burning Is Back, and De Children Is Calling De Helpline
Good morning from Bridgetown. Bajan Bugle here, looking at the week’s happenings with the raised eyebrow of someone who has seen this …
Miss Violet Speaks — Thursday, April 16, 2026
Miss Violet is proud of the Prime Minister, concerned about the quarry, and has a few structured thoughts on the young man who went directly back to prison.
Miss Violet ·
Bajan Bugle — Thursday, April 16, 2026
Mottley wants Barbados to host the global Borrowers' Platform secretariat. QEH confirms its financials are fine. A man went straight back to prison.
Bajan Bugle ·
Bajan Brief – Miss Violet: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Miss Violet has opinions about the gastrointestinal situation, the farm labour pipeline, and the Trinidad drama at CARICOM. She is not impressed by any of it.
Miss Violet ·
Bajan Brief – Bajan Bugle: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Barbados is sending fewer farm workers to Canada, there is a gastrointestinal situation, businesses are squeezed, and the world's oil problem is everyone's problem. Tuesday's Bugle.
Bajan Bugle ·
Miss Violet's Barbados — Sunday, April 12, 2026
Miss Violet commends Barbados for hosting the regional prison reform workshop, is concerned about gastrointestinal cases, and has considered views on what rising costs mean for the working Barbadian.
Miss Violet ·
Bajan Bugle — Sunday, April 12, 2026
Barbados hosted a regional prison reform workshop, gastrointestinal cases are up, Canadian employers want Barbadians they already know, and rising costs have employers worried.
Bajan Bugle ·
Miss Violet's Barbados — Saturday, April 11, 2026
Miss Violet has strong feelings about the drought watch, the Labour Department's new enforcement campaign, and why the missing fishermen situation should be front-page news every single day.
Miss Violet ·
Bajan Bugle — Saturday, April 11, 2026
Barbados is under a hydrological drought watch, the RSS gets international backing, the Labour Department is coming to your workplace, and hope fades for three missing fishermen.
Bajan Bugle ·
Bajan Brief — Bajan Bugle, April 10, 2026
CARIFTA swim team returns, PAHO warns of dengue surge across the Caribbean, regional trade tensions with the US continue, and Barbados hosts the junior tennis circuit.
Bajan Bugle ·
Bajan Brief — Miss Violet, April 10, 2026
Miss Violet on the CARIFTA swimmers, dengue preparedness, the junior tennis tournament, and what Caribbean people owe each other in the face of American trade disruption.
Miss Violet ·
Miss Violet's Barbados Bulletin – Thursday, April 9, 2026
Miss Violet in Brooklyn reads about Barbados and has high standards for everything.
Miss Violet ·
The Bajan Bugle – Thursday, April 9, 2026
Bridgetown dispatches — Barbados knows its history less and less, the Fish Festival needs reform, and Barbados Pride is about to remind Jamaica who runs regional cricket.
Bajan Bugle ·
Caribbean Daily Brief – April 8, 2026
Your Wednesday Caribbean roundup: World Bank says slow down, Jamaica goes backward, T&T chases Venezuela gas, Barbados grows quietly, and Carifta children run fast.
Miss Violet's Barbados Bulletin – April 8, 2026
Miss Violet, retired civics teacher and Barbados institution, responds to the World Bank report, the Air Canada announcement, and the state of the Caribbean.
Miss Violet ·
The Bajan Bugle – April 8, 2026
Barbados grows 2.7 percent while Jamaica shrinks. Air Canada non-stop coming. World Bank issues its annual assessment of regional mediocrity.
Bajan Bugle ·
Caribbean Daily Brief — Tuesday, April 7, 2026
CARIFTA wraps in Grenada with Jamaica dominant. Trinidad declares another state of emergency. Barbados voter turnout hits historic low. The Caribbean in 5 minutes.
The Daily Brief ·
Miss Violet's Corner — Barbados, Monday April 6, 2026
Miss Violet, retired teacher from St Philip, is very proud of PM Mottley and unimpressed by people who did not vote.
Miss Violet ·
The Bajan Bugle — Barbados Brief, Monday April 6, 2026
Mottley wins 30-0 again. Voter turnout hits a historic low. Kensington Oval dropped from cricket schedule. The Bajan Bugle reads the small print.
The Bajan Bugle ·
Caribbean Brief – Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Your Wednesday Caribbean roundup — Trinidad's nurse crisis, Haiti's austerity squeeze, Jamaica's budget debate, Venezuela's threats, and Carnival Corporation buying up the sea.
Caribbean Brief — Tuesday, March 31, 2026
The region watches the Middle East crisis escalate, Jamaica enters World Cup play-offs, Haiti's gangs take losses, and Rihanna's products land in Georgetown without Rihanna.
Caribbean Brief: T&T Gets a US Persons-of-Interest List, Barbados Port Wins an Award & The Dominican Republic Declares Tourism War on Mexico
The US handed T&T a list of drug and gun suspects, Barbados digitised its port and won an award for it, the DR is apparently at war with Mexico over tourists, and the OAS is having an existential moment. Caribbean Sunday.
Caribbean Daily Brief — Friday, March 27, 2026
Jamaica is rebuilding after Hurricane Melissa, T&T has a new state of emergency and a FIFA match-fixing probe, Barbados swept its third straight election, and British Airways just added more seats to the islands. The region is busy.
GDB Desk ·
Caribbean Brief: Jamaica Counting Hurricane Damage, T&T Gets a US List, and Sandals Is Spending Big
Tuesday's regional roundup: Jamaica's budget fight, Trinidad's US persons-of-interest list, Sandals drops $200M, and Caribbean AIDS deaths fall 60%.
Caribbean Brief ·
Caribbean Daily Brief — Wednesday, March 19, 2026
Gas prices up in Jamaica, Trinidad extends its State of Emergency, Barbados delivers a budget and dusts off the flyover plans, and the whole region watches oil hit $100.
🌴 Caribbean Daily Brief – Tuesday, February 17, 2026
US blows up another boat in the Caribbean (133 dead now). Iran-US nuclear talks show progress in Geneva. Barbados FM challenges US due …
Caribbean Brief: Carnival Tuesday Approaches, Barbados Cabinet Sworn In, and Maduro Pleads Not Guilty in New York
Good morning, Caribbean! 🌴 Carnival Tuesday is tomorrow in Trinidad, Barbados has a brand new cabinet, Maduro pleaded not guilty in New …
Caribbean Daily Brief – February 14, 2026
Valentine’s Day across the Caribbean: Mia Mottley is in love with winning, the US Navy is in love with shooting boats, and …
🌴 Caribbean Brief – Friday, February 13, 2026
Mottley’s historic third sweep. Caribbean takes centre stage in Panama. US tightening visa screws on Caribbean nationals. Italy wins …
Caribbean Brief: Barbados Votes TODAY, Cuba on 4-Day Work Week, Jamaica Shaken
Barbados goes to the polls as Mottley seeks historic third term, Cuba adopts emergency 4-day work week over fuel crisis, Jamaica rattled by …
Caribbean Brief: Barbados Election Heats Up, Trinidad PM Addresses Energy Week, Jamaica IMF Deal, and Cuba's Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
Barbados heads to polls February 11 with schools closing for election day, Trinidad’s PM addresses Caribbean Energy Week, …
Caribbean Daily Brief: Jamaica Gets $415M IMF Lifeline, Barbados Election Heating Up, T&T PM Blasts CARICOM, and Haiti Under Fire
Jamaica secures emergency IMF funds, Barbados gears up for February 11 election, Trinidad’s PM doubles down on CARICOM criticism, …
Caribbean Daily Brief — Barbados Election Next Week, Jamaica Gets IMF Emergency Cash, T&T PM Slams CARICOM, and US Visa Crackdown Continues
Barbados goes to the polls February 11th, Jamaica secures $415M IMF emergency assistance, Trinidad PM doubles down on CARICOM criticism, CARICOM rebukes Haiti leadership, US tightens visa scrutiny across the region, and Caribbean tourism takes a hit.
🌴 Caribbean Brief: Barbados Election Countdown, Trinidad's Police Scandal, and Carnival Season Heats Up
Barbados heads to polls February 11 with Mottley seeking a historic third term, Trinidad reels from CCTV footage of a police shooting, …
🌴 Caribbean Brief: Jamaica Gets $415M IMF Lifeline, US Tightens Visa Screws on Caribbean, and Trinidad Says 'We Didn't Do It'
Jamaica secures emergency IMF cash after Hurricane Melissa, the US cracks down on Caribbean birth tourism visas, and Trinidad keeps …
🌴 Caribbean Daily Brief – Saturday, January 31, 2026
IMF approves US$415M emergency aid for Jamaica, Caribbean Airlines closes Barbados hub, Venezuela aftermath reshaping regional travel, West Indies cricket, and more across the islands!
Caribbean Daily Brief – Wednesday, January 29, 2026
Your regional roundup from across the Caribbean 🌴 🇯🇲 Jamaica Gets US$415 Million IMF Emergency Loan The IMF Executive Board has approved …
The Guyana Daily Brief ·
Caribbean Weekly Roundup: IMF Bailout for Jamaica, US Visa Crackdown, and Caribbean Airlines Chaos
Jamaica secures $415M IMF emergency funds, Caribbean Airlines closes Barbados hub, US cracks down on birth tourism across the region, and …
Caribbean Brief: Barbados Elections Feb 11, US Visa Crackdowns, Trinidad's AI Push, and Jamaica's IMF Return
Regional roundup: Mia Mottley goes for third term, US tightens visa rules for pregnant travelers, Trinidad partners with Microsoft on AI, …
Caribbean Daily Brief: Saturday, January 24, 2026
US-Caribbean visa tensions, Jamaica's IMF loan, Trinidad-US partnership, Venezuela oil law changes, and regional cricket updates
Caribbean Brief: Barbados Election Feb 11, Trinidad PM Kamla Navigates CARICOM, Caribbean Airlines Restructures
PM Mottley calls snap election for February 11 seeking historic third term, Trinidad’s Kamla Persad-Bissessar defends CARICOM stance, …
Caribbean Brief: Barbados Goes to Polls Feb 11, Trinidad's PM Kamla Warns About 'Divisiveness', Jamaica Gets $415M Hurricane Relief
Mottley calls Barbados elections for February 11, Trinidad’s new PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar navigates US-Venezuela tensions, Jamaica …
Caribbean Daily Brief — January 21, 2026
Jamaica secures US$6.7 billion for Hurricane Melissa recovery, Maduro claims presidency from Brooklyn jail, Haiti TPS termination hearing …
Caribbean Daily Brief – January 20, 2026
Your 5-minute tour of regional chaos, served with rum punch 🇻🇪 THE MADURO SITUATION: STILL SITUATING Two weeks after Uncle Sam yoinked …